Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-09-22
,ocAL MINING RE VIEW.
FOR IN. week ending September Al.

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Another week has passed, and Ely Dis
trict still keeps advancing over all others
in the State. The mines have improved
greatly within the last seven days. In
many OF the newly-incorporated mines
fine lodges with rich ore have been
struck. and their stock is eagerly sought /
after. The Chief East Extension is an
example, Yesterday, it will be noticed
below, they cut very fine vein OF ore,
and 975 shares OF the stock were dis |
posed OF in San Francisco at "a and
$4.25 per share. This gives evidence
of the confidence that our neignboring
State holds towards Phoebe. We meet
many every day who have just arrived
from different portions of this coast and
from the East, and We have tai Ell great
pains to show them the marvellous de-
v.lopments that have been made in this
district, and in almost every case thy
express great surprise. They had all
heard Of Phoebe, but did not think that
such great work had been done. There
fore iris necessary for all that are specu-
lating in the mines of Ely District to APP
preciate and believe that which We have
NO often stated in our columns, that
Phoebe is the greatest silver-minng camp
in the United States. To-day there are
\ ten mines being worked for every one
worked twelve months ago. The per-
manency of onr mines has been settled
by practical experience, and there is GER
tninly no section of this State that III ows
30 many veins which will pay SO hand
somely for working.
Wells, Fargo T. Co. shipped daring the
past week SIS, 755.05 in bullion. Such
amounts Of silver pouring out OF this
camp show conclnsively that it is the
peer Of the Pacific coast. This is but an
index TO what Phoebe will be in one year
hence. The great mines, the Meadow
Valley, Raymond 4 Ely, Phoebe, Ar
kansas, Washington and Creole, and Ex-
ceIsior, keep advancing, never failing 10
produce the rich rock. 1t appears that
the deeper our mines 60 the richer the
ores become. The Excelsior yesterday
struck II fine body Of ore assnying 50, 900
per ton. Such showings entitle Phoebe
to the first consideration of those seek
ing good Investments in silver-nlining
enterprises. q g. ~ 20, .4,tss 49,.
The HUM & HuSr. - Through the
courtesy of David Hunt, Superintendent,
we were enable d hist Saturday to make n
thorough examination OF &. HUM L
Hunt mine. We We're well pleased with
its appearance and the large quantity OF
rre on hand. The tunntl is now in 30i
feet, and in that distance four led ,es
have been struck--the first of which /.
n the one that was in dispute with The
Desdemona (Which suit has been settled
4 to the satisfaction Of both parties. On thi,
ledge drifts have been run to the eas
and the west. The drift running east il
III only about Is feet, and at the end O
1t perpendicular shaft has been SUM
4 to depth of 46 feet. In this Shaft is
vein OF ore 81 feet wide that will worl
N from $500 to $500 per ton, and which
II will b. stopped out when milling fac,liti-
N have been secured. OF this body of or
there seems to be no end, and it is GU
opinion that it alone will justify tn
u erection OF a mill. Further on in til
4 tunnel We strike the second ledge, whic
q WAS supposed to be the Chapman No.
4 and to quiet title tho HUM Il Hunt pun
chased it. On one side of the tunn.
Il this ledge is = of foot wide, aud o
"a the other It is u feet. The rock look
I'd extremely rich. The third ledge is abo,
M feet wide, and some very good ore h.
MI been extracted from it. Tke fourt
MI ledge Is about 10 feet from the face ,
the tunnel, and was but recently strucl
mi A prospecting drift has been to the ea
Il several feet. The ledgeis about A fe,
& WIDE, and has every appearance of CO,
~ taining hrst-class ore. Taking the fol
IN lodges combined, we can conscientious
say that no mine in the camp presenty
more favorable appearance nor a b.tt
cnance for investment than the HUM
Hunt. Work is being prosecuted vieo
WA ously day and night, aud we are clad
mn say with good success. A perpendicul
&& shalt has been commenced on the hi
M side about 80 feet from the mouth OF Il
q tunnel over which hosting works W
De erected. When this shaft has reach,
depth OF 200 feet, the ore and dirt W
81 have to be raised only 100 feet, as II
shaft will intersect the tunnel 1t til
depth, and the ore can be run O
n through tin cars. The development
n this mine has been q success throuChor
and shows, that the Trustees have h
right man in the right place. a'sna 4
wAsHMorox AND CnEoIE. - Our ,
nj porter visited the works Of this corupal
~ Yesterday. and had the pleasure 81 g
|sk ing them in operation The machinel
mi manufactured by Booth & Co.. OF s
|M Francisco, consists OF y 30.horse now
~ engine, with l2-inch bore and 20-in
EN- stroke, and double reel with a doub
= clutch motion. the drums Of which |,
o. feet. with boilers. etc., to match. T
BOILERS, engine and drums are ali set
solid stone foundation 8 feet deep.
beng one Of the best foundations III