New-York tribune., 1875-03-05
MASSACHUSETTS, SILVER MINES.

YHE EXCITEMENT IN ESSEX COUNTY INCREASING-
FOUR COMPANIES IN ACTIVE OPERATION. AND
OTHERS PREFARISG TO SINK shAFTs-THE
METAL MORE ABUNDANT AS TIE MINERS DE-
sCEND.
1FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
BosToN, Mass, March 4.-'rhe excitement in
the NewbuTy Mines increases instead of oiminshiug,
and new OF sNd machinery are noted every
day. As each new lode Is opened and the same
metaliierous deposits found the excitement
gains In strength. The D1ily Advertiser says that
the main shaft in the first discovered Ohe ChipmaL)
lode ALREADY reached depth Of nearly 50 feet one
halt OF intended depth. As the miners go down the
orc grows richer with occasionally small nugget OF
pure SILVER. As the shaft shall have reached
depth feet abon the middle Of April large body of
men will be put to work drift in the vein ana
mako crOsscus The at prescn! is better than any
OF previous YIELD containing about go ounces OF sill
yer TO the ton, and bears great resemblance 10 ap
pearance and color TO the product OF the famou1
Legal Tender mine in silver City, Grant County,
NewMexco. Al average specimen assayed 1922 to the
fon sale was consummated on Tuesday between
the owners Of the Hfne, Mcssrs. Kelly, ChipTar' and
shaw and New ,rk parties, by which hve-eghths OF
tbe Adams lot and 1ve-sixtecnths OF tEe BOyntoh
lot are transferred 10 the New-York people f"r
tsa5ooo This purchase is at valuation OF the
NINE at 81 100000 Chapman andSlaw would not
1spose OF their interests for this very large sum
20 thev did not own 600 ieet adjoining running along
the vein The recent tbaws have seriously lncommooe'
the miners there being depth Of five feet OF water III
the mine at present.
The second Shaft sunk was started few days after
work had been begun the Chipman lode, and II was
oneped within 80 feet the first lode in an adjoining
mature lot OF 80 acres of Which NJ. BoyntoD owned
one half ANA Messrs. Kelly, Chapman and Shaw
the other. From Il Few TONS oi orc
similar TO that in the Clpman lode nave
neen taken About tbrceGulrters OF mile nearer tne
py than the Chpman oae is situated what is known as
the Kempton lode in section OF pasture that runs
across the same cnelss lode OF metalferous rock In
which tho Chipm1n shaft is situated Here the
Lawrence Company, Messrs Isaac Hayden sr'
Isaac Hayden, ir and W. Kcmpton are busy at worE
under the direction OF Mr. Kempton, mining engineer
THIS ia on the land Of John Smith ard Oh 1t Mr. Kemp
ton finds a line Of siveTbearng rock On feet wide. Iu
his prospecting Mr. Kempton employs the diamond
drill OF which he has secured the exelu
siye use throughout Essex County. The vein was
strnck at depth OF So feet The fourth company 70 get
fairly az work In the section Is known as the Bartlett
and jhe lode situated snort distance from the Kemp
ION on the side OF the high field nearest NewDurypOr
The mine is owned by Bartlett! Company III
T1o%neu wHGa ssfe manuf1cnrer Of tbs city ]. W
lett and Others all Of This city dne H NJ Rober
sith for $4,000. and deed was gwen me rrsseu, r
on resi- To- he raid ia CO days The property was
beaded spo,.t ten days ago TWO shaIts nave pee1 1
ni: 'U.I 1a Vi f,, ore taken ont is compound
Of sulBhurets 81 lead c>per ana svep T
The general appearance Or nn., 'H ttnr oro si,n
the ore crOppngs, aud [ ~ toa NJ Rank
liar totbOse OF the famous RIisto rnI connfV New
of California DOtOriety situated In =, LII ,na,tcrs at
Mexico. The Bartlett Company VIII "en stock com nv
once, and will, as soon AS possible, iorIu -
pdDp TO facilitate matters further. --orb
These four companies all that are now az " - "
The Kent farm. which was bonded by Messfs heileS.
Shaw and Chipman and lies south west OF the Chlpnan
lode has been sod PrOvideDce men for SOPO) III VIII
be prOspected. and work will be begun as soon as the
snow has melted The new owners are Mr Blandlng
and hessrs. Pearce abb Salisbury. bankers OF ProvI,
dence 1he deed was given on Incsdsy ast anu S
paid over mortgage Of $4,000 being TAKEN ior te
balance On the OF H. A. Sn3tn another smart VIII
soon be sunk Just back OF the Bartlett farm. Messrs
u. r. and Couch Providence and Springfield ana W
Bartlett OF thi; city have bonded 20 acres Tor $OO
The same company has also. bonded land OF James
Emery IN East salisbury. Eight acres ADJOINING ne
BOyRtOn Lode have been sold TO DessIs, George r.
Bailey and George L.. HOdgdon Of Portland Tor $1,000
L4Dd In this vicinity has also been bonded 10 the
amount Of hundreds Ot thousands