Arizona silver belt., 1888-02-11
Anaconaa l-tassrsses.


 Just east of Butte B Anaconda hill, and within and beneath 1t hes the greatest copper mlre in the world, and just east of it the St. Lawrence, which may be called a first cousin. Property was purchased in 1880 CT 81, by Mar GUS Daly for SS0,0o0 fer ! B. B.sHaagin, of San Francisco. and uatil recently, when a stock company was formed, has been operated by th gentleman Mr. Daly during eaa period being manager There ar tv0 3-egmpart, 2 shafts, ore eh anA AxacQn- a and St. EawreEc9, the~Tormer l ,000 feet deep, and the latter 68O feet, it at that depth being on a level with the 800 foot station of the Anaconda. On all the levels between the Sd and 8th the two mines are connected, and some stoping has been done, but this is Inconsiderable as compared with inc vast field that remains to be worked There are on the different levels, miles of drifts and cross-cuts tapping the ore bodies which vary in size but which have an average of fifty feet in width. for known distance of 5000 feet. These different levels have been worked from time to time as the gen eral development required, but no at tempt has yet been made to work out any one portion of the great mass. It is hard to reconcile this statement with the announcement that the hoist ing capacity of the works Is 1 200 tons daily, and that they are worked to their full capacity, and that amount shipped every day to the shelter, yet such is the fact, and while there must be big holes in the mlne, there is far mere metal remaining than has yet been touched. Everything in and about the mine indicates magnitude of the concern. The double hoisting en- zines are 20-inch cylinder and 60-inch stroke; they are fitted with all man. ner of appliances, and each roll carries 1,500 feet ofsteel wire, and has carry Ing capaclty of 2,OOO feet. They were made by the j. P. Morris Company of Philadelphia, and the Union Iron Worksof San Francisco. Two No. 10 Burleigh'eir compressors, furnish air and drigeEhe forty-tYo 3 inch and 71Eiz'geH ii2c--ss- '.,,. ,ifFls h l, do the boring There aS - - prln!,s, mostly the Knowles, in gse for drain ing the mlne and for fire purposes. A machine shop that has enough tools and machinery to furnish large city Is one of the adjuncts in charge of competent mechanics. Every day there is used 10000 feet of timber for timbering m the mine, and this is cut and arranged by saws and machinery driven by steam. Average width of vein is about 50 feet, and as depth is reached there has been an appreciable increase, although levels g and 10 bave not been sufficiently worked to state positively the extent of body. During the year there has been shipped from the mine nearly 500O00 tons of ore, and there are now on the dump 10O,- 900 tons, although the policy of the management has been and is only to mine as much as can be utilized at the smelters. There are employed in and about the mine 500 men.
 If he desired a monument that would itIy typify busy life, Marcus Daly has builded one in the splendid development of the Anaconda proper ties-mlne and smelter-for winch he is individually responsible. He came to Butte ten years ago, having had an extensive mining experience in Ne vada and Utah, and took charge of the Alice mlne as superintendent. His work there showed for itself, and un- der his management the property was so well developed that in the rise of stock which occurred he realized a handsome fortune. After severing his connection with the Alice in '80=or '81 he took charge of the Haggin & Tevis interest here, and for them bought the Anaconda mine. To this he at once devoted all his energies, and as a re- suit the property stands to-day, in magnitude and genius of development, without an equal in the United States. In all portions of the property, from the grass-roots to the 1.OO0-foot sta- ton. are the evidences of his know ledge and abilty.-Butte Miner.