The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-28
COPPER ORE IN THE EVA MAY.
Large Body Said to Have Been Struck
at the GOO Foot Level Of
the Mine.

the Mine.
At a depth of 900 feet the looked for
and long predicted copper bottom in the
Basin copper belt has been found; and
to the Eva May company is due the
credit, says the Basin Progress. Its
unwavering faith and p>rSistency is
rewarded and to it be the seory as well
as the profit.
The permanence of the splendid ore
body opened UP in the drift on the 600
level is now a demonstrated fact. The
company has been very quietly devel-
ing and saying nothing. The lead is five
feet wide and assays 20 per cent copper
10 ounces in silver and 81 in gold and
has held this width and value for the
one hundred feet run on it to date. A
winZe sunk from this level is now down
so feet and the values hold and the
lead is widening. Sinking will be con-
tirued to the 500. Heavier machinery
has been ordered, part of which is now
on the way to the mine. This prop
erty never had one-quarter the surface
showing for copper that can be seen
today on twenty or more prospects in
this belt within a mile of the Eva May.
Many We're worked years ago and
abandoned when the permanent water
level was reached. Among them being
the Copper Bell. Black Bear. Vermill-
ion, Crystal. ST. Lawrence, Bouillion
Ada and perhaps 20 or 30 others. The
Ada laid dormant for Is years waiting
for capital to take hold of good show
ing, but poor men had to do the work,
spending their last nickel in the ven
ture. Good fortune favored pluck and
faith and they have now one hundred
thousand dollars worth of ore blocked
out within seventy feet of the surface.
The great Butte camp itself never
had the surface indications or showlns
for the amount of development done
that this little section of the Rocky
mountains exhibits today.
wealthy eastern syndicate has pur-
chased the Josephine and expect to be
in operation soon. This property has
been a great producer. 1t is located
northwest of the Buckeye. On the 100
below the tunnel, the ore assays we'll in
silver and from one to two per cent
copper. At the 200 the showing for
copper is better, while the other values
remain the same. The company has
obligated itself to commence work on g
concentrator for this property by De-
cember l.
WATSON & Gruned are shipping to Ia
coma from their Hoodoo gulch claim
near the Eva May.
In the upper Basin district the COM
pany now working the Buckeye mins
is now estimating on the cost Of repair
ing the road to Basin as this is the
natural outlet for that district. The
ores have been hauled to Rimini over 9
very rough mountain road. but there i
no smeleter there. or transportation ia
cilities, which Basin has. A very LITTLE
| help from the county commissioner:
| would direct the products of these JEFF
| ferson county mines to Jefferson
| county. At present they go to, Lewis
| and Clarke.
| Work on the Hartford tunnel. half
mile south of the Columbus is pro
| crossing favorably as it is now in 16
! feet. The lead will be cut before tn
| first of September, according to pres
ent progress.
The deal between the owners or tn
| the representatives of an eastern com
pany were practically concluded today
This property is on Basin creek on
and a half miles from town. The lead
| over 40 feet wide and hac every indlca
| ton of making a great concentratln
property. Copper values predominant
| stronger vein or better hoWlng 10
the depth attained would be hard I
! find i'm anv country.