The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-11
OUR MINES.
JUNCTION.

mine, contract having been let to sink
the main shaft an additional depth of 60
feet. The shaft is now down 65 feet and
shows at the bottom a vein of ore assay
ing $3.50 per ton, which is about two
feet in width. Arrangements have been
made with the Bristol furnace for smelt-
ing the ore. and road is now being
graded from the mine, to intersect che
main road short distance below Royal
City. Mr. Hale says the prospect is ex-
celept, ard that h+ will land on his feet
yet.
ALPS COMPANY.
Ia the Mezzsppa mine the drift on the
1900 level west is looking very favorable.
for ore raise improving. Wine below
the 1900 level looking very we'll, and the
prospect is very favorable in having a
| fine body of ore there shortly. On the
9th level the slopes are yielding the
| usual quantity OF ore, and on the fifth
level work is progressing to crosscut the
ledge. In the Old Alps mine there is no
change during the past week. Mill
running steadily on company and Gus.
tom ore.
| HILLSIDE.
Are drifting east on 130.foot level; the
DRIFT Yves extended % feet last week, all
in ore. Are also prosecuting at depth of
80 feet; drift in 10 feet and no signs of
banging wall; all in rich ore. Are grad
ing the site for the hosting works-wil!
be finished in week. Contracts have
been let for burning choarcoal. which
will commence to be delivered June 10th,
and as soon thereafter as sufficient
supply can be got on hand the furnace
will be started up,
RAYMOND AND ELY.
| Work generally going on pretty we'll OF
this mine. The work OF excavating on
1200.foot ltvel is progressing favorably
The prospecting drifts on Sth and 9Th
levels arc looking we'll as work prog.
crosses; are taking out good ore from
the 4th and 9th levels; about Is tons be-
ing daily extracted. The mill is running
half on ore and half on tailipgs. There
are about 500 tons of ore at the mill
!, The air compressor machinery ia nov
arriving very rapidly.
MAyFLowER.
Are still sinking on this mine; are nov
distance of 1876 feet down, this being 8!
feet progress made since the last start
calculate to strike the body of ore fo
which they are sinking in about 81 fee
more.
! Nothing new to report. The SAM
work is being continued-thato of running
both tunnels and sinking the winzs Th,
{ winze still continues in low grade ore
, About five or six tons of ore taken on
per day.
r The TELEPHONE AGAIN The suddel
interest excited in the telephone Il
Phoebe during the last week has no
kept up; it is In fact dying out little
: and only those who need it for actus
use will want to use it. A branch lin
was established last saturday from Ale,
i ander's to Goodman's store-this mad
Q the circuit good for Poujade's On Sur
q day mule driver came along, snappin
d his whip in the air for the purpose {
g urging up his diIatory mules, struck tn
/. cord that crossed Main street, and g
8 ended the career of the branch line. o
It Saturday al intoxicated individual
l. named Dave Thompson, walked int
Alexander's drug store. and observin
h the workings of the instrument, sal
that it was "fraud on civilization,
= and Immediately whipped out his knit
l. and severed the string. The "fraud o
| 81 L. ~ sc.I -,
d that did not mend the line. 1t wa
10 however, repaired, but the novelty {
ID the thing is wearing off.
IS CALICO PARTY.-The ladies of Piool
d are very busy making calico dresses Il
le the party to take place on Friday evel
ing next OF Browns Hall, and we expe
n from the various preparations, etc
that the trimmings on some of the calit
y dresses will eclipse any of the silks tn
II we're worn to the other balls. Don't TO
b. get that the march commences early or
i. that dancing will be kept up, witho
W intermission for supper, until o'clot
,e next IN orning.
So EPISCOPAL CHuRcH.-Bishop Whitak
=" will arrived in Phoebe this afternot
and services will be held in the Episcop
70 Church both Sunday morning and eve
or ing. These services will be very int
70 esting, as in addition to the sermons d
to livered by the Bishop, there will
)" communion in the morning and co
is frnation at the evening service.
20 PERsoNAL.--Louis Janin, the mini
expert, arrived in Phoebe Wednesd
- evening, on his way to Silver Re,
ng Eugene Blair departed for Hamilton u
d, terday morning to attend as witness
ry the trial of Frank Clifford. charged wi
stealing bar of bullion from Wei
-. Fargo & Co., between Prairie's and Wa
%. City.
n. Acc1DENT.-Uncle Abe Fitzgerald,