Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-12

The Price & Davis mine, on the west
side Of Adams Hill, is owned by San Fran
cisco capitalists, with 5riff Williams as
Superintendent in charge. The workings
Of the mine are through shaft No. 1. This
is a double compartment shaft Of I34
feet in depth, and is 8 feet 2 inches by 4
feet 6 inches in the clear. At the distance
| Of 101 feet a cave was struck 90 feet in
length, containing crystals having the
lustre OF diamonds. The sides Of this cave
were covered with manganese and carbon
ate ore. Thirteen feet from the bottom OF
this cave an ore body was struck averaging
IS feet in width, IA inches Of which is high
grade ore, averaging from $500 to $500,
and running as high as 80 per cent in gold.
The balance Of the lode is low grade ore.
Tn shaft at the present workings is sink
ing through o body Of vein matter contain
ing ore and manganese in streaks, dipping
east at an angle Of 80 degrees. There is a
tunnel rs feet in length, run for the pur-
pose Of discovering the quartzite lying $50
feet west OF the main shaft. The quartzite
Alan &i ItARf IA y th6
ton Of the ore body in the main shaft.
There are other improvements upon.which
the company are expanding large sums OF
money md giving employment to several
men. There is a we'll graded wagon road,
one-half mile in length and from eight to
ten feet wide. There ia a large patch Of
ground graded for the erection Of hosting
works, which will be commenced next
week. A ditch is to be cut
for conveying water, by pipe,
from the Albion mine, a distance Of $500
feet. The building Of a large reservoir is
in contemplation, to contain thousands of
gallons of water, in case Of fire. Other works
OF a similar and Of as useful a charact r are
to be carried on as occasion requires by the
company. The company own 5000 feet
along the lead and the indications, so far
as explorations have gone. demonstrate
the fact that this is one Of the mines
located on the great lode. With the nter-
prise and energy this company is showing,
the secret of the great lode extending to
northwest will soon be demonstrated and
the Price q Davis mine, as one Of the fore
most mining properties in Eureka county.
will be running out bricks containing gold
and silver, to mingie and jingle with the
wealth which often builds up as we'll as
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The Jefferson mining claim is soon to
lie prospected thoroughly.
THE ALBION.
The Albion Mining Company are not the
possessors Of SO much mining ground as
some others. but they have 1900 by 800
feet, and the property is worked through a
double compartment shaft, eight by four
an1 a half tat in fla elenr aud whtab fs
now down 1876 feet. The shaft is finely
timbered, from top to bottom, and at the
bottom is stopped out a roomy station.
From this point one drift is run in IA south
easterly direction and another il now in IS
feet to the northwest, The drifts are
cleared out for work, and not as holes to
crawl through, being cut to a good width
and Of sufficient height. The msin (south-
east drift, Mt a distance OF about Il feet,
struck a body OF low-grade ore, containing
goid-something similar in character 10
the Richmond ore. This body proved to
be II feet in width. From the ends Of
these drifts are run crosscnts which aggre-
gate some 400 feet in length. The arrange
ments for clearing ont the foul air are not
yet completed. but will soon be. Some
700 feet of air-piping is already under
ground in the mine. Over the hosting
works is erected q building 40x50 feet,
which i~ncloses the blacksmith shop and a
n fine, powerful engine, constructed by
Preston & Scott, San Francisco. From
tho magnificent machinery OF the Albion
to its lowest levels. things look right and
work like a charm, under the supervision
OF Mr.. Joseph Potts, aud there Is not q
doubt OF the wealth of this mine.
THE NORTHWESTERN.
A meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Northwestern Mining Company will be
held this evening TO devise ways and means
whereby prospecting may be undertaken
in their property. On the Jack claim
they already have a double compartment
shaft down about 80 feet, with good indi-
cations, but owing to an unsettled feeling
among the IS members Of the company
some wish to form an alliance with the
Price & Davis. they have neglected to
move on with prospecting. This company
Is composed Of some of our best and most
enterprising citizens, ard they have a fine
property-some Ii claims in all, and many
Of them are 1900 feet in length-all the
United States laws would allow in one
claim, but, through purchases, they have
got a scope OF prospecting ground that
~justifes them in their move Of going to
work. With w. III. Davenport for Presi-
dent; w. w. Mccoy, Treasurer, and Gid.
Seaman, Secretary, they are certainly
we'll Offered, and can but succeed if they
do according to their present intentions,
viz levy a good round assessment at the
approaching meeting put it in the hands
OF the Treasurer to DO paid some contractor
who will sink so many feet for SO many
dollars said work to be performed ON the
claim, which is as near the center Of
their property as it is convenient to operate
in. We shall be pleased to notice the
action at the meeting, and still more ready
10 record active operations by the North
THE PnESIx.
There is nearly one-third less wood used,
at the Phenix, than was figured on, before
the machinery was put to work, at this
mine and this is accounted for by the
skill and management with which every
thing was put in place, and the completes
ness OF the machinery itself. Above
ground everything is as it should be. In
the mine, they are still sinking the main
shaft, with the bottom in ledge matter.
From the 200-foot level to the 550-foot
level, various drifts and crosscuts are be-
ing run and nearly all are in vein matter.
The work moves uninterruptedly and to
the satisfaction of its stockholders and
officers.
SECRET cASyoS.
At the Geddes & Bertrand, over in
Secret Canyon, q few hands are employed
in keeping the machinery and mine in
good shape, and we would not be sur
prised. at any day, TO hear that a large
prospecting force was put to work.
Three or four men arc doing fair work
at the once PAGE n COrwin
mine, and although it Is reported
'.petered," it is liable to astonish s.the
natives II projects now talked Of are car
ried nut.
North of the Page & Corwin are four or
five claims, which are under the control of
Mr.. Hiram Crowell. They are supposed.
by experts, TO be on the same lead as the
Page 4 Corwin. The two principal ones of
this nronerfx ara tic Silrnr brill nnd