Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-01
MINING ITEMS.
The Derby.


The number OF rev mining loca-
tons which are claiming attention
on account of active efforts for their
developments is almost daily in
creasing, says The Enterprise OF
April so. There is more and bet
ter prospecting done along the line
of the Uomstock to-day than ever
before. Developments are made
Systematically in these days, for
men are getting to read indications
more truthfully and follow leads
with reader knowledge. Hence
| it not unirequently occurs that a
new location viii be developed into
an excellent prospect in very short
| time. Such furnishes, always, a
| legitimate theme for the reporter s
pen.
THE DERBY CLAIM
Is one of these. 1t comprises 5000
feet of ground, bounded on the
north by kossuth and Silver Central
| Consolidated, east by the Monte
yuma and west by the Daney, and
| is divided into 100000 shares. An
assessment of ten cents per share has
been paid in for working capital,
and the $4,000 thus raised is now
being expended IN the development
of the mine under the direction OF
RI. c. Hall, superintendent.
A THREE COMPARTMENT SHAFT
| Has been sunk to the depth of 80
feet and the necessary buildings are
in progress OF erection. The surface
| indications, aside from the location
itself, are such as, to the practced
eye of the prospector of The pres
ent day. promise important develop.
ments. The ledge crops to the sur
face in various places while the soil
itself shows promising vein matter
The appearance is of a broad and
! well defined ledge and the location
! itself. being i'll close proximity to
the kossuth and Dauey, in both OF
which Important aud promising de-
velopmeuts have been made, gives
the best encouragement to open III
the mine. If anything more were de
sired it is found in the formations al
ready encountered in the shaft.
THE PROSPECT
Is therefore a good one and fully
warrants the reasonable outlay ne
cessary to push developments ahead
This will be done skilltully. energet-
icallv aud economically by Superin-
tendent Halt. In this work he will
be supported by the Board of Trus-
tees aud the officers of the company
These are men OF character and eX-
perience in mining matters and are
entitled to the confidence OF the
public. The following is the list: \
X. Z. Harmon. John Skae, Lewis
Sloss, A. J. simmons and {. Darby,
Trustees; A. X. +. Harmon president
W. L. Dean, secretary. These parties
represent capital enough 10 push
work ahead even beyond the work
ing fund already established.
! The daily yield from the California
! mine is 80 tens, which keeps the
mill up to its iull capacity. The to
tai product toI April viii probably
be about 5t,7G0,o0o. After the first
I of thlS month one or two new mills
will be started mp, when the eNu|c-
ton of ore Will Ice increased.
The daily yield of the Con. Viz
| ginia is about 400 tons. II is eXpec-
ted that the bullion product for
| Apri! will amount 10 close on 81
/ 500, 900. In March it was proba-
/ bly, Sl00, 000 less than during the
month of April.
An assessment of five cents per
share has been levied on the Silver
/ Leaf Mining Company, Delinquent
/ May 18th. The Trenton NJ. and Nj
/ Go. has Incorporated, TO mine in
/ Devils Gate District.
The progress in sinking the joint
| c. Il o. shaft is reported from TWO
and a half to three feet per day.
II is reported that operations will
soon be commenced at the Wood
/ vile.
The sulphur mines near Steam.
! boat Springs are improving daily.