Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-13

the west drift at point about los feet
from the shaft. This winze has reached
depth OF 100 feet and shows good ore
all the way. In the easterly drift of this
level winze has been started about LOG
feet from the shaft and is now about IA
or Is feet in depth. 1t shows good ore.
Stopping between the second and third
easterly levels is going on to a considera-
BILE extent. The works generally are be-
ing conducted with care and a strict eve
to economy, and reflects credit on the
management of Mr.. McMasters. As we
observe in another place. the company's
| mill is about to work 1000 tons Of ore
from the HUM and Hunt mine.
AMADoR TUNNEL.-The work on this
tunnel is being pushed. It has now at
tanned length of 27O feet. The winze
that is being sunk about 113 feet from
the mouth of the tunnel is now 80 feet
deep. At the bottom it reveals ledge
of from three to four feet in width. Two
assays were made yesterday morning
from ore taken from the winze which
gave an average of $1,000. The whole
of the vein yields good milling ore while
some streaks of it are of extraordinary
| richness.
| PAGE AND PANACA.-The work of sink
ing the shaft is going on. 1t is now
down fully $50 feet. The drift on the
400 foot level is in about 100 feet and
will be continued until it strikes the
ledge. The Superintendent, Mr.. Kales,
is on visit to San Francisco and will
probably return about the latter part of
this month. In the meantime Mr. Har-
dy is attending to the work in most
careful and attentive manner.
SuNBEAM.-Th shaft on this mine is
down 2lO feet and still sinking. Very
superior hosting works are erected over
wire rope arrives. This has been shipped
from San Francisco and will shortly
reach its destination, when the machin-
cry will at once be set in motion. About
10 tons of ore is brought to the surface
daily. Some of it is very rich and the
whole of it, it is thought, will fully aver
age Sl30 per ton.
MEADOW VALLEY. The working force
Of this company has been reduced by
about one hundred men. 1t is not how
ever supposed that this will be a perma-
nent reduction but was done with view
to etfecting some changes that were be-
leved necessary, otherwise there is but
little alteration at present to report in tue
operations of this important corporation.
| ExcELsIoR.-Mr. A. Caldwell, the Su-
perlntendent, was kind enough to inform
us of the progress of the work in this
mine. The main working shaft is about
10 feet in depth and will be sunk until it
strikes the ledge. The incline has
reached Il depth of about 200 feet.
Stopping is going ON in the 70 and 80 foot
levels.
KINsroN Ketton, the Superin-
tendent, has received orders from the
Bay to commence timbering the shaft on
this mine. Hosting machinery has
been ordered and will be sent hither
without any delay. When the works
are erected the work of sinking will
| again be resumed.
BowERY.-The wire rope intended for
use in the shaft of this mine has not ar
| rived, so the workmen are doing the best
they can with windlass, but with such a
deep shaft, raising dirt by hand is nee
essarlly slow process. There is there
fore but little change to note from last
week.
! ARXANsAs.-The inclined shaft in this
mine has reached depth of 3l5 feet
The 40 feet and $50 feet levels are being
opened, and excellent ore is being found
III both. Mr.. Phillips, the Superinten-
dent, thinks the prospects Of the Arkansas
are indeed excellent, and he is by no
means alone in his belief.
GRAY EAGLE.-The owners of the Gray
| EaUlu in, l,,ol A ,io Il
was struck on Friday last. 1t ASSAYS
high and there appears to be large
body of ore. 1t is thought that further
Developments will prove the Gray Eagle
to be very valuable property.
PACIFIC TuNNEL.-This week, in spite
of the excessive hardness of the rock, ten
feet has been added to the length of this
tunnel. 1t is this expectation of Mr..
Nichols, the Superintendent, that they
will soon pass through the very hard reef
which is now delaying them and then
rapid progress will be made.
| INGoMAR.-The contractors for sinking
the main shaft have sunk about "a feet
during the past week, giving a total
depth of $50 feet. Capt. Ketton, the
Superintendent, is well satisfied with the
progress of the work. .-
LILLIAN HALL.-Work on the incline,
which is 207 feet deep, has been tempo
rarlly suspended. Drifting is going on
in the 10 foot western level and is in 46
feet. Yesterday some ore was struck in
this level which looked favorable. 81
| MoCKING BIRD.-Mr. Carl Davis, the
Superintendent, informs us that the
shaft is now l25 feet in depth and at the