Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
MINING MATTERS.
The Toledo Htino at Sheridan Proves to
be q Great Bonmnza-%orc About
butte Mines-ln the Bitter Rcot and


The Toledo Mino at Sheridan Proves to
be a Great Bonanza-Sorcs About
Butte Mines-ln the Bitter REQ: and
Elsewhere.
Henry Nickel and John Eoack were over
to Sheridan last Monday to look after tho
Toledo mine. The arrived there On the
| LIST, and found the tunnel ia 2J0 fe.t. at
which distance they had expected to striKe
| the lead. They ordered another bi;st put
in, which was done, and a body ii wy
| rich ore was exposed Of which ASSAYS since
made returned S95.5S in silver, IS % in
gold and 46 per cant lead. They do not
know yet how wide til" pay strcak is, but
enough was blown GU. to show that the
strike is IN important one. TIE lad,
where it is exposed on an adjoining c!a;a,
is 4S feet s inches wide. The I'oieGo is
owned by T. D. Budd and Henry Nickel.
| who bought it last fall FROM Herman & At
kins for $4,000. The mine was formerly
bonded to George Irvine for $4,000, but
he dropped it. Budd and Nickel are very
jubilant over the strike and are confident
that they have one Of the greatest boNaf-
zas in Montana, and Mr.. Budd il entitled
to credit for his pluck and good judgment
in taking hold of the mine, and c~arryin"
the work to Il successful issue. The tunnel,
which strikes the main lead at Il depth "i
125 feet, cut through Il f~ive-foot bo4y If
galena just before reaching the big strike.
NOTES.
James Friend has let out the three
miners he had empl yed OF his Big Hole
miEes all winter, until such time ara he can
start up his fi'c-stamp waterfnwcr mill.
He has 8 tons Ct ore # IL vGrv I,ro!ui3in.
character on the dump.
The Montana Copper Company VIII o !,
mnnce Immediately to build eight Iars.
blast furnaces. Ihls means Il large inc:1 Use
in production.
4 small hoist is being erected p.nn
claim on this corner If C.pnsr aHd H,um-
ing streets. The machinery vas mnyr!
from The Gan:let!a AT VI ;.dcrvil!e. a,ai is
ROW IL position.
The C;ark's Collsa remains cl,sel nar y
number OF mea are employed in pntt.ogi it
into condition.
A new hoist is bel g erected on ,le H:r.
ris Lloyd claim, south OF the st, L,wyr4ee
mine.
StevcnsyiIie TrihHna: TIE HIN mime,
which is owned hv j. j. nrmd. Roe i'ul;,rg-
son and G""rEa NHio. il hrjn. tu,a ~ DE-
ve!oped at present with fire pro ;nr,-
ahead. The property adj i!s it, |,.r's-.
on the south, ana ~ ?iity-tiyc-fu II tan.ui
ALREADY determines the r5ch c;sa:tcf~r,f
the pro, erty. Chris. liisiltrwer :tn,. Its.r
Cannon have located ard ar. wsr1it.n
gold prospect on the sruth side OF Bprus
Fork. an east Of Spooncr Greek. II, VEIN
is about fifteen inches Will and j. said g.,
DC very rich. They are in IL eoli b,it. a4l
Doler or later tta;e VIII be sOi..e wnn,rr-
fui discoveries near there
Hhdlsunian: alr. II. j. Connori is It ttiiH
bis machinery to the Lucas mine vita
some difficulty. A force Of men have hoo.
employed shovelirg snow, al the w.ek, I'D
nave got tie road to Summit clear now.
The ma'h!nery will he tire to.unrrow.
and the work OF opening UP the .ni:.e uiIt
oesln as soon aspossille, probably within
The next two weeks.
Cnar dAiene Record: J. F. War!.tr
recently went to Omaha to arrang. IT, IN,
sale or the output OF the Bunker II i
sullivan Consolidate mine, near Hart or.
lie was highly successful, and made = .n,-
lract wish the Onaha Sneltirg Cumplnv
~ which be will deliver Il 1000 tons 81 urA
ana ior which his company viii rec I've lie
'nus sam Of 5i,25o o0o.
CUNNING WOLF.
10 the Eiitor OF The Mjnas:-La Ia.,r'r1
up IL railroad route from Great F.tr-.,
>eifiart 1t game TO ny kro~e !gn t}~,t q
lie" m'"i 8 camp, eallgd 3~.unui5. "H
District. E.rgis Conuty, auuit IS
'ld"s irnm Stanford, is cominst to {, tire
ront. 1: ere are several claims pit ted
IN. district, two OF til III tn" M<y.ry
nd Sir Waiter Scott IoGe5E.y Fa,j, e. s5l.
am told there will be extv' s:v,. -. .,t4
'rerat1ors i'll the new ca1np n,yt <~.u1a.r.
ne 'eads run Sr"m to 80 f.tinwG ~,
are c>h IN liver and copper, 1itr'i5
~hnndance cf tinber AMI W., e 5l tha
lclnity. Several iarss bodies al r~,3f 5ite