Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-02-16
ALPS.

About the usual quantity of ore is be-
ing taken out OF the raise at the bottom
OF the lower level. The winze from the
same level has improved greatly, the ore
| Dreast now being fully foot and half
"A width. This is development from
seam OF only an inch in width, which
was struck about three weeks ago, and
Improvement continues. The main shaft
is now 307 feet down, and sinking con-
tlnues night and day. At the 3O0.foot
point arrangements are being made for
another station, timbers for that pur.
pose being on the ground. There are
now Az tons of first-class ore on the
dump. Hauling and crushing, Temporal
r,i.ly suspended on account of the horse
disease, will be resumed this week, On
the whole, the Alps is in very promis-
ing condition.
PIoCHE.
there Is vast amount of frst-class
ore out. Its character is best shown bv
the average car-sample assay which is of
ore hoisted through sixteen consecutive
days, the return being 1920 to the ton.
Bad state of the roads and the horse dis
ease have prevented the hauling of ore to
the mills, and consequently no crushing
OF Ploche ore is now being done; but
superintendent Nelson informs US that
milling will be resumed at the earliest
day possible. The usual amount of ore
is being brought to the surface, the ore
breasts are not changed. and the mine
was never in better working condition
advantage having been taken of the vast
surplus of ore on hand to extend and
improve working facilities below.
EXCELSIOR.
This mine is certainly improving in
all parts. There are now 200 tons of
tirst-class ore on top, and hosting con-
tlnues, from to 8 tons being dumped
daily. More could be and would be
raised if hauling facilities could be OBJ
tanned. The last ore milled pulped
S!oo, and that now being raised, and
what Is on the dump, will doubtless
yield as we'll. Main shaft is now down
20 feet; new drift will be started when
the 25O-foot point is reached.
CHIEF OF THE HILL.
Work is being vigorously prosecuted in
all the drifts and tunnels, and there is
great amount of ores, of all the different
grades, on the dump-piles. No crushing.
however, has been done during the week,
as 1t has been impossible to get teams to
haul away the ore. Hauling will be re-
sumed as soon as possible. The ore
breasts are undoubtedly improving in
width, and the bulk of the ore is of the
high-grade class. We hope to be able to
give further particulars in our next.
PAGE AND pANAcA.
Work continues with full forces. I'm
portant improvements are being made
IN the working facilities. The drift is
now in we'll on to 600 feet, and the rock
Is growing more metaliferous very per-
ceptibly. Those best posted are very
confident that something astonishingly
rich will be struck in the Page and
Panaca mine at no distant day, but we
are unable to make any statements of
the general prospects from personal
knowledge.
THE PARIAN.
Main shaft is now down 80 feet. fol-
lowing the ledge the entire distance.
The vein is fully 20 inches in width, and
the ore looks we'll. We will be able.
probably, to lay the results before our
readers in our next. Two shifts are en-
gagged pushing worl vigorously, night
and day, and considerable ore is being
hoisted. A drift will be started as soon
as depth in the main shaft of 100 feet
is attained. The Parian is promising
ledge.
CHIEF EAST EXTENSION.
The shaft below the 90-foot level has
improved very much the past week.
There are now about six inches of very
fine ore on the foot-wall, and the ledge
is about three feet wide between the
walls. In the east drift, on the 12O-foot
level, the ledge looks much better than
when we wrote our last review. Some
small lunches Of chloride are coming in
on the foot-wall.
STAR OF THE UNION.
Work continues to be pushed on this
ledge with all vigor. The incline is now
down 175 feet. The vein will be tap
ped, from indications, before long, as the
dip is constantly going more directly
downward. In our last we made an
error in the name of one of the discov-
erers of the Star of the Union-it should
have been John Tones, instead of John
James.
LA PAZ.
Work continues on this mine with i'm
proving indications-the improvement
being very marked. A series of rich
veins seem to be converging, and those
managing the mine feel very sanguine
The shaft is partitioned from top to bot
tom, and is now 100 feet down. The
La Paz is one of the mines the develop
ment of which it will pay to watch.
PEAvINE.
Work on the crosscut from the 300
foot level continues, with very fattering
indications. The ore-breasts are look
ing fine, but no great amount of ore is
being hoisted for the reason that work is
now being done mainly with view to
development Much high-grade ore
could be brought to the surface.
PACIFIC TUNNEL.
The Superintendent has just received
a dispatch from San Francisco, notifying
him that work would soon be resumed in
this important and promising enterprise.
In our next we hope to be able to lay be-
fore our readers some interesting facts in
regard to the Pacific Tunnel.
WASHINGTON AND CREOLE.
Nothing new to record this week. The