Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

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July 4, Butte, - miles soulhwrs, Of
Helena, ri" the Montana Central rail
road, Was visited Butte is II city of
perhaps 5000 people, of whom 100
mon are engaged underground.
To the kind courtesy of j. T.. Daw-
son, general manager of the Montana
Central railroad. the .JOUKNAL is in
dchtcd for the pleasure derived from
an exploration of the works of the
"Allc"' mine. From the main lode
here tn" branches spring rs the fingers
from the human hand. The former is
- feet wide at thr 900 foot level at
tn" top over 100. Four parallel veins
of gold and silver are worked. The
shaft Is 900 feet deep. Sunk vcrti-
cally through lodges with an imclina-
tlon of 10. it divcrgcS at bottom into
Il corresponding inclinal 30 feet from
that in which it began. The hosting
equipment is an array of massive ma
"hlncry. erected to work a depth of three
times 1000 feet. The timbcrS in the
fram" which forms the fulcrum for the
tremendous weight handled are 24x24
inches, and 60 feet long. An engine
of 21O-hurSc power is employed in
hosting from the present working lev
81. while Il colossal Corliss "pumper."
capable of raising 500 gallons min
ute from II depth of 300 feet, keeps
the mime free of water. In the same
building Is an immense air-comprcSSor
for running the mine drill. W. +.
Hall, evidently Il competent man, is
the clever superintendent of these great
works.
\ single MN" Is III general type
of all in the same line of development.
There are no differences in essentials,
and but few in 'dispcnsablcS." so
with Smclters, and Mr.. Dawson kindly
obtained permission to pilot the JOUR-
NAL through the "Parrot." where we
watched the processes of eliminating
copper from the ore from the sledwc
T." the poured pig all of which in
volved an immense series of heavy
machines, much fuel, and hot work for
the men engaged. This work is con
us-day and night, Sunday in
clud"d. The wages are good and men
cuntcntcd.
Butte miners make from $500 to
T4.10 per day, and expenses of living
may be rated upon the price of board
for single men, which ranges from
go to 81 per month.
These people are mainly CorniShmcn
aud lrlshmcn, very many of whom own
the dwellings they occupy. In clean
illness and neatnesS their premises eX-
eel those of any miners we have ever
seen.
Butte ought to be a haven forunmar-
ricd ladies, the ratio of men to respect
able women being reported at 10 to |.
Butte is 5.4Sl feet above tide, nearly
twice as high as Dams Rock, hence.
while many days ar" warm, the sleeper
at night always finds luxury in heavy
blanket. The name of the city is pro
nounced like "hrauty," minus the ~"
We should return and say that the
route of the Montana Central railroad
from Helena is one Of the most pictur-
esquo in the West Shortly after lcav-
ing Helena the locomotive Iahors up
the gradual ascent Of ,jl2 feet to the
"CuutincutaI Divide" Later it tun-
nelS a ridge and traVcrses IA long curve
I miles to Butte. S6S feet below the
summit level.
Boulder is Il pretty town n, ro"te.
The hills are being rapidly dcnud"d
OF pune, Whlch IS consumed by IN"
Nha'"nda "lnrltrr AT ANDY Con
dy' as Il aolid c'tlH"n informed the
'otRNAL' al the ratc OF ljo'ooo cords
Hnnuaily' besides 4o'ooo tons OF coal.
on the traIh was a young Methodist
minister VIII" had doubtless attended
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