Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-30
LEO NINE.

the east side Of Gold Canyon. between
the Old Pride Of the West and woodvilis
mines, and in point Of location Is fully
equal to those Of either the woodvills
or Justice. Some work was done on the
claim in early times. but most Of the
owners being poor, the Developments
were sufficiently good to make II
a paying mine. although many tons OF
good ore were extracted. some Of which
gave excellent returns for milling. A
year ago the control Of the mins passed
into the hands Of men who went TO work
in the full belief that the prospects were
amply sufficient TO justify the expsndi-
turs Of time and money. in the full sx-
pectation that in due time their labsrs
would not be without reward; nor have
they been deceived. for after running
ssms 1900 feet Of drifts. tunnels and
wines. they now have $50 tons Of good
milling ore on thar dump ready for ship-
msnt. and their mine 90 opened and the
pay bodies Of ore sufficiently developed
to begin the reduction OF srss with . full
assurance OF . steady and continuous
supply. The prospecting Of the mine
to the present time has cost between
S25, 900 and $50. 900, and Mr.. G.. H.
Moyle. the present efficient Super
inteadent, deserves great credit for
his energetic and systematic de-
%velopmcnt Of its Ysstsr-
teriay morning learning that the ship
msnt Of ore, for milling, had been CON-
msncsd. we visited the mine and were
shown through il by the gentlemanly
Superintendent. who seemed to take
pride in exhibiting his mine and the fine
prospects Of its future prosperity. En-
tsring the mouth Of the main tunnel.
which 10 nearly ON . level with the bed
of the canyon, we proceeded along 1t
lI5 feet TO the eastward ut which point
n drift has been run in q north
westerly course. 2i0 feet. following the
pay streak Of the ledge. which varies
from q few inches up TO 10 feet in width,
sometimes narrowing down and then
again widening out as the drift advances.
At q distance Of 100 feet from the mouth
Of this drift an up-raiss had been COM
mencei, which Is up 20 feet in fine ore.
the vein at that point showing 0 feet Of
good ore. At a distance Of 100 feet
beyond this, another up-raise, with u
shuts for extracting ore, had been CON-
mencsd. This raise was up only about
Z feet. the ledge at this point showing
fully Z feet in width, and the ore Of an
excellent quality. On the opposite side
Of the drift from this raise = drift was
being run ON n pay streak Of ere extend
ing in an sastsrly direction. This drift
wa in 30 feet, the pay streak being
about 9 feet in width and gradually
widening for the last Q or 8 feet. This
streak OF ore seemed TO be tending to the
southeast. and may yet lead to a larger
and more valuable development, as ii Is
in a new and entirely unprospectsd Por-
ton Of the mine. Returning to the
turn-tabls in the main tunnel, we were
shown an incline Wine 40 feet in depth,
which had been sunk in early days, but
at toe fat an inclination to follow tho
ore vein. Believing the Wine to be on
the upper side Of the ledge, the present
Superintendent had sunk 1t some 10 feet
more in a perpendicular course. at which
point the ledge was struck and a few
pieces Of rich ore extracted. with which
came q How OF water so strong a. to
force the men from the shaft and stop
all further proceedings in that direction
until machinery OF sufficient power can
be erected 10 drain the water. Again
preceding along the main tunnel, in
an s~astsrly course 20 feet, brought US to
another ore shuts, and a upraiss Go feet
on the vein. One hundred feet further
We came 10 still another shuts, and an
upraise 10 feet on the ore vein which IN
places was 10 feet in width. From this
point, following the ore vein to the
.outhsastward il showed width OF from
six inches to two or three feet, for q dis
lance Of 100 feet more, much OF the ore
being full Of iron sulphurets rich in gold,
Then il appeared to break into mere
seams in the hard rock which were still
continued in the face OF the drift
/. distance Of AS feet from its mouth.
II is the opinion OF experts who have
examined both mines that this DRIFT viii
moi have over 30 to 100 feet further to
run to tap the large white ledge found
in the Succor mine, q few hundred iest
further TO the northward. The ore In
this mine is almsst entirely free from
base metals, excepting iron I'M sui
phur. is easily worked and carries q
large percentage Of gold value over that
OF the silver. Assays Of the ores vary
greatly, often running from $40 upt to
$500 per ton. Much OF the decompos-
si ores are rich in free gold. and a horn
full washed out gave . prospect, the
sight Of which would make the eyes OF
an old Californian dance with pleasure.
The shipment Of ore 10 the Ramsdell
mill has already been commenced, n
the crushing will be commenced to-
morrow. The prospects Of the Leo are
yery flattering for a full and early rssli-
zation Of their long deferred sxpecta-
ttana