The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-07-21
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The following letter from ruscarora
descriptive of the above named mine.
in which important developments wera
recently made, will be read with gen.
eral interest. The showing made is a
brilliant one, furnishing as it does u
strong argument in favor OF the theory
that perseverance, alone is requ.iyd "a
discover moro "bonauzas" in that
camp than has ever yet been found
wi,hln it's bor,iers:
THE old adaEe "Go away from home
to hear the news" was again brought
to mind, u short time ago, in your local
notice OF the '.New Discovery ;" The
Revenue mine Of This district, il being
the Arst notice, to majority of our
citizens, OF = discovery of any import
Gnce III our midst. knoSing your
readers take a lively intercs: in all de
veiopments Concerning our camp. 1 will
give YOU i brief outline of what / saw,
through the invitation extended by the
superintendent, q. II. Twiohell, ito go
down and see the bonauza." A bon
ANA l do verify believe it will prove,
aud Is properly named Revenue" AS
It's present developments, are guar
anice, that it will be n source Of rev.
eaue TO It's stockholders. ] was FIRST
shown strata OF quartz running ems;
aud west, badly broken, that wus FOL
lowed down with an Incline to the
depth OF 55 feet, and in that distance
yielded about 20 tons of high grade ore.
Al that depth. in solid formation, the
hanging wall WAS encountered ruuning
east aud west, dipping north n: an an
gle OF about GS degrees. No mine in
the State can boast OF a more perfect
wall; ii is of hard porphyry, and has
kept its course to its present depth, 10
feet, without II break. At the depth of
90 feet another ledge was discovered,
running north and south, n; right angles
10 the east aud west ledger standing
very straight, cnl apparently the
strongest "i the two, having kept its
course through the east and west ledge.
At the depth of 80 feet DRIFT was run
north. along the hanging wall % feet,
taking it . feet in width, all in ore. 4
foot and half of the ore, next to the
hrnging wall. is of n brownish color.
very bard, assaving from $2S TO SlOO,
to the ton, the balance OF the ore in the
drift, y. feet, is Of high grade, blue
IN color; mixture OF sulphuret and
chloride. assayIng from 500 to $500.
per ton. averaging between 5000 and
$3.50. The ore is thoroughly i.npreg.
mated with the minerals; not rich in
spots bus very even. No foot wall has
uctn discovered. as 10 cut has been
matte wider than the drift, and tho ex-
trnt Of this ore body, still remains n
mystery. Every thing tends to indi
cate permnncucy, and there is no ren
son TO doub: it. They are still sinking
on the incline, and are hosting six
tons of high grade ore every duy; not
u pound Of waste rock in the whole
amount. the shaft being all in ore.
Tile results Of an examination of the
orc dump. accumulated in so short a
time With n windlasS, is positive proof
that have not been doceiied in what
| saw below. After sinking to the
depth of l6O feet and Ly cross cutting.
they will ascertain the extent OF the
ore body ON each ledge, which they
hope to accomplish by the 18th of Aug.
usl. They Will then commence the
working shaft, hoisting works, and
miii' and will push every thing ns fast
as possible. Tile company has the ut.
most confidence in the mine, and will
put it on paying basis, without an
nss, ssmcGt. This is more than in.
tended to writo, so will cut it
SHORT.