Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-02-09
HUM AND HINT

potn the 'front.' and back lodges. In the
pack ieuSe, III the extreme east drift. the
VEN has widened to fully five feet, on
the tunnel, and there the ore is fully as
fich as IN any other part of the ledge
that drift being fifty feet further east
than any other. In the extreme west
drltt the ledge is about three feet wide.
ana the ore there is high grade. With
suci developments, so far art,-about
ooo 1eet intervening between these two
ore breasts, can doubt that the
back ledge of the HUM a. Hunt Compa-
ny is "a true fissure vein" Front ledge
Is looking good in all parts. As our
readers at distance may not understand
me term back and front lodges, they are
informed that the HUM e. Hunt Com
pany own two distinct lodges, running
parallel with each other, and about one
hundred feet apart
SILVER PEAK.
Larger quantities of ore than usual
have been brought to the surface during
the week, and 30 per cent. of it is high
grade ore. There are now over fifty tons
on the dump, which the assayer's certifi-
Gates show to be worth, on fair average.
Sl50 ton. The ore breast is the same
as before reported-about ten inches
wide. The Silver Peak is being carefully
managed now, work being prosecuted
with the view OF extricating the company
from the difficulties in which it was in
VOWED by the former management; but
the prospect is now good for it soon be-
ing placed on substantial footing, when
working forces and facilities will be
greatly increased. One shift is engaged
on the tunnel intended to tap the incline
ll5 feet below the surface.
CHIEF OF THE HILL. ..
Now down with the main shaft l2O
feet below the level of the Burk tunnel,
loo feet OF which are thoroughly timber.
ed and completed. The shipment of ore
last month amounted to 100 tons, the
greater portion of which was high grade
ore Work is being prosecuted in all the
Slopes, and from to tons of good ore
are being hoisted daily. No serious en-
barrassment was experienced from the
late storms, we are informed by Thomas
Cook, the foreman--who, by the way,
was engaged nine years continuously on
the Comstock ledge at Virginia. The
bullion shipment of the Chief of the Hill,
for the month of January was S., 633. of
which nearly 5000 was gold.
PIoCHE.
The Usual quantity of ore is being
taken out, and it is of richer character
than that raised last month. Prospect.
ing still continues in the bottom and
in other parts of the mine, and the usual
number OF hands are engaged But little
ore has been shipped during the week
from lack of working facilities, and the
dump pile has grown to colossal proper
tons. The bullion yield of last month
has been considerable above the average,
and there is a large amount of high
grade ore on hand. Hosting continues
as before eported-from four to five tons
being raised daily. The Phoebe mine
never looked better.
STAR OF THE UNION.
| This is promising lode about half
way between Phoebe and Highland. 1t
was discovered seven or eight months
ago by Charles Stein & Co., John James
and Charles Osborne, who have since
been constantly engaged in its develop
ment. An incline is being run Just un-
der the vein, and is now about no feet
down. AS soon as the Highland mill
gets into operation ore will be taken out.
The ore is a fine milling rock, assays
running, so far, from $50 to $l75 to the
ton, with good bodies presented.
AMADoR TUNNEL
No new developments, but indications
continue fattering, considerable ore be-
ing passed through the tunnel daily.
A large amount of high grade ore is out,
and will be hauled to the Floral mill as
soon as hauling facilities can be pro-
cured. The mine is being worked most
efficiently under the present supervision
of Mr.. Grandy-who has charge during
the temporary absence of Mr.. Kales, the
superintendent he being now in San
Francisco on business connected with
the mine.
PEAvINE,
Main shaft is 200 feet down, and from
that point a drift has been run southerly
in the hill a distance of rs feet. That
portion of the ledge will be further pros
pected the coming week by starting a
cross-cut. A raise has been started from
the second level, 1856 feet from the main
shaft, to connect with the first level, and
some good ore is being taken from it,
Ore is also being taken out from the
stope above the first level, at which point
the ledge looks very promising.
EXCELSIOR.
The main shaft is now 225 feet deep,
and sinking continues with all energy.
The winze to connect with the shaft is
now 100 feet deep. A station will be made
at $50 feet on the shaft, from which point
the winze will be drifted for. About
seven tons of first and three of second
class ore are being hoisted daily. The
ore is constantly increasing in richness
and now pulps $3.50 to the ton. The
mine looks well in all its slopes.
TASMANIA.
Work was prosecuted the last month
with but one shift of men, and the pros
poets were highly encouraging when it
was suspended-last week. Why work
should be suspended on so promising a
ledge is more than we can understand.
1t is evident from appearances at the
bottom of the shaft that fine body of
ore is not far distant.
PIocHE PHENIX.
New shaft progressing finely. Now
down 800 feet. Ground very favorable
for sinking. Contractors making some
thing over three feet in twenty-four
hours. The traciups in the old works