Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
THE ORE PRODUCERS.
Progress Of Operations at Some Of the
Mines in This Neighborhood.

Progress Of Operations at Some of the
Mines in This Neighborhood.
"A visit to the Mountain Consolidated will
surprise anyone at the magnitude OF the
work at present in progress there. The
large excavation for the engine bed, thirty
feet deep, 10 being filed with massive ma
sonry and will form a fit foundation for
the large engine it is to receive. The stone
for this and elsewhere about the works is
being blasted fro II the monument OF
boulder close to the summit op the road to
Walkerville, and a large force OF men are
thus employed. When reduced to sufficient
size they are hauled to the mine. The bed
for the gallows frame is in order and wait
ing for the enormous timbers upon which
a number Of carpenters are busy. Every
thing about this mine is on the largest
scale and the amount of work going on as
tonishes the beholder. The yards resemble
an immense lumber yard from the
quantities Of timbers lying round to be
used in securing the mine. Among other
improvements added is new boiler shed
as well as q complete framing mill for
framing timbers. Although virtually closet
down, work is not entirely suspended as tie
ore can be taken out of a small tunnel be.
low and dumped into the ore bins for ship.
ment. ua
The Wake-Up Jim was shut down yester-
day partly to allow the employees to attend
the funeral of James Buckley as well as b. :
cause the ore bins are full to overfowing
Virtually q single compartment shaft is i,I
use here, for ore-hoisting. the other beirg
filled up with air, water and steam pipes.
The company intend to build q third shalt
soon.
Teams are engaged in removing the Oh,
Original dump, as it contains some very rich
ore which was taken out many years ago.
] Whether work will be resumed at the
Buffalo immediately or not is an open ques-
ton, but severallo loads OF tinbers ON the sid
track there indicate thatsome kind of worL
there is in prospect. A good deal of pump
ing will have to be done first, unless tho
owners expect it to be drained by the Noun
tain Consolidated, which is drifting in that
direction. The mines three pumps are still
under water.
The Champion mine near Burlington, on
which operations nave been suspended for
a long time, will soon be placed in it's former
condition by Robert e. TAFT. The mine is
a good one and belongs to the Parrot COM
pany. Mr.. Tait intends to erect a new
shaft house and engine room and all the
necessaries OF q Grst-class mine at once.
The hands were laid off at the High Ore
yesterday on account Of the ore bins being
full. This is one OF the great ore producers
of the Chambers syndicate and the old
Bell mine is worked through it. A good
deal of first-class ore is being sacked and
shipped from here.
At the Anaconda mine the company are
placing in position q monster compressor.
A large turning lathe is also being erected
The machine shop is receiving a thorough
overhauling. and when completed it will be
able to turn out work OF all description
needed about mine OF it's magnitude. The
hosting works Of the Anaconda and those
OF the st. Lawrence have received fresh
coat OF painr. It was noticed that train
took q full load OF ore from the st. Law
renee chutes yesterday noon, though the
chutes of all the other mines belonging to
the company are full. This would indicate
that work will commence shortly upon all
the mines on the hill.
Dave Bricker, who formerly had lease
on the Shakespeare Parrot, has taken q
lease on the old shaft just between the CO.
lusa Parrot and the Parrot, where much
good ore is known to exist.