Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-26
GOAL ITEMS
LOCAL MINING REVIEW.


629.lG.
Duripg the past week there has been
made in Bristol District discovery
which promises to be an important ben
eft TO Phoebe. As We have stated in
nreyious issue, on the authority of Su-
nerintendent Roe, body of ore, which
is very rich, and is supposed to be also
of,reat extent, has been found in the
Cave mine. Although, in the strictest
sense of the word, the Cave cannot be
said TO be one of our local mines, yet
the success or failure OF its owners, as
such, is as closely allied to our interests
as if it were in reality in Ely District.
There is considerable excitement
among the miners with regard to the
mines, or at least the supposed mines Of
San Juan, near the southwestern corner
of Colorado. The distance from here is,
we understand in the vicinity Of 400
miles. The snow has fallen over part of
the road, and is about to fall upon the
remainder of it. This makes the excite
ment so much greater. The prospector,
though he may deny it if you charge him
with the fact, usually reasons thus:
Nothing that is Of any great value can
be had without great pains and labor;
such and such a district is long dis
lance from me. and the way is hard;
therefore. as great pains and labor are
required to reach it, if l reach it must
be richly rewarded. To prove that it is
by such train of reasoning that pros
pectors usually conclude to travel, We
have but to refer to past excitements,
with regard to both placer and quartz
mines. Never does an Autumn pass
over the heads of mining community
without bringing with its flakes an
excitement with regard to some distant
district However. out of these excite
ments good comes to some. Our wishes
to those who have gone from among us
to the new mines are that they may find
golden fortunes. May those who have
gone, and those who are to go, remember
their fellow workers of Phoebe.
MEADOW VALLEY.
Incline 3 has been sunk to the depth
Of 1000 feet, where the 10th station is
now being opened. When the station
shall have been completed, drifting will
be commenced from it, and the sinking
of the shaft will be continued. The west
drift from the 9th station is in 1870 feet
the east, from the 9th, 2S7 feet; the
east from the 9Th, 1913 feet. Incline has
been completed to a depth of 1874 feet.
Its bottom, as well as that of No. 3, is in
hard quartzite, which. however, blasts
well. From incline the west drift at
the 9Th level is in 504 feet the east from
the 4tb, 104feet; the west from the Sd, ll6
feet. There has been little or no change
either in the character of the ore or in
the quantity taken out.
PIocHE.
At the old works there are now on the
dump 40 tons of ore, assorted and ready
for the mill. During the week the
breasts in the slopes have been very
hard. For this reason not as much ore
has been taken out as usual. The car
samples of the ore now on the dump give
the exceedingly good average Of STA. 80
to the ton. The new shaft measured $40
feet in depth yesterday morning. Dur
ing the past week the contractors made
more progress than during any previous
period of the same length. They sue
ceeded in going down 25 feet. The bot
tom of the shaft is still in a shale forma-
ton.
SPRING MOUNTAIN TUNNEL.
Three shifts of men continue the work
of sinking the shaft, the bottom of which
is now 140 feet below the tunnel. 1t is
expected that ledge No. 2 will be cnt
within 10 or 10 feet from where the men
are now working. Ledge No. 3 will then
be reached by a cross.cut.' The indica.
tons with regard to the lodges about tc
be cut are considered very good.
WASHINGTON & CREOLE.
Another winze has been commenced
making three now in progress. These
wines are 1900 feet apart, and are al
IN ore. When they shall have been sunl
lOC feet they will be connected witt
each other by drifts from their bottoms
Stopping upward to the level above vii
then be commenced. The prospects O.
the mine are better than heretofore.
CAROLINE.
The sinking of the shaft continue,
through hard rock. All the rock through
which the men have passed during th,
week has been hard. To-day will be fin
ished contract which will make The
depth of the shaft 425 feet. Anothe,
contract for 100 feet has been let, so tha
the work will continue uninterruptedly
CHIEF OF THE HILL.
progress OF 10 feet has been mad,
IN the cross cut at the 360-foot level. Tn,
rock in the face of the drift has been YER,
hard for the last week. but is becomini
softer. A further distance of u feet ha,
been run. since our last report, in tn
west drift.
CHIEF EAST EXTENSION.
On Wednesday the sinking of the mali
shaft was resumed at depth OF 225 feet
The ledge at the bottom OF the shaft i
regular and we'll defined. tits, in width
about 3 feet, 6 inches of which, along tn
loot wall, is rich ore.
ALPS.
hao occu nubpcuucu LOT u 10,
days, for the purpose of repairing tn
engine which is out of order. The az
pearance Of the mine, when the work
men quit. was very promising. Tn
lace OF the drift was in quartz, shown
mineral
CONDOR.
On Monday last work was resumed i
the Condor mine at the depth of l6O fee
The shaft is being sunk on the ledg,
which is three feet wide. Appearance
indicate the proximity of good body {
ore at present.
RAYMOND 4 ELY
The humber OF men at work in th
mine has been increased to 225, VII
lake out 100 tons of ore daily. No chane
mas taken place in the aspect ofthe min
nor In the character of the work sint
the last report.
SILVER PEAK.