The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-10
BUTTE MINES AND MILLS.

The Miners Weekly Revie
j Of the Promising Mines.
GREAT PROsPE(,
How Deep Mining II Being Prove
| Both Practical and Profitable
| Mining Notes.
Deep minining seems to be the rule i
this district at the present time. It va
stated few years ago by those who pre
tended to ''know 1t ALL" that the lodges il
this camp only extended downward die
tance Of three or four hundred feet, tina
when the mines should be prospected t,
that depth it would be found that tn
bottom would 'fall out" Of them AMI
/
The experience of-day, however. proves
| that however wise the miners OF ye older
times were in other matters, their theorie,
in regard to deep mining were altogether
wrong. 1t was only last summer that tn,
great ~ mining editor OF the Inter Noun
tain, who is now South on still hunt 10,
the New Orleans Exposition, grew very in
dignant at The MINER because We asserted
that the ledges in some OF our mines in
creased in value as depth was attained. II
the youngster referred to should ever come
back to Butte and find his way to the 800.
foot level of the Alice, the 500 OF the
Colusa and the same level of the Anaconda,
and sh ;uld see the large. rich veins beine
opened up at those places, what would he
say? The lodges on tho bottom levels OF
tnose mines are wider and far more valu-
able than they were found to be at any
point above. In the words OF a miner at
work in the Anaconda, "The SOO-foot level
Is q picture The ledge at that point ia
fully eighty feet wide, and is wider aud
richer in the bottom than it is at the back
OF the level. Crosscutting for the ledge ia
actively pushed on the 900 and I, 1,OOO.ioot
levels. and whom the vein is encountered at
these points is it not reasonable to be-
iieve that it will be proven to be larger
than it is at the SOO-foot level? The Alice
furnishes another proof Of tho permane
OF our lodges. On the 8OO-foot level OF this
grand old mine the ledge is wider and
richer than it was at any point above.
The miners OF the Montana Copper Com.
pany also come forward and l,ear witness
to the assertion that our lodges 40
grow wider and richer AZ depth is
attained We make the assertion.
and do SO after due deliberation, that
there whs never time in the history
of Silver Bow county when the mining
outlook was as good and as full az
promise as it is to-day. There are q larger
number OF men at work, and 1aore Sre
being extracted and reduced. and a larger
number OF people living in this county than
there ever was before, and there ia nv
doubt but that we are on the eve Of the
greatest era OF prosperity that ever visited
any mining camp in the world. Every
thing points to it. Look where We may,
in every direction, east, west north and
south, everywhere can be read in lam
guage plain enough to be read by all, and
IN so emphatic manner that even the
"bears' have to acknowledge it, that Silver
Bow ls about to come to the front In the
manner OF mineral production an the won
der OF the world.
IN his rambles among the mines during
the past week our mining renorter
cleaned the following information as to
wnat 10 going on in and around our mining
properties: "
THE ANACONDA
people are very reticent as to what ia xoip.
on IN their mine, but enough is known to
the public to warrant them in the belief
that the management are moro than
Pleased at the present condition OF their
mlne There is a mountain oi ore in sight
IN the SOO-foot level and cross cutting ~
carried On the 800 and 1OUO.f ,ot levels
with commendahlc vigor. The other por-
lions OF the mine are looking well and pro-
ducing the usua lquantity OF ore. The nam.
moth furnaces are reducing the same. a.
ever, in TACT t. use the words Of one Of the
omcers OF the company, "Everything is
Dv ely
mine IL being worked in the usual syste.
matte manner that has always character
sed the operations OF lis excellent com.
pany. The ledge has been encountered on
the 4OO-toot level and is being opened out
or stopping purposes. The lower levels,
however, as far as ore extraction ia c n
;erned, will not be touched for a long time
70 come, IA there is a sufficient quantity OF
The precious in the upper levels to keep the
furnaces running for m indefinite period.
TEE ALICE.
Supt. W. II. Hall reports everything at
The Alice mine to be in q very enccuraginy
condition. The 9OO-foot station is being
,xcavated as rapidly as the large Ingersoll
lrills can perform the work. The recent
'triko on the 8OO-foot level is developing
veil, and the splendid lodges OF this mine
rom the 100 to the SOO-foot levels are
producing the usual quantity OF ore,
Everything in and around the mill and
nine is running in highly satisfactory
manner.
INTERESTING NOTES.
The Magma Charta is one vast bonanza.
md will continue such for a long time to |
ONE.
Messrs. YoultOn Il Co. are conducting |
perations on the Rock Island uine and |
re doing very well.
The Amy and Silversmith mine is looking
cry favorable and sonic fine ore is being
aised Srsm the 2OO-ioot Level.
Me srs. Fred Thomas & Co. report every
hing at the Narrow Gauge mine as being
q very encouraging condition.
The Pacific mine rever looked as well az
does at present and Superintendent
rimes has good opinion of the property.
The Moulton never looked better than it
oes at present, and supt Clark is yery
sngulne concerning the future OF the
roperty.
The lessees at work on the Star West
Inc are doing vast amount OF work and
'eak very fatorably OF the condition OF
le property.
The Clear Grit mine, under the efficient
anagement OF Superintendent Kessler.
doing splendidly and producing large
,antities Of rich ore. y
At the Lexin ton a great deal OF work is
ing done in the way Of prospecting. The ,
. bodies are producing we'll and the
lendid mill is running right along on good
e.
A Weeks Transfers.
During the week closing yesterday the
lowing transfers of real estate were filed
tn tho Clerk and Recorder OF Silver Bow
unity:
March 2-M. a. Nunan to D. Beck: Can
n lode; SIS. A. J. Davis to Eliza beth E.
'ebault; lot 8 in block 4, Transit town
e; $50. R. NJ. Cobban to ]. A. Hide: lot G
n block s, Butte, and 4 lots 3 and in
ock 8 OF Fawsett's addition, $500. v
mes lraffe. by Dennis Drisco!i, his a
b. ~