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

Agreeable to the invitation ex-
tended some days ago, we made a
visit Of inspection to the Kossuth
mine and hosting works on the fore
noon of Tuesday, for the purpose of
making the public more thoroughly
acquainted with the principal mining
enterprises of the district. There is
probably no mine in this county
which has had less and deserved
more newspaper mention than the
one which we have just visited. To
miners who have been here since go
THE KossUTH
Is we'll known, though as the ledge
passed from the hands of the origi-
nal owners into the proprietorship
of moncyed parties, and as machinery
was placed in position and the work
of systematic development progress
ed, those not directly interested in a
pecuniary way, lost track of it, and
only looked upon the daily quota
tons of its stock as indicative of its
prosperity and status. This method
Of reasoning, as every practical
miner and citizen of this sec
ton is well aware, is one so thor
oughly fallacious that we need enter
into no argument to prove why it is
so. Our present article is upon the
past and present developments and
the existing status of this valu-
able mining property, fair and I'M
vanished statement of which we
shall endeavor to give. First. then,
before We step upon the cage for our
journey into the depths, let us speak
Of the
HOSTING WORKS.
Which has been placed over the
shaft. The building which covers
the machinery is strongly and plain
ly constructed, with no attempt at
elegance or show. The main struo-
ture is 40 by 80 feet on the ground
and 25 feet high in the clear. Adj
joining it on one side is a large car
penter shop, and on the other black
smith shop, where all the necessary
backsmithing and carpenttring is
done for the mine. The iron ore
cars are here made, and those better
adapted to the requirements of the
mine could be constructed in no
other place. The miners dressing
room and other apartments of the
main building are built in the most
convenient shape possible. The
charcoal house and storehouses are
each built apart, and at safe dis
lance from the works, to prevent
contact in case of fire. For this ele-
ment, however, the company seem to
have amply prepared themselves,
having "a splendid little fire engine
which can be connected with thu
steam pipes in second, and which
is supplied with four sets of hose
two for outside and two for inside
application, Added to this is
supply Of water ia tanks, as well as
row of constantly filled tanks On
the roof. Looking at this sensible
preparation, damaging ire woulo
seem next to impossible.
THE MACHINERY OF THE NINE
Consists of double hoisting engines
OF 60-horse power, pumping engine
OF S0-horse power, one 54-inch and
one 6O-inch hoiier-each 16 feet long
and having Ga 3-inch flues-all Of
the very best make and appropriate
t. the work in hand. The shaft is
supplied with an eight-inch pump,
with six feet stroke, which keeps II
constant stream of 36 inches (miner's
measure) Of water flowing from the
mine. Two wire cables, 81 by l
inch, are used in hosting the cage
and tanks. At a depth of 200 feet in
the shaft "balance bob" has been
placed, to regulate the working of
the pump. All Of this machinery
seems to have been placed into posi-
ton by master hand, as altogether
it runs almost noiselessly and with
out the slightest perceptible jar. On
inquiring as to what mechanic had
placed it, we were told that the Su-
perintendent, Mr.. p. II. Scott, had
had accomplished the work, with
only such ordinary assistance as he
had from the workmen of the mine,
and for the first time learned that he
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