Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-02

Il uliIl DuItoIuk " u 10 AOANy Eot phS
machinery, q part of which is already in
transit. No delay is anticipated in it's com
pletion according to contract.
From Thursdays Daily.
New finds OF more OF less magnitude are
being reported in this city, the great head
center for all legitimate mining business,
every day. Prospectors who have been
out in the mountains during the fine
weather are now coming in to rustic a
grub stake" for the coming spring. A
great many OF them have struck rich
claims, but owing to the badly depleted
condition Of their finances, they have been
forced to abandon them for the time being.
The abandonment however, is only tenn
porary, for when the jay bird again jumps
up on the pine boughs, which serve as a
wind-breaker for many a hardy prospec-
tor, and bows out old Boreas, the searcher
for precious metals will cinch up his pack.
saddle loaded with such deiicacies as "sow
belly" and white beans, and again tackle
tine spot on which he left off this fall.
During the last tw~enty-four hours umors
OF a change of base in one OF the largest
copper producing properties in the west
have been afioat, and the presence OF J. B.
Haggin in the city would at least have a
slight tendency to verify the rumor. The
Anaconda company, in which Mr.. Haggin
is largely interested, is, it is said, about to
resolve itself into q stock company. The
principle Office OF the Anaconda is at San
Francisco, and so close has been the corpo.
ration that it is a difficult matter to get
head or tail OF it's doings. Even the asses
sor OF Silver Bow county. whose business it
is to ascertain the profits OF mining COM
panies doing business under the laws OF
Montana in order that they may be
assessed accordingly, has had hard work
il he has ever succeeded-in finding out just
what amount of profit the company has
declared during the past year. 1t is said
that the chief owners of the property will
capitalize the Anaconda for u large figure,
hold the controlling interest themselves and
throw the BALANCED into the hands of Eastern !
partiesii they desire it. Other rumors are to
in the city has no connection whatever
with the rumored capitalization OF the
Anaconda, but that he is here for the pur-
pose OF comforting with j. J. Hill, president |
OF the Manitoba Railway sy stem, regarding
some railroad business.
In regard to the Anaconda property THE
MINER can say that quite a number Of i'm.
provements are being made in and about
the works. especially that portion known
as the Chambers Syndicate. At the Grey
Rock, which is located at a higher elevation
Than any other one of the syndi-
cate mines, preparations are being
made Tor extracting ore on g. more |.
liberal basis than has been done heretofore.
No ore is being taken from the mine at
present, but the lower workings are being
put in such shape that when the rock is de-. ,
sired it q be extracted with little diff. !
Close to the Gray Rock a water
tank 81 feet 10 length, 16 feet in width and .
10 feet in depth is being built for the pur- !
pose OF supplying with water all the mines !
to the Anaconda company. The
water will be used in case of a fire and for
teeding the boilers if needed, and will be
from the High Ore, Wake p.Jim, !
5reen Mountain and Mountain Consoli-
lated. The tank when completed will hold
'O0,O o gallons OF water. In case of fire
q the city pipes will be attached in such a .
vay that the water from the tank can be U
urned into the city pipes. Being at 8 a
n9cn greater elevation than any Of the [
'ther syndicate mines or the st. Lawrence o
y Anaconda proper, the water will have a. :.
'rong pressure in case of fire at any of the u
works. The work of CONSTRUCTING n
ne reservoir is being carried on under the Il
upervision OF Simon Cameron, boss car.
enter. p
The Wake-Up Jim. Il
At the Wake-Up Jim, also belonging to "
1e Chambers Syndicate, work is progress Il
g with wonderful rapidity. In addition Ell
} the ore taken from the mine, the old Sc
imp is also being sent to the smslter. A u
'rtlon OF the dump is handled in a peculiar ii
amer. About 100 feet west of the main til
'aft there is an old prospecting shaft eli
'out 100 feet deep. This shaft ia con. y y
at the bottom by means of a drift
Tn 1he main shalt OF the Jim. Into this DC
q snait the ore from the old DUMP ia flu
rown by means OF wheelbarrows in the ga
OF sturdy miners. At the bottom it Or
snoveied into cars and run to the main ia,
ait, where it ia hoisted to the surface and tn
into the ore biEs ALONGSIDE the da
track. This ia the easiest and ain
ickest way of handling it. No
Inc Green Mountain. agl
At this mine, which is only a few hundred u'
t west OF the Wake.Up Jim, work is
ogressing with it's usual vim. Like all
, other properties belonging to the Ana Tn
,da' it is provided with all the modern
proVements for working it safely. The
rks are lighted by electricity. When the 4
is hoisted to the surface it has to he Am
zen through a tunnel about 100 yards in ing
9Th in order to reach the ore Lin. This sln'
mel is also provided with the ineandes. A
light Of 16-candle power g ,ch. A new sme
ho4se fol the Green Mountain has han ~
bly, completed by MIR. Cameron. Tts hi. oee
1sions are about 14Ox25. New cars sou
70 also been purchased, and it ia stated side
{ the mine will be running to it's mi and
aclty tomorrow. gree
The Ar.., IRE
Con
ne Argentine, which is located in the NJ
t1no district. is owned by T.. R. tn,
iieS' John T.. Lloyd, Joseph Klaffki, par
rles Marchand, J. L. Martin and Jo.
Chaplain. The shaft on the property
.wn LOO feet, from the bottom of which
south c~rosscut ia in 60 feet, the one NJ rs
n being shorter. A body of fine ore
ieet wide has been encountered Tbo i"
'erty is stocked for SIS, OOO, 900. The n,
ers OF the property are now asking Ok
3 a share for the stock, reVl'
Stock Quotations. ton
is almost ar mnos.;,;r.u favo
t quotations ~ stooL =, VIC with
OF Montana. owino IN A.. g.. atnt