Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-12-16

the way 10 mcntlOn that the extra
ability Of the Superintendent saved
the company the snug sum of
1900, which would have been ex-
pended in having the machinery
placed by contract. If the benef-
ciary of the mention objects, we shall
be compelled to give him credit for
being over modest, and he is; for he
has been Superintendent fifteen
months without 80 much as having,
until now, invited us to pass an
opinion on what he has been doing
tor the property.
We now step on the cage Shortly
to be supplanted by one of the best
safety cages, and enter the
THREE COMPARTMENT SHAFT.
Follow our footsteps closely, and
you will be as we'll acquainted with
the interior of the mine as the most
observing workmcn in it. A moment
in descent, and we are at the first
station,
THE 200-FOoT LEVEL.
From this point drift has been
run west through solid rock, and has
cut the ledge at a distance of 45O
feet from the shaft. We were not
posted in the least before coming
down as to the width of the Kossuth
vein, and confess our surprise at see-
ing body of quartz and vein matter,
between walls, fully two hundred
feet wide, by actual measurement
We stop a moment and examine
closely the mass of mineral bear
ing rock before us. 1t is much
broken up, mixed throughout
with silver and gold-bearing ore, of
a low grade, gold predominating.
The convulsion of nature which
formed this fissure, like all others
commenced filling it up from the
bottom, and we find the top Of the
ledge in the old working loosely
and unfortunately packed into a
''o''oe' ON n,n ,,n,
'oo "inh'
Here it has narrowed down to 200
feet and Is comparatively solid, but
still far from being compact. The
ore, AS we have said, Is OF low
grade. Large portions OF the immense
vein would probably mill VI to $l2
per ton, though assays from VA to
$50 have been obtained. From this
drift North level has been run along
the west wall a distance Of $50 feet to
the South line Of the Dayton COmpa-
ny's ground, which the Kossuth ad
joins, and u South level driven in on
the wall 800 feet-opening the vein a
total distance OF 1880 feet. The ore
anu leoge ihaIter ior the ehtlre ieheth
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-, ~ c.;,hs.,,,,, .n,,.nsan,.,.,a -
a d;rac, and c,osa rels,ion-hin win
with tha nnner I,omstork and If n ia
not nrac;salv of tho so,na family nj
oro we .re a. lose m Enow WHARF wa
can more reasonablv class II We
now commenca exsmininy ore ali
along that wouId assuredlv nav a
fair profit on milling did the Compa-
ny nave
A MILL OF THEIR OWN.
The black rock and manganese seen
for the first 800 feet have disappear
ed, and we are now threading a tun-
mel driven through white and solid
quartz. At various distances cross
drifts have been run east to prospect
the vein, aud have demonstrated that
not only the width of the vein is uni
form throughout, but the quality of
ore also. At 800 feet double-com-
partment, well timbered shaft has
been raised l1S feet to the surface,
and is intended to be utilized for
ventilation, in hoisting ore, or as O
means of communication with the
mine in case of necessity. From this
shaft we turn abruptly east 100 feet,
through fine looking quartz,t to where
sn@i. 10 "o NV, nos s."N '" INC oo0
feet, and when completed is to be
used tn give air to the levels balOw