The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-19

During a receipt visit to CornucopiA
q representative Of the Tynes- Reristc
availed himself Of an invitation from
Superintendent Wilson to examine the
underground workings Of the Leopard
mine. and the following is a brieI ac-
count Of what he saw during his explo-
rations: At the 200-foOt level a drift
has been run south parallel with the
ledge $50 feet, then turns at right angles
across the ledge. This crvss cut at the
time Of the reporters visit, had been
run about 10 feet, and it was estimated
that from 90 to rs feet further would
have TO be run before reaching the foot
wall, as the ledge matter at that depth
is from l25 to 100 feet in width. About
200 feet from the main shaft a cross. cut
has been run east from the main drift,
above mentioned, over lOO feet all in
ledge matter and with no appearance of
a foot wall. Veins of ore of different
qualities are visible throughout all the
workings Of this level; most of them arc
small, however aud will not pay to fol-
low. Slopes were bsing run from the
last m"ntiUnrd cross cut, about loo
feet from the main driit in II vein from
niX to twenty four inches in thickness,
y
was being extracted. Stopping was nlso
being done between the 2UO aud JUU.
foot levels it, vein Of first class ore.
1t is the intention OF the Superintendent
10 run south from the further cross. cut
from the shalt, when the toot-wall is
struck, for the purpose Of getting under
what WAS formerly known as the "Pal-
ace Station, where large body of very
II. A 4
loot level, and where 4 considerable
portion oi 1t was supposed To have been
left iii lie solid ground below the bottom
Ui the Workings. This Was the ore
body from which the dividends were
paid i'll lS7G, aud the ground under il
has never Yet been prospcctcd from any
OF he levels below; and 1t is highly
probable that fine body of ore still re.
mains untouched ut that point. Ex
ceptIng the stopping above alluded to,
nothing is being done III the 3UO-foOt
level. In the 4UO-fUot level n cross cut
has been ruu ll5 feet west from the
shaft. with no foot wall. The hanging
wall has never been reached below the
2UO foot level. The main chute of ore
has beeh stopped out To the $40 foot level
from whence a winZe has been sunk 20
feet, in strong vein Of ore averaging
~ inches in width, which Mr.. Wilson
Informed til -reporterwUuld assay nearly
500 per ton. The most important work
being done, however. is sinking the
shaft. which IL down about 77O feet.
IL Is the intention to sink IL to the
depth OF 900 feet and. then run cross
cuts simultaneously from the 700, $40
and 900 stations. The present machin-
cry will be sufficient to sink to the pro-
posed depth. There is considerable water
but not more than can he handled easi
iy With a number two Cameron pump,
which raises il to the GOO. from whence
1t Is taken to the surface in tanks. The
bottom Of the shaft is outside the vein
matter and i'll II corglomerate formation
OF porphyry, quartz. te quartz and clay.
This formation dips TO the west at about
the same angle as the ledge. The
ledge matter in all OF the levels is inter
spersed with veins Of ore, nll running
north aud south with the lode, and it is
the theory OF experienced miners that
these stTIngers concentrate below, where
they predict n bonanza will be found.
Those famiar with the CoInstock say
that its form alton is almost identical
with that Of the Leopard, and that the
same indication i'll the former would be
almost IL positive assurance of large
body Of ore below. We regard the
chances for big strike as exceedingly
favorable. and we shull he considerably
surprised if much larger body OF ore
than has been discovered above, is not
developed below the 6U0.foot level.