New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-09


Of with regard to the Josephine mine ana sinA an
inclined shat following ai.sT vo MN ~ called
has some extraordinary rich rock IN u, hnt not
much lett above tho lowest tunnel, Us no hp tlj ~ I!
shoot cone in entirely the two min walls o Tie rem
rater There naV be no fear for that account Ia NE
next the lowest tunnel the venole pheDes OUT tos
reason 10 hone that the vein will he found as good rs
formerly beyond. and deeper If not on tins ese' as u is De-
both Josephine aud Pinetree there has been .t si
much good pay metal The Pneree Ike the Joaephe mas
metal in and among old uVperm0st wokiug as u now
being demonstrated by Mr. Doan The mining ensnegr ony
sy Of between this point and the upprmol cop
pings Of both veins where Just beneath visible goo pay
This whole mass should BIO examined eaIeIuiy aAu NA
could be very proftaby done ~,
10 do work mines 50 that the best results
follow for many would IN my Judgment DC 10
run double track fVHne from Cape Horn BRUCE on ,ne
railroad in HIS Hollow" at right angles to me Two VEINS
hey being nearly parallel about one-iTd vi Tie ene
lance 20 each veins let there be an aiIht sank az s
point which viii have to be s1Rk pat soV s oai rn
to each mine single track tunnel dverging hat esemu!
tunnels could be run time raising the rooh ana
dirt by borsewhm at the airShait OF the eastern emu Oi
The dube track tunnel This is the shortest and most conye
ncnt place to cut the two by unn tho rock Is also in
this place stratifed slales standing almost upright %hen
adds 10 the cheapness Of the work The double track viii
have TO be tmbered perhaps only feet Further on
rock doubt viii be good all the distance 10 We VEINS
will be something less than 100 feet 1t will cut the JOSE
phine some number OF fec; less.
HOSTING WORK &C.
The Josephine vein would be by this tunnel about 600
feet below their lowest tunnel and about 80 et below we
lower tunnel In the PneTee there shOud he an incline shalt
sunk tse Of each mine where the tunnel would ent
them which be selected 10 Down as much as possible
pay shoOt then all the metal could he dumped down
raised TO tunnel unknown depths The Hayward Mine
Is 600 feet deep and the rock and water u hose
sared viii OF the stepcst part Of the grade also when
these tunnels done e road must have number OF poe
strengthened cutting points, and waing up TO ne
grade about ches Extra cost not to exceed 500.
will by building larger dumping cars que ones now ueu arc
auaff4q hup 10
down lessen the transportation OF the metal 10 onom me
present. The old road with slight repairs. VIII answer
until the tunnels finished then IL will require entire
track from Cape Horn" TO the Benton Mills te
Valley 10 the Mercer River Mills" Although this mink
pan yet by erecting proper hosting works on the now
or more fee down. running drifts the pay shoots The
shoots Of pay metal IN these nnes give OUT bm epuah rs
good ones have been discovered by drifting the vein metal
cutting through the entire This last should be done
frequently il has been much neglected In these two MINES
Wien the walls are the way right forty feet apart
there il no need Of taking ont much rock aud what
should be thrown back In the places most needed 10
sustain the mine II taken TO the surface, thrown aNay
there and not carried The mills to be worked viii ore
they doing now, and by It losing portion Of goa
which the paying rock also reducing the pont by
work ing In veins like these two when II pays IN shoots
aud ueimes in streaks within these shoots there should hs
employed the most ska running engineer each mine By
tins don't high saaried man. bat man who viii stay
with bis oil the time man WHO knows ms business "
hard experience and will take pride In rot only working his
nine such 20 get out for milling only the best
rock leaving the brcn behind and also taking out al TIE pay
ore and II possible should be practicable specialist
expert in spoon testing, take the drnss or IL NOT
practicable TO get them (Which always the case 10 have
good large mortar 10 pound up the Ioek !" yes, IN h
side the pay bodies Of metal In Other way can hs class
Of mines be worked TO the best profit This rs true !: le
old Mexican mode with this exception that they rarely or
any dead work which with our superior Judgment
make mine worth working Tor uine pohls. rug rue nh
been this estate how much rock be worked because
the Grass Valley Mines arc narrow VEINS ana be whpe
paws or so near that II cont be seteleu OF ' w. 80
Princeton Mine in "BoEahid and needed no expert 10
tet IT, !; no reo.oI WY veins that pGy O sfiG Ra
IL" should be mined In The same maNl,I iNu
Miae h Of the same class ms these ~ va as 81 5
rer hat coud be procured the State Mexico to be
specialists expert IN hurnspoon testing hnow he Fnile
The Mine has the most rgd tcng done now pay
the present ownes after putting up WEI Dao'gs Sad q
the afrastrss which used, abandoned the tcsu,B
until tour years 0go. when spent week at The
mine showing them their perfect satisfaction that they
we're crushing barrr rock vel as pay rock and faHg
according s formation and not with prcSonecyed psla
dees The rock being taken on Josephine Mine o. 1'e
The track had been taken rom 70 u 20 tue Benton
Mills They have s,opped IT, theaen Sss s'af Ss d ,SS
by Mr. Kan Of the most practical quartz miners In TIE
tar as only mined the fruitful rock leaving the barren be-
hind. or throwing away
PhE-TREE ROCK
The Pns-tree Rock. in its pay PORTION wonld yield as
m1e worked h. proper NJ so se i Sa S" na TO Ss
the oon Mills thinks he Will get about 81 per tub bot he
has to-day commenced TO aor H. and viii no doubt make 1t
pay more. -
The PRINCETON MSE-Ihs has been he mine Of the estate
sPo oy cs 81 IN cam ssn going north Il is said has failed
aog ether did go down IN the miae bat by all eoGld
learn by charge the rains and rau air are s all
tho same TO Therefore u is foolish TO say there
may never be good found By Ia that direcon
the south east bot they claim II will not They
taking out the Piar' 70 mix with iho poor IN WORKING
took near ayernge and tested Ii ought TO pay properly
worked over s9O-possibly s40per iun think II Is very
dangerous disturb the pillar. unless u done by one mneh
versed mining There number q N rs on this mine.
with their different hosting works would reduce tue three
to and make thai one me neS one hs goo
feet or perhaps hundred feet mOreo coure after
thorough by perfect mining engineer Of great
experience In my OPINION the NINE should be prospeeed 70
the south could be- Oiher ciporuons mght Ds
done at time There 1900 TONS Il sand saved
here, yet with the aud sum- allowed to
away when they lad 90 much good ground save them
az Of from rich rock OF course. there
will have be considerable dead work done on THIS mine
Including the incline thasone for air and the other for
hosting purposes guess the amount enough 70
state H. u might up 10 go 600 before pay oTeOnd all
dead 10 obtain coud be had, and might Lot DC la tna'
amount -
self about this mine Amer what / have learned from
others and my own observations the beautiful rock
now being Of the yen the great extent OF
this main VEIN the manner can be worked for an age
then, the wonderful pockets TIA, have been taken
ends and the branches commence This shan only
40 feet and deeper By 20 feet than any oser ina.
still In distance the main vein OF more than 900 feet
ko has been taken m rs U more s an sa Welded ID S Sn
10 these venture to say the poorest specimens OF mills In
washed from the Mariposa Greek below as said hardly
know how express myself Suffice II 10 Is tho most
wonderful gold vein ain forced 20 believe IN
goldquartk veins being good below as they have been
above History says Valley that when vein has
paid for $50 feet dosn now paying as well or better
(statstcs January, 1900 Alison Is 700 feet;
lately "a tuns paid s7Oo0 The Butte 400 feet the
lart run OF 80 DAYS s 00 and my dividend
sixeth Of the mine sG leaving large surplus in the
hands Of he Treasurer The Independence half mile TO tie
west the Butte mine II 80 feet still deeper and In splendid
boreance" The Hayward 10 Amador County 1000
deep getting three more dollars TO the tan
formerly could cite many OF ny own knowledge.
the App Hight aud Others The harposa niue i 10 all
ileDts and purposes virgin mine. believe there VIII be
millions vet taken from IL been oyerworkedthat