Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-13
BONANZA GROUPINGS.
Weekly Summary Of the DEVILS
Gate District Mines.


the way of important developments
since our last report, yet there has
been steady improvement almost
the whole length of the lode. Some
mines are looking better, and others
are improving in their rich promise
as they advance foot by foot towards
the goal of wealth. In our district
several have been somewhat delayed
in their progress by an unusual flow
of water, but those who have power
full machinery will experience but
little trouble, while others have or
dered such as will be necessary to
overcome this evil. Almost every
mining company on the Comstock
has had water, and been placed to
extra expense on this account; and
while it may be a little discouraging
to small companies, it is nevertheless
indicative of quartz in considerable
quantities. 1t has taken years and
great depth to develop the div
idend-paying mines, and some of the
an equal extent interested in this dis
trict, showing that they have conf
dence In our mines and realize the
fact that it will require both time
and depth to reach and properly
open their ore chambers. 1t shows
they are not counting on immediate
strikes, but that they are looking in
to the future, and expect it to repay
them a hundredfold for every dollar
expended.
DAYTON.
Work on the 500-foot level, both
north and south, is going ahead
again. They are about $50 feet each
from the main shaft, and will be
pushed ahead about 70 feet further
before any cross-cuts are run. Work
on the 300-foot level has been stop
ped for the present. Tins level shows
over 800 feet of bare ledge, being for
that distance parallel with it; but no
cross-cuts will be started until they
are begun on the 500-foot level. The
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in the shaft, and the pump has been
changed from a six-foot stroke to
that of eight, and manages the water
without any difficulty, although no
sinking is at present being done.
SILVER HILL.
This mine has also been troubled
very much with water, and no work
is being done in the shaft. The in
cline pump will be, in place within
five days, and soon after work will
be commenced. The cross-cut run
ming from the Wine near the Justice
line has no water, and work is pro-
crossing finely. The whole face is in
vein matter, with streaks of clay and
porphyry. The east drift on the $50
foot level is being pushed ahead, and
is in about 240 feet, going at the
rate of about four feet per day.
Over 1870 feet have been driven in
ledge matter.
COSMOPOLITAN.
No work is being done at present
in the tunnel, the Wine or the drifts
therefrom. The raise is making good
progress, being in nearly 40 feet. 1t
is about SxS, and is being well and
substantially timbered through the
center, the southern portion being
chute for conveying the ore ana the
waste to the main track floor. The
north section has ladders for ascend
ing. This partition will accelerate
the ventilation. The angle of the
raise is about Al degrees, following
the inclination of the ledge, and
from it some good milling ore is be-
ing taken. The work is progressing
very rapidly.
ATLANTIC CON.
The main tunnel is progressing
very tavorably. Cross-cut No. A is
being pushed ahead, with prospects
of soon striking the west wall. The
whole distance is in II good quality
of vein matter, containing some brc-
mide of silver and considerable sui
phurets, which hold a high percent
age of gold, as the following assay,
taken therefrom, shows Silver,
$1G2.57; gold, $29l.34; total, S453,-
81. The prospects of this mine are
of an exceedingly tlattering nature.
KossUTH.
The flow of water is considerably
less than heretofore, and the mine is
looking particularly well, especially
in the southern portion--in the south
drift on the 350-foot level. From
the nature of the ledge there and the
groupings, we feel convinced that the
ledge will remain rich in gold until
considerable depth Is reached. The
south drift on the 500-ioot level is
being driven ahead, occasionally cut
ting rich streaks of ore. The same
work and the same appearances APP
ply to the north drift on the same
level.
WILLIAM PENN.
Last Friday the contract for con-
tinuing the tunnel in due westerly
direction was given, and work is be-
ing driven forward very rapidly. The