Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-25
THE MINE.
improvements and Prospects - A
Vast Body OF Rich Ore.


Hamburg mine. An hours ride up
the grade through New York canyon
brought us on a bench, at the foot of a
knoll on which the buildings, shafts
and whims are situated. The first
thing that attracted our attention was
the partially completed hosting
works, their general air Of solidity and
adaptabiIty for the purposes for which
they are intended attracting ones at
tention at once. The workmen We're
as thick as bees, and the contractor,
MIR. Phillips, was himself bearing a
hand and pushing things forward as
fast as possible. The boiler was set up
and imbedded in a solid mass of ma
sorry. The hosting engine was not
in place but is all Oh the ground and
will be put together on its ock iounda-
ton as fast as the workmen can place
1t there. The building is sided in and
the root timbers in place, and there is
no doubt but that it will be finished
by the time specified in the contract.
The rOof will be constructed of
iron plates. thus avoiding in a great
measure any danger OF fire.
THE MINE.
After looking over the improve.
ments contemplated and under way,
we proceeded in company with Nh.
Powell and Aleck Mckenzie OH a tour
of observation through a portion of
the mine. We were prepared, from
what we had previously heard, to see
a good mine, but we were astonished
at the apparently inexhaustible guam
tity of ore in sight and the amount Of
work that has been done in the way
OF prospecting. Commencing at the
Pacific shaft the body of ore starts at
at the grass roots and is followed clear
down to the lO0-foot level. AT the
mouth 1t consists of a yellow carbon
ate, and as IL is followed down streaks
of heavy galena and crystallized lead
mingle with the carbonates. The lat
ter carries a heavy proportion OF lead,
running from 6O to y per cent, while
it will assay from $3.50 to $3.50 per ton.
The incline runs through ore of this
character all of the way, and until
reaching the l00-foot level no attempt
has been made TO ascertain its extent.
AT that point a cross-cut has
been run 10 the south about So feet,
which il in high grade ore to tie end.
Ia main drift runs to b west, and
we traced the ore for the distance of
l00 feet as near as one could judge.
Tue poltoih Oh Tue uiiit uns III ny
grade ore, and the glitter OF the galena
of tho dr;fr ua r,,nI . oon,ia af n,inaro
folIo,ying wha, AIecl ,arn,od . .m,u
s]trinyar II Vas onIy d,a foot vida
| We picked mn a niecs nj hl.ck oYtdizad
ore. mjxed Win a-rseniares. thar viii
assay 600 nov ,on In ia. ana In
n~assing wa Vii saw thar II il a char.r.
tor;s,inNo Inc uan,hnrr ,ha, oil - H.
orc ass.,s 80 bfnb in anld. anI
AGAIN tbot Wa, IL in .iobi 10 varr
,rsctahia and .asily snahod rn,,ins,
varv Nil in lead and noSsessino ali
Il cual;tias 70 dnx ni.aIv Sinn
,he cross-cnt wa followed the main
d,in soma distance f,r,her and q.
AIeck rsnea,edIv rema,keS in nra. in
fac, win tho avoanr;on ~ tLo ton -,
the main DRIFT, which runs in the vein
matter II has been nothing but ore
saxer,I Ionn 80 ents rho, hane ~ ~
filled with Gre awaiting the comple,ion
of the main shaft.
THE MAIN SHAFT.
49,. $780,.
ome en- soa, 800 dr;r, IL, s"a.
0"'o H"S oo' NV u. '""' mas o'e"
run rom the main shaf', II followed
ii to the north about 100 feet. Midway
in this drift a cross.cut ia beipg RIM
through the sbale 10 connect win a
wiuze from the Pacific sh,ft Arriyiny
at the I5O. foot station al that Laval We
we're apreeablv SURPRISED to hnd onr.
selves Iookjng mn thronob a handsome
Observation-Disclosures shan we'll rim.
bered. and as perfect in every rasnect
as any n on The Coms,ock or any
other place. The station l. vary
roomv, and the work done ut this
point would be a credi, To any mine in
The world. A ride in tho bncket far
$50 feet brought us to the surface. de-
lighted with our ex perience and aston
ished at the vast amount of ore in
sight.
THE ORE nopy.
Tho ro,dor 49,, u..a,,.a l..
~ o~'oo' '""' ~
Stopping mas as yet been done. The
racine smart simply goes down through
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