Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-23

The new spur-wheel at the Consolidated
hoisting-works was being put in place yes
terday.
No material change at any Of the mines
on Ruby Hill yesterday.
We went out to the Williamsburg mine
yesterday and explored its Intervals, max.
ing Q gradual descent from the surface
through the Slopes. From the surface to
the lowest point in the shaft, this mine
must have paid right along. At very many
points on the surface Of the old slopes, ore
still shows, and as this ore body lies at q
slight angle, 1t can be very easily followed.
In the drift near the foot Of the shaft, run
ming north, a very handsome body Of black
sulphurets, c~arbonates and argentiferous
galena is showing. The hanging wall is
composed OF argillaceous shale, with q
large admixture OF silica. The foot wall
has never been found, the materials under
foot being clayed matter and large slabs
OF shale which have been displaced by
subterranean action. The ore bodies,
together with tae matter filling up this
assure, appear to have been formed by
inhltration or washing. A vigorous sys-
tenn Of work on this mine would most
probably develop q very valuable property
for the owners, Messrs. Mcdaniel & Titus.
The prospects now are iattering.
A visit to the E~ullwhacker mine and an
exploration Of its depths, various drifts
and chambers. satisfied us that the mines
on Adams Hill and the vicinity must some
day play a conspicuous part in the yield Of
royal metals from Eureka. The Bull
whacker is not far from the williamsburg
. little north and west. The conditions Of
formation here are in many respects SINH
lar to its neighbor, just mentioned. The
rock. which is principally q soft, sandy for
nation Of ochre color, Is easily mined md
hauled, in this is found nodules Of galena,
rich in silver. The main ore streak lies in
contact with ferruginous rocks, and is
easily traced. This mine requires very
little timbering. The lowest part of the
incline has pierced . sandstone formation,
containing cubes Of iron pyrites. This
influence in controlling the chemical con-
ditions Of the ore bodies in this mineral
belt.
We next visited the mines in the cove at
the north end of Adams Hill. The Clomer
claim, located and being worked by Gus
Anderson and Andrew Moore, lies just be-
meath the old Josephine shaft and not far
from the General Lee mine. These miners
have been SO fortunate AZ TO strike ore
from the very start. They have only
worked three days, and have cut six feet in
easy picking and gadding ground. and have
for their labor tbr~ee-quarters Of q ton OF
excellent ore, and . face OF 10 inches,
which dips gently to the northeast. An
assay Of ore from the Clomer mine showed
$2s5 per ton.
The Horacs Toney mine. located and
owned by Jim Prior and Joe Moline, is
down 80 feet. and from top to bottom
shows m ore face OF twenty inches. This
ledge is very distinctly marked, and ave.
RACES sf25 per ton. The country rock on
either side is quartz, and the ledge il run
ming north and south.
An examination into the various evil
dences Of ore formations, and q previous
visit to the General Lee and Wido West
mines, the property Of the Adams Hill
Consolidated Mining Company, cause US to
wonder that more work has not been lone
In this immediate section. Jim Hines
claims lie near these, and the ~silicious
epidcrmis which he is attacking. somehow
or other. extends over this section, and
the boys do not like to tackle it. Time
will be necessary for their development,
and good. hard honest labor required to
make them pay, but they will certainly
do 80.
At the Silver Lick, whose surface Is
nearer tide level Than almost any other
mine in the district, we found only enc
man at work. Captain Adams is absent in
San Francisco attending the suit now pro-
crossing ~ to the ownership n this prop
erty. The formation here is very much
broken up. and the country rock is chiefly
a hard, compact. dark quartz. There is a
shaft Town 80 feet. Most Of tho ore, which
Is Of high quality, has been taken from
open cuts, the ore formation being honey
combed and lying horizontally between
the masses Of barren quartz. The pro-
prietors Of this mine cannot afford to allow
the property to lie idle, as it has produced
Of the richest ore in the camp. We
hope to see a force Of men at work on it
worry soon.