Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-29
PROGRESS GF
 NORTH BITE
 ENCOURAGING
Great Strides Toward an h. creased 0utput-Very Rich Mine-DetailS of Develop ment and Equipment.

BQlte. MO0t-, hafcn ES.-Operd- tions at the properties of the Anal gamated Copper company, North Butte and Butte Coalition companies having returned to normal conditions development work is in progress looking toward a bigger and greater Butte as producer of copper. With the price of the metal remaining as it is or reaching 15 or Is cents pound, every mine in the district can be made to pay big dividends to its stock holders.
 Notably the North Butte is making great strides toward an increased out put, and it is today one of the rich est mines in the world The physical conditions of the property were never better, and it's promise for the future is beyond all discount. On the lower levels there is almost an inexhaustible quantity of high-grade ore in sight. On the 1S00-foot level alone there is sufficient ore to keep the property in the diyidend-paying class for at least five years, and within a few weeks the rich ore bod ies on the 2000 and 2200-foet levels will be yielding heavy tonnage.
 The North Butte shaft is now down 2200 feet, and a station is being cut at that level. At this point the Edith May vein, from which the company has been taking it's richest ore on the 1S0afoot level for many months, is close to the shaft, and as soon as the work of cutting the station and in stalling the pumps is completed, the vein will be producing any amount of ore that the company desires.
 While the company is taking great quantities of ore on all of the levels from the 800 to the 1S00-fot level, the richest ores are being taken from the latter. On this level a crosscut has been extended distance of 1000 feet, intersecting the Edith May and the Jessi veins, the latter being the last vein cut. While the Edith May is very rich in bornite, the Jessie is found to carry great veins of copper. glance assaying 79.6 per cent copper.
 The Jessie vein is now being drifted upon, both east and west, both drifts now being along the vein for about 250 feet each. The highest values on this vein are found on the east, where. almost the entire face of the drift is in copper glance. The face
 
 in width On the east end, all in ore averaging better than 10 per cent There are numerous streaks of cop per glance, the streaks running from a few inches to more than foot in width. The entire roof of the drift is in ore, showing the great stoping ground to be worked upon. As the drift proceeds the ore bodies are in- creasing in width and the values show improvement Stoping has not yet been commenced
 The Edith May vein, which was in- tersected about 100 feet from the shaft, is being developed east and west, but the better results are being attained in the west drift which now extends for distance of about 1900 feet. The drift is double-tracked, and the width is anywhere from ten to thirty-six feet. Commercial ore in great quantities has been taken out for the length of the drift, and for distance of about 800 feet it has been stopped to the extent Of fourc fors, The first-class ore average s per cent copper, with good silver values, and the second-class ore from the Edith May vein runs better than per cent.
 On the S00-foot level hoisting en- Zine has been installed. It was put to work last Saturday to aid in the sinking and station cutting on the 2200foot level, leaving the two com partments of the main shaft for ore lifting purposes. The capacity of the mine is 1,500 tons of ore a day, with it's present surface plant, and this capacity can be reached just as soon as the smelters are prepared to han de that amount of ore.
 The surface equipment of the North Butte is one of the most complete in the district. It consists of a hoist of 2.5OO-hOrsepower, operating two com partments of the shaft. The gallcws frame is of steel, and one of the fin est in the camp It operates four deck steel cages for the lowering Of the men, and the ore is hoisted in skips which automatically discharge into the bins.
 On the 120O-foot level a precipitating plant is operating, bringing good revenues to the company.