Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-09
Phoebe Mining Items.

We collate the following from the
Records loc.: mining review Of July
9Th:
In the Meadow Valley no orc ia be-
ing raised at present through the shafts
OH No. I and No. 5-everything conf
Ing through the No. 3 shaft-though in
point of tact it hardly deserves the
name. when taken in connection with
such a mine as the Meadow Valley.
being small and crooked. In size II Is
only 5x6 feet. and Of this only two
feet nine inches Is devoted to the
bucket, which Is necessarily small. In
order TO raise the requisite amount of
ore to the surface to run the mill, the
lack of carrying capacity has TO be
made up by II speed Of $40 feet a mill
ute. The wear and tear Is tremendous,
so that the same kind of rope that
was formerly used three months, now
only lasts twenty-four, or at most
twenty-eight days. As soon rs 4 con-
nection Is made with No. ). where are
the main hosting works Of the COM
pany. everything above and including
the 7th level, will be worked through
that shaft. This connection will GER
tainly be made by the lse proximo, by
which time it Is expected that the new
works on No. 3 will be completed.
The new engine has a twelve-inch cyl
Under. and Is rated at 40.horse power.
1t was made Mt the Risdon iron works,
San Francisco. Thirty-siX tons of ore
are now being raised daily, notwith-
standing the difficulties to which we
have alluded, and It Ia certainly fully
as rich as any we have ever seen from
the mine. The bullion shipment for
June was in the neighborhood OF $780,
900.
The American Flag Mill and Mining
Company are working the usual force
and raising about II tons daily. As
this amount of ore does not equal the
capacity OF the complny's mill, during
"A part Of the time it will be opened to
custom work, aud 1t Is confidently be-
lieved that 70 mill in the State can
render u better account OF the ores
crushed by It. Last week there was
worked there IL tons Of orc from the
Excelsior mine that has been lying at
the mill for a long time, with the toll
lowing results : Gross tons, III. 23O-
1000; dryage. 8 per cent %llll-2OO0; net
tons, 10. lll2-20OO; average assay per
ton. 800. $500; value of $ll55, 40
100; value of bullion. SIG, Gl-lU0; per-
centage extracted, 20, 6.
In our review Of last week, after
giving the amount of bullion shipped
from the Washington and Creole mine
that week, viz, $685. 81. we stated
that the shipment of the next week
would probably reach $500, and ven-
tured the opinion that the percentage
of increase was likely to continue.
Events have justified our prediction
the bullion product this week reaching
the sum Of $S,S5S 70, instead OF ST.
5OO-and that of the coming week is
estimated at not less than $4,000.
There Is no material change to note in
the stopes and drifts. Hosting fifteen
tons daily. Force Of men at work,
sixty all told. Prospecting for new
Developments is going ON actively.
In the Raymond & Ely, as noticed
In our last review, underground work
has been suspended for a while, pend
ing the erection Of the new hosting
works. Part of the machinery arrived
during the last week.
The Phoebe is working the same
number of hands as last week. and OK
tracing about the same daily average
Of ore. :,
In the Bowery the rich ore noticed
In our last still continues, with good
promise for the future.