Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-06-22
LOCAL MINING REVIEW.


For the Week Ending Jnne re. 1879.
We have no remarkable discovery in
any of the mines OF Ely district to chron.
icle this week - no rich strike that
eclipses oil its predecessors, and throws
the far-famed Eberhardt into the shade
but we have to report, what to the prac-
teal miuer-to the mining spectators
and investors Of the Pacific coast-men
who are almost as well versed in what
constitutes mine as the miners who
drive the levels and sink the shafts, las
indeed, many of them have done them
selves in days gone by,) and to all calm,
rejecting men in our midst-that there
Is steady improvement in all the mines
In the district, that have been opened
beyond the mere prospecting stage-that
there is more ore in sight to-day than ever
before - that enormous quantities are
being raised to the surface, and much
more could, and will be, as facilities for
hosting rapidly, increase-and, finally
that all our mills are running on full
time, and that our shipments Of bullion
are a practical endorsement of our asser-
tons, that does not admit of dispute
The greatly improved facilities for the
transportation of ores from the mines to
the mills at Bullionville, and en- route,
afforded by the completion the Nevada
Central, or, as it is familiarly termed,
the Phoebe and Bullionville Railroad, is
another source of graduation to our
citizens, who see in the cheap movement
ofour ores. Thereby rendering it possible
to work those Of low grade, which
always constitute the great body of the
ores of every camp the surest endorse
ment of our permanency as bullion
producing district.
We embrace in our mining review to.
day, some interesting facts concerning
some of the mines OF Bristol and High.
land districts, giving the names of our
J informants, and shall always be pleased
to receive information as to the progress
of mines in adjacent districts,
with the name of the author,
in time to incorporate in the
review. Ely district is not jealous of its
sisters. Its fame rests on the assured
foundation of success, and the owners
of the mines within its borders, while
believing they can never be excellcd in
productiveness and wealth, are willing
to concede that they may, and very
likely will be, equalled. And to this con
clusion, We ourselves could not very
well help arriving, after making an OK.
animation Of some very beautiful speci
mems of ore brought in from Bristol dis.
trict by our fellow citizen Louis Sultan
of the firm Of Jacobs and Sultan Of
Phoebe.
AMERICAN FLAG.
The recent developments in the Amer
lean Flag mine, at the depth of 625 feet
from the surface, still continue to i'm
prove in character. The vein matter Of
this point is the full width of the shaft,
the ore body being two feet wide. The
number Of hands employed throughout
the mine is ffty-two. The slopes are
yielding the same amount of ore to the
number Of men employed as heretofore
The mine is being prospected as rapidly
as possible. Ore is being shipped daily
to the Amador mill, which is doing good
work. This mill claims to work ores to
as high q per centage as any mill in the
District, and we see no reason to doubt
their assertion, as their facilities for do
ing so are unexcelled.
PORTSMOUTH.
i, The Portsmouth mine is situated
between the Alps and Montana, in a
huge mass of groupings, the exact coun.
terpart Of those in which the main shafts
of the Excelsior and La Paz mines are
sunk. 1t is owned by Messrs. Williams
Bell 4 Co. A perpendicular shaft has
been sunk to the depth of 70 feet on the
ledge with good MISUNDERSTANDING
,, ore in punches. Work is being steadily
prosecuted.
, RAYMOND EXTENSION.
= This mine is situated near the Ports
mouth. Incline down 40 feet; showing
some ore. Working one shift.
ANDES
In the same locality as the Raymond
I Extension and Portsmouth,; inclin,
: down So feet and showing a well defined
t ledge with punches of ore. Driving
e ahead all the time.
: The drift from the main shaft is nov
e in 235 feet without cutting the ledge
4 From the 164 foot level rich ore is bein,
). constantly extracted. The vein at thil
point is two feet wide, n portion o
: which, however, is not considered rich
enough to mill at present.
! MAzEPPA.
The hosting works are nearly com
% pleted, and il nothing unexpected take
place to prevent it, another whistle vii
s. be added to our noisy steam choir OF
Monday next. The works are frs
J. class in every respect. Sinking on III
main shaft will be resumed as soon q
the hosting works are ready.
RAYMOND AND ELY.
Everything here is on such a stipend
Gus scale that unless the vein gave GU
everywhere, or became in day .abu
\ lously rich in every part, it would b
\ difficult to much change it in the limit
of Mining Review. The usual amour
of ore is being extracted, and shippe
Y with the same uniformly good returns il
IN shape of bullion. Work on the ne,
S0-horse power engine is progressing a
fast as is consistent with the nature Q
), the work, and all other outside work j
going rapidly forward.
PARIAN.