Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-15
MINING ITEMS.

The Leopard Mining Company de-
clared dividend of 20 cents paya
BILE on the 18th inst.
The Northern Belle has declared a
dividend of 81 per share, payable
February 18th.
The shipment of bullion from the
Gen. Thomas mill during the current
week was $5,935 78.
An immensely rich strike is re-
ported to have been made in the
South Chariot last Saturday.
A very rich strike has been made
in The Hemlock mine, one of the Wy
oming Consolidated group at Pana-
mint, controlled by Senator Jones
and others.
As an encouraging bit of news we
may state that preparations are on
foot at Cerro Gordo to start up the
suspended smelling works at that
place.
The Humboldt Mill and Mining
Company shipped west last Friday
night one bar of bullion, Oft as
sayed value of SLAP 2l.-Silver
state.
The Tybo Consolidated Com
pany's furnace, after profitable
run of month or six weeks, had to
be closed few days since for the
want of coal. Tue mines of this
company have produced in five
months and half the sum of 1884,
292 Al.
The best third-class rock that we
have known of lately was worked
last week in Jefferson and yielded
1878 per ton; the first-class went only
little over 5000. All came from
the Hillside mine, which is owned by
Harrison Bros. & Co.-Eureka Senti-
mel.
The owners of the Night Watch
mine, ut Hot Greek, have recently
shipped lot of ore to the Richmond
works for reduction, the average as
say of which is said to give $685. to
the ton. This is a good showing and
must be encouraging to the recent
purchasers of the Night Watch
Ibid.
Since last report the bullion ship
ments from the Northern Belle mill
have been as follows: January Gath,
1884 4s; January Goth, $6,9s5 %;
January 2sth, $7,429 20; January
sOth, s9,sO2 90; February I'd, $7,43O-
%; February 4th, IS, 241 90. Aggre.
eating S46,233 81. Total shipment
for the month of January, $l03,-
5ll SO.
A letter to the Secretary of the
Gila, under date of January Gath,
says: The vertical shaft is now down
81 feet, and is getting quite soft and
working well. The drift running
northeast from winze is in six feet,
and in ledge formation. The drift
running south from winze is in eight
feet, with ledge formation and some
ore mixed through. In south drift
we opened out into cave quite ex-
tensive and some ore on west of cave.
Last turday body of rich ore
was struck in the Wide West mine
belonging to the Adams Hill COM
pany, in the main shaft about 35
feet below the 200-foot level. The
ore body embraces the entire dimen-
sions Of the shaft, but further than
that its extent is unknown at pres
ent. 1t is the intention to sink a
shaft 800 feet, when q drift will be
run to winze about rs feet distant,
which is now being sunk and will
be completed about the 1st of
March.
The "Reese River "Reveille"
says George F. Dinsmore, of this
city. sent small lot of rock from
the Phenician lode, Bunker Hill
district, to Joseph Barnet, at Salt
Lake, who is joint owner in the
mine. Mr.. Barnet had an assay
made of the ore, the certificate of
which was received in this city
Friday morning. Following is the
result /: Silver per ton, $2,119 26;
gold per ton, $30l 46; total assay
value, $2,420 70 per ton. This
mine is situated about thirty-five
miles south of Austin, and has lain
unworked for some time owing to
the remoteness OF its location.
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