The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02

the Nipper, Henry George and West
lake. John McGinniss is general man
ager and c. S. McHenry superintend-
ent.
The Rarus.
This mine employs 145 men under
ground, 40 topmen and five hosting en-
gineers. This property is worked
through two shafts known as No. and
Nc. 2. Shaft No. ] is down 800 feet and
has two compartments down to 600-foot
level and three from that down. No.
shaft is down 900 feet of which 300
feet have been sunk in 1897, and has
three compartments. An Ottumwa
10x12 engine is Used with a 7s inch
round rope and sipgle-deck cage with
safety doors. At No 1 shaft there is
Webster. Camp & Lane engine 20x4S,
fiat steel rope asx6 inches and one
double-deck cage with safety doors.
Nearly all the hosting is done through
No. l shaft at the present time. The
distance between the two shafts is $50
feet and they are connected at each
level except the 500. down to the 500
foot level. The powder house is at the
300 level. No work is being done above
the 4oO-foot level. There are six exits.
There is connection with the Mount
ain View 900-foot level on the west Of
the 7OO-foot Rarus level, about 1000
feet west of shaft No. /. There is an
other connection on the east side about
$50 feet from No. shaft with the Sno-
homish on the $50, 500 and 600-foot lev
els. Fingerboards are in every turn in
the mine and every portion of the
workings is well supplied with good air.
The ore is copper-silyer There is an
Ingersoll- Sergeant air compressor of
20-drill capacity The mine is timbered
with 10Xl0 square and half sets. Safety
appliances are in place and are tested
twice each week. A pump and a large
quantity of hose are on hand in case of
of ata trip flo Ght iel,t
call bells-the invention of Superintend-
ent McHenry-are in use at this mine,
it being the first mine in the state so
equipped.
Glengary.
L. j. Fisher is foreman. Employs 16
men underground, four topmen and
three engineers. The shaft is 500 feet
deep, but is only worked to the 200 foot
level. 1t has two compartments to the
400-toot level and from there down
three. There are no stations cut at the
800 and 700 leaving only six stations in
the mine. The engine is 9x15 Pacific
Iron Works, with Is round steel rope
and single-deck cage. There are three
exits. There is connection east of
the 200-foot level with the Silver Bow
No. 3; on the west of the 200-foot level
there is a connection with the Ground
Squirrel. This makes the ventilation
good. Safety appliances are in place
and tested once each week. Finger
boards are at all turns. The ore is
copper-silver. The mine is timbered
with square sets and stulls.
The Nipper.
John Kane is foreman. Eight men
are employed underground, two men on
top and two engineers. The shaft is
down 500 feet, of which $50 feet were
sunk in 1897. The shaft has two COM
partments. There is an Ottumwa en-
CINE SX10 and a round q inch rope and
one single-deck cage with safety APP
planes that are tested every two
weeks. The ore is copper-silver. The
mine is timbered with 10x10 square sets
There is only one exit The shaft house
is back from the shaft 30 feet Venti-
lation is fair This is a new shaft and
only prosecuting is being done.
Henry George.
Leased by NJ. O. F. company. c. S.
McHenry is in charge of operations.
Employs six men underground, one
topman and two engineers. The shaft
is down 200 feet, of which so feet have
been sunk this year. 1t has two COM
partmerts and is timbered with 10x10.
The ore is copper-silver. A 9x12 engine
is used for hosting, with a n inch
round rope. There is but one exit. The
ventilation is good. The shaft house is
back from shaft 40 feet. A bucket is
used with a cross-head. The property
is owned by Messrs. Booth. Mahoney &s
Warren.
Westlake.
Leased by NJ. O. p company. owned
by W. Westlake. c. S. McHenry is in
charge. Employs IA men underground,
two topmen and two engineers. The
main shaft is $50 feet deep, of which
165 feet have been sunk this year. 1t
has two compartments and is timbered
| with SKIS and the slopes with stulls. The
ore is copper-silver a Ledgerwood 7x7
/ npi ND 81 Sf
with a bucket. There is only one exit.
The shaft house stands 55 feet from
main shaft. The ventilation is fair