The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-20

yasssn ef beth tbs imports anA experts sxrasednary
eensidsrng the immense amount Of msfshsndse Moved
and the many influences continually bearing upon the
operations Of Compared With our facilities
additional wealth, eur inersasing
wants for consumption have not imported largely
this year last 1t must be borse in mind that the an
nua in the legitimate wants Of the country for
actual consumption Of the nscsssaries well a. the
lax aries Of nfs \ not small item. On the whole
foreign trade 10 conducted upon sound and solid basis
The Superintendent Miner Of the Great Northern Lead
Company has made to the Executive Committee the
Asxsd nrst monthly report Of operations from the
nensemeDt in July last up to tho first Of November 1852
1t win be that the affairs Of this company judi
couy conducted and that the most perfect system pre-
rails In oil lie business dspsrtments-
6REAT NORTHERN LEAD CoMPANY.
Coal HILL UNION MINES, Nov. LIST, 1852
TO 3 r. REnISoTor CHAs G. AYERs, Esqs.,
Col l.. 5cHLArrEa, ExEcUrIvE CoxMrrEE.
@ thu % ms.s Un 70
Leading TO tie mines from the plank road next
ined and repaired several dwelling houses for the
During part Of August there we're In lourseA miners
employed IN September about forty, (on the aversss)
and in October seventy We had no nasons or oar
pleyed.
In mining the work done consists Of com ,le.isu Of
ana eearing down five shafts; two tho Coal Hill Nine
70 wsteE level n feet deep each; three ct the Union
Nine GO o. and 40 feet respectively The adit level 1t
bat for bar Of ground would BY this time b. fnished
the whole v.y 44o But few feet remain to Ss cut
through IN the sdit to mako 1t complete
The mine at Coal Hill had open cut from grass most
Of tie way about feet wide 40 feet long to the depth
and runad upon the stulls part the old mbsr
and ste and In places have tmbsrsd the surface
and covered It over quite Hrm
Hin on the 9TH Of October and they new finished
and the engine expected win be in running ordsr BY
0.fh 81
its sadgscns and bearings eli very strong intend
shall afro be tho rod. and pit work. so that We may have
The engine house 4S BY "a feet long, 10 completed;
very GOOD building large shears and capssA
~ nnished The poppet heads for the shafts and the
caDgs to them Afro nearly ready The engine
10 constructed to pun stun ON the mines in addition
ping water but have also thought it best to order
large horse ~hiD for addtisna . reserve
The uithsbop WAS completed BY the frat OCTOBER 1t 10
l5 by so feet and has FORCES The hous
finished early it 40 by 90 feet and we use the
plunger Tor the first 80 fsthoms deep OF this inch
dismeter, aso = 10 inch drawing lift 80 fathoms long
The engine viii soik feet stroke and tho extent Of
its power a. 20 lbs to the iach will be SOC gallons per
minute short inch house water lift from sait to
grass hiss been ordeesd also 10 athoms Of inch draw
ing lift for the deepest western section Of the Minis
thst sink the whim shaft be delayed in
consequences Of the bar Of ground standing in the
bottom dividing the tive sectioss 1t is my intention
Captain Lean approves Of It, the fast level in this
mine below the adit az depth Of 10 fathoms from the
lowest point or al about $50 feet from the surface So
this level is sily under way viii pitch drive
levers AFRO 1t Is and 80 athoms respectively under adt
At the Union Mse We bsve two horse engines pumping
water The engines strong and in good order This
framework has been cased in large horse within Is also
fnshea there and will be ut work in few days; dry
ing house for 40 by 80 feet is also built have
also laid down the floor Of the house which viii be-
when finished SO by 70 feet And In the meantime the
ore coming from this mine will be deposited there that
OF the fine will be lost.
In addition to the building just mentioned. large
nearly finished II holl three furnaces which have
rived from the South Boston foundry and in Of
week or two viii be in their places They will bs driven
by engine Of 10 horse power This smelling estabnh
neDt has been located at distance nearly midway be-
tween tn two mines
The object Of locating it there in consequence OF the
admirable slope Of ground between it and both mines
where the dressing floors win be placed The ores will
then, when cleaned, he very near.
For this expsot to Of boilers fer
hot pressing water at Coal Hill We shall crush
there for which purpose large has ordered
at the foundry OF Messrs rhemas Corson West Ner.
ristown Penn capable Of crushing eight tons per hour
Having stated most OF work for the pas, eight
weeks is necessary should give report Of the ap
pearspcs and apparent value Of the mines Themselves
The water being Of the western half Of the Union
beginning to break ground In sinking driving and slo
ping The whole lode may be described thus 1T
cd with large and small masses Of solid asens average
Its value AT E30 Per farhom Tho rest OF the mine will
ore ground must be- FAY 500 feet long on the Union lode
We have here new vein 20 feet to the north
Victoria vein which also shows rich Grey ground
at tie surface Gross cuts below will open these ad
ditsnsl veins and much mistaken II this mine does
not turn out much larger quantity Of in depth than
what have rated, (f30 fs.hom.)
If there veins hold good like the Union vein docs
the ORGY ground discovered will reach 800 feet In
length an sl three veins. at this Union Nine
At the Coal Hill Mine the water will not be ont below
the adit before the last Of tho month But what
has bee done there and from what workings remain ct
that depth this 10 think great lead vein, and hsve
NO doubt will very rich, when the bottom Of
1t next month What 1t has yielded astonishes thus
far and think what is to will astonish you all
The Grey parts have produced eco psr fathom The
ore ground $40 feet long There Is 600 tons
Of attic At and Is 600 tons Of dressed
up, yielding for all the ground taken away fS5 Per
fsthom
1t is my opinion that the shafts in these rnes win cost
f26 per fathom and the levels say ELS: but all the mi
Dere sgreewth that be stopped for about GO
fathom
your mines carried out in the spirit In which you
have begun them the profit must be very great will
explain my ideas thus - g. g.
Cost Of breaking fathom Of ground .........6
Raising il to grass ..................