Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
THE PHILIPSBURG MINES
"A PROMISING DISTRICT FAST CON-
ING TO THE FRONT.
Some of the Bonanzas Being Opened
There-High Grade Ore and Plenty
of It-Solid Companies Who Are Not
Afraid to Inyest-The Sam Francisco
Mine.

PHILIPsBURG, October IL Correspond
ence OF The Miner.l-A visit to Superin
tendent Eugene Smith the other day found
| the gentleman in a most excellent frame
OF mind, and he impaired some usefu
information, together with some general
news concerning this property.
The superintendent reports that every.
thing in connection with the mine is in act.
i've operation. Some valuable time was
lost changing to heavier machinery, and
one of the objects now is to regain as
much OF this lost time as possible. They
now have in place new 60-horse power
boiler, and 9x12 double engine hoist is
en- route from Chicago. The main shaft,
an incline, is now down 465 feet, going for
the 600 level. A landing and station v i'll
be cut out at 500 feet, but no drift run
until the 600 foot is reached. The only de-
veiopment going on now is in the shaft and
400 foot levels, both east and west. The
400 west drift is in 323 feet. The header
is cutting through the ore, and no sign of
walls.
When in 273 feet cross-cut was run to
the south 27 feet and to the north 81 feet,
without finding either wall. Both Cross
cuts are entirely in ore running from IL to
1S ounces in silver. This large body of ore,
the superintendent Gains, shows that it
has been brought from some other portion
OF the vein: as. for instance, the galena
that was cached in the granite becomes q
sulphate OF lead in this body, or as the
miners term it. a grey carbonate, the silver
appearing as sulphate or chloride.
The drift on the 400 foot level, running
east, is in 396 feet. The last thirty days
development here has gone to prove that
the ore chutes pitch east in place of west,
which is directly contrary to the general
opinion. In this portion OF the mine, the
formation is entirely in the granite and re-
moved from the contact with the lime.
THE AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE VEIN
has been about feet, but for the past IL
feet the walls have been coming together
and are now only about five inches apart.
will report in another letter what action
takes place when these walls join each
other.
There is high grade shipping ore on the
dump in sacks, aud second grade dumped
around promiscuously. In answer to
question, WHY do you not ship this high
grade ore?" the answer was made, I'VE
do not propose to ship any ore." II they
did the product would have to stand
charge of about $50 per ton, and it can be
milled for $3.50 or less per ton, which is
a considerable saving. No ore has been
stopped and the policy is not to stope any
for some time, but to place the property
in such shape that it will be opened up
ahead and levels run both east and west,
and nothing will then remain to be done
but stope and run down to the mill.
The.superiutendent also remarked that
the company had sufficient money in the
treasury, after all bills were paid to date,
to run them for several months and IN TACT
until after their new mill WAS erected. The
company have purchased a plat Of ground
of 60 acres directly on the railroad, about
one mile from town, and will commence to
build first-class mill about March l. 1t
is the superintendent's opinion that by the
time the mill is completed the mine will be
in condition to produce at least 30 tons
per day of ore that will nay a. -handsqma
nrof1t after the milling expenses are taken
out.
DUNKLEBERG DISTRICT.
As the Dunkleberg district seems to at
tract steady attention but no boom, in.
terviewed Mr.. Holland. who camefr that
district yesterday. As he ia gentleman
well known in this community as one whose
reliability is unquestioned, and who has
had much experience in mining, it is always
a pleasure to get hold OF him and his views:
BY the way, did you know that Mr.. Holland
was one of the original discoverers OF the
Granite Mountain miner he bonded ano
afterwards sold it to Charles CLARK, Charles
Mcclure, and, believe. DR.. morrill,. Iney
became millionaires. Holland has not YET
reached those figures, but hopes to before
he dies.
cannot exactly charge that Mr.. Holland
is an enthusiast in regard to Dunkieberg
but do most certainly contend that he haf
much faith in the district. and particularly
| in the mines his company are developing
The company he ia most directly connected
with is the
| HATTIE GOLD & SILVER MINING COMPANY.
The officers are: Eli D. Holland, Presi
dent; A. McPhail, OF New Chicago, Vice
President; R. M. Ferguson, of New Chicago
Secretary; Trustees, Fl. M. Thomas, Her
man Kaiser, Frank Durfee, Reuben Com
and J. B, Fetherman. The officers also
comprise the board. The company owl
the Hattie, Magnet and Lilly claims.
| On the Hattie is where the prinelpa
work has been done. On this claim an in
cline shaft has been sunk following the or
and is down 100 feet. A new shaft wa
sunk to connect with the above; connec
tion was made and the shaft continued
seyenty-fve feet below the old incline. Her
the vein was five feet wide. two feet 9
which was good ore. The tormatlon I
granite. The ore is a carbonate carryln
silver and gold, no lead. At the bottom Q
the incline they are running north and nav
drifted some seventy.fve feet. The lea
runs about east of north. The dip Varle
on average about forty feet from the Oh
incline.
The lesses are said to have shipped se' @
| eral thousand dollars worth OF ore. Th
present company have not as yet shlppe
any ore. The corporation is, may say,
close one. The stock is held prlnclpaliy
) the officers. They are willing to put u
, working capital, and prefer to develop tf
/ property with view OF making it q pc
manent producer. No stopping ls pen
done. The owners seem to ieel connder
that their property will, IN bne tuIur
amply repay them for the conhden'
placed in it.
On the Magnet tunnel is driven SON
c 45 feet. Very little work has been done 9
: the Lilly. Both Of these will be .operate
in early spring.
PROMISING PROPERTY.
/ Il there is any man enthusiastic in regal
: to Dunkleberg, it is DR.. A. 81. Mitchell. ID