Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-24
THE APEx GROUP.
. Valuable Mining Property Now Owned
by Helena Parties-The Development
So Fan and Future Prospects.

A Valuable Mining Property Now Owned
by Helena Parties-The Development
So Far and Future Prospects.
From l. William Adams OF Helena The
following particulars OF the Apex group OF
mines were learned yesterday. They are
lsituated about three miles and a hall
southeast OF Feeley's Station on the Utah
& Northern, and there is o good wagon
road from the station to the property.
The mines are in a granite formation, with
some indications of porphyry. The vein
is a true assure one containing gold and
silver ore that has averaged about $50 to
the ton. A number Of assays nave been
made to determine it's value in Butte,
| Helena, Omaha, Salt Lake and Denver.
That made in Butte was from q careful
sample of several tons of ore. The rock
| above water level is stated to be abso-
lutely free milling, and it is only supposed
that it may require treatment by chloride
zation when it gets below water level.
The group consists of the First Class, the
Backbone and the Monument, besides which
there are three millsites and sixty acres OF
placer ground with sufficient water located
that can be brought to the property in
quantity to run a 120-stamp mill. The
improvements consist OF q hoist capable
of hosting from 700 feet which is in fine
condition; a 4O-horse-power engine; pumps
capable OF handling all the water they ex-
pect to encounter, and % blower
capable of clearing the mine immedi-
ately alter d blast. The complete
ventilation OF the mine makes this
possible in much less time than usual. The
L~sa+ - nnnlncol - N arLs@n alto Go -oo
building and there are ample boarding
house facilities provided for the men. At
present the force at the mine only consists
of ten men, the present management, only
having got control OF the property a week
ago Saturday. The intention is to organ
ize a company to develop the property to
it's full capacity, legal complications hav-
ing hitherto stood in the way.
The development consists of a main
working shaft sunk to a depth OF 16S feet.
Two air shafts, one on each side OF the
working shaft, about 200 feet away from
it, are down 100 feet each, and connected
by d level at that depth which passes
through the main shaft. There are 400
feet OF level run all in first. class ore; $40
feet of tunneling from the face OF the noun
tain n al the proposed millsite done for
the purpose of reaching the First Class
claim at a depth Of $50 feet. The main
shaft and mine are well imbered with
square sets. No stopping whatever has
been done. Mr.. Adams estimates there
are 10000 tons of ore in sight to knock
down besides several hundred tons in bins
ready to mill.
Forty feet east OF the main shaft they
first encountered on the 100 level a chute
OF ore 60 feet in length that averaged from
two to three feet in width which widened
IN ha lauo1 70 ,uorlr tho Hno. oh - fhof
below the level it must continue, to widen
still further. This chute pinched out and
came in again 70 feet away, the same
character OF ore and lasting for forty feet
in length with indications the same as on
the last chute.
Mr.. Adams theory is that these chutes
continue to widen II finally meet, form
ing one continuous body of orc at q depth
OF about Il hundred and fifty feet below the
first level. The tunnel 10Y being run will
strike this continuous body of ore and at
this depth Mr.. Adams believes it will
assume a base formation and develop cop
per and perhaps iron. The tunnel itself is
i've feet wide at the bottom and lou and a
hall feet at the top by six and g. half feet
high, well timbered as far as run. From it
the principal part OF the future develop
ment Of the property will be done b.
stopping out above it, and through it the
ore will be taken out. 1t will also form d
channel to drain the mine OF water, as it is
believed TO be below water level.
The intention is to build Il mill at the
mouth Uf this tunnel where the water facili-
ties are excellent, and the great body OF ore
the mine is known to contain ~justifies this
method as the best way to get the largest
profits from the property. With this view
the proposition Q is to form IL company
to raise funds Tor the purpose.