Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-09
The Belmont Mine.

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We extract the following descrip-
tlon Of this now famous mine from the
Reese River Eerea1e of the 9th inst.
The account Is from the pen of Fred
d. Hart, our legislative reporter at
Carson last Winter, and an occasional
correspondent Of the NEWS under the
aom de plume Of Toby Green:
Entering the main incline. we de-
scended until reaching the 240.foot or
water level, where we alighted and
~traversed the drift, which Is cut through
the ledge In a northerly direction, a
distance OF 5l7 feet to the winze. In
which the m~arvelously rich body Of
ore now In sight wa struck. Note
II was In this N0-foot level, at o dis
lance from the incline, In a ~northerly
direction, Of $50 feet, that = body Of
ore go feet In length and seven feet In
width was extracted last Spring, and,
as the strike In the winze, so feet be-
low, Il undoubtedly q continuation Of
the same chimney, 1t Is expected that
the body below will pan out at least
40 feet In length.
Descending the wlnze we find that
the ledge-which lisa true fissure vein
has an angle or dip to the eastward
Of about 40 degrees for a depth OF
about as feet, when 1t suddenly takes
a turn to the westward, assuming an
almost vertical position. At the bot.
tom OF this eight-foot winze, a cross-cut
has been run through the ledge, show
Ing extremely high grade ore for a
width of seven feet-the ore consist
Ing of heavy black sulphurets. hardly
a piece Of which but shows wire silver.
From this cross-cut a drift has been
run, north and south. q distance Of l75
feet In all, stripping the ledge for
that distance. Throughout the entire
US feet the ledge shows the same quail
lty of ore, estimated to mill an average
of $500 per ton-in our opinion, a low
estimate. Three cross-cuts have been
run through the chimney which show
a width OF from q to S feet from wall
to wall. From the winze level-that
On which the ore body is exposed-a
small Wine u feet In depth has been
run, and borings made. which display
ore OF the same quality rs that above.
Wherever the ledge has been struck II
shows orc Of the same quality. One
hundred and sixty feet below the 240,
or water, level 400 feet depth Of IN.
cline) a level Is being run, which IL
known as the lower level, which will
tap this rich chimney. When this
level l., completed, Stopping will be
commenced aud an enormous amount
of ore can be extracted. 1t Is expected
that this level will be completed early
In January.
The strike Is In what Is known a:
the Moore aud Martin ground OF the
Belmont Company. a condensed histo'
~ OF which l will give in another
place.
No ore Is being extracted from the
mine at present, and the reason Is Oh
vious: the development was made In
advance Of the facilities for taking out
The only means of extraction now ex'
listing Is the S0-fo0t winze-which l:
small aud through which but a small,
quantity could be hoisted daily
thence. it wonld have 20 be transport,
ed a distance of 5l7 feet along the 2l(
level to tho incline, and by means o.
the incline to tho surface. From this,
1t will be seen Mt a glance that the sx'
pense of extraction would necessarily
be great and the amount capable 81
being hoisted insignificant. When tht
connecting drift, or lower level
reaches the ore body, then ore a he
extracted cheaply and In large guam
tity.
OF the value Of this immense de-
posit. or chimney, Of ore In the Bel
mont mine there cal be no doubt
That it Ia both rich and extensive l!
patent TO the most casual observer, anc
when once the extraction oil ore II
commenced. the shipments Of bullion
will astonish the world.