Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-29

An Extended Report from the SUI
perinfendent.

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perinfendent.
Under date Of the 2lst, Superintendent
Arlington writes to the San Francisco
Office
Sixth level-Northwcst drift is now in
104 feet, having been extended 81 feet dur
ing the past week. Face in ledge matter.
Have started a crosscut to the northeast,
prosecuting the ledge from this drift, at a
point 81 feet from main drift. Crosscut
now in Is feet, with face in hard lime.
Southess. drift is now il i66 feet, Inc last
33 feet in ore and face Ave feet wide in ore.
In taking out ore while running drift. we
have extracted about two tons to each foot
(say SIS tons). The net profit to the COM
pany over and above the expenses of re-
duction, l estimate at $40 per ton The
ore seems to show stronger at the bottom
than at the top of the drift, which would
indicate that we are probably not far from
the top of the ore body; still, it has the
appearance Of holding out the average
width as we drift southeast-hence the
necessity of at once making ready for
sinking another level, which work will
commence in a few days. While this find
above is a very valuable discovery. and
may give us a large quantity Of valuable
j II IL VI fl1ll uioIC W DDI dicc Ill view
Of the assurance it gives us of find
ing still a larger body below at the
next level and extending up to the pres
ent body. Some ten days since we
started a winze, which is now down
so feet. in the ledge from fifth level at a
point 200 feet west Of where our sixth level
cuts the ledge. This will cut the sixth
level drift at a point 100 feet west Of the
present end of the drift, northwest. This
will give us good and proper air connec-
ton. | also propose making a raise up in
the line Of the ore from the southeast
drift, sixth level, in ORDER to onnec with
the winze from fifth level {now dow 40
feetl, which was sunk on a small deposit of
ore. These two WINES will give perfect
air connection on this sixth level, which |
think will enable us 10 work the entire
length Of our claim. The air is very poor
at present in the sixth level, and in order
to accomplish this air connection, we shall
move down a fan and air pipes, which are
now in the fifth level. The upper work
ings, above the fifth level, known as
the : ore chamber" now embracing a line
Of GO feet, have ore from one to our feet
wide. extending nearly the entire length.
This ore will average only from $40 to S42
per ton, and will not net us above Si2 or
$l3 per ton, probably a little higher, pro-
vided we can procure it in sufficient guam
titles to work it ourselves. We have
ont at the present time on the dumps and
broken in mine of this class of ore some
$50 tons. estimate the value Of the or,
out at the present time at ST 900 net value.
We have considerable quantities Of ore
ready for h~oisting in this ore chamber, and
will not take it ou until we have Geterm-
med upon what is best to do with orr ores.
The mine, taken as a whole, never looked
so promising as it does at this present mo-
meut. In view of the fact of our having
to purchase IA supply Of wood to
through the winter tsay So, GOO, to last US
the next 10 menths). and also in view of
sinking and opening of a new level and
prospecting above, our expenses for the
next four months will probably reach
81, 500 per month. The 9th level ores will
average about 500 per ton gold and silver,
with 20 10 80 per cent. of lead. In view Of
the fact that the water in the bottom of
the shaft seems to be growing less, and
that wien we commence sinking we will
he troubled with muddy water, | thought
it best to arrange with Mr.. Harrub for q
supply OF water at S2n0 per month.