Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-09-28

sS"' Vuat cubuBes nave occurred
have been for the better. Wonderful to
relate. not single " strike " has been re.
ported. We think this is not bad sign.
1t shows that our miners have gone
earnestly to their work, relying on moth.
ing whatsoever but the intrinsic yalu.
Of their lodges. and the money and mus
Gle necessary to develop them. Improve
ments are going on at the surface, and
more are contemplated. Money is not
being spent upon these in the heat Of a
brief excitement; but, us a matter Of
course. deliberately, and with that con.
hdence Of future profit which the farmer
has whilst sowing his grain. The miu.
ing "fever" has long passed away, and
the business Of mining has fairly begun.
The Raymond Il Ely has been the first
to begin preparations for water in the
mine. For even in this dry country,
where ut depth Of over nine hundred
feet the rock is las dry as finder" (if
such an expression may be applied to it)
1t Is probable that water will fiualIy be
found.
The shipments Of bullion for the week
aggregate S66,O77. 57-being over ST..
900 for each working day. ff
MEADOW VALLEY.
About the usual quantity of ore is be-
ing taken out. Shaft No. 3 is being
sunk and is now SO feet below the niuth
station. This work is being pushed
ahead as fast az the nature of ito ground
will permit. A DRIFT i, being run to the
west from the niuth station, mnd 1t is
now IN distance OF l16 feet, with favor
able iDdicttiOns. The enst drift from
tine same station is now excavat, d dis
lance OF 1893 feet. and is being continued.
The appearances in this drift are also
very favorable. From the seventh sta
ton drift is being run east to connect
with No. 5, in order to secure better ven-
tilation. They will have to 20 20 feet
further to make the connection. Sinking
in No. 8 CONTINUES, the workmen being
now. 81 feet below the fourth station
making the depth OF the incline 80S feet !.
Work will probably be resumed in No. Z
about the first OF next month.
RAYMOND AND xLY.
The miners in the drifts to the south
and southwest have not, US yet, struck
the ledge, though it Is expected that they
will come upon 1t Mt almost any hour.
All che Slopes from the sixth level to the
third, inclusive, are in first class ore.
The ore ut the eighth level is also Of a
very good quality. Tue perpendicular
shaft Is now $40 feet deep. At the iuvi.
tation of the foreman our reporter went
down on one of the cages to the bottom.
A third compartment Of the same size us
the other two, is to be added in the shaft,
in order that in case water should BE-
struck one compartment may be devoted
exclusively to the machinery for pumping
ont. The workmen have Just begun the
widening Of the shaft. The next station
lthe tenth) will be at depth OF LOCO
feet.
procHE.
The company is now working 30 men.
Five tons OF ore, four OF which are first.
class. are taken ont daily. There are
now on the dump 90 tons of frst.class
ore ready for milling. The crushing of
this will be commenced about the first of
October. The work in the new shaft is
progressing finely, the hosting bein.
done with a whim. The grading for the
new building will be finished in few
days. and new steam hosting machinery
will be put up. This shat, was 272 feet
deep yesterday morning, and the ground
at the bottom is fair for working.
AMERICAN FLAG.
The shaft is being SINK at the rate of
eighty feet per mouth. The ledge at the
bottom is four feet wide, and its app ar
ance is very encouraging. The workmpn
have not been without ore for the past
two months; but the quantity VAS not
sufficient to pay for extracting it. The
mill is now running on ore from the
Newark mine. and extracting over 80 y. r
cent. OF the silver in the rock, MS shown
by the assays.
SPRING MOUNTAIN TUNNEL.
Sinking continues without any import
ant change since the last report. Iuii-
cations show the workm.n in the bottom,
( the shaft TO be near ledge No. 2
1h' TT nr- strinp-is Of quartz aud lelg'
matt, oning iuto th- bottom of tn.
shalt. aud it il expected ih.t N. 2 will
be cnt b. fore progress of 20 feet more
shall have been made.
CHIEF OF THE HILL.
A progress OF IA feet has been made in
the west drift, and 10 feet in tue shaft.
which is now 3l2 feet b-low the level Of
the Burke tunnel. The company is
working IS men. A little ore is brn /.
taken out, and work is going on rs rnpi.
dly as possibl- IL. he time. They will
begin to ship ore next month.
CHIEF EAST EXTENSION.
The ledge is about the same width as
last reported, aud there is no change in
the quality Of the ore. Some ore is be-
ing extracted and assorted on the dump.
There are now about 20 tons OF ore ready
for the mills.
WASHINGTON & CREOLE.
The company employs So men. The
last ofthe ore on the dump was shipped
last week. Blu lion shipments will com.
mence on Monday next. The same
work which was 60 ng on at our last re-
port Is being continued.
ALPS.
The workmen are running prospect
ing drift south. and are now 800 feet
from the shaft. They will have to go 60
or 70 feet further to strike the vein.
From the second level winze is being
sunk in vein six feet wide, Of $50 or
800 ore.
Nothing will be done in tue mine until
the within, for which the grading il now
being done, is erected.
IvANHoE.
The shaft is being sunk and timbered
in substantial manner. It is now
more than a hundred feet deep.
PACIFIC TUNNEL.
To-day survey will be begun prepar-
atory to the commencement Of work.
PEAvYNE.
The new shaft in the ledge 10 now
down 104 feet. At the bottom there 10 q
narrow vein Of very rich ore.
CHAPMAN.