The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-22
OUR INDUSTRY.
Something About the Butte
City Mines.
LEGITIMATE WORK
Carried On Here---Mining Notes.
The Alice, Rising Sun, Magma
Charta and Wild Bill

look was more promising than at present.
Good reports are continually comingin, not
only from the large mines of Butte City,
but also from the smaller mining proper
ties situated in the hills, valleys and noun
tains adjacent to the city. 1t is doubtful
if a more prosperous mining camp than this
ever had an existence. This IS shown by
the rapid and steady growth Of Butte City,
which has, during the past four years, sur
prised the mining world blythe rapid strides
it has made in the way Of prosperity and
population. The output of this camp
is something wonderful, while the
outlook is conceded by men Of all classes
and c~allings to be full of
HOPE N PROMISE.
During the past week in some of the lead
ing mines of Butte, developments have
been made that have exceeded the most
.sanguine expectations of the respective
managers and owners of the mines, and
that have insured to our people an indei-
mining camps we have had, and will doubt
less continue to have, our reverses and set
backs. These, however. will not arise from
a scarcity of ore in the district, or a lack
of enterprise on the part of our mining
men, but as long as the mines of this camp
are worked in the same legitimate plan in
which they are at present conducted, and
wildcat schemes, stuck-jObbing, and the
thousand-and-on different modes OF mining
known to and practiced by
THE MINING SHARP.
of the East and the West are excluded and
condemned by the owners and managers
of our mines, so long will Silver Bow county
enjoy prosperity and be admired by all
persons engaged in the work If producing
the precious metals. The State of Nevada
is to-day under a cloud, from which it will
not emerge for years, on account OF the
mismanagement OF some of the mines within
it's borders. Mining in many parts, indeed,
in nearly every part OF Nevada, is worked
upon and conducted on the principle of
gambling, and so many people who wish to
follow the business of mining in a legiti-
mate mi
HAVE BEEN ROBBED
By the mining sharps of Nevada, that it is
now as difficult to dispose of a really good
mine in Nevada to a foreign or home com
pstily as it is for a Butte City rounder to
scare any OF the pencil-pushers Of The
MINER. Shall the mines of this district be
conducted in such a questionable manner
that a person seeking d field in which to in
vest his capital would not touch Butte
with the proverbial forty-foot pole? We
hope not.
THE BELL MINES TROUBLES.
During the past week our mining industry
has received a slight setback, on account
of the financial troubles OF one of the prin-
cipal mining companies of this camp. The
A-A- oe gg~:uo - %L;o ,of,o%,-,k 4,
company, it is said, is brought about by
the want of sufficient working capital.
There is no doubt that everything will be
arranged to the satisfaction of those con
cerned, and that hereafter the affairs OF
the company will be placed in weather.
hands.
THE RISING STAR.
We are informed by Superintendent w
E. Hall that the Rising Star mine, the
property of the Walker Bros, of Salt Lake
City, never looked as well as at the present
time. An important strike occurred on the
4OO-foot level yesterday, which will gladden.
the hearts of it's worthy and fortunate own
ers. At that point, the 400, the men eta-
ployed in the crosscut, encountered the
south main vein in which two feet of 5 5
ounce ore was found. The ledge on this
level shows up considerably better than it
did in the 3OO-foot level, and goes to prove
that the ledge improves as depth is attain
ed. The main shaft OF the Rising Star is
500 feet deep. At this point the crosscut
is in a considerable distance, and it is ex-
pected by the management that the ledge
will be struck in a day or two. Strong
hopes are entertained that the ledge on the
500 will be richer than it is in the level
above. If this should prove to be the case
the Rising Star will have arisen to a grand
height, and the Walker Bros. and Superin.
tendent Hall will be correspondingly happy
The Rising Star will commence to ship ore
Immediately and the shipments, nom the
mineral at present in sight in the mine, can
be kept up for an indefinite perlod. There
are forty men employed in the Rising Star,
THE MAGMA HART
The Magma Charta mine, owned by the
Alice company, never looked better than 1t
does to-day. An important discovery was
made on the 4OO-foot level a day or two
ago. In the western portion OF this level,
three feet of remarkably rich ore was
struck aud is getting wider and richer with
every blow from the hammer or pick.
THE ALICE.
The Alice mine-thegr grand old Alice-neve,
looked as well as it does now. Superintend
emit Hall informs us that they are getting
ready to lower the new 12-inch plunger at
the SOO-foOt level: Both stations in this
Level are finished, and the cross-cuts arr
being carried in toward the north anC
south veins as rapid as possible. The stopes
on the 300 and 4OO-foot levels are looking
unusually well, while the strike that occur
red on the 6OO-foot level a short time age
is yielding large quantities OF good ore. Tht
other portions of the mine look well, ano
are producing the usual quantity OF ore
While the Alice folks are extracting an i'm
mense quantity of metal from their MIN
and are also aware OF thefact that amour
tain of ore is laid open, ready for the picl
and drill, vet they are not resting OF thei1
oars, but are engaged in searching for new
ore bodies. and prospecting is carried on IL
all portions of the mine with vigor. Steam
was put on at the new hosting engine yes
terday afternoon and everything works al
marriage bells.
THE PARROT.
The Parrot Company's series of mines
are looking well, and the owners are yer.
jubilant over the prosperous state of thei
affairs here. The work OF sinking tn
shaft on the Colusa mine is progressin
finely. The shaft is down a considerable
distance from the HOO-foot level, and tn
have decided to continue sink
ing until the 800 foot level is reached. TIL
ledge on the 6OO-foot level is about fort.
feet wide and produces remarkably rlcl
ore. The mine is looking well all through
and the usual quantity of ore is being ex
tracted. This company is employin
about 600 men in this camp.
THE WILD BILL.
The Wild Bill mine is worked on lease b,
the Hughes Brothers, who are employin
a force of fifteen men. The mine look
well throughout, and some OF the riches
ore in the camp is being taken out OF tn
Wild Bill.
Last Friday location papers upon tn
Soudan lode, situated one mile southwes
OF Butte, were filed in the County Clerk
office by E. H. F~reyschlag.
Two assays made from quartz from tn
bottom of the 75-foot shaft on IL. :. Clark
St, Louis lode, Friday evening, evidenced
value of A. and II ounces OF silver respect
ively-a considerable increase over the las
former assay-24 ounces.
THE ANACONDA.
The Anaconda mine is looking frst-clas
all through and the usual quantity OF or
/ is being extracted. The necessary arrange
! ments have been made for the sinking c
the main shaft an additional 200 feet. Th
shaft is now down to the SOO-foot leve
and when the l ,OOO-foot level is reache
! one OF the randest mines ever seen will b
| onened IN. The 500 and 6OO-foot levels ar