Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-16

We understand that the Belcher
Mining Company will build their new
repe-house on the east side Of the
railroad track. 1t is also their inten-
ton to heat their tar hereafter by
steam.
The Alpine Mining Company, To-
Gated In Virginia District, Storey
county, has organized oy the election
of J. s. Jones, Presidents; j. 8. Stew
enson, Vice President, aud Wendell
Easton, Secretary.
The principal parties interested in
the Quinn mine, which Is near the
Daney, are now in San Francisco
making arrangements for putting the
mine in working condition. Colonel
Osbiston is Superintendent.
The East Yellow Jacket Mining
Company has elected the following
Trustees: F. Clay. President; H. G.
Williams, c. L.. Weller, H. B. For
tune and T. B. Atkinson, and p. T.
Turner, Secretary.
The Grant Mining Company has
incorporated. Its object is to mine
in Nevada. The Trustees are: John
Landers, Robert F. Bunker, L. Gold
stein, George w. Britton and r. 8.
Brown. The capital stock has been
e~o5 ~ an 0nO nO0
The lime that is being made in FL
Dorado Canyon is being tested, and
is found to be good article. 1t is
being used in laying the foundations
for the Belcher machinery at Gold
Hill, and in plastering several build
ings. Heretofore most of the lime
used has been brought from Califor-
MIA.
The Potosi Mining Company in
corporated on Saturday. Object,
mining and milling of precious met
ais in Nevada; capital, $l1, 10000 E,
in 10000 shares of 500 each. d.
rectors-A. J. Ralston, Joseph Marks,
Russell j. Wilson, John Crockett and
8. B. Smith. The Chollar Mining
Company also Incorporated. Object,
capital and directors the same as
above. -.e. -- r
At the special meeting of the stock
holders of the Hale & Norcross Min
ing Company, to be h Id at San Fran
cisco on the 18th Of next month,
proposition will be considered and
decided upon to increase the capital
stock of the company from 81, 200, 600
divided into 10000 shares of 5000
each, the present capital of the com
pany, to $1,000. 200, to he divided.
into 1900 shares of 800 each.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Silver Central Consolidated
Mining Company, held on Monday
the 9th instant, the following officers
were elected: Directors-George At
kinson, A Waltz, Leo Kuc, o. II.
Mckee and j. West. At a meeting
of the Board of Directors the follow
ing officers were elected: George
Atkinson, President; Lucien Her.
mann, Secretary; W. II. Atkinson,
Superintendent
We extract the following items
from the report of the Hale & Nor
cross mine, presented at the recent
annual meeting Of the company,
held in San Francisco: The receipts
for the year amounted to 1886, $685.
"a. The disbursements to $780,
69s.34. During the year, 4,051 tons
of ore have been extracted from the
mine, 4,447 tons have been reduced,
and there remains on hand in the
ore-house 907 tons, valued by assay
at $23,S4S.
The following-named companies
have filed their articles of incorpo-
ration in the County Clerks Office at
San Francisco: The Benton Mining
Company. Object TO carry on a
general mining business in the State
of Nevada. Directors, Seth Cook,
r. N. Graves, Daniel Cook, w. F.
Myers and John Skae. Capital
stock, $1O,S0O,O0O. The Bugle
Mining Company. Same object
Directors and capital stock, same as
the Benton Mining Company.
The work of driving the header in
the Sutro tunnel is progressing at
the rate of 100 feet per week. The
header is now in distance of $4,000
feet. The widening out of the tun-
mel is being carried forward at the
rate of 400 feet per week. The
number of men employed in the tun-
mel is 100, and the number of mules
twenty. The mule-trains bring out
eighteen car loads of waste rock to
the trip and make three trips on
each eight hour shift. There is no
snow at Sutro, the roads on the east
side Of the mountain being dry and
dusty.
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