Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
RII11FS BURIED TREASURES.
MIN Miners Weekly Review OF Matters
Pertaining to Our City's Chie1
Industry.
,~ the Biz Bonanzas Are Planning
Ont and What the Smaller Fry
Are Doing.
Tho properties Closing Down, But
plenty Starting Up..Activity Among ]
The Placer Mines.

-orlod change in Butte Is leaulhg luuusury
-, -, honanzas continue steadily to yield
49, ,,r;ad treasure, and several smaller
I~aort;as which were closed down during
w;ntor exhibitc I signs OF activity during
tho week. As the season the In
d;cat;ons 9, ow stronger that the coming
1Hsr.ar and fall will be remarkably lively
:" Iaoo1 mining circles, and that the present
rear,s output will surpass by a large
amount any OF it's predecessors. A cheer
t,,1 sion of the times is the preparations
being made to work some properties this
season which have been allowed to remain
;noperative for several years.
THE pARRoT.
The Parrot mine is producing it's usual
quantities of fine copper ore. The north
rest drift on the 4OO-foot level is now in
no feet, and Superintendent Tibbey
renorts good ore IN the same. Drifts are
heing driven day and night IN the 200 and
9OO.foot levels. Over 300 tons of ore per
6sy are being extracted, which is run in
The company's smelter, and some OF the
ure has. lately been shipped to the Butte
Reduction works for treatment. This
mine, if puC to the test, can supply another
smelter the size of the Parrot. The mine will
olways. while unde, the careful manage
mept OF Superintendent II bbey, rank as
one of the finest ore producers.
THE MoULroN NINE
ia producing its usual quota OF fine 5O-ounce
ore. The development is progressing finely.
Nv the first of May il ia expected that the
Sfurtevant mill will be in operation. when
the ont nut will be increased fully one-'alf
stones which are now lying idle will be
worked to their full capacity, wh.ch means
,or. men and more bullion. The drifts
= heinz run on all of the levels. The
company are now running 300 cords OF
wond through their immense fume, to sup
DIV the Moulton mil with iuel.
THE ANACONDA MIN
il shipping it's usual quantities OF ore. The
drifts on the 1,OUO-foot level are being
driven in steadily. Stopping will be soon
commenced. The ore body at the l,OOO-
foot level is larger than any which has
been encountered above.
THE UNION CONSOLIDATED.
The mines I the Union Consolidated are
doing nicely. The Belcher shaft is being
sunk, while OH the upper level development
il being done. Drifts are being driven on
the 100, 200 and 3OO-foot levels. The
stones are showing some fine ore. Number
2shaft is now down about ITO feet, and as
soon AZ a depth OF 200 feet is reached n
crosscut vii be driven, but the shaft will
continue to be SUNK until a depth OF 1000
feet ia attained. Number 3 shaft is being
sunk, and drifts are be ng run On the 100
foot level.
CLARK's COLUsA NINE.
The station has been completed on the
A5O.foot level OF this mine. and the men are
now crosscutti g for the lode. The upper
levels are all producing their regular guam
tity of ore, some OF which is placed upon
the dump until such time as the new smell
ter gets into operation.
THE RAMsDELL Parrot
is now makingits regular shipments OF oreto
the Butte smelter, and will soon again rank
among the mines as a fine ore producer.
THE SILVER ArE NINE
which adjoips the Moulton on the west, is
nroducing some fine ore from the 4OO-fOot
level. the drift of which is being driven con-
stantly.
THE MOUNTAIN VIEW.
The Mountain View mine is located north
of Butte, and the owner, Mr.. C.. X. Larable,
has spent considerable time and money to
develop it. The shaft il down 600 feet.
from whence drifts have been driven east
and west, encouuteriag a large body OF fine
ore in the east, which was found to contain
Il thickness OF 20 feet, while on the west
side of the drift it showed up 20 feet. On
the upper levels the ore bodies show up
from 8 t. 22 feet. Mr.. Larabie has lately
refused 81, 900, 900 cash for the Mountain
View. He has Leaf confidence in his mine,
which no doubt is one of the finest in the
camp. T~housandsof tons of ore. are now
lying idle on the dump awaiting treatment.
THE GOLDSMITH NINE,
above Walkerville, is now producing some
high grade silver ore. George Tongue, the
happy owner, is Justly e!ated at the out
out OF the SLOPES. The ore lately shipped
to the Colorado smelter ran beyond his ex-
p~ectation. The slopes are all showing up
fine ore. Mr.. Tongue is having the drifts
driven constantly.
THE CALUsA NINE.
Mr.. George Edwar ls, OF the firm OF A.
Edwards & Co., Valparaiso Chilly, made a
thorough inspection of the Calusa mine in
c.mpany with Mr.. Raunheim. Mr.. Ed
wards, representing the h aviest producers
OF Chill copper, expressed himself enthusi
astic about the magnitude OF the Calus
vein. He said he is convinced that the
smelling plant of the Montana Copper
Company. with it's present capacity OF
1000, 900 pounds OF fine copper ermonth,
could run on the ores in sight at present
for the next ten years, without difficulty.
Notwithstanding these splendid prospects,
Mr.. Raunheim says he continues to develop
further and to open new ore bodies towards
and inside the L~iquidator mine. The Mon
tana Copper %Company's directors expect
much higher prices for copper very soon.
TIE WILD I'll NINE,
up to a short time ago, was leased, but the
Anaconda Company, h are co-partn"rs
with Foster kleinschmidt, are working the
mine now with a view to developing 1t.
The shaft is down 235 feet. On the 75-foot
level four drifts nave been run in on the
ledge, two OF which showed up some tine
ore. On the 135-foot levels considerable
ore was stopped out. About 100 feet east
ofthe shaft a fine body OF 8 feet II solid
ore was encountered. Drifts are now being
driven in on all OF the levels, and the ore
Is piled up on the dump. No stoplng Ii
being carried on now. Walter Mckay the
manager in charge, says development is the
order OF the day.
MINING NOTES.
Ia i OScE NNlIlG IL ltS5tu w
Lorey ct al. The ore in the Poser Mine IL
Of a manganese character, which grows
richer as depth is attained. The lessees
have now eight men at work on the mine
and will add to the force as the NINE Ii
being developed.
The Alice and Magma Charter mines are
producing lO5 tons OF high grade ore pei
Jay. The bullion shipments show iol
themselves, which amounts to $42,OOO lo'
the week or at the rate of $2,OOO,oo t
year.
The Little Annie, which lies west Q
Malkerville has been lately leased by Matt
Haley. The shaft is down SO feet, ant
drifts have been driven east and west. Ii
raising and preparing for stop'ng, som
hhe silver ore was encountered, wh,cI
assayed from 40 to 60 ounces. Mr.. Hale;
expects to start shipping ore to The WI
mans smelter the coming week.
!he Josephine mines shaft. which is nov
being sunk an additional 70 feet, Will o
completed the first OF next week. In
Aennedy Brothers will then resume sto!
.ns on the upper levels which vas dlscol
Nhned on account of the sinking OF I'll
shaft.
The Little Darling mine in the Bul
hhgton district, is again being put !
working shape. Doctor Bishop expects I
soon have tho min, l., uvorE inn order.