The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-26
MINNEAR AND co.'s GOSSIP.

The Superior No. shaft is finding
more copper as depth is attained.
The drift is going over towards No. 2
from the 18th level of No. 1 shaft and
the openings disclose the big lode to
be of full average value. Returns
from the mill are most satisfactory
being around 80 pounds of copper
The rock is being treated in the At
lantic mill, where a higher recovery
is being made.
The best guessers here think North
Butte will halve its dividend. 1t is
generally thought it should be passed
altogether.
Underground developments at Miami
continue satisfactory.
The flow of water at the seventh
level of the Arizona Commercials
Black Hawk shaft is steadily decreas-
ing. The right to convert A. c. bonds
into stock expires on Monday next.
An official of the Greene Cananea,
who just returned from a trip of in
spection of the company's mines re-
ports that the properties are i'm ex-
celent condition and that development
work is progressing very satisfactory.
Assays made from 5-inch strike
of ore in the raise from the cfosscut
in the Brilliant mine of the Ely Con-
solidated returned $3S.77 gold and sill
yer and 1853 per cent copper All of
the workings are looking well.
The crosscut from the Emma shaft
of Boston Ely is being driven through
the ore at the rate of from to feet
per day. The vein at this depth is
about 200 feet i'm width and at the rate
the work is now progressing the lime
will be reached i'm about a month and
il is at this point that rich ore is ex-
pected. When the shaft passed through
the lime and struck the vein at
depth of $50 feet, carbonate ore av-
eraging 10 per cent. was found show
ing that the richer ore lies next to
the lime.
Ely Central has ordered a complete
hosting and drilling plant, which is
now on the road and will be i'm oper-
alton on the property within n few
weeks.
heavy flow of water has been
struck on the third level of the Sue
cess mines, which drains the upper
levels and which will open much new
territory to stopping. The ore runs from
100 to as high as 1,4OO ounces in
silver besides lead values averaging
about 60 per cent. The company. it |
is expected, will be a heavy shipper |
during the coming season.
The rock from the Lake mine that |
mas gone through the Franklin mill |
did not come from the rock pile. The |
large amount OF rock that has come |
from the shaft i'm the Lake lode and |
crosscuts and driftings in the Lake |
lode is still in the rock pile. The mine |
Is not equipped for handling the rock |
pile as yet and shipments to the mill |
nave to be from the openings. Some |
have estimated that Lake may have to |
discard 20 to 25 per cent. of it's rock.
Copper Range discards As per cent, |
Mohawk II per cent. and Wolverine |
per cent. Engineer Fesing is sur
prised at the regularity of copper dis
tribution through the lode as disclosed |
IN the cut-outs that are being made
ana II is now believed that 20 per
cent or less may be the underground
discard when the openings permit of
discards.
With return to normal conditions,
Nevada Consolidated officials have
been notified that the mine will aver
age shipments of $500 tons ore daily
To the mill during February. For some
Time shipments OF blister copper will
approximate 100000 pounds. With
improved weather conditions these fig
ures are expected to show an in
crease OF 10 per cent.
February win show smallest copper
production for Butte district i'm years.
with a total below 100000 pounds.
due to intentional curtailment and to
the strike of the engineers.
Aggregate sales Of copper Friday
and Safnrdov tof.lf..4 ts.tw..... On ap1