Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-31
IN. Eur.L. Consolidated Bonanza.

The Eufeka o0<uen OF tns soen Mst.,
reports an editorial examination Of the
great bonanza Of Rob ore recently do.
velOpedin the Eureka Consolidated mino.
from which We mako tho following OK.
tract:
We can only give tho Dimensions Of
this hinge mountain OF wealth and ihsn
allow our readers TO Judge for them.
selves Of It's probable value. In but one
place did we see anything resembling q
limit beyond which the orc did not 60.
That was st 0 point far OF 70 the east
ward, where q dnh had penstratsd the
limestone for o few feet. Turning a lit
tie to the right. however. the great do
posit appeared intact, with every indi-
cation Of being a. strong and valuable
as at any other point In the mine. The
full scope Of tho bonanza Is not YEA
known. and viii not DO known perhaps
for months TO como. 30 far n OF.
plored, its size may b. given In round
numbers AZ follows: Length. $50 feet;
width. 100 feet; depth. leo fset.i This
vast body Ia almost solid ore, thore be-
ing but little waste at any point. How
many thousand tons Of ore that won
derful cube il capable Of producing We
cannot even approximate. but ccrtain II
1, that there IN already . suficient amount
in xiRht to drive all the furnaces Of the
company to their fullest capacity for the
next two years, II not longer. Nor
should the reader loso sight Of the fact
TINT the end Is not yet. In all dircc-
tons the slopes. drifts. tunnels and
cross-cuts nre still in orc. Tho winzo
from the seventh Lowell is now down GO
feet, every inch in good ore, with moth.
in, whatever 10 warrant the belief that
II may not continue In ore to ~ great a
depth az has been reached by somo OF
tho most noted minos on the Comstock.
The length OF tho deposit IL still I'M.
determined. Az stated above. II IN
known to extend for q distance OF $50
feet, and ut both ends the drifts are still
In ore. How much longer and deeper
aud wider It will prove 10 Of course be.
yond the scope Of human ken. We
should not DO at all surprised, how
ever, II IL turned out 10 DO twenty limos
greater than IL shown by present dsvsl.
opments. It Is simply impossible to
estimate II. and spsculations arc idle.
The sixth level, whore the bonanza has
again been cut by q tunnel from the
min shaft, is looking fully as well N
tho seventh. Tho ore goes up, and the
prospects appear iattering that 1t will
extend very noar 10 the surface. In
that case tho proportions Of tho bon
ANA would be increased TO an extent
that would make It the wonder Of tho
mining world. For our part, ws have
not the slightest doubt that II extends In
tho direction Of tho surface several
stations at least. We haye already
spoken Of its tendency downward. The
main shaft Is already down 800 feet, or
Que hundred feet below tho seventh
station. and preparations are being made
10 drift for the ledge. II will require
some weeks to run this drift, but we are
IA positive now ~ though II was In. that
tho bonanza will DO found in nil OF its
glory ut that point also.
Before concluding this article some
Of the ore disclosed. In places /, is OK.
t%raordinury rich, ASSAYS having been OBJ
tanned running as hipi a. thirteen hun.
bred dollars per ton. Tho whole mass
taken right through will probably aver.
moo one hundred and ATTY dollars per
ton. Il n ali soft. aud per consequence
will bo sasily and cheapiy mined. OF
tho hest ore n h estimated that II will
NO, reouirs more thnn three tons 10
mako n ton Of bullion. Hitherto about
double that number of tons of ore TO a
ton Of bullion has been tho usual aver
age. All Of the best ore Ia to be held In
reserve until Il IL absolutely necessary
to draw upon Il. At present tho oil
south works aud the upper lovels on
this side Of tho mountain are yielding
moro than enough to keep the smcltors