The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-22


A close perusal Of the reports @!
the bonanza mines will disclose some
points Of interest. In fact, there
have been several strikes there of
late, and recent developments go to
show that very little is to-day known as
to the real extent Of the big bonanza.
The developments on the l200-ioot level
show it to be reaching up and away
where no one suspected OF its existence.
The drift west, 1650-foot level, to con-
meet with the main shaft when it reaches
the required depth, has made wonder
full development. Every one who saw
where the tracinGs OF the ore body led to
porphyry were ready to swear that the
western wall had been reached, when,
10! the drift above mentioned, after
having been run but three feet in por-
phyry, again penetrated ore and has in
vain iioundered therein ever since, look
ing for the true west wall. Below this
level limits to the ore encountered are
wholly unknown, except to the east,
where the clay wall was cut by the drift
west on the l750.foot level and from the
@. and .. shaft. Should the vast ore
body follow the make of most others I'M
| covered in the Comstock it will vet be
found to extend far down and to the
south, which ID more than likely. Bat
these developments, while they make
known how little is known by the best
of us to any real extent of the big bon.
ANA, demonstrate, with others men-
toned. that the beginning of the end of
Il vi do IN
ginia and California has not yet been
reached. The discoveries above men
toned have been supplemented by others
on the 1000 ind 1650-foot levels OF the
California, which have surprised every
one who has seen them. The ore body
is expanding all over and contracting
nowhere. And then the old slopes on
the l500-toot level, which were closed at
the time OF the big fire, two years ago,
have again been opened up, and an i'm
mense body of ore of high grade found
in crosscut No. Fl Enterprise 18th.
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A RICH ENGLISH SILVER MINE.-It is
little known that really rich dividend
paying silver mine <,he Wheal Newton
is being developed at this time in Eng
land. Recently inspected by Belgian
| official engineer, NJ. Notwithstanding
to his report, the lode is extensive and
very rich in sulphide of silver, with WIS.,
ibe show OF silver at great many
points, even in compact veins of the
metal from l to 2 inches thick. The
main lode has been cut at five several
points in two levels, and everywhere sill
yer was found in paying quantities. As
reduction works are not attached to the
mine, nine parcels of the ore, weighing
in the aggregate 81 tons, 5 cwt, 2qrs.,
% lbs. were recently soil for abou.
| So, OOO. OF this ore one parcel Of :
tons, brought at the rate OF 1856 to the
ton; another parcel of 7cwt., gave at the
rate of 81, G72 90 to the ton.
Scene at q negro revival meeting in
Charleston, s. c.: The negroes were
shouting at terrible rate, and calling
on the Lord: "Et you see Satan in my
heart, pull him out and show him to my
face Fetch him out" One old negro
who had been sitting very quietly in the
window asked If he could say something,
and being answered in the affirmative,
he said: "Oh Lord. come down fru de
roof, l will pay for the shingles eff you
break any" This was too much for the
good ones; they thought that the
"brother" was making fun o! them, and
one of the leading men Of the congrega.
ton seized pitcher that was standing
on the table and hurled it at the brother
in the window.
I The height of sarcasm ia touched by
asking loafer when he intends to take
vacation.