Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-14

contalnS detailed account of an enter
prise which will undoubtedly have great
influence in that district. An apparently
inexhaustible supply OF coal has been
discovered about twenty miles from Viz
ginia City, and number of that city's
"solid men" are busily engaged in open
ing mp and devising means for transport
ing the coal. The Importance of this
discovery can hardly be over-estimated
From the Chronicles detailed account
We take the following extract:
The course of the vein is southeast and
northwest, with pitch of 20 feet in the
Ioo. The width is in some places as
great as fourteen feet, bur lessons
to about eight in others. The average
width 10 about ten feet. The Mount
Diaplo mine, which produces such vast
quantities of coal has a vein o. scarcely
three feet IN width Another drift Is
being pushed forward with the most
promising indications. On the second
level there IS drift of go feet, with an
Incline wlnzs running down through the
VEN Js0ftet TO the lower level. From
tue lower level (whers length of about
'uo feet has been deyeloped) the pitch OF
the VEN gives about 900 feet to the sur
lace. Calculating the width of the vein
at III feet, and the distance TO the surface
800 feet, and 20 cubic feet TO the ton, it
Is found that 305 800 tons of coal are al
ready secured No diminution of the
vein is shown at any point. Every drift
n 10 l,t 10 -,
that the deposit is practically inexhaust-
lhle. The company could with present
facilities take out 200 tons per day, but
wagon hauling is so expensive a mode OF
transportation that it would hardly pay
Their energies are, therefore, devoted to
ascertaining definitely whether the d.
mansions of the deposit will Justify the
expense of a railroad.
Professor Denton visited the mine in
December last, and pronounced the vein
inexhaustible. The coal he declared
brown Ignite, and from the geological
character of the ground assured the Su-
perintendent that at a greater depth coal
Of better quality would be found. HIS
prophecy was justified a month later,
when on sinking the shaft for the pur-
pose of opening another level, firm
black coal was struck. Water drove the
workmen out, however, and the COMPANY
have determined to prospect the upper
works thoroughly before going deeper.
The Chronicle reporter bore off with
him section Of tree turned into coal
which had been taken from the DUNN.
1t is hard, black and lustrous. Colonel
Lewis, the coal expert, has also been at
a nj N nd IL, s,,D
tent and prospects of the deposit agree
with those of Professor Denton, Pro.
lessor Frank Stewart also made an ex-
animation and endorsed the opinions of
the other scientists.
In making the excavations for the
hosting works another vein was discoy
cred. Boring is now going on | 500 to
the south, in the hope of striking this
new deposit. Last week at the depth of
100 feet a vein two feet in thickness was
passed through. We nre informed that
to-day, at the depth of 200 feet, another
vein has been entered. Down the creek
ABOUT three-quarters of a mile from the
hosting works, groupings OF still an-
other vein have been discovered. All
this points to the existence of a vast.
continuous coal bed
NO satisfactory test of the value of the
coal has yet been made. The DOUGLASS
mill was run for two months upon il
lnesgrates were wood burners and un.
suited to the coal, ton of which, not
withstanding this disadvantage, proved,
according to Mr. Stevenson. the owner
OF the mill, to be equal to a cord and n
quarter of wood. The high price of
hauling more than made up the differ
ence IN cost, however, and return To
wood was made. At the mine the hoist
ing works are run with the coal. and the
engineers consider it excellent fuel. A
scientific test is shortly to be made.
When the owners are perfectly salts
ned that the extent of the mine will
Justify the outlay, narrow-gauge road
VIII be constructed. The grade of III
Dorado Canyon is well suited for A rail.
road, being very even, and very little
grading would be necessary. 1t is est.
mated that uarrow-gaugs from the
mine to Virginia could be built for
S2CO, 600. The rolling-stock of sncb a
road would be a small item, as the com.
pany would not at first aim at other bns-
mess than transporting their own coal
II desirable, the line can be run tbronoh
Silver City, engage in bringing wood to
the city, and In time branches for the
transportation OF ore to the mills could
be built The coal could be landed here
at 81 per ton first cost, when the railroad
was finished.
A JOLLY Boy Is SARToRIs.-I have seen
put very little OF Grant, although there
Is an employee of Colonel Presburv's
among his two hundred and fifty servants
at the West End Hotel, who is said to be
the picture of the hero Appomottox. He
is, l think, stage driver, and is straw
berry blonde. Grant keeps very ouiet
and will not talk even to his most init.
mate friends about the third term. But
the most popular and best natured and
most Jolly boy at Long Branch is Alpe-
rnon Sartoris, the husband of Nellie Grant
and son-in-law to the President, and
when he is not driving his pretty wife
along the beach in a little pony chase. he
wandeis along the drive in an unassum-
ing manner in loose sack coat valued
at about $6 or ST, and makes himself at
home in good natured. plucky way,
that defies criticism, and makes him quite
liked by all the young people. He is q
hne Rymnast, good boxer in an anna
teur way, and then hard walker; but
then the walking ct Long Branch is so
"bl-a-a-sted dirty" that he does not care
to do enough of it for his health. Young
Sartoris is also fond of glass of lager,
and has taken great liking to that bev.
erage-ln schooners. His usual way, as
l understand, is to step into Jouss lager
beer saloon, and with good natured
nod, cry out: "Oh, l say, isn't it doosed
'ot. just give me a large gloss of beah,
won't you, old fellah. And, | say, be
pretty smart about it, you--it's so doossd
'ot. Thanks, old fellah, Iii take another,
like good boy" can't help thinking
that to be democratic kind of a way for
man with e12.O00 year, an old family
name and married to Cesar's daughter.
IN. Y. Herald,