Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-23
VIRGINIA CITY.
The Mines-Business Men Of the City
Down the Valley to LauriD,
Sheridan and Twin Bridges
Up the Beaverhead
IN milan

The old, staid capital Of the Territory in
it's early years was at the zenith OF her
prosperity. 1t was reached many years
ago in the heyday OF placer mining, IL
really she has only been truly prosperous
under the placer boom. Many Eastern
capitalists nave here been taken in and
donef for to the tune of thousands OF dol
lars, and not SO much the fault Of the
mines, as almost without exception they
are rood properties, if they are treated: in
the correct manner. This TACT IS belng
demonstrated by the New York & Montana
Mining and Milling Company, and they are
successfully treating the different ores that
are brought to them. At the present time
they are sinking on their " properly, tne
Alameda mine, and have time to do some
custom work. They have just made a con'
tract to treat 100 tons OF ore from the
Prospect mine, with the privilege OF as
many more IONS up to 100, as the owners
of the mine may see fit to furnish.
This NINE IS one mile west OF Virginia
Citv and is owned by George Layton and
s. Is. Rice. There is probably more devel-
opment work done on it than on any otner
mine in that vicinity. About LOO feet OF
tunnels have been run on the ledge n
some stopping has been done. Inc
edge matter varies from five to nj
Teen feet in width and a large number
| of samples taken by a party who was ex,
| n%erting. the mine averaged between $3o
and $40 per ton and nan OF these
| wore taken from the walls as is manifest to
anyone visiting the mine. In the lower
| level of the mine a shaft was sunk 20 q
| denth of ITO feet to water leveland this de-
| veiopes the mine from top to bottom,
| 500 feet, and throws an immense BODY O
ore in sight. Above the water level q o
| ton OF this ore is free milling. but the rich'
| eat is refractory and will require roasting
to successfully treat it. This property will
he picked up by some company for the
| small sum the present owners are asking
for It and a plant to work it put in and DC
donbt large dividends will be realized
| Meantime the residents ofVirginla will nav
to patiently bide their time. This they are
accustomed to doing. o.,
There are many other mines here will
more or less developments and fa!r pros
poets. The placers are all worked ny Dec
rock fumes and although the water supply
has been short the usual amount OF dus'
has been extracted. From q rei1able IN
torment / learn that each . feet OF oh
Alder Gulch, notwithstanding the fact tina
Il has been repeatedly worked over still
Yields 81, 900 in bankable dust and p,ove
the TACT that it is a good property to holt
fast, to and work. There are q dozen Det
rock fume companies working at dlfieren
noints with good results.
G. r. Beck is running his fume down or
posite Adobetown.
Messrs. Filing, knight s. Buford are DC
ing q solid, successful business.
Immediately opposite is Fred Cramer j
, the harness and eaddlery business, and
) veil satisfied with his trade.
III. S. Gilbert is supplying the virginian
with a fine article OF beer and In abune
Eugene Stark still presides over the oil
corner and is prepared to receive compan
with a smile at all hours.
r. J. Farrell I found at his ranch, owe
q IN the Madison, up to his eyes in wor
z branding and breaking horses and he hs
= enough I should judge to equip a regimen
! of cavalry.
R T. Cooke is still to be found at tt
lower end OF the town and will furnish
q man with a fine rig to see the country i
or take the best OF care OF your team
called upon.
IL Some permanent Improvements are bell
4 made here. Messrs. Buford & Co. ha'
ahout completed a fire-proof brick sto
i and,will soon move their stock into
a nnmber of other prominent improv
ments have been made, and the old n