The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-01

i ed, lis tons This would average 2T.S2
/ per cent, copper and 3 80 ounces in silver.
! he began sampling on The sill floor Of
] the east end line, where the samples
4 showed S1.35 per cent. copper and as
ounces OF silver. That was sample No
/. No. Is was the next pay grade sam
/ pie, which was taken from the roof of
/ the third floor east face. 1t assayed
/ 1926 In copper and 2.S in silver. No. 16
was taken from back of the east face
of the fourth floor. four feet in width,
and assayed 2434 in copper and ga
! ounces silver. No. II was taken from
1 the same place. six feet further norm.
/ being two feet in width. Ii showed 9.42
! IN copper and Ia in silver No. Is was
| from the east face Of the fifth floor on
| the south side. three feet in width and
assayed 1925 in copper and % ounces
| silver. No. 10 was about the same place
and assayed 1906 in copper and ~
! ounces silver. No. 20 was from
the east face of the fifth floor and
was % feet wide. It assayed
silver No. Il was above the back of
the fifth floor, $50 feet west of the line.
1t assayed 1892 per cent in copper and
8 ounces in silver. No. 81 was from the
sill floor and assayod 2S.2 copper and
3 ounces in silver No. So was from the
bottom of the level, two feet in width.
and assayed 24.32 per cent. copper and
rs i'll silver. No. 81 was rs feet west of
S. two feet wide. assaying 49, copper
and liz ounces silver. No. 80 was %
feet west of ~ and was 3,4 in width. It
assayed 1886 copper and Al silver. No.
60 was taken 20 feet west of So two feet
wide. and assayed 3S.1 per cent. copper
and 4 ounces silver. No. 81 was taken
% feet west Of 60. rs inches wide, and
asSayed 1886 per cent. copper and Az
ounces silver. No. 81 was taken 30 feet
west of 81. was 3.9 feet wide, and as
ounces silver. No. 63 was taken 25 feet
west of 81, was 2.3 feet in width ana
assayed 27.55 per cent. copper and Al
ounces silver. No. GA was % feet west of
g.. was Is inches in width and assayad
32,6 per cent copper and IS ounces sill
Yer. No. 6a was % feet west of GA, one
foot in width. and assayed 80 30 per
cent copper and ounces silver. No. Of
was taken nj the line, 25 feet west Of g5.
and two feet wide and was 27.8 per cent.
copper and " ounces silver. No. 81 was
taken from the top Of the Wine going
down To the 500, two feet in width, and
assayed $50 per cent. copper and 4ls
ounces silver No. IS was from the east
face Of the fifth floor. 2.6 in width, and
assayed 1871 per cent. copper and 3
ounces in silver. No. 90. 42 feet west
Of 6S on the west face of the same floor,
assayea 1915 per cent copper and IL
ounces silver No. 20. taken from the
back Of the nth floor, Is inches in
width assayed 1915 per cent copper
and 10 ounces silver
On the Bryan stope the lowest assay
taken of pay grade to leasers was 1872
per cent. copper and ounces silver. The
average width was All feet. The stope
averaged III feet long and IA feet high.
lie thus estimated that i.95lIa tons mad
been extracted. The average grade of
the ore was 1908 per cent. copper and
2.24 ounces silver. The eight samples
of what ipnpminafa1 a. ora thar
would pay "A leaser. taken from the
Bryan stope, are as follows: No. 2G, from
the east face of the second floor, two
feet wide, 1914 per cent copper s ounces
silver. No. 81. east face of fourth topr,
five feet wide, III copper, ! ounce sill
YER No. 80, 10 sets west at the back
Of the stope. three feet wide, LII per
cent. copper. 81 ounces silver. No. Is,
west face Of first iloor north side Jag
feet wide, 25.47 per cent, copper, IL
ounces silver. No. A., west face Of thirl
floor, l6-inch streak, 1913 per cent. cop
per and rs ounces silver. No. -, Just
north of Il, Az feet wide, 1.32 per cent.
copper, i ounces silver. No so from
the west face of the second floor. tWC
feet IN width. 34.4a per cent coppe. ana
5.S ounces silver No. -. west face OF
first floor. 10 feet wide. 1912 per cent
copper and ii ounces silver
The assays take also OF the ore which
would not pay 4 ieaser bur wou,l pay a
man operating MS oMn smeiter. num-
bered II, all below 4 per cent. being
eliminated. These assays We're az fol-
lows
No. rs. from the east face Of the third
floor. nine feet vide, 10 per cent. cop
per and trace of silver. No. -, north
of IS nine feet wide, a. per cent. copper
and q trace Of silver. No. 30 from the
east face of the fourth floor. six feet
wide, 40 per cent. copper and trace
1f ell F.ks.s 4. s.F
four feet wide, sc per cent. cope and
trace Of silver. No. II. next north. five
feet wide, a.la per cent copper ana Il
ounce silver No. 81. next north, Us per
cent copper and trace of silver. No.
50, next north. As per cent. copper and
y ounce silver No 81 six sets west on
the south side, AZ feet wide, ~ per
cent. copper and a trace of silver No
81, north of 81, II y feet vide 40 per
cent. copper and 4 ounce silver, No.
80, next north. six feet wide. ILL per
cent copper and 30 ounces silver. No.
10, next north, five feet wide. 40 per
cent. copper and y ounce of silver. No.
II, on the west face of the fourth floor,
south side, % feet wide, 81 per cent.
copper and 7 ounce silver. No. IS, west
face Of third floor, three feel wide, ~
per cent copper and 4 ounce silver No.
~, north side of the west face of the
second floor, - feel Wide, is per cent.
copper and 8 ounce silver.
The witness found the average width
TO be 1913 feet. carrying an average of
SCI per cent. copper and SO ounces sill
YER producing 5,44i3a tons estimating at
IL cubic feet 10 The ton. The witness
said he extracted ore from the Michael
Dewitt lease just east Of this ore and
Of the same character, lie produced
from this lease f,1i0te tons of ore from
Sept. 10 NOV. IL. and the average cost
Per ton 10 him was S1,S2. He placed
the whole value OF the ore to a leaSer
at sol ,a69 &c.
More than an hour during tho latter
part of the afternoon was consumed ia
arguments of counsel The defense OBJ
Jected ID question asked the witness as
10 what the value Of the ore would be
to one owning his own smelter Mr.
Vale. Judge Mediation and Governor