Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-12
THE LADY WARRINGTON NINE.
Its Csnditioa-rhe Shan-Mashine.
ry-Prespeess. Efc.

The location 81 the Lady Washington
mine. Just north Of the Justice and east
Of the Oycrman. Is one 81 the best on that
portion Of the Comstock. Since the con-
troll passed into the hands Of the present
managers. no mine could have becn more
economically handled or better managed
Two uppsrmosi views have controlled
their action from, the beginning TO the
| present time. The first was economy. and
IN. second 20 do whatever Was done. In
| the most durable and beneficial manner
possible. u.,
In accordance with ttis idea sinking Of
the shaft has been prosecuted continu-
| ously, no time having been lo-t or money
ey,-ndei in almost useless surface goug-
inrS. Also in accordance with these
views, when the strong how OF water
wa. struck In the shat several
months z no time whatever was lost
in obtaining and putting to work IN the
shortest possible time, 4 complete dnpii-
cate u the powerful machinery In use at
| the C.. A {. shaft. Acknowledged by the
| mining men of the Comstock IN be the
best in use at the time on the 4 This
| piece Of machinery has more b real
led the expectations. and. running 81 the
rate of one stroke per minute. Ia now
| draining the water with the most perfect
ease.
IHr SHAFT ASp Lrpor.
The shaft has now reached a depth OF
so feet. the full size Of IL being in almost
solid quartz. which gives some excellent
assays Of both gold and silver. although
the general average IL yet too low to pay
Tor extracting and milling. The shsfi IL
-unk perp-ndicularly. and nj the depth 81
GOO feet penetrated a heavy clay wall. with
all the characteristics 81 the Conistock.
anil a strong dip Of about forty-iive de-
gress b. the eastward. After passing
through this clay. sircaks Of quartz. mixed
with porphyry and occasional strips 81
clay were encountered for a distance %
a0o feet. The ledge has. during the last
fifty feet. been gradually bscoming freer
of e~xtraneons matter. until II IL now
composed % almost pure silica, strongly
impregnaici with sulphur and iron, carry
ing with them very favorable prospects OF
both gold and silver. No crosscut has yet
latn maze, nNlug !" tue iaet uhat NV
shaft penetrating the ledge In its down.
ward eoursc il virtually a crosscut Of
itself. and the management wished Ia
avoid anything that would impede In the
least the progress of the shaft. and the
draining of the ledge at the earliest pos
sible moment. II Il q we'll known fact
that th. woolville ledge. lying east Of the
Justice. has heen prospected nearly TO the
south line 10 the Lady Washington, near
which the rich ores of the woodville
| and Justice ha,. been extracted.
That the Lady Washington shaft
| will cut this ledge in the next
go feet. none doubi. as the distance IL ~
short aud the course % the ledge 81 direct.
that striking Il Is only = matter Of time.
| The Ledge material aud quartz in the hot.
| tom of the shaft j. Identical In looks and
character Ia that found in the Wood,ille
east u anJ adjoining the ore vein. and
| must soon lead Ia something better. All
| who have secn the present prospects. JOIN
in the opinion that the Lady Washington
is soon to occupy 4 position second to none
% the leading mines q the Comstock.