Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-09
MINING NOTES.

The lapse of the last week causes lit
tie change in the appearance OF the mines
OF this camp. We are still on the ragged
edge, not of despair, but of expectation.
As friend remarked the other day; the
decline in the affairs of a mining camp is
always more rapid and pecepdble than
its gradual advances to regained pros
perity. So with Phoebe. When once it
was fairly started on the down grade, it
ran to the bottom of the declivity with
ever increasing speed, not so with its
desired return to the full tide of pros
perity, it labors slowly and painfully up
the steep ascent that leads to busy ac-
tivity and large gains. We believe we
may truthfully say that this community
has touched the bottom and seen the
worst of its period of adversely. Yet in
spite OF that the process of recuperation
is disagreeably slow, and the season of
crowning triumph is still postponed.
For all that, the impartial and unpreiu-
poets of Phoebe are better to-day than
they have appeared for the past year. At
that time the value of the west ground of
the Raymond & Ely was unknown. 1t
might or it might not be good. The
truth was only to be known by the pa
tent use of the miners pick and drill,
and what they would disclose was mat
ter of mere speculation and utter uncer-
fainfu Sinoa thor, 10 fofoo
seemed propitious, and the ore bodies in
the western ground have been demon
strated to be valuable and to all appear
ance permanent. The explorations have
reached point distant more than a
quarter of mile from the shaft, and the
formation indicates greater permanence
and less disturbance than is found at
other points at like depths. This alone
should be recognized as a most encour-
aging feature. 1t shows first, that the
great Raymond & Ely vein is true fis-
sure, extending indefinitely In length,
but 50 far as explored showing all the
declared and ascertained characteristics
OF true assure. Secondly, that it is
highly charged with the precious metals
throughout its mass The third inquiry
whether its valuable character extends to
mined. Last week and on several other
occasions we have given our reasons for
believing that the final and most impor-
tant problem will be resolved in favor of
this locality, and it is not necessary to
repeat them now. We then gave the
data that caused US to form our opinion.
and nothing has as yet occurred TO give
us reason to believe that we are incor-
rect. At the
RAYMOND & ELY
The main shaft is 80 feet below the 300
IT. level. The water as the opening de-
sends appears to increase slightly, com
ing in principally from the south. The
question of the existence of any large
reservoir in the ground is yet in Allowance.
the probability being that if any such
collection of water should exist that the
pumps will be sufficiently powerful to
handle it. The western ground so far
as revealed by the eighth and ninth lev.
els still maintain its favorable character.
The further winze that is being sunk from
the 9Th level has improved and looks
very well, both as regards quantity and
quality of the ore passed through. The
ore that is being raised is that taken
from making the openings, no STOPPING
has yet taken place. The daily shin.
ment to the mills is about the same
which the ore taken from the levels and
wines is amply sufficient to replace.
The repairs on the mills have not been
quite completed but will probably be 80
by the end of next week. The mills will
not probably start until about tomorrow
week. The machinery of the reduction
works Is being thoroughly inspected and
repaired and will not probably be in n
condition to operate until the close of the
week.
MEADOW VALLEY.
Water has been encountered in No.
rive or the Summit Shaft, which has
saussa cessation Of operations. The
VII. rom No. Three running eastward
s sun oeing prosecuted with but little
cosnge IN the face. In the raise from
.ne o,nt some very good ore has been
louuu anu ~ some considerable quantity,
s,a''on ~ os'ng opened at the bottom
WASHINGTON AND cREo1n
But little of anything new. The ho.
tom OF the shaft is III much softar ona
more promising ground, SHOWING str;,n.
ers Of low grade ore. It is the intant;a,
to run to the ledge in few days from,
the bottom of the shaft, being The
twelfth station. The face OF the west
drift from the tenth station shows
punches OF ore assaying from $75 to
1925. A winzs has been stationed at
this point, which shows ore of the same
grade and about Is inches wide.
AMERICAN FLAG.
The main shaft is down LOIS feet.
The face OF the lower west drift is 425
ieet from the shaft. Considerable work
Is being done on the upper levels in new
ground, where it is expected to find ore
IN paying quantities. There have been
some signs of water in the shaft, but not
enough at present to prevent work. The
mill 10 undergoing repairs; il will be
.SI;n AN on ore from the mine some time
ALPS
Inc Superintendent has let contrac,
to run loo feet Of the drift on tba aoo 0'
foot level. Since the contrscto rue h oou,
been woraing the ledge looks better as
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