Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-29
LOCAL MINING REVIEW.
For the Week ending Dec. 2sth, 49,

For the Week ending Dec. 2sth, 1879.
The heavy rains OF the past few days
have had the effect to keep nearly every
body in doors except such as had BUSH
ness compelling them to be on the
streets. The recurrence of the annual
holiday has had its bearing upon the
amount of work done in the district.
The strike in the Lightner shaft of the
Raymond & Ely has proved to be an i'm
potent affair, as the places of the strik-
ers were supplied without difficulty, and
the attempt to form miners union or
league here seems not to have made
much progress; at least so it is said on
the streets. We do not undertake to
speak knowingly on the subject, since
the chief movers in the matter exhibited
snch bad taste as to object to any
report being taken and published
of their proceedings. Returning
to mining business proper, We
are happy to state that sinking and drift
ing in the various mines continues, not
withstandinS the inclement weather above
ground. Confidence in the richness and
permansncy Of our mines remains firm,
despite the Vaccinations of the bulls
and bears around the San Francisco
Stock Beard. With the active resump-
ton of business after the holidays, we
may reasonably anticipate increased &C
tivity in mining operations here.
The weather has been such during the
week as to render it almost impossible
for anything like full report to be
given of the mines.
The bullion shipments for the past
week, owing partly to the heavy state of
the roads, have not been up to the aver
age, amounting to s73,2s9 go, when the
average for the year now closing cannot
be less than $1OO,OO weekly. 10,
PoRTLANp.-From the 100-foot level q
Wine has been sunk 800 feet in ore, the
vein averaging from 2 to 81 feet wide.
The ore for the last few feet in the bot
tom has greatly improved, and it is now
Of the class recognized as free milling
ore and of superior quality. About 60
8 tons of frst-class ore is now on the
=, dump and as much more OF second-class.
the former giving average assays OF
$3.50 per ton. Three shifts are at work.
Q They are sinking winze, and will cut
= %bo l.Joa -, IL x,,orL shaft of die
], lance of about 240 feet. Only such ore
5 is being taken out as is met in the pro
/, cess of sinking and drifting. Owners o.
J, stock in the Portland are holding on t.
!, it, being confident that it is q valuabl,
j. mine
% RAILROAD MINE.-This claim was 10
4 Gated some months ago by several of GU
l. old resident prospectors, and they hav
,. steadily worked the same up to this date
&c The mine has got to the depth of % feet
- with ledge showing good indication
e. for rich strike before so feet will b
d sunk. Probably but few persons kno,
where the Railroad mine is situated, an
n. we give the information: 1t is about %
:. yards distant from tho Sunbeam, an
~ alongside of the Bullionville Railroa
" track. 1t is generally conceded by thos
Up who have viewed the mine, that there
m possibility that before long it will sho
er up to such an advantage that big price
IN will be offered for feet. .... ~.
3 MALDoNADo MINE.-This mine was i
n Gated in March, 1871, and has bee
remaining idle for some months, but
=, now in the hands of parties abundant
IL able to put it's merits to proper test.
| = ,s,>o ho1t RI
I'D the Alps to the Sunbeam, and in mort
p erly direction about 800 feet from Il
ZEE Silver Peak. The shaft has been SUI
'e- IS feet. and about two feet from IL
bottom the ledge was struck and o
w. assaying $50 per ton extracted. With
y the next thirty days the company "
be incorporated, the necessary capt.
Of, seslred and work on the mine prosec,
he ed vigorously. u
lgs ALPs.-During the week . rich led
ry, was cut in the drift from the main sha
ae, Drifted on the ledge 20 feet. Tho {
| vein is from Is to % inches wide, wi
in 5000 ore in sight. They are building
permanent ore dump, and as soon
that is completed, they will take {
ing from - to Is tons of ore per day. tt
It's are now asserting ore at the old dun
md They will forward and have milled i
DIS. mediately some 800 tons. The ore FIR
Mr.. this mine, worked last spring, pull
( $143.
o CHIEF OF THE Hula contract
~ been let to sink shaft 200 feet from
level of the tunnel, which has alre'
Ind reached depth of 20 feet. The p,
res poets are good at the present DEF
30 The Magnet mill commenced crush
q ore for this company on Friday.
will give the result in our next iss
las. From the character of the ore bulliol
paying quantities will no doubt be ]
ned duced.
rior MoNTANA.-Ws are informed by
rst- Wattellet, Superintendent Of the NJ
tana mine, that he has let another {
a.. tract to sink the main shaft so
:, ~ deeper. The shaft is now 100 feet d.
" in quartzite and quartz, and all the i
ars, cations point to the close proximity
At large body Of ore. The work will
4. prosecuted night and day.
~. P1ocHE CHAMPION. main shat
I'm this mine, which was started about
III LIST of October last, has now STAINED
Fin. depth Of $50 feet. No shaft in the c,
m has been sunk with such rapidity, an