The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-03-11
Correspondents.
s:T6sclhonA. Mnrch &. ls77

"a rs 4UbCAhoRA, MnTch u, 1877.
PiOSpecsS Rttb have decidedly blight
tAed since h,y last letter. The Wind
sot Mill is crushing from 20 to 25 tons
Of Grand Prize orc every dny, md
everything about tho mill is working
like n chnrm. We mado orr first ship
ment of bullion silver bars, 99G fine,
total value over Sill 900, IN Saturdays
stngc, Of which you nrc advised before
this. am informed by Superintendent
Linkton TINT bullion shipments will 10
made hereafter, every other day, which
will be good showing for n ten-stamp
mill.
Work on the DpFrccs Mine is being
pushed along under tho efficient mnn-
ngement Of Mr.. Joseph Arrowsmith,
who informs me that they hnye run n
drift over hundred feet north on tho
lower level which makes favorable
showing. / saw Sone orc which was
taken out, that assayed two hundred
and sixty odd dollars in gold. ST..
AcCann, Perkins Il Co., owners of
the first cnsterly extension Of tho Grand
Prize nre developing this valuable piece
Of property. They have ono shaft down
co feet; drift run north So feet and south
drift G5 feet. showing q fine ledge four
feet wide and rock assaying sos md
$llSi horn silver is plainly to be seen
i'll some Of the rock. Sam NIcNIasters
Ginning expert) pronounced. it n true
IisSure vein md the Grand Prize ledge
without II doubt. This property proper
~ handled will pay big. The "Ophir,"
owned by tho same parties. is also I'M
proving rs they sink on it. Tho shaft
is down 38 feet, showing Ledge two
and n half feet wide, which will average
from $40 to $50 in gold. This il n well
defined ledge, good walls, periphery and
falcons slate, with white tale OIL the
walls. 1t joins the celebrated Navejo
Mine. Oh tho south. The Navcjo, be-
lieve has been sold TO some San Fran
cisco capitalists, by our townsmnn, O.
L. Perkins.
The new shaft on the westerly e1ten-
sion OF the Grand Prize, has been sunk
go feet. md they commenced drifting
north and south. In the north drift,
about twelve feet from tho shaft. n two
foot vein OF good ore was struck in
which plenty Of horn silver can be seen.
Perry, MCGOWAN & Co. are taking
some No. ore out Of the .Paymaster
mino which shows wire silver. The
owners OF tho Union mine hive mnde
contract to sink new shaft one hun.
dred feet. This ia supposed to he the
same ledge Hs tho Lida md Moscow.
Munccy * Co. nro croSs-cutting in the
Moscow. Tho ledge is over nineteen
feet wide. They claim to hayo the big
gcst nino in the District. Wilson,
Steinnker X Co have bonded the Enter
prize mine 10 some parties in San Fran
cisco for $4,000. This Is valuable
piece OF property, and properly worked
will prove n good investment. The
mines being worked all look we'll.
Mr.. A. Premaur has bought out l..
Engler's interest IN his Tuscnrorn store.
1 can only say, il our friend Premnux is
us ssccessful in merchandising as hu is
"guitnrist," ho will gather plenty of
shells. We have had lately number
OF match games OF billiards for coin.
Mr.. Mart Flcmming is tho chief SO for
rs heard from. II my OF tho Elko bill
lintd shnrps wnnt game, for coin, send
them up, and We will give them a chance
to gather harvest, and promise not to
bulldose them. Tho weather the Inst
few days, has been little moist, mnk.
ing tho roads bad for tenming. Our
genial friend, Johnny Fordham, tho
celebrated mixoligist, Is doing tho hon
ors Mt Tom Smiths md ID as happy rs n
clam at high water. PRosPECToR.