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

The Anderson, owned by Fred Ander-
son and Lee Mantle. operated by &. n
Allen. who has the property under
lease j. W. Harris. foreman. employs
nine men and two top men. The shaft
Is two compartment, 200 feet deep
character of ore, copper and silver
There Is but one exit and ventilation Is
fair.
The Poulin, owned and operated by
the Poulin Copper company, w. 4
Hall, manager and superintendent:
Thomas Bulger. foreman; employs 81
miners and three laborers underground
and two men on top. The shaft where
work is now being done has been sunk
this year and has attained depth OF
600 feet. The length of drifts is 66S
feet and of cross-cuts ITO feet. Charac-
ter of ore, copper and silver. There
are four places of exit and ventilation
is good. The management is now maxi
ing preparations TO sink the main SHAFT
to the 1000 foot level After this depth
| Is attained prosecuting viii be COM
menced.
The Original, owned and operated by
w. A. Clark; A. II. Wethey, manager;
Charles Clark. superintendent; Thomas
Bryant, foreman: employs rs miners
| and six la.borers underground and two
topmen. The main shaft is two COM
pertinent, 500 feet deep. Character or
ore, copper and silver. There are three
4 eAlLS anu Is kOOu
| The Steward. owned, operated ana
Offered by the same parties; employs
| 20 miners and two topmen. The main
| shaft is double compartment, 600 feet
| deep, of which 200 feet has been sunk
| this year. Character OF ore, copper and
silver. There are two exits from the
| 400-foot level and ventilation Is good.
The Colusa Parrot, owned, operated
| and Differed by the same parties,
| Thomas Kilgallon, foreman; employs
| 81 miners and seven topmen. The
| double compartment shaft is 900 feet
deep, 100 of which has been sunk this
year. Character of ore, copper and sill
| yer.
The Pennsylvania, owned and ope-
rated by the Boston & Montana Mining
company: Thomas Couch, general man
| ager; Richard Dave, superintendent
and foreman; employs 50 miners and
IA topmen. The main shaft is three
compartment. $40 feet deep. Charac-
ter of ore, copper and silver.
The Mountain View, owned and ope-
rated by the Boston G. Montana COM
pany; employs 179 miners and 90 top
men. The main shaft is three COM
| partment, 1855 feet deep, of which 100
feet has been sunk this year. Charac-
ter of ore, copper and silver. There are
five exits and ventilation is good. The
| Mountain View is connected at the lev
els with the Colusa mine. About every
$50 feet an upradse has been put
through from each level to the one
above, thus affording a means of es-
cape in case of fire or other danger.
The Anaconda, Never Sweat, Mount
ain Con-, Green Mountain, High Ore
No. /, High Ore No. 2. Modoc are the
principal mines of the Anaconda Cop
per company. Marcus DAILY is general
manager and NJ. ]. O'Farrell assistant
manager. The Anaconda and Never
Sweat join each other and are under
the superintendent of John O'Neil.
These two mines employ $40 miners and
80 topmen. The main shaft is three
compartment, 1850 feet deep. There
are five exits and ventilation is good.
The Never Sweat. Joining THE Anaconda
on the west. is new mine which the
company has opened up since my last
report. The above report of men en-
ployed includes both mines.
The Mountain Con, Larry Manning
superintendent; James Keegan, fore
man, employs 425 miners and 80 labor
ers underground. and SIS topmen. The
main shaft is three compartment, 96S
feet deep, of which 100 feet has beer
sunk this year. The character of ore ID
copper and silver. The mine is connect
ed with the Green Mountain on the
. east and with the Buffalo on the west
: at each level. Larry Manning is one
of the first miners of Silver Bow county
and provides for the safety Of his mer
: with every necessary precautionary
measure.
The Green Mountain, Joseph Laird
superintendent; John J. OMara, fore
man; employs It's miners and 30 labor
r ers underground, and As topmen. TIL,
| main shaft is 1,200 feet deep, 200 o.
/, which has been sunk this year. Char
acter of ore, copper and silver. Their
are three exits and ventilation is good
| taf,, L. a q,
the east with the Wake up Jim mine a
the 400, 500. 500. 700, 500 and 900-foo
: levels and on the west with the Mount
n ain Con. at the 500. GOO. 700 and s00-foo
a | levels.
The High Ore No. /. John O'Neil, su
|. | perintendent and foreman: employs 2S
4 miners and % topmen. The main shat
S is three compartment, 1000 feet deer
: Character of ore, copper and silver
a There are six exits and ventilation 1
: good. The High Ore is on the e0trem
!. eastern end of the Anaconda syndi
e cate chain of mines. / am informe
$ that in a few days the management
q level. When that depth is attaine
= cross scouting will be started and prose
cuted until the great lead of the Hig
q Ore Is reached.
High Ore No. 2, Samuel Hall. super
= intendent and foreman; employs ]
a miners and six topmen. The mai
- shaft is three-compartment, 925 fee
y deep, Of which $40 feet has been sun
!, this year. The only work being don
: is sinking the main SHAFT. This shat
- is Is by feet inside the timbers an
e is the largest in Silver Bow count,
With the exception of cutting station
, no other work aside from sinking ha
been done. This is still progressin
- and will be continued until a depth
~ 200 feet has been reached, when eros:
cuts will be driven to cut the princip;
&c High Ore and other leads.
The Modoc, William Skyrem supei
y intendent; William Shovel. foreman
employs 43 miners and nine topmel
u The main shaft Is three compartment
1000 feet deep. Character of ore, col
p per and silver. There are three ext
10 and ventilation is good. -Four hundre