The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-09
OUR MINES.
ALPS COMPANY.

otrlKe at the OLD alps mine. Iuesuay
night, after a nine months search. day
and night, the Alps vein was cut in the
upraise from the south cross-cut drift.
The vein, when first cut. was over three
feet in width; the ore is good milling ore
and averages $75 per ton. The inclina-
ton of the vein at present is about 80
degrees southwest; the ore is resting on |
foot wall of tale and clay about two ]
| feet in thickness; large amount OF
water was found on cutting through the
foot wall, which is something unusual in |
this district at that depth, which, to-
gether with a general formation, shows
that it must be the long-looked for true
assure that was lost two years ago in the
levels above. Steam was gotten up at
the works yesterday and an extra force
of men put on. We hope to be able to
chronicle the fact that a permanent mine
has been found. which can be demon
strated in few more days. This strike
has given new impetus to mining out
in the direction OF the old Alps and sew.
eral owners OF claims in that vicinity
have started to work their mines. There
has been marked improvement in the
Company's Mazeppa mine during the
past week. The new stope between the
9th and 18th levels has improved per-
ceptably; some very rich ore has been
are coming into tho face of the drift
, running west from 18th station. The
drift running west from 9Th station is
now in distance of 220 feet; about so
feet further will bring it to point over
the system OF developmt nts made all the
, way down to the 18th; it is all new
ground from this level to the surface. a
distance OF 500 feet, also west to the
Newark line. As most of the richest de-
, posts have been found within that dist.
, ance from surface, the importance OF
: running this drift was readily seen. The
q ore from the mine has pulped 1922 per
n ton during last week. Mill il running
q regularly.
: RAYMOND AND ELY.
, No news has yet been received wher
y the air comprt ssor, BurIeigh drills. etc,
!. ordered in the East for the Raymon d
t Ely mine will arrive here. In the mean
. time, however, as everything else is il
" good working order number of mel
: will be placed to work in the uppe
i levels until such time as work will b'
n started on the 1200.foot level. Tn,
n splendid development that was being
a made on the 12O0-foot level at the tim
:. the water lnterfered and drove the work
\ men out makes all interested in tn
- early arrival of the air compressor TO
= the further prosecution Of the work Oh
4 that level.
v The winze is now down As feet AM
10 looking very we'll; in fact, it is lookin
j. better than ever before, with the ore il
~ much larger quantities and every az
~ p-arance OF holding out we'll. The OF
n. from this winze will average at the low
a est estimate 800 per ton; battery san
pies have been taken OF it as it is worke
I'd IN the mill, these samples yielding $l5
n per ton, so that the estimate of the bod
10 of ore is placed very low. In the ope
q cut no work is being done owing to Ii
~ rough weather experienced. The 9th.
10 portions Of the mine are showing we'll.
". HILLSIDE AND TEMPEST.
j. No new developments have been mac
Mt in these mines OF Bristol District. The
o. continue looking as we'll as they did
'r- our last report and vigorous work is kel
,s' up on them.
or PASSED THROUGH. d. NJ. Tyrrel
re formerly Superintendent of the Ra
"a, mond & Ely and Meadow Valley mine
| 40 snh las IL
'o' again by the morning stage for Silv
he Reef, to which place he went for Il
no purpose of reporting on some mini
~ property for San Francisco capitalists.
-. Hrs WHEREABouTs.- Eureka Repub
ION can: An item called on US again Il
rse morning, but to abominsble for inst
mt ton. It was Gilbert r yoroft and
in feel like apologising for ever inserti
it bis name. which of itself has come to
zap an abomination in the land.
at PAY DAYs.-The Alps Company had
es. payday on Saturday, the ID instant. 8
Ting to January 1st. 1878. The Ri
m. mond & Ely paid on Tuesday last, 8
thing up the mine and mill account
ave February. and still we are not hap
ted around Phoebe.
ldv SURPRISE PARTY The sans ceremo
IN rim surprise party given last night at
tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. Judge Riv
nld was declared by all present to
nav one of the most splendid private eat
te1 tainments ever given in Phoebe. Danci
me was kept up until late hour.
to MAIL CoRrRAcT.-The Ward Ref
learns that the contract for carrying
US mail between Eureka and Phoebe
the again been let to Gilmer and Sailsbur,
Me- this time at a somewhat smaller fig,
arm than the previous contract.
the SINCE Captain Days return he
been kept constantly on the 90 look