Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-23
THAT H0NBSYAKE Find.
Stringers of Good Ore Found
While Running Levels
On the Vein.
Talk on the Copper Outlook
General Mining News of
Interest.

been going the rounds during the past
week or ten days to the effect that @ strike
Of rich mineral had been made In the
Homestake mine in Park canyon. q re-
porter for The MINER visited the property
yesterday for the purpose Of ~ascertaining
the truth or islsity OF the report. a.
The Homestaks 10 owned by Con Sulli.
van and Henry Nickel OF this city, and 10
located about thrss-fourths OF e mile above
the mouth OF the canyon. The shaft lie on
the south side Of the hill, with it's mouth
about 1875 feet above the bed Of the creek,
and is $50 feet deep. This makes the
bottom Of tie shaft 1875 below the bed OF
the creek. From tho bottom a crosscut
has been run SO feet north. At this dist
ance the vein was tapped, and two levels,
tho longer one OF which is nov only 20
feet, we're driven east and west on the
ledge. which is between five and six feet
wide. This ledge, like the ones on this side
OF the fat, runs east and west, and al
though the vein is not solid ore, the rock so
far taken out is not unlike that found in
the lower levels OF the larger mines on this
side. In conversation with Mr.. Sullivan,
who stays at the mine nearly all OF his
time, that gentleman stated that no largo
strike had as yet been made, although the
indications for making such were good, !
stringers OF very rich ore having been en-
countered while running the levels on the
vein. In order to substantiate what he |
had said, Mr.. Sullivan displayed several |
pieces OF ore which had been taken from
the vein, some Of which would assay posi-
bly, 40 per cent. copper and some silver.
He did o state how large the strineers
were, but il the erection of an ore bin AZ
The bottom OF the hill and q chute through
which the ore will slide to the bin from the
mouth OF the shaft above, is q criterion by
which to judge, the stringers must be of
proportions. It ia not known how
ar the levels on the vein will
be run, but it ia stated that
they will be driven far enough to determine
ust what is and how much of it there is
1t that depth. It is the firm belief OF
many mining men that a large body of ore
las been struck in the omestake and that
or various reasons it is bsing kept quiet.
Even though there are only strinpers OF
ich ore in the vein. th-ir presence at a
lepth OF 1875 feet below the bed oil the
'reek is proof positive OF the continuity OF
he veins on which the large mines here
bouts are located. 1t has been said by
mining men that, owing to the immense
Quantities OF water encountered in sinking
N the east side OF the fiat, it would be
iHicult to sink q shaft to any great depth. ]
he shaft on the Homestake is the deepest
ne over there, n so far water has not
lterfered to such an extent tn It one SMALL
Jump would not keep it out. |,
1t is now almost q settled fact among min-
,g men that il ore OF the same character 9
richness as that OF the Colusa, Noun. t
ain View, Harris-Lloyd, Parrot and other =
lines is struck in quantities east OF the
it will be below water level or deeper +"
IAN the Homestake shaft now is. That t.
lere ID no very rich one above the bed Of O
creek is evidenced by the fact that :,
'nnels Of various lengths have been q
into the hill on, both sides OF the q
'nyon and nothing of a high grade cnar.
ter discovered. One tunnel, owned by a @,
an named Switzer OF this city, is now in be-. >.
Veen 1900 and l 400 feet, but nothing ex. 81
hard granite has been struck; yet if MI. al
vltzer had sunk a ehaft instead OF tunnel. in
8 it is surmised that at q depth OF q few -
inbred feet he would have encountered "
e same vein on which the Homestaks is ia
Gated. as it crops out ON the hillside a
'posite the mouth of the tunnel. :.
lmerous smaller tunnels have been Ii
n into the hill, but q man. en-
nese ore OF q low grade char. it
ter is about all that has m,
taken from them. It would seem TT
m indications above that most of the tic
tai had seeped through to the ancient ins
tor level and that that point would have no
be reached before anything Of value gu
uld be found. Be that as it may, the &c,
grows stronger daily that the co,
n on which the Homestake is located ia wa
OF one OF the veins on this by
8. Re-,