Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-07-19
CRESCENT City, Cal. May -

California Items.
Crescent City, Cal.. May eAsh, 1867
n. X. Saw yer Sir If you think thas tho
following items, In regard to the Silver mines Of
Nevada will interest the readers Of the "As,eef
icos, use them.
They sse condemned from the s. r. Ninine
Prev. Silver IN Nevada, was first discovered
in Jans le1s, BY Peter O'Riliey and Psssisk
Mclaughlin. They discovered while goll.
washing, some orc which had been wsshed
away from the lode.
CoNsToCK LEDGE 10 DAY-Ophir-Mex-
ican Shan now e25 n. deep. A double hoist
ing engine of 60, and pumping engine Of 10
horse power.
GOULD / CURRY ths most fAmous mine %
the lode. Work now done through the Bonner
shat, which is 750 #. deep. Two hosting en-.
gincs Of 20, and pumping engine Of l.s
horse power.
SANAGEH.-The new shan styled the Curtis
Shat, Is now COO feet deep. Three hoistine
engines Of 60 each and pumping engine "
800 horse power.
CHOLLAR PoTOsl. - Worked through tho
new shaft 10 #. deep, aud the old Potoyi SHAFT
4s5 # deep At the new shaft are three en-.
gines of 40, so, 4 70 horse power the latter for
pumping. At the Potosi 30 horse for hoist
ing.
BULLION.-Shaft 800 II. deep. Hosting and
pumping power, 2engincs 40 horse power each;
Exchcqucr-Shaft and incline 800 teet deep, en-
sine "a horse. The claim adjoining Is 100 feet
deep with same capacity Of engine. Neither
are being worked at this time.
Gold Hill proper commences at the Imperial
mine. The old shaft is 30 It deep, engine IS
horse power. The new shaft being sunk con-
Jointly with the Empire Co., styled the Elm.
pire Imperial, is now so #. deep. The shaft
u, ivct, anu tucu 0rHt west Tor
the ledge.
EMPIRE SHAFT 700 II. decpc engine, each 10
horse.
PLATO 4 BOwERs.-Incine, $50 n. deep
engine 40horse power. Through this shaft ore
is raised from the following Rice. Winters,
Robinson, Imperial, and Consolidated. The
mine is owned in New York.
CoNFIDENCE.-Shaft $50 feet deep, and en-
gine ?5 horse. Ore FROM the Logan & Holmes,
Michigan and North Yellow Jacket, hoisted
through 70 this shaft.
YELLOW JACKET.-Shaft at old mine Is 700
feet deep. with 2engine so horse power each.
At the south Mine the Shaft is $50 feet deep,
with cnsiuc (corliss Of 1o5 horse power.
KENTUCK. K.-Shatt 4s5 feet deep, engine IS
horse power
CROWN PoINT.-Shaf 800 feet deep, ccngincs
Of % & IS horse power.
BELCHER.-Shaft 900 feet deep, the deepest
on the Constock lode. The hosting engine
Co. pumping 40 horse power. Overman shaft
700 feet deep, engines for hoisting and pump.
Ing of Il joint capacity of 100 horse.
This finishes the lis. of working mines on
the ComstOck lode, and shows the entire depth
of shafts through which orc IL being hoisted
daily to be 1O,427 feet, with an'aggregstc steam
power Of $50 horse, and affords employment
to at least G0O0 persons, directly and indirectly.
The annual produce Of bullion for the last
years has been, In round numbers, A. fol.
lows:-
1862 a OOO 600. 1868 el2 900 90.
1854 l6 600 600. 1865 Is 000 900.
1866 5000 OOA
Total in 3 years o6S 900 600.
SAvAGR.-During the week ending April
9th 1906 tons Of orc were taken from the
mine, showing an assay value Of go, eQHsA
e44.79 per ton.
CHOLLAK POTOSI.-During the wsek ending
April 9th ssst To- Custom AHls $l67 tons q
ore, previous wcck 24O0 tons. This Co. vt the
prsssat time gives employment to 373 men at
the mine, and requires II mills for the reduc.
tions Of its ores.
Owing to the immense expense. consequeut
upon ra>ing the water from such depth; 4
company have surveyed, and are about start
ing an adit, or drain tunnel. 1t is called - Tho
Sutra Tunnel" and the distance from ths
mouth of tho tunnel to the Savage Works il .
little over miles, lat -, tho Colnstcck lodc
dips to the east, 1t will be cut in 21i.3 ft. and
will be ,3s2a feet below the floor Of the Savage
Works Tis proposed to snk4 shalts, aud
that will give faces to work ut the same tiino.
Distance of lSt. Shaft from mouth Of tunnel
400 t.-dcpth 4i3-and Shat from lst. 6,l5O
feet. depth $50 ft.-3d from End. 1860 It,, depth
1886 ft.-sth from Sd. i,Gj4 II. depth, 1860 feet
from shaft to Coiu,tock lode 2,2ii foot dapth
1913 feet.
Shaft No. l. is ;1.a X12 10. Nos. e.3&4,
l-s II outside Of planking and they will b.
divided into two compartments, one for pump-
ing. and onc for hoistins.-It is estimated that
i; will take from 3 I.2 ~ years, and cost a..
$40, 900,
The State OF Scfada, ana the Chitcu States'
have made the Co. valuable grants, and tho
mining Cos. have agreed to ''pay SO 90 per ton,
for every ton of ore extracted after the tunpe.
Is completed and actually drain tho Hainss, OF
If they are not drained than afscr n later.
gtcd drift reaches under any ml,.e, one dollar
per ton for every ton transported through the
t0nncl, and twenty-five cents tor each man
transported through tha tunnel, either In vs.
out,
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