The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-21
FROM LEVEL AND sTOPE
Underground Developments in
Many Districts.
OPERATIONS NEAR PONY
The Tuscarora Chief in Nevada - Color
ADDS Rich Mnes-Fine Strike in
the Bullion Beck - Other
Utah Properties.

The word comes from Yankee, Colo,
that Steel & Frausen have opened up
10 feet of low grade ore in their Mead
ow Lark vein, cut in their Klondike
tunnel. The ore concentrates ten to
one, with the ore of a value of SO per
ton. 1t is believed that capitalists are
figuring on taking hold of this prop
erty and building mill and otherwise
improving the property.
A special to the Denver News from
Victor says: Alderman Pinson of Grip
pie Creek has struck 1t rich in his lease
on the Yellow Jacket, situated on the
north slope of Battle, and owned by
the Eclipse company. At depth OF
IS feet there is six inches of ore that
runs from 5000 to $500 ton.
A trial shipment was sent out yes
terday from the Gurley, situated on
the southwest slope of Bull hill and
Assays would indicate value of about
five ounces.
The development Of the White. Bear
near Rossland B. c., has been unusual
~ encouraging within the past few
days. At the 350foot level John Y.
Cole, the superintendent and general
manager, has drifted east about 1000
feet, and has crosscut to the north 80
feet. The crosscut is coming into some
good looking ore, and it is believed that
the ledge has been met. Values in cop
per as high as 2 per cent. have been
received, while the gold returns are
satisfactory. Mr.. Cole is we'll pleased
with the prospects.
The Denver Republican reports tina.
a big strike has been made on the Bea-
D.i al
Victor, Colo. There is said to be is
inches of mineral with rich seams OF
sylvanite running through it. High as
says on picked samples could easily
be obtained, but it is conservatively
estimated that the average will be four
for coarse rock. Specimens from the
mine seen to-day would easily run into
the thousands. The mineral is a char
acteristic of Beacon hill granite quartz
with plenty Of sylvanite showing
Development work on the Johnny
min at Statelina is said O be pro eed-
ing in good shape, with the mine look
ing well. The Shaft is reported down
rs feet. in milling orc all the way, and
with considerable quantities sacked
that is so rich as to be kept under
lock and key. The stamps of the COM
pany's mill We're expected to be drop
ping yesterday.
A report from Superintendent Blu
chairman of the Pic Mic at Silver City
Utah, gives the assurance that the drift
with which he had broken into the
vein has now penetrated it a distance
of eight feet, and vet no second wall
had been encountered. The galena that
shows good values in silver as well as
lead is mixed up with the sulphde of
iron that characterizes' all the mines
in that particular locality and that has
invariably given way to the precious
metals as depth has been attained.
The Salt Lake Herald reports that
what was supposed to be the hanging
wall of the ledge in the Star mine in
Pine canyon, is in reality the casing of
a much larger ore body. The vein had
been explored for distance of some
400 feet After cutting through the cas-
ing, the ore body was pierced distance
of 10 feet with no signs of the upper
wall. The ore is said to run about So to
the ton and to be of just the character
for cyaniding.
The Tuscarora Chief. at Tuscarora
New, continues to develop with a dozen
men underground, and in drifts from
the bottom of the Poorman shaft has
uncovered ore that shows between $25
and $50 per ton. On this chute lis feet
of drifting has been done, the body
showing an average of six feet Mana
ger Miner says that everything in Tus-
carora is premonitory of a boom in 1900
and that wherever work has been prose
cuted results have been satisfactory.
rhe Pony Sentinel reports that DR..
F. F. Ellis, formerly of Missoula, to-
gether with his brother, N. e. Ellis,
and two brothers-in-law, George Lem
\ Lab
in developing a group of mines on Min
eral Hill, called the Shakespearian
group, composed of the Herr Band
mann, Hamlet, Fremont and Nellie Lea.
The most of the work is bling done on
the Hamlet, on which they have a 55-
foot tunnel. The outlook is so good that
the parties contemplate building mill
in the spring.
In carrying on development at the
Stanley mine at Idaho Springs, Colo,
it is noticed that the character of the
ore changes after going below the creek
bed. In the adit levels there has been
considerable lead ore, but with depth
it changes to copper ore with higher
gold values. In the surface workings
there was 8 per cent of silver. The
product is almost exclusively in gold
and copper at depth. Enough ore is
coming from the development to keep
the mill running. In addition there is
an increased tonnage Of smelling ore.
The pay streak shows about half of its
width in smelling.
After more than year of prospect
ing on new ore bodies on the Victor, it
now look like the old bonanza would
enjoy another era of prosperity that
will equal anything in Its history, saws
the Mining Record. 1t was not until
1000 feet of levels had been started that
the old values again came in, but now
every foot of development seems to add
to the value of the ore in the old ifs
sures, from which so many thousands
of tons Of ore have been taken. 1t IS
believed that before the end of the year
the Victor output will be as heavy as
ever before in the history of the great
mine.
A fine strike Is reported on the 400
foot level of the Bullion Beck at Tintic,
Utah. The extent of the disclosure has
not yet been determined. The find is IN
ground that has been hitherto unex-