Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-20
FACTS D N
4 Few Items Pertaining TO Butte's Prin-
cipaI Industry.

4 re,v Items Pertaining TO Butte's Prin-
cipal Industry.
ov;no to the continued drouth much ap-
rrabansion is felt by the mining men, y
the probabilities are that a material re-
duction in the output OF the district VIII
follow. Placer mining is virtually aban-
bonsd for the season and but very few
claims are being worked. Streams, which
= former seasons furnished ample water
for hydraulicing and s~luicing o carry
hardly enough for q rocker head and q
number OF large operators are idle in con-
s-eouence. A number Of hereduction works
are also suffering from the same cause and
several have been compelled to cut down
their force and are running only to a par
tial extent OF their capacity.
T r.. Leslie, who il operating in Du-
charme eulch, about five miles southeast OF
Rntte. exhibited several specimens OF ore
to a MINER reporter, which he taken
from the Maud 8. The ere was obtained
from a tunnel at q depth OF 70 feet, and
from a body or s~tringer ten inches
wide. Between walls the vein is 2S feet
wide. ASSAYS showed the ore to run zoo
ounces in silver and Sc in gold per ton.
The lowest silver returns were SlSO.
The adjoining claims are the Sky Lark,
Tinker, Queen and Happy lodes. f.. Chill
colt has q bond on the first three.
The Mollie McGregor and Adolphus lodes,
two and a half miles north OF Boulder,
owned by Boyce, Curtis, Majors q Co, are
coming to the front again. The claims
in years gone by have probably produced
more silver and lead than any other claims
in the territory, but for several years have
lain idle and unproductive. Recently work
was resumed on them BY Ham q Co., who
hold q lease on the properties and are o
shipping two cal loads OF ore a week. Aforce
of ten men is employed by the )easors but
this number will be increased soon, the lea.
sors making arrangements to work the
ground on a scale much larger than hereto
fore attempted. The vein now being worked
varies in width from two to fourteen feet
and carries silver-lead ore running from 81
to ~ ounces.
Recent discoveries OF rich ore made while
excavating for the sewers have stimulated
q number OF persons into starting work or
some of the claims within the city limits
It is said that Messrs. Davis, Wallace ct
| al. nave leased the William Penn lode and
| will sink q shaft on q vacant lot east o.
Montana street and will begin %tint
for the lead. Ore was struck in the Mon
tana street ditch which assayed 16(
ounces. Pay-streak at the the top was
four inches wide, and at the bottom OF thu
ditch had spread until it was ten inches.
The deputy sheriff and receiver in charge
| OF the Climax are still holding the fort, not
withstanding the notice of Mr.. Hicks served
on the sheriff to remove them. Mr.. LloyC
will pay no attention to the notice, and thu
officers will be allowed to remain where
they are until made to vacate by IN order
OF court.
The Butte & Boston company has de
| cided to erect q 1O0-ton smelter neal tn
Silver Bow mill for the purpose Of working
| the rich ore recently discovered in thu
Lloyd-Harrls tunnel. Work on the plant
will be begun at once.