The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-01
RAYMOND Is ELY.

By the courtesy of Captain Fl. H. Day,
superintedent. and with the aid of Eras-
mus Day, Foreman, We were enabled to
make trip through the Raymond &c Ely
mine last Thursday and see for ourselves
the progress that is being made toward
putting in the compressor machinery,
Burleigh drills, etc. The bed to receive
the compressor stands in the rear part Of
the hoisting-works building, and it will
be set on solid foundation of stone
work. From the compressor pipes will
be run to the right hand corner of the
building, to the right Of the engineer, as
he stands OF work, to the hot air receiver,
which will stand in that corner. From
this receiver pipes will be run to the
pump shaft. Six-inch iron pipes have
been placed to the eleventh station. We
were lowered on the cage, by Engineer
Bob. McLane, to the eleventh. Here We
found that the six.inch pipes were run
to about distance Of 25 feet from the
shaft, at which place another. but smaller,
receiver will be placed, into which the
pipes will run. Allowing space for the
receiver. the work of placing four-inch
pipes is going on rapidly. These pipes
will connect with the receiver on the op-
posite side to where the six-inch pipes
connect, and will be run forward dis
lance of over 1900 feet, to drift cutting
into the level at right angles. in an
easterly direction, as Lear as we could
tell. Going along this drift for about
so feet We came to the place the winze
was sunk, and where tho water comes
in, ct which place station is now being
made, The four-inch pipes will be run
into this place, az this is the point at
which the compressor pump and the
BurleiRh drills will be used. The winze
has for the present been covered until
the station is completed and the pump
and drills are ready to operate. when it
will again be opened. Notwithstanding
the covering of the winze good stream
Of water manages to forcs itself up to the
surface, along the side drift into the
eleventh level, and from thence it flows
in steady stream to the main shaft
This station when completed will be %
by So feet in width and depth and IS feet
high, so as to allow plenty of space in
which to operate aud the Burleigh drill
machinery can be run back out of the
way when a blast is being set off any
where in the neighbordood. The COM
pressOr pump will be used here to keep
clear the water and force it to the elev-
enth level 80 as it will flow easily to the
main shaft, that level being on an incline
toward the main shaft. Men are at work
fastening up the pipes along the top Of
eleventh level. This is done by drilling
holes in the roof of the level. then plug,
cling them with wood, and then setting
the iron braces that hold up the pipe into
the wood, Dirt is being run out from the
station at a lively rate, Patsy Harrington
experimenting its ascent to the surface.
Some very good ore is being hoisted from
the third and other levels. Around the
works are scattered different portions OF
the compressor machinery. The COM
perssor and one receiver, and some oil
other heavy portions of the machinery,
are daily expected. The machinists are
all kept busy as bees. Having satisfied
our curiosity we have endeavored to give
our readers some idea of the extended
amount of work going on to place in tn {
compressor and start it up.
TEM.PAHuTE. = Some specimens O
very rich ore have been brought in latel,
from rem-Pahute Mining District. r
+. Dayton, County Assessor, brought il
n lot on his return from the southern
portion of the county. One OF thes'
specimens, from the Inca mine
was presented to DR.. Lee. who had i
assayed, it showing large silver button
making the assay value per ton Sic. 1902
We understand that body of very riol
ore, about foot in width, has beef
struck in the Wide West mine. Th
assays of this strike, we are informed
average $500 per ton.
INspEoT1Na THE MINEs.-Louis Janil
returned to Phoebe from Silver Reef las
Sunday and on Tuesday started 70
Royal City and Bristol. Tuesday after
noon was passed in inspecting the Da,
mine, and on Wednesday the part,
passed over to Bristol, paying visit t
the Mayfowsr and Bay State mines
Janin being very sick, be was compelled
to postpone visit to the Hillside an,
Great Eastern, and returned to Phoebe
On Friday he, in company with Judg
Rives, left for Hike to report on som
mining property there.
ARTIFICIAL F1owERs.-A bouquet o
artificial flowers was left at our ofio
during the week as sample showin
what can be done in that line in Phoebe
The work on the flowers and thei
natural appearance equals any that W
have seen elsewhere. They were th
work Of Mrs. Lynott, who is ready t
give instructions in making or to max
flowers to order.
Stock speculation is what might
called ono grand "hoeging" game-u
little hogs do the roofing while the bi