The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-09-26
AMONG THE LEDGES.
OUR MINING EDITORS WEEKLY
REPORT.
"a. zrteEestin. Trip Through the
dsrSHjts. TEfHe-EtS VOiessSEfus ss1ss-
les Of Ore and 7sich.iess-W a.esksy
zsutDsat-&ssEsSr Mining News.


GRANITE MOUNTAIN.
No mine of prominence in the country
has received less mention regarding It's
underground workings than the man.
moth Granite Mountain, which today
stands second to none OF the great
properties in >:ontana. Through the
kindness Of Superintendent Nelr a
MAI. representative was shown through
the wonderful Developments IN this
property during the past week, and to
say after q thorough cruise through It's
various levels, that the Granite mine is
only in it's infancy, is not bold asser-
ton. It is true, and all connected with
it most certainly recognize this fact.
The ore body is deposited in sF1ch a
manner that it has proven itself to- gam
strength with depth. In the 9th level
there vas an enormous quantity OF rich
ore taken out. and at a distance OF 5OO
feet in on this level tie vein cropped out
to the surface. The sixth level showed
still stronger ore body and cropped
out 200 feet further east than tho fifth.
The seventh shows decidedly stronger
and richer body than in the levels above
mentioned, and they have run east and
west on the vein twenty-three hundred
feet in solid ore 70 a casual observer
It would appear that there was enough
gre in this level alone to supply the mills
for years to come. although no ore is be-
lug taken from this level at present, but
several men are at work in it, putting IN
cbute.; and preparing for future opera
tons.
The principal supply FOR the mills is at
present being taken from the ninth and
/, n n
the best appearance OF any yet run IN
the mine, tie ore body being stronger
and richer than any previously operated
They are only in a few hundred feet ID
this level, but from general Indications II
will prove the richest part Of the mine
yet explored. Quantities Of native silver
have already been taken out, and II
seems to become more abundant as the
work proceeds. Judging from the way
the ore body is looking ROW 1t Will hold
out several hundred feet further than
any of the other levels.
The tenth level has been run both east
and west many hundred feet. and there
vet remains enormous bodies OF ore tC
be mined from it. They have run west
vart' on this vein until they have nov al
most reached the dividing line between
the Granite and Bi-Metallic properties
and tha the two companies are working
on the 8 anne vein remains no longer a
doubt. The eleventh and last level IN
the Granite mine, at depth Of nearly
900 feet from the surface, has only re-
Gently been opened up, and they are
now drifting north for the vein under
the seventh level west, and it seems that
when the vein is reached from !his point
they will have almost an endless body OF
ore.
Coming to the surface the most no
ticable improvemen have been made
within the past few months. The en-
CINE room has been enlarged for the ac-
of the electric dynamo and
engine: a new and commodlOus black
smith shop has been erected. where they
now manufacture their own cars, with
the exception of the wheels, which are
made at Bowen Bros. & Thompson's
Philipsburg foundry, and they can forge
pieces of iron equal in size and other
wise to work of that kind done in St.
Louis A new cage is now being built
to take the place Of the old one In the
shaft, which Nr Weir does not consider
as substantial as he desires it to be.
The store room is another most attrac
tive place on the grounds. Without see
ING it no one can imagine Or scarcely be
told what an enormous stock OF supplies
this company carries to replace any part
Of the vast machinery that may wear out
or be damaged by accident.
Not even the gentlemen who are best
acquainted with the Granite mine can
place an estimate on
term of its future existence, and twenty
years would not be considered too Tonga
time for them to work out what can
safely be SAID to be in sight.
The output for the week ending
September 26 was 50 bars Of bullion. con-
tanning SO,017 ounces fine silver and
l72Ot ounces fine gold.
IRON MOUNTAIN.
Angus 4. s!cDonald returned Mon
day from trip to the Iron Mountain,
where he says many important develop
ments are under way, and the great Iron
Tower lode is looking better than
ever before. They have from one to SIX
feet of an ore body in each OF the four
different tunnels, and on the lower tun-
mel NO. y the ore body is strong and
rich. The company anticipates in the
near future to run another tunnel i.1CO
feet to tap the main vein of the Iron
Tower lode over 500 feet below the sur
face Regular shipments OF 20 tons OF
ore per day are being made as specltled
in the contract with the parties who
have the work OF hauling the ore. All
the ore shipped thus far has been sent to
the Helena smelter and gives an average