Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-06
INCREASING IT'S PLANT.
The ute g. Boston Preparing
to Double the Capacity
of It's Works.
Rich Ore Being Taken From
the Goldsmith The Con-
stitution Group.

SIltuIlOn GfOup.
At this company works. which are stu
ated between the Silver Bow mill and the
Oolusa smelter. improvements of an ex-
tensive nature are about to be made. For
some time it has been noted that O spot OF
ground almost as large as the one on
which the works are located wat being
put in readiness for some new addition
just north OF the smelter. Notwithstand-
ing the fact hat the Butte & Boston is
something on the close.mouth order, it
leaked ont a day OF two. ago that the spot
Of ground was for the purpose OF holding
q new c~alciner, reberberator and blast fur
mace, thus doubling the c~ompany's reduc.
ton capacity. The brick work on the
new addition was commenced yesterday,
and will be rushed with all possible upsed
until it is finished. 1t is thought that the
new addition will be ready for active oper
ti0n on or about IN. /. The owners of
the Butte & Boston rave found this step
necessary, owing to the demand made
upon them by an increased business.
49, AS oOAuoAAAGAs
The shaft OF the Goldsmith is $50 feet
deep. No ore is being taken from the bot.
tom OF the shaft. but from the levels good
ore is being hoisted to the surface. The
ore bins contain possibly 20 tons of 100
ounce ore, which is being hauled away for
! reduction. In fact, the ore Is so good that
the gunny.sack brigade has been making
way with considerable OF it for revenue
only.
The Constitution Group.
The Constitution Mining, Milling and
Prospecting company il now working three
aight-hour shifts and giving employ ment to
about fourteen men,. The property il To- |
Gated about four miles almost due north of |
Meaderyille, in Dixie gulch, and consists OF
five claims, the Tom Paine, Western Extern
sion Of the Tom Paine, Black Rock, Eastern |
Extension OF the Black Rock and the Con. |
stitution. On three of the claims shafts to |
Q depth OF 80 feet have been sunk, but on
the other two only q little prospecting has
been done. The shaft OF the Constitution, /
the claim on which work by the company
is being done, has reached q depth of
$50 feet. Crosscutting for the ledge com.
menced last week, and it is thought that
the ore body will be reached in ter DAYS or
weeks. As to the character OF the rock
the owners OF the property are figuring on
encountering at the 25O-foot level, nothing
can be said, as little is known; but the
groupings at the surface would indicate d
body Of good ore below.
A short distance from the company's
ground prospectors are running a tunnel on
6he same ledge as that On which the Con-
titution is located. Assays from ore takeu
Gh1a f1nnnI ho vo rr1n no lsuL 49, or 1
OUNCES in silver, which has given the Consti- !
luton people a great deal OF confidence in :
their property. With one exception, the !
owners and officers Of the company belong 1
n Meaderville, Chris Weideman and M. ,
Lounsbro being two OF them.
Sinking for More Air.
The Butte & Boston compan ia erectinp
nj " house over the shaft a few feet west =.
the Silver Bow mill. which is being sunk =
N the east end of the Silver Bow claim for r
he purpose OF ventilating and draining the r
,OO'foot shaft at the other end of the
lain. The old shaft has been sunk to q
epth OF 800 feet. but the new one, which
now down 40 feet, will have to be sunk n
o q depth OF about ITS feet. This will r
lace the bottoms of both shafts on a level c.
it'll cath other, tie mouth of the new one O
cling considerable lower than that of the
Id. The two will then be connected by
cans OF a drift. The hosting power used
on the new shaft has been the
distance b.
and windlass, but as soon as the new
ouse is completed, which will be in about
week, q steam hoist ill be placed in posi-
The water taken from the mine will
used at the mill. &C
The West Granite. II
The most important item of Jews vet
AIDE public in connection with the cele.
'ated West Granite deal since the nesting
Helena last month to ratify the sale Of
e property to the Granite Mountain syn. |
cate, was the announcement Wednesday, |
ternoon, says the st. Louis Republic, that |
meeting OF the trustees at the office of the
ante Mountain Mining company. the ,
eds to the West Granite property w%ereac- |
pied. A committee was appointed to ar.
nge Tor getting out and exchanging the
'tificates OF the old West Granite com.
ny. The most important result of
meeting. however, and one OF which
likely have an immediate effect
on the market, was the statement
at Mr. l.. M. Rumsey had been author.
"a to proceed to the mine and make al
necessary arrangements for commence
work az once. With this move the
delayed purchase Of the West Granite
'perty is consummatsd, that company !.
'ses out OF existence and the fair young
zabeth. whose first appearance the
lse OF much worry and litigation, will in
cry shor time make her debut before
public. The board OF trustees OF the b
company who were instrumental in =,
lglng this change to paes are: L. M,
nasey, president; Paul M. FUSE, vice.
,ident; j.. j.. Taussig, treasurer; j. H. r.,
: I%n, eo're'ary, Onas. u. Mcclure, hom
:. CiarK and A. b. Ewing. all OF whom Is us
interested largely in the Granite Nom. doris
and Bi.Metalic.. Cbas ". Will - - the
er Bros Drno ~ 90" u tne Pric
n M po..s ~; ano a: M. hotter Amo