The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-14

| There are four exits and ventilation Is
/ Al.
The Clipper and Columbia mines, To-
Gated at the head OF Camp creek. Sill
yer Bow county. owned and operated
by the Anaconda Copper company,
Patrick Kane superintendent and fore
man, employs IS miners and six top
men. The shaft is two compartment,
200 feet deep. These properties are but
| just started on a copper and gold belt.
So far only work preparatory for de-
velopment OF the mine has been done.
| Cross-cutting will be commenced as
soon as the 300 level is reached.
The following mines of Silver Bow
county are reported on by Captain e
S. Shoemaker mining inspector:
The Thomas Heaney, owned by VIII
| liam Owsley and John Black. operated
by William Johnson, Henry Olson SUI
perintendent and general manager;
| employs 10 miners and four topmen;
| the depth of main shaft is 200 feet. or
which 100 feet was sunk in 1895; the
| length of drifts is 90 feet; the charac-
| ter Of ore is silver: while there is but
one exit, the ventilation Is fairly good.
The East Hibernia, owned by the A.
j. Davis estate. operated by sullivan *
Co. superintendent and manager; en-
| ploys 16 miners and one laborer under
| ground and three topmen. The main
shaft is two compartment. $50 feet deep,
| 100 feet of which has been sunk in 1895.
| The length of drifts is 100 feet. and
| cross-cuts 30 feet.
The Blue Jay. owned and operated by
| the Butte a Boston company, &. ii.
Palmer manager. ]. l.. Inverill superin-
tendent. Ed Rodda foreman; employs
| 50 miners and nine laborers' under
ground, and IL topmen. The main shaft
| is two compartment, $50 feet deep, or
which 100 feet has been sunk this year.
| The character of ore is copper and sill
| shaft is at DreSpnt being
raised and will reach the surface soon.
When completed, II will furnish excel
lent ventilation.
The Alice located at Walkerville.
owned and operated by the Alice Min
| ing a Milling company, Il. w. BuZzo
superintendent and general manager.
John Rich foreman; employs So miners
and Is topmen. The main shaft is
three compartment, 1900 feet deep.
There are six exits. and ventilation is
| excellent.
The Magma Charta, located at Walk
erville, owned by the same company;
| employs eight miners and two topmen.
| The main shaft is three compartment.
600 feet deep. The character of ore is
gold and silver
The Blue Wing and Paymaster mines
| are also operated by the Alice compa-
ny, with three men in each mine.
The Lexington, located at Walker
VILE, owned and operated by the Lex
| ington Mining company, G. G. Rueger
superintendent and general manager.
]. d. Vecchiery foreman; employs IL
miners and two topmen. The main
shaft is two compartment, 1900 feet
deep. This mine has also been opened
by a tunnel 200 feet in length. The
character of ore is gold and silver.
The Silver Bow No 1, owned and OPP
Grated by the Butte & Boston company.
Joe Hensworth foreman: employs 275
| and On a hOrQrG DndarUrOnnd
and II topmen. The main shaft is three
compartment, 1000 feet deep.
The Silver Bow No. 2. owned and op-
Grated by the same company: employs
IS miners and two laborers under
ground and two topmen. The main
shaft is two compartment TO the 500
and three compartment below TO the
700. The character of ore Is copper and
silver.
The West Hibernia, located near Bur
lington. owned by the A. j. Davis es-
| tate, operated by Kornberg a Filing
wood. G.. c. Kornberg superintendent
Charles Bin foreman; employs 30 min
ers underground and two topmen. The
main shaft is two compartment, 1896
feet deep; 105 feet has been sunk in
the winze during the year 1895. The
length of drifts is 1000 feet. Charac-
ter OF ore. silver.
The Nettie No. ! mine, located al
Butte, owned by the Colorado Smelt
ing e. Mining company. John Hewett
superintendent. Joseph Reynolds fore
man; employs 16 miners and one top
man. The main shaft is double com
partment, depth 300 feet length o.
. drifts 500 feet Character Of ore, silver
The Nettie No. 2 employs seven min
| ers and one topman. The main shat
. is $50 feet deep. Three hundred anC
ninety feet of drifting has been done
, The character Of ore is silver. Th'
/ ! shaft of the Nettie No is on an in
cline of about 3S degrees.
The Nettie No. 3 employs six miner
I and two topmen. The main shaft 4
two compartment. 500 feet deep. Tn
character of ore is silver.
. The East Gray Rock. located at Cen
: terville. owned and operated by tn
Butte & Boston Mining company, Dav
Polkinghorn foreman; employs 140 min
: ers and 16 topmen. The main shaft I
. three compartment, / 400 feet deep. o
which $50 feet has been sunk this year
The Gem mine, located at Walker
:, Vile, owned by Murray e. Carroll, op
= Grated by the Butte x Boston Minin
= company. Al Hall foreman; employs ]
miners and two laborers undergroun
: and two topmen. The 300-foot doubl
= compartment shaft has been sunk 10
feet this year. There are but 20 feet {
Q drifts. The character of ore is cope
: and silver.
!. The Rarus mine. located above Mea
! derville, owned and operated by IN
n Montana. ore Purchasing company. I
!. A. Heinze manager. F. j.. NJ. Rowe 81
= perintendent and foreman; employs !
miners and 80 topmen. The main shat
:. is 760 feet deep and has been sunk II
: feet this year.
: The Gem mine. located near BUTT
< owned by the A. ]. Davis estate. OF
u Grated by Bennett & Clark; employ
,, three miners and one topman. tn
II shaft is double compartment and p
feet deep, OF which 500 feet has bee
sunk this year.
J. The Tuolumne mine. located at Wall
l. erville owned by John O'Rourke ct al
l. operated by Sam Sewart & Parks: en-
, ploys four miners and three topmei
g The shaft is two compartment, IS fe'
q deep, OF which 25 feet has been sun