Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-01
LOCAL MINING REVIEW
Ear the Week Ending Jan. 81. isl

ADled 10 give oui iS"ueio VIII De quit
sufficient to show a vast improvement i
The mining situation, without resort I
Establishment. The Raymond & Ell
Company alone has sent to the mills th
ras. week $50 tons of ore, and all tn
mills at Bulionville, Dry Valley and il
the canyon are running to their fulles
capacity. The shipment of bullion from
Phoebe for the month of January. not
outstanding the unusually severe weathe
and almost impossible condition of III,
roads, was S24l, 566.7-equal to 50, sos.
sOl.24 per annum. We huve also til,
pleasure of stating that the resumption
Of work at Highland will afford employ
ment to large force and add to our ship
ments Of bullion.
RAYMOND AND ELY.
Main shaft down LILO feet. The Ievel
running from the tenth station is l72
feet from the ninth station; the work on
the ledge is being dono with whims, and
has progressed 40 feet in good ore. The
eight level is being run to the ledge, and
is within 10 feet of it. The seventh level
contains splendid ore, which can he
worked to much better advantage than
any other, the matter being in a now
dered state. Between the fifth and sixth
levels no work is being done. Between
the fourth and fifth levels n superior
quality of ore is being taken ont. The
whole amount Of ore extracted daily is
from 40 TO 50 tons, and the working force
is about no men. This mine is worked
better than any other mine in Nevada
The railroad track runs under the ore
house, so that no labor is required To
load the cars, n double track, t,lrn.table
switches and every facility for rapid Wort,
being provided. Shipments by rail for
the week were $50 tons Of ore. The
foregoing report was furnished bv
the foreman, Thomas Andrews. The
motive power of the Raymond &
Ely mine consists OF two engines-one
l9inch cylinder by 24-inch stroke, which
runs the cage in the west shaft the
other, lately erected, the east cage, A
double decker, weighing fifteen hundred
pounds-with complement of cars loaded
six thousand pounds. This beautiful
piece of mechanism, displaying the
aster-hand of genius in the design and
erection, was planned by Mr.. Geo. E.
Ames, and was constructed by Booth A.
Co., of San Francisco. 1t is of SO-horse
power, 2O-inch cylinder and 36.inch
stroke, with balance valve in the brake,
and every Improvement that steam en-.
glneering of modern times suggests,
The steam supply is furnished by two
sets OF boilers, used alternately, to allow
,ltaning and repairing without stopping
he works, two Sc inches in diameter and
two As inches in diameter, l6 feet long,
and built at Marysville from designs of
Mr., Ames. They are furnished with
richardson's automatic safety valves, out
If control Of engineers or firemen when
yet and supplied by a Knowles steam
Jump, which can also be used in case of
ire. There are l 700 feet of wire cable,
with engine capacity to sink 1000 feet.
MEADOW VALLEY.
No. 3 shaft is down - feet below the
lO0-foot level, and it is being carried
own to another level. Have started to
rift north on the 1l00-f foot level. The
'est drift on the 1000-foot level is in l77 |
eet, and the formation is very promis-
1g, carrying some ore. The east drift |
n the JOOtoot level is in SO feet. and |
resents very favorable aspect. The
asst drift on the S00-foot level is in Ago |
eet, and shows a strong vein of quartz.
winze is being sunk from that level, |
nd Is down 100 feet; 20 feet more will |
AXE it down to the 800 foot level. The
ast drift on the 520-foot level is in 4l6 |
get, the face showing very favorable in
icatlons. The Summit shaft is down
y feet, anu sinking continues RAPIDLY.
. drift west is being run from the fifth
tation from the Summit shaft, to con-
ect with the east drift of the eighth
tation, No. shaft: now in &c feet.
AMERICAN FLAG MILL AND NINE.
Dntting continues east end west on
he ninth level, with eight-hour shifts.
The vein shows well, being five feet
vide, with well defined walls. Will
commence extracting ore in few days.
\ raise will be commenced from the
llh'h level this week to connect with the
upper works. The mill has been run
l'hg on custom ore, and is prepared to
WORK up lots of ore in any quantity not
Tess than 200 pounds. Reduced last week
or funston & Co, 1,140 pounds. assay
W so'S.Of per ton; value of ore, 1929
10, value Of bullion, 1904 SO; percentage
attracted, 92.5.
WASHINGTON AND CREOLE.
work progresses we'll, without material
nange since our previous review, ore
,ooies then developed remaining about
ne same. Another 100 feet was added
the depth of the Mazeppa shaft,
lakinng it $50 feet deep. A contract has
,en let for sinking this 100 feet further,
men, when completed. will bring it to
ne present working level of the Wash
,Ston ~ Creole mine. Since the ODD |
IL. l95 tons of ore from this mine have
cen shipped to the American Flag and
mador mills, the average battery assays
'aching Sll5 to the ton. The first |
ilpmsnt of bullion from this ore will be |
ade tomorrow.
NEWARK.
Struck body of ore in an old winze
arted last Fall between the second and
'ird levels, but abandoned until the
,st twenty days. Working 4S men.
he body of ore in the third level still
lows as well rs ever. The ore in this
vel Is three feet thick. The mine gen.
any Is looking very well.
ALPS.
oti,i drifting, and taking out ore con-
antiy. There is some improvement in
e general appearance of the mine.
PAGE AND pANAcA.
Working about As men. and ,npn;,,
eht and day. No particular chance to
ote. W
Since our review of last week no preat
lange has taken place in this mine.
PEAvINE,
Still drifting, but with no change in the
inc generally.
SILVER PEAK.
Work continues as stated in our re.
ew last week.
CONDOR.
Nothing new to report in regard to this
Inc. The work progresses well.
HUM AND HUNT.