Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-12
Mining Review.


condition OF mining matters are changed
but little since we last reported on them.
Yesterday We had the pleasure Of meet
ING Captain Day, the Superintendent of
the Raymond y Ely, who returned day
or two since from San Francisco. He
informs US that the contract for supply
ing pumps and gearing irons for the rods,
engines and boilers, and all other fit
tings for setting up the pumping ma.
chinery, has been taken by H. J. Booth
4 Co., OF San Francisco, and that estab.
lshment is now at work and is to CON-
plete the contract in ninety days from
the date of signing. The machinery is
to be Of the best and most substantial
character, and the engine will be one of
the very largest that has been set up in
the State-only one other, that of the
Savage, equalling it in size. The pump
rods has been contracted for and will be
supplied by firm at Alta. The rods
will be made of red spruce, the toughest
and most desirable material for such pur.
poses to be found on the coast. In order
to put the rods and pumps in place, the
pumping compartment of the Lightner
shaft will have to be enlarged, and the
work will be commenced tomorrow.
We cannot but express our qualification
that steps have been taken to procure
machinery to free the shaft from water,
so that the exploration OF the vein
below the water-level will be resumed.
The great extent and continuity of the
Raymond & Ely ledge. both in length
and depth, has removed all doubts as to
its being true assure vein, and we feel
certain that the discovery Of ore equall-
ing, perhaps exceeding the famous boz
nanza struck in the Lightner shaft, is
simply question OF time. The mine,
as it stands at present, differs but little
from its appearance when we last visited
it. The southwestern and eastern drifts
on the l200-foot and the drift on the
lO0O-foot levels, show the same rs here
tofore in their faces. The only altera-
ton simply has been in their being
opened to u greater extent. The mills
are working on tailings, but the yield
has not been 80 good as heretofore. The
Magnet Company are raising daily from
rs to 80 tons Of ore, which on being
worked yields reasonably we'll.
As regards the condition Of the mine
the foregoing remarks would. to q great
extent, aptly describe the Meadow Val.
ley. The western drift OF the 120O-foot
level is 176 feet in length; the east So.
The faces in both are without change.
On the HOO foot level the east drift is in
$50 feet, without any change worthy Of
remark in the face. The west winze is
"a feet deep. The winze from the east
drift Of the ninth level is Isl feet deep.
The drift itself has attained total
length of 9S1 feet. The west drift that
was started on the 440.foot level, is SO
feet long.
The Summit shalt is now HOO fec.
deep. and is being pushed as rapidly az
possible. II pumping machinery are set
up by the company 1t will have to be
placed in this shaft We understand
also that there is but little doubt that
machinery of that character will
be erected, for when once the
water level is reached explorations
below that will have to cease,
unless the Raymond & Ely works
will carry the whole accumulation Of
water on the vein, which is very prob
lematical. In the other departments the
operations OF the company are as usual.
The appearance Of things at the Phoebe
are more cheering than they have been
for some time past. The explorations
of the new ground lying between the
new shaft and tho new works has re-
vealed considerable thickness, carry
ing ore in large quantities. For dis
lance of over 400 feet the ledge has been
opened, and is continuously ore-bearing,
and from the regular nature of the form
alton in which 1t is imbedded, it may
be expected to continue so. One OF the
greatest difficulties the miners in this re.
gion have had to contend with is this
great number Of faults caused by the in
trusion Of dykes of barren rock,
but the ground recently opened in the
Phoebe, under the superintendent OF L.
H. Butler, appears to be singularly free OF
these unwelcome visitants. For length
OF 60O feet trayersed by the drifts, the
formation seems unusually even and free
from breaks. A great number of assays
have been made from the ledge by Mr..
Butler in person, and they all show a
very large increase in the percentage oil
gold, much greater than has ordinarily
been found in this neighborhood. Ore
Is already being raised and preparations
are being made to take it out in large
quantities, ii the deposit is continuous,
OF which there is every appearance al
present.
At the American Flag the shaft has
reached 1000 feet in depth, and . station
is being opened at that point. Other
things are much the same. The mill is
at work partly on tailings and partly on
ore. A shipment of bullion was made
yesterday Of something over $4,000.
The Newark mine is progressing al
usual. The work on the new shaft con.
tinues without change. Ore is being
taken from the old workings, which il
reduced at the Company's mill, from
which source considerable bullion is be-
ing obtained.