Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-30

1 inCA Vt MOuey enough TO purchase Tn
necessary hoisting and pumping apparatu
has been the cause OF q delay in tn
development OF many good claims here
abouts. It Is only when q mining compan.
with capital as its backbone gets hold Q
these prospects that the truth of this as
sertion is verified. Since the Boston 4
Montana company has come into posses
sion Of the Moose claim, situated east O
Walksrville, it has started in to make {
mine out Of it. A new hosting works ha,
been erected over the old miniature affair
and the work of developing is going on with
rapidity. The shaft is down 200 feet, ani
ore Of very good character is bein,
hoisted to the surface and hauled to tn,
Boston & Montana works for reduction.
The Champion Mining Camp.
In visit paid to the Oro Fino mining
district, in Deer Lodgs county, Sunday, q
representative of The MINER was shown
the Keystone mine among the rest, and
stopped long enough to take few notes ol
what was going on there. There were
found to be about dozen men altogsthe,
employed at ths mine, Of whom four in
two shifts are engaged in sinking on the
shaft which is now down over seventy feet,
and sinking at the rate Of three feet q day.
Square timber sets are being placed in The
shaft, which is q double compartment one,
each compartment 4x4h feet in the
clear. A shaft house has been erected
25x65 feet in dimension with height oi
80 feet enclosing the hoist formerly ia the
Champion, and the gallo~s frame is 40 feet
high. The discovery shaft, east of the
shaft house, was sunk on the lead to a
depth OF 25 feet, and showed improvement
at every foot of depth gained, the lead
showing q width OF fees 10 inches at the
bottom. Assays of ore taken from it ran
as high as $15S in silver. The intention is
to sink the new shaft to q depth uf 900
feet, before which it is expected that the
vein will be struck. There is every indica-
ton that the owners Of this mine have one
OF the most promising properties in the
camp.
Experts arc OF opinion that it will not be
long before the mines 10 that district will
place it in the front rank among the mining
districts Of Montana. The fame Of the
Champion is already established beyond q
peradvehture. with the chances OF its rival.
ing the Granite Mountain itself in product
iveness. The village that has already
sprung up near that mine, from which it
place Of bnstling activity, having already
thirty or forty houses and stores in it and
others in course OF erection. 1t is about
sixteen miles in southea sterly direct ion
from Deer Lodge, with excellent roads lead
lug to it. The merchants OF Butte are act.
ing wisely in their effort to build road to
Champion, as the success that has at
tended the development OF this mine. the
Mountain Lion, the Ruby and Others in tae
district assure valuable trade there at
no distant day.
The Placer Workers.
The Silver Bow Hydraulic Mining com.
pany, which was organized last spring with
Ed. Irvine az president, John Noyes vice.
president. John F. Cowan Secretary, Alex.
Johnston treasurer, and Chas. Carver and
A. T. Carter trustees, has commenced bust.
ness in earnest. At meeting OF the officers
OF the company, held about Oct. 10, direc.
tors for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: James Talbot, president; John F.
Cowan, vice-president and treasurer, A. T.
Carter, secretary and Ed. Irvine aud John
Forbis trustees. It was not until after the
election OF the second set Of officers that
definite steps were taken to accomplish
that which tie company was first incorpo-
rated ior-the working OF y strip OF placer
ground lying between the towns OF Rocker
and Silver Bow ON Silver Bow creek, com.
prising in all about $500 acres Of ground.
A few days ago the company let q contract
to William Winters to cut on the ground
sixteen miles OF ditching. Mr.. Winters now
has twenty teams at work and is pushing
ahead as fast as possible. The company
has been incorporated for $1,000, 900,
divided into SOC, 900 shares OF stock at IS
zach. The property, including the water
rights, 10 owned by the corporation, 1T
having been purchased by it. Thirty.eight
thousand shares OF the stock have been set
aside for treasury purposes. None of the
stock is for sale.
The Harris Lode.
The Harris lode lies just south OF the
Harris & Lloyd tunnel, and is owned by
Billy Harris and others. About two
months ago the owners OF the property de-
;ided to sink shaft to q depth of $50
eet, in order that tho value OF the vein mat.
;er at that depth might be ascertained. A
,oist was at once erected and the work OF
linking begun. Several stringers OF copper
lance were encoua tered on the way down,
assays from which ran 70 per cent. copper.
Yesterday marning the work OF cleaning up
It the $50 foot station was begun, prepar-
tory to cutting into the ledge, which lies
lose to the bottom and to which the
tringers belong. Harris & Co. feel conf
lent that they have mine. as the ledge Is
continuation of that on which the Harris
: Lloyd tunnel is located.
The Parrot Smelter.
The Parrot smelter is now running full
last, an ample supply OF water having |
,een obtained to start the concentrator.
t 10 the intention OF the company to keep
il departments running to their utmost
apacity during the entire winter. The
,ullion output OF the Parrot is phenome-
lal, and it may be truthfully stated that
10 other plant Of it's capacity in Montana
. earning larger profit from the same
lass OF business. In addition to an out
,ut OF /, ,0OO, 900 pounds Of refined copper
,er month. it ships almost twice as much /
liver bullion az any other works about I
Suite. The product OF the mine and
melter is sent to Bridgeport, Conn.,, where
he company has an agent whose business
is to handle it.
The Blue Wing.
The Blue Wing, situated in the heart Of
Valkerville. is shortly to be developed on
grand scale. It 10 the property OF tho
Alice company, and although shaft Of
everal hundred feet in depth has already
,een sunk on the property, it is the inten-