The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-06-29

Their discoveries than exist in any mining re-
giou Of its age in the Great Basin Situated
80 miles in Il northerly direction from Elko.
on large fork Of the Owybee river, near The
Idaho line, il is easily reached from Elko by
Hill Beachey's through line of stages TO Ida
no, which travel over one of the best roads
in the State.
MINES on THE HILL wrssr OF PLAcERvnLE.
On the vest bank of the. owyhee. directly
opposite Mountain City, is a thriving little
town called PbcerIille. and on the halls west
of this place may be mentioned the following
mines, ~hich although not embracing all the
locations, are among the principal ones:
THE BUCKEYE LEDoE,
Belonging 20 the Argenta company, is four
. foot vein, with a north and south course,
pitching easterly. Some 81. 900 has been ex-
pended on the property in stripping. sinking
ahd taking out ore.
THE ELKo
Shows a two-foot ledge, and has a fair pros
pect Of developing good mine. -.....
THE MONITOR
Has incline down on it 80 feet, exposing
two good walls, and five-foot vein we'll
charged with ore. A quantity of ore taken
from the surface niiled SOP. The company
has 20 sacks of choice and 10 tons of second
class ore on the dumps.
THE GREAT EASTERN
Will average three feet i'll width, and is be-
ing worked by a company of good miners.
| The top of the vein has been sluiced off, and
exposed for 500 feet. Several tons of ore have
been treated III the Auburn mill at Reno. and
returned handsome profit to the mine own
/ ers. A shaft Is being put down to cut the
| ledge on the dip at depth of 80 feet. Ore is
! constantly being shipped abroad, aud one of
| the owners is now below attending to its be-
ing worked. In the ravine below the mine
| chlorders are proitably at work picking up
hoat. which they sell to II. NJ. Grant, the
! banker. '.a 100. ......
TIE MAMMOTH NINE
Presents all the evidence Of being a perma-
nent and valuable property. showing con-
! tinuous vein of COO feet on the surface, where
it has been exposed by the taking Of OF the
| sub-soil that covers most the mines on this
| hill. The depth of the shaft at present Is 80
| feet, from which 2OO tons of ore, estimated to
be worth SlUU 10 the ton, have been taken.
| This company ship ore abroad for reduction
| and find II profitable in SO doing, even after
| paying the high charges for transportation by
! teams and rail.
THE BELL OF THE WEST
Is location Of 200 feet, and has a 10-inch
vein ut the bottom of the 6O-foot incline.
| Forty tons of ore milled'returned S9S to the
| ton. Thirty tons Of first and second class ore
! are now out, which Is estimated To he worth
/ $50 To the ton in silver aud $50 in gold The
incline Is timbeTed III n wOlkmuuIke uIaI.uer.
rHE COLUMNS LEDGE
stands mp we'll, and runs from three to four
! feet in width. as far as sunk upon. which l.
| only to depth OF 20 feet Tho ore runs
from S4OO to $500. and is Of the blue sui
| phrrct order. combined with IA suinll pur
| centn%c Of antiInOny and lead. Lut Gun bc
I treated without roasting.
! THE LoED BYRON
In Grasshopper gulch. is good. promising
looking ledge called the Lord Byron, showing
a 4U-inch vein, with ore that runs AS high as
500 to the ton in silver. They have shaft
down "a feet.
BLUE LEAD.
The Blue lead vas struck on the llth in
slant. while sluicing in search Of the extern
sion of the Columbus. and shows a rich black
snlphuret ore, occasionally coated with native
silver
DIAMOND.
Close to the Crescent vein is a promising
claim called the Diamond. which has passed
into the hands OF Mcdonald Il Buneman I'M
| der bond, who are nov at work in its deYel-
| opment. The ledge a. the bottom of the in
cline appears regular and il Of good size, a nd
the ore runs AS high as $500 TO the ton.
WAR EAGLE.
On the War Eagle an incline is being put
down. which is developing a promising Look
ing VEN.
HILL BEAcHEr.
The Hill Beachey mine is located ut the
head Of Russell gulch, and has a shaft down
In the vein to Il depth of 40 feet. Auriferous
quartz IL found in abundance.
In this neighborhood are many other prom
isinR locations, not mentioned, which may
prove equal 20 the best developed mines in
the camp.
The formation on these hills is granite. the
bed rock being covered with a layer Of earth
to depth of from one TO fifteen feet 1t is
rarely that the lodges crop to the surface. A
dense growth Of rich grass covers tho noun
| tains TO their SUBMITS.
| CALIFORNIA HILL.
Southeast from Mountain City, a distance
OF two miles. rises a high and attractive look
| ing mountain on which are found many rich
and well defined veins. ~
| THE NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA
The Nevada and California lodges arc two
parallel veins. Sufficient surface work was
done on the lodges 10 induce tho owners To
drive deep tunnel, which WAS commenced
last Summer, and has been driven into tho
| mountain 3S4 feet cutting the California nj n
depth Of 100 feet from the surface, and find.
ing l2.foot vein that will pay well for mill.
ing. The tunnel Is being continued TO tho
Nevada which will be intersected In abont 40
feet, at depth Of 900 feet. -.