Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
j. ALDEN SMITH, AsssJ

from luis ulne arc sdlu 10 nave dsoToeou
over 500 per ton, most Of this being sur
face ore.
At both the main shaft and tunnel, the
very best dumping grounds" are already
started. The mine also has some excellent
timber growing on its limits, which will
prove of great assistance In developing 1t;
and there is undoubtedly enough for carry
ing on the work tor the next ten or fifteen
years.
The Juniats lode runs northeast by
southwest.
Near this mine are large number OF
other mines Many of them have paid
enormous returns, and specimens nave
b.en taken that have sssaye nearly $780,
900 per ton. Ii is by people buying sn-se
mines by such assays from picked speci-
mems, that 80 many have been Disguised
with mines and mining in Colorado.
have aimed to get At the facts IN regard
to these mines, therefore have had, not ex-
ira. but rs near average. ores assayed as
possible, thus leaving out all the chances
OF erich pockets" IN my calculations, and
relying only upon the average vein ores.
To work this mine a shait-house should
be built at once, large enough to give room
TO the sorters ~ work IN, and to allow tor
for the use OF "whm" for raising the ore.
This would also necessitste the purchase OF
a good, large horse Tor raising the ore.
The entire expense of the horse, house and
filings would not exceed five hundred dol
lars (S500)
To work this shaft there should be. until
you Commence running levels, two sets OF
miners, two t2) in each set working ten
hours day. each
To assist in raising the ore and waste
rock, there should be two sets Of assistants
or sOrters. As there is SO much ore out,
think there should be two (2) IN each OF
these sorters' sets thus you can commence
to get returns nearly as soon as you COM
mence work at the shaft. Should Mr.
Smiths advice be followed. and the shsft
sunk five or ten feet lower, u strike richer
ore, as the vein shows an increased richness
a. depth is gained. | should estimate the
net daily returns. over all expenses, at
about the same figures given by Mr.. Lowell
in his report. the receipts varying in ratio
to the number of men employed.
As to the tunnel, the best way
to work that at present, is by CON-
tract. which can be done at $3.50 per
foot, for tho first Fifty feet. The
contractors would also keep the refuse
rock" separate from the "psy rock, and
the sorters from the shaft would probably
have time to attend to this also. The ex-
pense of working the tunnel the first fifty
feet, at S. 50 per foot, would be three hun
dred and twenty-five dollars ($325); and
for the work of tour miners and IOur sorters.
who will assist in raising the ore, you will
have to pay the miners So per day, and the
sorters 81 50
To get at the necessary expenses OF work
ing this mine, for the first month OF % days,
make the following estimate, including tho
running the tunnel the first fifty feet, which
adds additional value to the mine of ten
times its cost:
Horse, house. etc. ~
Tunn.ling, 50 feet Contract prioe) 35 o.
Keeping horse, one month. Dss
Total. ..........--..---......Sl4I7 W
This. of course, does not include powder.
fuse, candles, steel and blacksmithing. but
which is usually averaged ss follows: Pow
der. Iuse, candles, steel, 80 cents per day to
each miner. while two black smiths would be
ample for the work. at So so per day, 40
that the entire expense OF driving tunnel 50
feet and taking care of all the ore already
out, and what would be taken out while
driving the tunnel the first 26 days 20 feet,
would amount to 81 GIT. A. could make
no d, finite calculation ~ to how much ore
would be taken out in driving this tunnel
the first so feet. | will simply estimate the
receipts of the company during the work
ing at the amount Of ore already out OF the
mine and piled near the centre shaft. which
can be broken up by these miners, ard as it
Is at present very Coarse, when broken and
sorted there viii be quite a decrease, prob
ably leaving about 20 tons of ore, worth
500 per tor, when would amount TO
$1,000; expense Tor first month, driving a
ha
balance of $3.50.
Then tue ore now on the dump heap and
what would be taken out from both shaft ana
tunnel with this small corps OF miners.
would pay above all expense of working
at least S 600 the first month. including
the construction of fifty feet OF tunnel. and
after that large monthly increase of
profits.
At present, the vein which il three feet
wide IN the shaft seems To grow rapidly
richer as they ~ down. and probably before
SINKING much farther 1t will be found best
to run drifts and levels and work both from
the tunnel and shalt In that case, far
better returns may be expected than have
yet been made by any Of the other Sun
shine mines.
The mines near the Juniata are many of
them gold Mines and a. gold has been
Junista. the chances are that As the mine is
developed very rich veins OF gold will be
reached, and then the returns would be
something very handsome
After going into the tunnel the first 50
feet. you will have to pay about 81 per foot
extra, Tor each fifty feet you go Ia by con-
tract, VIZ: $3.50 per foot tor the second so
feet; $3.50 Tor the third 50 feet. and 80 on:
but the tunnel follows the vein, the ores
taken out by contractors alone will meet the
cost Of construction after the first fifty feet.
LAFAYETTE AND OHIO.
We also visited the Lafayette and Ohio
mines. " hich are located nearly one and one
half miles from the village of Sunshine, IN Q
northerlv direction. They are located on .
steep mountain side, probably q little over
one-third the way down from the top.
These mines run northeast by southeast,
the Lafayette laying above the Ohio about
500 ieet.
A good wagon road now runs 10 within Q
short distance OF the TOP Of the Lafayette,
probably within 200 wards of the main shalt