Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-18
MINING REVIEW.
Reports Of Progress for the Week
in the Various Mines OF
the District.

uncommon influx OF water. are now
thoroughly drained, aud sinking
and drifting are going forward with
the accustomed speed. In the AM
AEON and Glasgow, as will be seen
from the reports, some good dis
coveries have been made. These
claims have disclosed ore from an
early period in their working, but
it was In the form of stringers or
feeders, which now seem to be con-
verging into one general ledge. The
usual amount q prospecting is be-
ing done out around In the hills,
and the results may be seen almost
daily in the samples of ore brought
in I'D exhibited. A comparatively
new character of ore has been found
by the prospectors, carrying largely
sulphate OF lead or galena. This
base ore has not hitherto, so far as
We are advised, been found in this
district. When with this cheering
outlook is joined She present buoy
ant condition of the stock market,
We have good cause to be encour-
aged. Stocks have q decided up.
ward tendency, and some, toward
this END of the lead, have advanced
already almost fifty per cent. OF
what they were selling for a fort
night ago. The repellant force that
has recently existed between GER
tain kings of the market below, and
with such disaster to small holders,
seems to have been overcome, and
now the bear and the bull lie down
together. Sbarou's presence at the
Bay no doubt had something to do
with the advance in Imperial, and
there is expected, SO we are inform
ed, q demand for mining shares
from those potentates of coin who
are expected to visit the Centennial.
But all these speculations are best
wien taken with a measure of salt
The fact Is. the masters of the mar
ket at San Francisco control it, and
when Simon says - stocks up"
stocks mp; "stocks down" stocks
down. Likewise. too. when Simon
says wig gle aggle," stocks obey
like a puppet on a string. The
market has already acquired a
healthy momentum in the right di
rection. and ii no scare ensues and
Mrs. Bowers prediction comes true
4 IN Ia. s., al
qualifying claHse in). We may ex-
pect better prices for awhile. The
following reports comprise the lat
est and most reliable information
from the mines:
DAYTON.
Since the last report the sinking
Of the shaft has been resumed.
which was temporarily suspended
in order 10 ease the timbers. when
were being slightly moved from
their places Rear the 700 foot level,
caused by the swelling of the
ground, the shaft now having
reached a depth OF $50 feet. Elk
cellent Roadway is made in driving
the north and south drifts on the
500-foot level. and also the east
drift on the 700-foot level, which is
running for the ore vein. n. &.
Hall having resigned, Matt Cana
van has been elected to succeed him
Us superintendent.
AMAZON.
The south drift on the 800 foot
level has been run llo feet from
the station. This drift shows ore
in bunches during It's entire length,
The vein disclosed has little pitch,
being, as near rs present e1plora-
uons show, about vertical. The
work of SINKING the main shaft viii
be resumed as soon as the pumps
are in place. The north drift re-
veals some tile ore towards tho line
of the Glasgow ground.
GLASGOW.
Tho north drift on the 300-foot
level has been run nineiy-six feet.
Ore was encountered in the Amazon
ground extending into this comps-
avs ground. y winze has been
started near the boundary line and
has been carried down ten feet.
The bottom of the winze shows |
good ore. There is no change to |
report in any other part OF the
mine.
BROOKS.
The shaft is being pushed down |
with all speed; the present depth
is 100 feet. Ii is we'll timbered and |
has two compartments Within the
past few days some very lively |
looking quartz has com into the
shaft. aud the workmen feel en-
The machinery is work
ing we'll.
SILVER HILL.
The station at the 550,foot level |
having been completed, the sinking |
Of the incline has been resumed and
is going forward at the rate OF IA
feet per day ia hard blasting rock,
drills being used. Cross
cutting both west and east from the
winze near the northern line con
.inues without special changes to
note,