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

cross and re-cross each other in and abou
Butte, but the principal veins, the ones O.
which the larger mines are located, cas-
and west. Not only is there rich ore on 81
sides OF the city, but underneath it az vel
A we'll known mining man said yesterda.
that he thought the City OF Butte covere,
up more money below the surface Of tn
ground than was hidden away in the must.
vaults OF the Bank OF England.
h Gagnon.
Some necessary and Observation-Disclosures
ments are being made at this mine.
small engine is being placed in position TO
the purpose OF running dynamo
and furnishing air for the forge
in the blacksmith shop. the on
in use heretofore having been found in
adequate to the demands made upon it
The shaft OF the mine is down 800 feet
Drifts have been run from the 600, TOO ant
SOO-foot levels, the one from the 600 81
present being extended about 1.2O0 fee
west Of the main shaft. Good ore is OK
tractsd from the levels on which work ia al
present being carried on.
The Parrot.
All day Monday and yesterday visitors
were being taken through the workings o
the Parrot, the majority OF whom vert
ladies. The mine is not as yet working q
full force OF men, but expects to be nj
ming full blast by Saturday. i
Bannack and Argenta.
A MINER representative, who has been
doing the Bannack and Argenta districts,
Las the following to say regarding those
places:
tana, is again coming to the front. Phillip
Wing properties and commenced workings.a
large force of men on the former. The vein
on the Kent is 8 feet in width, and the ore
assays $50 ounce in silver. The purchase
OF these mines by Mr.. Shenon is regarded
as q great benefit to Bannack, not only on
account OF their close proximity to the
town. but because they will now be worked
to their full capacity and will without
doubt, be the leading silver producing prop
It is the intention of the co mpany which
purchased the Shenon group of mines to
build q 4O-stamp mill in addition to the
mi Is already On the ground. The company
expects to have the new mill running by
At Elkhorn, above Bannack, the Critic
Mining company has q 6-stamp mill run.
ming on good ore. The mill is doing splendid
work.
The Magnet group Of mines, in the same
district as the Critic, are working a number
OF men and are taking outsome very fine ore.
A Mr.. Beck OF Washington is working
several men on his property, at Bald
j. NJ. Long, weltknewn in Butte and
Philipsburg, has lately been made foreman
of the Polaris mine, one of the Oldest and
in the Bannack district. Mr.. Long
las q large force OF men at work taking out
high grade ore which is being shipped to |
omaha Tor treatment. = |
A boom has struck Argenta. All of the |
hotels are crowded, and lodging houses and
abins are being erected in every part OF
he town. The cause OF the boom ia the
nccess OF the p. J. Kelly Placer, Quartz
aiming and Reduction company. This
oompany, which was Incorporated last
Lay, bids ialr to becoms one OF the largest
mining and reduction companies In Mon.
ana. The smelter, which has lust been
ompleted, is a waterjacket Of the most
improved pattern and is adapted to an
and rapid reduction of ores
he building is rs feet in length, 16 feet in
idtb and two and one-halfstories high. The
lrnace is one of Fraser & Chalmers latest
a~tterns, and has a capacity of 60 tons
Dr. day. The works are situated
q the banks OF Rattlesnake creek
most desirable place, as the
OF the creek are to be
led Tor running the crushers. The COM.
mines are located from a half to I
rec miles from the smelter. They con- j.;
1T OF the Iron Mountain group, which are !
70 Iron Mountain, with q 16O.foot TIM t
and three shafts OF 100 feet each; the d
1aconda and Pilgrim Bar. The Character i,
the ore in thsse mines is carbonate. lead :
ID silver. The Atlas group, also belong q
TO this company, consists of the Atlas. g
olverelne n PhGuiK mines, carrying a
lena and carbonate ores. The company .
20 owns the Beebe. Wisconsin, Battle :,
ountain and Broad Gauge, the character !"
the ore OF which is silver, lead and gold. :,
all the properties before mentioned a : y
'at deal OF development work has been =
ne, and the daily output oil ore from =,
is from 75 to 100 tons, much Of 3 y
1ch il high grade. The company recently y.
covered, in shaft MOL OF the Iron Noun s.
q large body OF hard carbonate lead y
b. Inc company also OWN some yery
mines OF free milling ore in Madison
lnty, near Sheridan, on which it expects H.
erect q stamp mill early next spring. In
luton to these quartz claims, the com. pl
~ has quite extensive placer interests til
r Argenta. in B~saverhead county, and CO
. some in Madison county. IT,
he Tuscarora Mining & Smelling Co.'S iu
'ks are located ~ miles above Arpenta. w
consist Of the smelter and several or
les. some OF which were the first loca. :.
Is 10 Montana. Through the kindness
superintendent Worts of the smell. iel
and David Scott OF the mines, The ~
representative was shown ~"
the company. The first one ia'
ted was the Iilden, which has me
shaft on a vein oil solid ore ha
Do thick. The Florida, the next one tni
Ted, has a shaft down Is feet. several cal
10 have been run from the bottom oil
shaft. The vein is about 3 feet in n
70, the ore from which runs on an aver. :
Of 10 per cent. lead, 10 to 20 ounces Orr
u and three-fourths of an ounce in Ma
/. Inc Tuscarora has several shafts. Cb,
! wnicn a great quantity OF ore has -.
caken. O5ner prospects worked by .'"p
company have developed into ZOO is d
properties. They are the Legal the
1er, goldsmith, Wooley and Others. nor
r Age, which ia also OWNED hv tho five
paDy and located about eight miles pro
the smelter, yields from 45 to 60 ner Owl
iron. The vein ia over 10 feet w;da cen
J All these necessaries to the successfull
asion q smelter, Argenta Certainly r.
, bright future. IL
other great feature Of Argsnta and exa
Enlch will in all probability prove to min
drawlng lard ID it's natural cave. It nea,
anS it, ;da;,e aDose me town, mp the trar
MInEp = signo worth seeing, pee
nob th;s nesee was escorted sto,
Hilss u uTulal WONDER Dy Meesrs. tior
M.iee, d. r. jackson and George j & e.
The 60 npanlonaDie gentle and
s's u numerous not