Show MONTANA butte copper age the raven mining cOr company Dany has completed the raven shaft to a depth of 1100 1100 feet at which point a station is being put in the vein has not heen been seen below the but on the latter level evel the raven vein proper was cut near the fhe shaft on the north side and a second vein was cut about sixty one feet north ot of the e raven haven the second vein is twenty six feet wide and carries stringers of ore all through from one wall to the other assay og g in silver and copper and giving every indication di cation of ore bodies below the company 18 also driving darivin a crosscut cross cut on the and expects deats to reach the sam same e vein very soon As soon as the station at the 1100 is completed a crosscut cross cut will be driven from that point and at the same time sinking will be resumed it is the burp purpose ose of the company to take the shaft to a depth of 1500 feet as rapidly as possible and open the veins at that depth on the upper levels some lessees lessels have been working and they have taken out some good ore but the prohibitive hibi tive rates charged by the smelters shelters sm elters lately have prevented them from shipping butte evening news the largest nugget ever found in montana weighing nearly sixty one ounces and valued at 1186 was brought to butte yett yesterday erday by an aged prospector and placer miner john kern who for years has sold his gold to alex johnston at darks clarks bank kern is seventy six years old the nugget was found near Til tons claims in the highlands about twenty miles south of the city kern refuses to divulge the exact location where he made his rich find several placer miners have swooped down to try their luck where they have seen the old man working the nugget was on exhibition in darks clarks bank today and was viewed by a great many people including several old placer miners kern has been in the habit of periodically bringing in his little sack of dust to butte and is a well known figure 3 at darks clarks bank where he disposed of the result of his labors the old man came into the bank as usual yesterday afternoon and producing a nugget of virgin gold as big as his fist said 1 I guess this will tide me over these hard times it was weighed and the amount of 1186 was handed over to him ive got a few more like that one out at the claim and will bring them in as soon as I 1 find them butte copper age butte balaklava copper company west and adjoining the north butte company is eastly developing a mine the shaft is down to a depth of feet A new no 9 cameron pump has hab been installed at the foot station also gallon water tank sinking has been resumed the shaft will be sunk feet where an electric pump will be put in operation as soon as a station is cut on that level the crosscut cross cut will be driven north and south and drifting will be done on oil each vein to determine the richness of the mine at that depth A six drill ingersol rand electric driven compressor and motor have been installed foundation for a new electric hoist to sink to a depth of 1500 feet la IN now under headway and will soon be completed A new gallows frame will also be erected the present shaft a two compart ment has been enlarged to a three as it is thought by the management much cheaper to enlarge the old shaft than to sink a new three compartment the plant of the butte Dala balaklava klava when completed will be one of the best and most plants in butte the engine and compres sor room has been enlarged for a new compressor and hoist also a new dry room has been erected |