Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-22
RAYMOND d ELY.

Yesterday afternoon we took stroll
no to the Raymond & Ely mine, where
we were received by the efficient fore
man. I. j. Andrews, who kindly showed
ne over the works. Since our last report
considerable amount of mason work
has been done, setting the foundations
for the engines. They are being built in
the most solid and substantial manner
possible. They are clamped and bolted
together with huge iron rods in such
borough manner. that anything like stir
seems out of the question. Not a great
deal Of the machinery has yet come to
hand. and it is feared that the prospect
of an early Winter may interfere greatly
with the hauling from the railroad.
However, every effort will and is being
made to hasten the delivery, but the ma
chinery is all Of so ponderous and un-
wieldy a character, that firm and good
roads are an essential condition to admit
Of its transportation. The work of en-
larging and retimbering the shaft is al
most completed, the pump and bob sta
tons opened and prepared. So there
will be no hindrance on that account.
The machine shop of the company is
now supplied with first.class appliances
for work. Since our last visit magnif-
cent lathe has been added, which in
cludes all the modern improvements and
offers every facility for Finishing heavy
work. A drilling machine has also been
set up, of great power and is now
most useful and ingenious piece of mech
anism.
In the mine there is q much greater
activity than heretofore. Sincs the acqui-
sition of the Magnet ground by the Com
psny, work has been resumed on the
eighth, ninth, tenth and eleven, levels.
The ledge as exposed in the eighth level
is very large and shows metal all through
1t. The average assays are not high,
though some streaks are very rich in
deed. The lower levels are being pushed
toward the air chimney with all conve-
nient speed. The amount of ore being
raised at present is from 20 to 80 tons
per day, but the amount will soon be
very greatly increased when the ledge is
tapped on the lower levels. From the
Burke mine some considerable ore has
been raised. One of the Company's
mills is now at work crushing the ore
that the mine is now yielding. Some
200 men all told are at work in the
mine and on the surface, their presence
giving the works their former busy look.
A RouaH TRIP.-On Friday, Deputy
Sheriff McManus met the party that left
Phoebe for Panamint on Sunday last.
They were camped at Quartz Springs,
about sixty miles on the other side of
Hike, and seemed to have had pretty
bad luck. Through some accident they
had managed to break their wagon, and
there was not a stick of timber, fit to re-
pair it, to be had nearer than Hike or
Ash Meadows. It was difficult to tell
what could be done in the way of re-
pairs, unless help came along from some
quarter, The members of the party
we're disguised with the rntoward condi-
ton of things. the more 80 as the snow
was quite deep and they were wet
through with the storm and wading
through the snow. Mr.. McManus says
that one of the party offered him 800
for his horse to get back TO Phoebe,
where he has no doubt the rest of them
had heartily wished themselves thou.
sand times. One of the boys was in
trouble with his pantaloons. They were
made of buckskin, and had so shrunk
with the wet that they scarcely reached
the poor fellows knees. We think re-
lief party ought to be sent with sup
plies, &c.
SERVICES AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1o.DAY.-Morning service at IL, Sunday
School at 2 p. m. Services this evening,
and until further notice, all evening
services at O'Clock, instead Of half past
seven, as heretofore. All seats free.
HENRY l.. BADGER, Rector.
YESTERDAY was fine and pleasant but
the streets and roads were fearful. They
are compound of mud, slush and snow,
that is anything but pleasant to the well
regulated mind. -.....-.
PAPERs.-C. Wiederhold has a fine
stock Of pictorial papers and the latest
magazines.
SERVICES will take place as usual at
the Catholic Church, the Rev. Father
Monteverde officiating.