The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-28
MINING OUTLOOK IN BRISTOL
DISTRICT.

DlSIAlCTs
bristol Correspondence Of the stock Report
BRISTOL, Lincoln County, Nevada,
September 16. 1878.
Believing that few mining items from
so distant and newly organized a section
as this is. will be read with pleasure by
your numerous readers. have taken the
trouble to personally collate for the
Stock Report few facts in relation to
such matters as have come under my
personal observation while in the district.
Distant some 18 or 20 miles from PIoch,
the
BRISTOL DISTRICT
Stands conspicuous as one of the most
promising mining sections in south
eastern Nevada. Though not long in
existence, it's mines are to-day as full of
promise as those of the most favored
localities. This is particularly the case
as regards the Hillside property. con-
sisting of series of four locations, COM
priaing the Hillside, Tiger. Dexter and
Rad Cloud. all incorporated under the
general title OF the
HILLSIDE MINING AND MILLING
Company of Nevada. The property
which lies contiguous to the excellent,
but regret to say heretofore misman-
aged Day property, was originally placed
upon the market by Messrs. Blair and
McGee, the latter OF whom is now here
assiduously engaged in prosecuting ex-
tensive -deveiopmen ents, which l am pre-
pared to affirm will, in the near future.
place the Hillside foremost among the
high priced and best paying mining ven
lures in the Great East. say this much
without disparagement to other proper
ties, and with no view to detract from
the merits of its famous neighbor, the
Day Minis, which If lifted out of it's pres.
ent plight, would, am satisfied, prove
formidable rival to its more fortunate
companion the Hillside. or the four
locations enumerated above the former
or Hillside, is the most extensively de-
veloped.
EXPLORATIONS.
1t IL opened by an incline shaft to the
depth of $50 feet or more. From the in.
cline two levels have been run, one at
depth of 100 feet. which at this writing,
has penetrated 30 feet in high grade ore,
which at its innermost point exhibits
lateral extent Of 16 feet of like quality OF
mineral, while the bottom level or drift,
50 feet lower down, has attained linear
trend of GO feet through ore OF even
higher grade than what has been uncov-
cred in the uppermost level. No cross.
cutting. however, has been yet accom-.
plished in the bottom drift, consequently
l am unable to state the exact width OF
the ore body, which it is to be presumed
equals, il it does not outrank in thick
ness the point at which it was cut above.
Notwithstanding the necessarily restrict
cd character Of these openings, there was
extracted from them-incline, two drifts
and croescut of extent named-above.
ONE THOUSAND TONS
VI ore, whose average assay value is $3.50
per ton in gold and silver, irrespective of
the lead, which besides being great
factor in the matter of facilitating and
expeditinR smelling operations, will
make, even al its present low price, no
mean item in the aggregate footings up
at the end OF each month. There are at
present laying on dump at furnace, some.
thing over 500 tons of the above quality
OF ore, as much more mined out op dump
at the mine. and from my own knowl.
edge am able to say that actual meas.
urements have demonstrated that there
are more than
prvp ruons.xn TOW.
! wore oeve'opea 10 'ne NINE ready TO ex-
ssac'' now tnat all preparatory matters
nave pave Deeh comple!eo. from TINS
sSoe sSowine, p,aln ana aes!i'n.e as " Is OF
.nesol.oaa . valnlsn. your Ieaasis' ana
sucn o'ne's 8. are ln'etes'ea ~ 'nis prop
oI'y, can, wnnous entalhne any very