The sun., 1902-03-10
NEWS FROM MINING CENTRES.
BUTTE COPPER MINES AGAIN
WORKED AT FULL CAPACITY.
Not Certain That This VIII Continue At
Present Price OF the MetaI-Prospect
or n Renewal OF Activity In Tin Mining
In the Black Hills Gold Strikes.

or Henewn OF Activity In Tin MINING
In the Black Hills Gold Strikes.
BUTTE. Mon. March 2-Although the big
| mining companies of Butte are again running 6
| up TO their normal capacities. II Is not at all
| certain that the present rate OF production
will continue long A very large proper
tion of the ore OF the Butte district is Of low
grade. but IL can be produced at profit
with copper at Is cents a pound IL can not
however. be mined without a loss with copper
at IL cents "a pound The mines are being
worked with large forces at present in the
expectation that the price of copper will
soon be higher
The Anaconda mines are at present EN-
ployng 2.ies men, the Washoe company
about 200 and the Parrot 800. All the ore
from the Anaconda mines. the Washoe
properties and the Parrot mine Is sent to
the Anaconda smelter for treatment The
Clousa-Parrot mine, which was recently
purchased from Senator Clark by the Ana
conda company, will be made part OF the
Never sweat mine and worked through
that property.
1t is feared that the ist OF May will bring
about more labor troubles In Butte. as the
unions have given notice that thereafter
eight hours shall constitute a days labor
for all workingmen at the minimum scale
OF t3 a day. The eight-hour day has been
given by law to under ground miners and
some class OF smeltermen. and when tho law
was passed the large corporations strongly
opposed the extension OF the system 10 COM
mon luDorers 1t il expected that some OF
the mining companies Will resist tho new
demands made by organized labor
several mliiion dollars nave already peea
spent la development MoTk IN the new East
butte copper district. mus lar hulIoer
Ui ore stringers sufficient TO encourage the
prosprctors 10 further enort have been ell
The Indian Queen mine is again being
worked 10y tho original leasers. Annear anu
BOughtou oil Butte. Ihcy suh-lcased TINS
Inluc TO "a New \ ork company, which worked
1t extensively last summer. Ihe queen has
the best showing OF copper ore IA southern
Montana, ana II II the intention OF the owners
to continue the work done by the New loTk
company. -,
of the Indian Queen is the Golden treasure.
lhls property is a part of an immense ledge
which l. known all over the country as the
Iron mine Some years ago COhsld"Tdbie
ore was taken out. but at that uma copper
Was selling at cents pound, ana the ore
did not contain a hlgh enough percentage 10
Justify shipping, 30 the ore was piled on the
dump. MIth copper at It's present price tho
owners expect TO make considerable money
o oy snPhs I p ,aS IN the COMFY being
in places 200 feet wide. and IL can Oe traced
for "a mile IL 10 the opinion OF expert MINING
men that this iron cap oVerlays deposit oi
Although the mineral zone surrounding
Pony has been known for years, the 0ld-tlihtr
!
The width and length OF the mineral belt
here are still unknown. New ground ana ne"
strikes are "A matter OF dally report. lhe
Butte and Boston Mining company has had
a force of eight men at work on its CI8ims
south OF Pony for some tiinc. and at Depth
OF 100 feet they have encountered nine lrct
of steel galena carrying 60 per cent. lead,
s4s IN gold and ~ ounces silver. drlIt OF
800 feet on the ledge proves this body OF high
| grade ore TO bo continuous. The company
will erect a iOO-ton ConCcntrator IN the spring.
In the Potosi district the veins are OF M
mense size and are noted for the rich silver
| values at the surface. II i believed by min
| ing men who have examined tho outcrops,
that the silver t. but a Gaping for Gopptr'
as was the Cusc in Butte, Tor copper lhdlca-
| tions occur with the sllNer.
new strike OF three feet OF $50 ore was
made this week in the 5o-ioot level OF the
| This property has clipped cohsiderahle ore
| in the past Recently Il was bonded TO Butte
| the bond and the property reverted to the
| owners, who are more than pleased with
! the result This strike places the Mountain
! Meadow in the front rank with the big mines
Thomas KllGsllsn. late superintendent Of
the min@ mn s, nss saSygpled tne
IL Is Understood that splendid now equip
mcnt has been ordered for The surfaee plant
Stewart ia steadily going down, II Is Of
three compartments and is now down about
700 feet IL Is thought the shait will so TO
Tho 500 II Is the intention 10 make this
he main shaft for the working OF the Clark
nronertiea taking I'm the East Stewart and
the Original mines, and II may connect with
" The dndng Of oil in the Kootcnay field is
Of great encouragement TO those Interested
IN the kintla Lake region, a. the two fields
are practically the same, and II Is pfoha6le
that lake OF oil underlying one viii be found
to extend under the other, .,--
party of mining engineers representing
nm Eastern syndicate. Is In Helena on the
way TO the Marysviile district for the purpose
OF "yamiuing and, reporting upon the property
of ha , ulaupl Mining IDfuparN, which has
beer offered for s3oO.Oo. The mine is owned
by Helena and Marysville men and has devcl-
oped ground Of great richness. From every
four feet OF the tunnel, which has an eight
foot breast. about S6j in gold has been taken
out Lincoln GulCh was worked IN the rich
spots IN the early days. but there has never
heretofore been an attempt TO min" II by
drifting on bedrock. Several OF Montana's
largest gold producers are in the Mary,vllle
district, Including the Drumlummon. Gioster
The old story IA repeated from Libby,
shaft 30 feet further they would now he en-
loyinE the riches going TO the new owners
ledge is about 7 feet wide. all OF which is
good GqgcCgtrating ore With Sio thG @TCGp09
cT Gf9qr' @ IS @rrSdSdd afa'd t6, b6S SS WITH eaS aepS
will develop into a second CRur d'Alene,
LAKE. SUPERIOR CoPPFH
HordHToN, Mich. March s-rhe Mass
! mill has placed it's second head IN commission.
| The returns from the first head. started last
| July have been good. and II IL thought that
| thr mine Is now sufficiently opened 20 supply
| selected rock for both stamps. The selection
| Of rock IL aneCessity, as all Of the Ontonn gon
| county mines are very bunChy, stretches
! Of very rich ground alternating with spots
| that are entirely barren Of mineral. or Of
] TOO low grade to permit milling nt a profit
While this Is true Of all Of tho mines ot the
/ Lake district, the Ontonagon county mines
| show greater fluctuations than are the rule
/ elsewhere. Fortunately for tho mines Of
! the Ontonagon district, the richer patches
| of ground are Of exceptional value, thus
permitting q process OF equalization neccs-
! sary TO the profitable operation OF the mines
Work NJ the Adventure j. being pushed
/ actively, both at the mine and on the now
! mill When this mine begins production
II will have on exceptionally large amount
Of ground opened. and IL will he possible
for the Adventure 20 strike an average Of
ts ground much quicker than would be pos
sihle with a smaller amount OF underground
openings Both tho Adventure md Mass
have one unusual advantage In the existence
of a series Of parallel lodes there being six
OF these Rt the Mass and seven on the Ad-
venture tract. IN cross-soction Of about
| 900 feet Tho Adventure will he able 10
furnish rock at a lower cost than almost
any other mine In 'he dlstric' for the first
two or three wears Of operation, because
the rugged country in which the mine Is
opened permits the removal Of rock above
tho third level through adit-, thus doing
Hwuy with heavy hosting charges