Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-18
some ore indications and ferruginous

aiteI passing tnrOugh what we shall
| II HORSE" enters an argentifer-
Gus formation similar i'm kind to that
l the other workings of the Calico.
Az the turthermost explorations i'm
thls ievei the ore gives place to for
natlons other than metallic. The
hrst cross-cut is made at an angle a lit
tie greater thar a right angle from the
DRIFT, Is twelve feet in length, and
passes through nothing but high
grade ore Another drift has been
put in from the level, i'm nearlv an
opposite direction from the ore al.
ready described, but has brought to
light nothing worthy of note. The
fourth level is $50 feet from the ton.
but, like the other, possesses nothing
OF interest. In concluding our re.
marks upon the Calico, we NAV saw
that a large body of ore, perhaps
several hundred tons is on the DUMP,
u thai the owners are arraigning
for superficial improvements, to ac-
commodate a greater quantity.
A little above the mine we have at.
tempted to describe in the foregoing, is
located
SHAFT NUMBER FOUR.
This is a distinct location of itself,
and is owned by Messrs. Geddes and
Bertrand. The main excavation is an
incline, with an angular extent of
about $50 feet, from which various
shafts, drifts, Slopes, etc, have been
made, and many large chambers ex-
cavated, from which considerable
quantities of ore have been taken. In
the southern portion Of the mine, and
i'll fact in places all through it, but in
the former locality more particularly,
as fine faces of ore as II would de-
sire to see are presented to the view.
We are in possession of specimens,
taken at random from several places
through the workings, which are
about as good as the best mines Of the
district produce. The cost of bringing
the ore to the surface from the lOcali-
ties where it was found in the greatest
quantities in this mine, caused the
owners to abandon all internal work,
and to start a perpendicular shaft at
some distance from the incline. This
is being carried down with speed, and
has already reached a depth of thirty
feet.
The Stockton mine is not at present
in operation, but has been relieved OF
considerable ore within the past year.
The Secret Valley claim has also
yielded considerable of the valuable
substance, but it, too, has been tenn
porarily abandoned. 1t is situated
across a ravine from the Calico, and
about 500 yards from the latter.
After concluding u explorations
in the Geddes and Bertrand mines,
we crossed a shallow ravine and en-
tered
THE HODGDON MINE.
The surface indications at the Hodg-
don are of the most tlattering kind,
but up to the present time no very
large body Of ore has been discov-
cred. The main shaft is fifty feet
deep, with All eXcavated chamber hf-
teen feet from the surface. Traces Of
ore are seen all through this excava-
ton, but in no very great quantity
does it occur. The shaft from here
passes through a sort of pudding-stone
formation, with ore indications inter-
mixed. Atthe bottom nothing differ
ent has been found. Work upon the
mine is carried on by "a day and a
night shift. Some ore lies sacked
upon the dumps, which was taken
from some of the exhausted work
ings. The general indications are that
this mine will eventually turn into
an reproducing property.
After leaving the HOdGdon mine,
we assembled Austin hill and looked
into
THE JONES MINE,
Which is situated on the west side OF
the mountain, called, however, a hill.
A short drift has been driven into the
hill, from the end of which an incline
is run sixty-five feet. From this two
drifts have been put in, the first of
which comes in ore, and the second
also, but finally energies into the
country rock. The Jones shows a
very good body of ore, and has al
ready shi pped ninety tons: Lack OF
space prevents us from giving a o
full description Of the property.
THE S~ARSFIELD
Claim is OH the east side of Austin
Hill, and has a tunnel 200 feet long,
but not a very fiattering display OF
mineral from it. A perpendicular ex-
ploration, however, shows a more en-
couraging prospect.
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