Show ANACONDA COPPER COMA Developing Its Properties I Every Direction The Butte Miner says The Anaconda Ana-conda Copper Mining company is developing de-veloping its properties in every direc tion Shafts are deepened crosscuts and drifts extended larger hoists put in higher head frames erected larger shafthouses built while the usual quantity of ore 5000 to 6000 tons is produced daily At the Buffalo sinking sink-ing is in progress below the 800foot level At the Green Mountain a large new engine for sinking is in place on the 1400foot level About 700 tons of ore is hoisted daily At the high ore drifting is in progress to connect with the Mountain Consolidated about a mile west At the Mountain Consol dated No2 shaft is down to the 1500 foot level A new double cylinder hoist 15x36 inches manufactured by the Union Iron works of San Francisco is ready to be lowered into the mine to be placed on the bottom level and used for sinking and development purposes The new hoisting engine Aztec designed design-ed by the companys employees has been in continuous operation about six months hoisting on some occasions 600 tons of ore from a depth of 800 to 1400 feet besides waste timber and men In eight hours and could I necessar hoist much more i is considered con-sidered an economical steam user and will hoist a four deck loaded cage from a depth of 1200 feet with less than 50 pounds steam pressure At the St Lawrence a new hoist 30x72 inches high pressure double cylinder manufactured manu-factured also by the Union Ironworks Iron-works is almost completed the roof of the shaft house is partly taken off preparatory to putting up a higher head frame The vein on the bottom 1300 to 1400 feet deep of the Anaconda J Ana-conda Never Sweat and St Lawrence is in places over 100 feet wide all ore with some of i high grade |