Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20

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Desiring to do full justice to all
Lyon county enterprises which may
come under our notice, and especial
ly to keep our people posted as to
the development of our prominent
mines, we purpose visiting when
convenient the different mines and
works of the county, and publishing
a report of the several enterprises.
With such view, our reporter visit
ed the
DAYTON MINE,
And inspected the new and i'm
mense hosting works and machin-
cry, now being erected by the COM
pany. The information received of
the progress of the work and the
present development of the ledge is
gained by actual observation, and
an interview with the officers in
charge, and may therefore be relied
upon as authentic. The Dayton lies
about one-half mile below Silver
City, on the side of the ridge to the
left, and
IT'S DISCOVERY
Was made in 1850 by Felix LeCroutz
and others. From this time until
1872 the mine was worked with the
small capital of it's discoveries, the
rock extracted being reduced by
arastra process, though we believe
some of it was taken to the mills.
In 1872 the mine was purchased by
capitalists and its stock put into
company, which is at present Off
cered as follows: A. X. p. Harmon,
President; Martin White, w. S.
Hobart, A. X. p. Harmon, M. G.
Hillyer, Jas. A. Pritchard, Trustees;
w. E. Dean, Secretary. The first
appOrtionment of the mine was 80,
600 shares, but it was afterward in
creased to 100000 shares, with cap
ital stock of Sl0,000,000. Large
amounts were at once expended
upon its development, but up to
1874 no assessments were levied, the
mine being entirely self-sustaining.
The heavy and important expendi-
lures of the company had at last to
be met in part by small assessments,
of which so far there has been three
levied of 81 each.
THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENTS
Consist of a main working shaft in
three compartments, two Az by 5
feet, and to be supplied with safety
cages, and the third 5 by 6 feet, for
the pump. These compartments are
we'll and substantially timbered, and
continue down a distance of 40 feet.
The shaft is at present filed with
water to depth of 800 feet, lis feet
from the surface.
THE FIRST STATION
Is on the second level, 22O feet from
the top. At this depth drift runs
west 220 feet, cutting the ledge, which
is here 80 feet wide, is principal
ly red sulphuret ore, and has been
stopped out to the first level, l05 feet
above, giving good pay all through.
From the second level the vein was
followed both north and south-run-
ming north $50 feet and striking a
body of black ore, very rich i'll sill
yer, and assaying as high as
$4,000 PER TON.
From this body of black ore, con-
tinuing on to the north, the lead
runs in vein matter of winter quartz
to distance of $50 feet. Cross cut
ting at this point has been done both
east and west, showing a ledge OF
low grade ore seventy-four feet
wide. Leaving these cross-cuts we
still continue north 10 feet, at which
point a large body of water was en-
countered, and necessitated the sus-
pension OF the work in this part of
the mine until the new machinery
could be erected We now return
to the second station turn table, and
are at the point We have left some
moments before. From here, pro-
ceeding south, we trace the vein
through red sulphurets, $50 feet to
the face of the End level south, with
a body of $50 feet of UNEMPLOYED
ground between us and the eastern
line of the company's claim. All
along the level south pay ore has
been found. Returning $50 feet on
this level, we find that cross drifting
has been done, and ore found which
to more marked degree resembles
Comstock of a low grade, but which
is expected to increase in value as
greater depth is attained. We now
return to the shaft, descend 81 teet,
and are on the
THIRD LEVEL,
3Ol feet from the surface. Drifting
west, we again cut the ledge at $50
feet distance, and find the ore cor
responds exactly with the red sui