Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-02

In the street as before stated, to IL
feet from the sidewalk, I could not say,
might be more or less.
Adjourned to Monday morning.
THE MINING OUTLOOK,
We think we have substantial grounds
for congratulating our fellow citizens of
Phoebe on the greatly improved appear
ance Of mining matters that now pre-.
sents itself. For several months the
prospects Of an early return to that pros
perity that some two years since was the
marked characteristic of this region,
seemed dim, remote and dependent on a
variety of contingencies which might just
as easily have been unfavorable as the
reverse. For instance there was the
question of the ability of the Raymond
& Ely pumping machinery to clear the
mine Of water; then there was the value
of the western ground to be demon
strated; and thirdly and lastly there was
the nature Of the vein at some reasonable
distance below the water level to be as
certained. The first two of these propo-
sitions we are happy to say have been
resolved most favorahly. The pumping
machinery not only works admirably,
but drains the mine with very slight
tax upon its capacity. The west ground
so far o. developed presents an extremely
hnttering appearance, and affords a rea-
sonable promise of proving permanently
lucrative. The third problem remains
to be solved, whether beneath the winter
line the ledge resumes its valuable char
acter and contains large and lasting
bodies of remunerative ore. This ia an
interrogatory that is being addressed to
Nature herself, and like all valuable
secrets can only be determined by labor
ious research. The miners pick and
drill welded by strong and skilful hands
will, ere many months, afford the solu-
ton to the important question. For our
own part as We often remarked, we
steadfastly believe that the result will
prove all that can be desired, with the
possibility of the most sanguine expec-
tations being exceeded. We base our
conclusions upon an experience Of mines
and mining Of over twenty-three years,
upon the experience of others, and the
results that mining enterprise in other
portions of the State has 40 abundantly
afforded. Take the Comstock for in
stance. When what may be called the
superficial deposits Of Virginia and Gold
Hill were exhausted, q barren belt was
reached OF seemingly indefinite extent.
The Ophir. Gould Il Curry. Savage,
Hale & Norcross, and the Gold Hill
mines. one after another, came to the
came profitless condition. The cry was
then that the great Comstock was worked
out. Shares fell to nothing and real es-
tate in the Comstock towns fell almost
in o like proportion. A panic seemed
to take possession Of the coolest
md wisest, md people sold,
almost gave away. their property,
and any :thing to get away, as If the
towns dependent on the Comstock for
their prosperity were SO many cities of
destruction. The same might be said of
Austin in 1864. These mining oenters
are not alone, but such mutations ap-
pear to be peculiarly the fortune Of sll
mining camps. True, that in some places
where mere amorphous masses or de-
posits OF silver ore have been found,
which. when worked out, have left no
clue or trace leading, to other deposits,
prosperity. though once enjoyed, be-
comes q thing OF the past. But dearly
bought experience has proved that where
true assure veins exist which are strong,
we'll defined. and developed to great
extent in length and depth where the
upper measures have been strongly i'm.
pregnated with the precious metals, that
continued explorations OF tho lower
depths seldom, II ever. fails to reveal ore
of corresponding value. Tho silver
mines Of Europe that have been worked
for 80 many years afford striking proof
Of this fact, and the same phenomena is
also the rule in South America. Why
then should the great Phoebe vein prove
an exception to the ruler Here are all
the requisite conditions precedent. Is il
reasonable that the final result will differ
from all other cases? We think not, and
with this firm belief we anticipate Of the
water-level the
RAYMOND AND ELY
Vein will be found carrying bonanza as
large and as rich, in proportion to the
size Of the fissure, as has been proved to
exist in the Comstock.
During the past week vt the Raymond
& Ely tho ~ Z has been sunk as rapidly
as the natI Of the work will permit,
and will bs steadily prosecuted. The
wish and 1t would appear that no fur
Their hindrance will be caused by the
water than that caused by handling It.
The west ground continues to look ex-
ceedingly we'll, the further winze being
sunk from the eighth level is down about
fifty feet and shows ore in large guam
titles, and of excellent quality, some Of IL
extremely rich. The other workings
in the same portion Of the mine also
show quite favorably. About as to 30
tons OF ore are being raised daily which
are taken entirely from the openings az
no stopping has as yet taken place. The
mills Of the company are undergoing q
thorough overhauling and in few days
will be put in first rate order. Here the
large and well appointed machine shops
and foundry Of the company show their
usefulness and value. All the necessary
repairs and castings being executed with
facility. The shipments TO the mills are
about thirty tons daily and there Ia now
a large accumulation at the reduction
works. Crushing will be resumed about
the 18th inst, I'D by that time the repairs
on the mills will have been completed,
and il things maintain their present CON.
dition the bullion product of Phoebe will
again become one of the notable features
OF mining adventure on this coast.
| MEADOW VALLEY.
Though the water level OF the Ray.
mond & Ely has been reduced little more
than twenty feet, the pumps Of the latter
, have already drained No. 3 shaft Of the
Meadow Valley, and sinking will in a
few days be resumed. II the water con.
| tinues to be thus reduced, wines will be