Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-14
LOCAL MINING REVIEW.


...week Ending Dec. Is. 1873.
The upprecedentediy heavy snow
,shicb has fallen recently has interfersd
considerably with the process OF hauling
FL. from the mines to the mills by the
'.r,;r;e schooners" which have been
and still are the pride of the Sagebrush
S,ots The railroad, however, has been
IN cood running order all the time, and
.ucb companies as ship their ores by rail
hove not been Inconvenience by lack
g facilities for transportation. Under
,,roupd work has not been interrupted by
n. late storm except in few instances
where tie putting in of timbers has been
retarded somewhat by the difficulty Of
obtaining the necessary material. Ship
mspts Of bullion have not been up to
the average as in the heavy state of the
,osds it has not been practicable to send
!, off, We look for an improvement in
this particular soon. A: this Indictment
season prospecting is at stand-still;
nothing can be done in that line while
the snow lasts. Hence no prospecting
narties have started out from Phoebe
since our previous review, and we do
not look for any venture of the kind for
weeks to come. There are but few arri-
walls from other parts ut this time, not
many caring to endure the hardship Of q
trip here during the prevailing cold
weather.
MEADOW VALLEY.
No. 8 shaft down 1,0S1 feet, and sink
ing still continues as fast as possible.
Running drift west from tenth station ;
now in Al feet; no change worthy of note
in that drift. Running drift east from
ninth station; now in 372 feet. Sinking
vipzs from east drift of eighth station
down to the ninth station. East drift on
sth station in 418 feet. Good indica-
lions there. East drift on the 520-foot
level still being carried ahead without
any change worth mentioning. Summit
shaft down 879 feet-rock very hard, pro
gress slow. Running drift south from
Summit shaft to connect with drift now
being run west from the eighth station oi
No.7 Teams loaded yesterday for the
first time since the storm. Dump full Of
ore. Expect to continue shipping.
AMERICAN FLAG. &
Shipped during the past week sic, 70(
in bullion. Nothing is doing in thu
mine except to sink the main shaft
owing to the late heavy snow-storm and
the difficulty OF gathering timbers and
material to work the mine. Will resume
the shipment of ore to the mill somt
time during the week, as soon as tn,
roads can be..opened. The shaft is now z;
feet below the eighth level and sinking
continues with eight-hour shifts. New
mulers and pan bottoms are being pu
into the mill, which will resume work b.
Tuesday. Also ready to receive custom
work, and intend to give satisfactory re
suits. Js tSps
WASHINGTON AND CREOLE.
Sinking progresses on the prospect ant
west wines, each of which has q goot
ledge, being OF an average width OF two
feet and containing rich chloride ore
Also drifting east and west and stopinI
up from the bottom of the two WINES il
same character of ore. Drifting has pro
crossed west from the prospect winze ur
Ill connection has been made with tn
Newark mine. The Washington 4 Crs
ole ships to-day by Wells, Fargo 4 O.
S9,0O5 in bullion. The company
working about so men, and in additio
to the work before mentioned the Nj
zeppa shaft is being sunk to connect wit
the Washington & Creole.
The hosting works have been move
from No. 8 to the new shaft short di
lance east of the old Burke shaft.
was the intention and expectation of II
Superintendent to have the new works
place ere this, and he would have SD
ceeded but for the recent heavy storr
Still extracting ore in the old shaft, al
hosting will be commenced in o II
days. We saw at Buffers assay office
very handsome bar of bullion just as
came from the mould, which is wor
about $l,40O, and was made from {
extracted from the Phoebe mine.
PAGE Il PANAcA.
Busily engaged in putting in stati
in the Wine, SO that large force of m
can be put to work and ores hoisted m,
e1peditiously. The ledge struck
other day is improving. Assays mi
since our first notice of it show yield
$l,969.7S to the ton. We hope to
able to give more extended notice
our next report.
NEWARK. arIsE
+. W. Clute, the new Superintende
has just returned from San Francis
but has not as yet had opportunit,
marx out any particular course for
future. He will have his plans perfec
IN few days however, and will then
to work to develop the mine.
Drifting towards the new shaft is
under way, and il is expected that {
nection will be made between this
and Christmas. Will commence to
out ors as soon as the connection
made.
SILVER PEAK. lasef
Work is still progressing satisfacto,