New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-04

inso The space already exclvated. do nor require
landings and levels through which 10 take the orc
out TO the shaft 40 shorter intervals than Oaee IN
/ 100 feet As You walk through one Of these dfits,
the hanging wall is one side. wish smooth SIR
face -and rising from the ground to the top Of the
/ level Ike the interior OF q very steep roof. TIE
foot wall has been moro broken in taking out tho
ore, but can still be easily traced. The difference
between the walls varies in the iiercnt levels and
IN Il iier.nt places IN the same level. IN some spots
! ID is 10. more than foot wide, and in one it was
| 10 feet wide. 1 walked through all the drifts
The second. 100 feet from tie surface, has
/ been opened for distance Of go feet; the
third, 100 feet from the surface for distance Of
go feet aud the fourth. 200 feet down, for a dis
tance Of 300 feet. Inc discovery SHAFT y 20 feet
deep and there are connected with that 32J feet OF
/ Levers. There Is asO a line OF wnzCs extending
/ nom the suiiaco 90 tIe lowest level % supply the
The Penobscot Company Owls 5000 feet on the
VEN, and It II the intention of the superintendent
| - continue his main shaft down 100 feel further
as ~ a larger pump now 0D tie ground can DO
/ put in place The mine - connected WIN tue mil
/ by Of an inclined tramway, winch Is. L
should think. at least half mile long and - butt
most of the way on esilewoTk. The cars starting
from he top of the shaft run by the fore OF gravity
To- the MILL and deliver the ore at least twIce ~
fast rs the mill can ernsn y. Inc mil AT present
/ contains 10 stamps and 20 more are about To DO
added. II brushes, ON an ayerage one t2h 70 eacn
stamp in 2l hours. The rock has 10 De Droken
much finer in this mill than IN aDy other god
mine l have visited. The precious metal IA rho
rock j. IN remarkably fine PARTICLES winch escape
IN te talluVs unless the utmost ~ exercised Ia
preserve them. While IN TIE Black NUS not Ih,f7
/ fhaa 10 per cent of the gold IN the
the mills at tie rare OF ~ tons 10 stamp
IN ~ hours, and the tailings are made 10
pass over only copper plate covered with
Guiclsilyer aud that is cleaned Only twice
month ~ the Penobscot the lowest estimate Of Joss
/ | have heard is - s~r ceni, AMI some put
II IS high rs 10 per cent. ALTHOUGH inc
taings are passed 40 east two Plates that arc
cleaned every day. and aftcrwdrd passed through
2 vaun'Dg machine. which also saves con'ihefa'e
O. the gold AID SILVER that escapes from Tie an'a-
gam
-atif-Iu belt, about three feel vide, gnd passing
/ over rollers about xix feet apart. One ~ tiie-e
roller. s lower BAN ale other. aud 30 arranged snas
70, the lower Part Of the belt ra-ses under 10 81 -
dipprd in 90 small resei yoir 81 water. Ine brIi.
fhsi . oDeiai oii, ts t"o h"Ii1H---a 80" f'.,.y
aotlOn over the rolls and aqnick, shaking motion
rom side 10 side. The ialllngs, winch consist "a
water carrying the pu4yerz'd rork, are DellFrh't
ou tI- upper side % -e belt ano areouut ni is
ine.,ne, ruh down ani are cAsrite %" t ~ asiacr'
willie mly little PARTICLES oi Foid or .rvcr Mhich
l-f. contain snk ID t.e ni''YHi' SUCK u In'
ie.tl-tu hrIf aId are carried over "u" WasledoH n
t.e afrr'.r have mentioned. Stlnn-e %. Dc may
s.0r, sODe very le PARTICLES 90 gold Hlii, b are it
cnFAt DT tAe quicksilver are saved by me
. 81. escape. Experiments are Low making ia
N-.-f,rs with machine % work o' r
t.r .IlfIr. ~ the ItUnlr.Ot ffuH. bu Or ut mo
.cr been perfected. the superinfc ocnt az f.s
mine informed rs TIA. he ,iNco ho'n ~lo 30
t.c mlll l.Aoat ior'y tons p dly at p,,-e.i' a.h
iIi lhe -aIf Ict ores OF icI seven ot 'is'li 's
alH reduced 'n dgl Dy means pf an nra, i... ,Tl-
tr.e .rom $50 'o -ipo ion. ! an f'.i 'f t"n
/ ir - elaua thl. ID. uIne' 81 now producing a.r1t
r-j.OUO month. Which show, tua' iir aF.r'.'
.ltle oi ..ia ofe IS nearer iie lo,et ti1 Case 4-sr
I 81 these esfi..-t.s.
Hali % q,'t doga 90 tie oa-tsu s'rse 81 tle
ria.. 8. 90 group rf .0id uilr- oiiil Once of icN
/ H.o rl.n. tp a-.El.e. Ill. ls Csc trhIf ar4 i.le
ans Hickey. vto-e p4ricrre aud i'of~. ry iavc SO
H.. aa = mn | fi is f..fIrrH
Orls I'D I,,' luf i.. DRIFTS pu iue VEINS a.t N'.
lu. 20 Nit i.-r 600 lle4 naft already taAth "'. %
rhc.r properly LDra tlau $4,000 worta Of '.h,
have fal aii ,S1e's, iHciieit ~ ticif enterprise
bought -niall iife-.tamp mil aua lave o p. it-
some balance SEQ tleir credit n hapS. Inf lt,,-ey
Jllne h., many ~ OBJ, chilc tei-eiir' "4 .Nc ri'-
/ scot De walls al tae vein sr. Remarkably u.l
defined; the vein Is from Jl2 I'D le. wide; blt
/ Oh, UIe is oil different character. being very
hard, wulto quart. which iu most Iln.e wuall Uo
very barren. Tho is remarkably rien, prDi1C-
ing abouf Tl5 ton. -nw 80 the Unt.d stats
Assay once u ilis city to-day tic lcfcy brick
for tno last Two weeks oi August, aad r was NurtI
between $1,000 aHd 5000. iAe monthly product
az fhe mime il about s. ole.
The second mime in importance in the Stemnle o.
silver Greek Dstlct j. tie Belmont. about 800 e1
below. tie feloJscot, and tno nIigs distant. lH.,
nine IS elm fy owned by Aiesars. flHe and Fest.',
VINO bought Ir 10 Mas of last year. The iOrnHfI
/ OF tle mountain here l. the same rlat in winch
tie feiOoscot i>--eflnlte, capned with stale. Al
a. the workings uf the original owners n tlo mrs
we're in the slate, bat the prs no company Nas
driven - tunnels mo the granite, ana has found
the gOid-beaTlng Quariz VEN 800 that. The b nnn5
Nine has been opened by means of dyc tu1.e.s
piercing the tain, which is very sleep go liHt
point, one tunnel being directly above the otHrr
As the VEIN D. some dStaii,e IN from tle rice al fne
mountain, this method OF opening ha, been q..so
expensive, but nOw that il j. near j. completed le
mine can br managed very economically sine. tho
wafer viii run ont Of the adts and viii . hay -
he raised with pumps. In the second sod tlll iul-
neis from the bottom / saw nIe h1"y OK
ore. which undoubtedly extends from one 900 iho
other and viii probably be struck ny l.e lower tg-
mel when il Is driven little iurller. Tie or Is
of iron and manganese, and ?rOuurcs Irnu SIS %
$40 90 ten. The particles of 30 III IL Ills ore, ls'
those of 10 PenObscOt, are exceedingly fine, aJn,
although every Known device ior saving % is c'-
poyed, from 20 10 40 per cent al 10 cscgg'.. Iie
product OF the mine with 2O-stlmD mAl IS aor4l
Tbele are .eseral other mines Of good repute n
the Slemple District which dbl not hayr ii'ao ID
visit during nay two DAYS stay there. Anon hose
the best known the Nhpp0Orwiii ami DIm-
lOmond. the latter new discovery. which % -
sand that 1oy OF low-grade orc nearly sixty tees
wide has been tOnud. The former III old location
now producing about IS CD mouth.
The cost OF mining and reducing the ores of his
district Is from - to 81 ton. Common laborers
paid SO "A day nc the PeuObscOr, and skilled
miners, engineers etc. - ~. Table board for
worSmgmen costs % week, and they may build
their own cabins IN which 60 i've or hro of those
who own them. Timber is plenty both lor fuel aad
for use IN the mines. but water is rather scarce.
| believe that the Stempe District will before
gons OF the United States. Its present monthly
output is estimated by bankers IN Heicna at
$4,000 aud development has rs Yet only begun.
Nnat the District needs most Is capital ami utrlil-
gent expenditure OF It, Almost ali of tie mines
m which promising discoveries have been made arc
ON ned by who have no money and no iufnen-
nal friends through whom they can Obtain H. T.ey
are Obliged therefore, 10 work one-han or Two
thirds OF the tine for wages IN order get money
enough 10 buy provisions 10 last them duIng tho
remainder OF the time While they are at WORK IN
their own tunnel or shaft At ths rate II takes
years 70 open 4 mine and make &c productive.
The UDionvIlle Dstrci, Jour miles from Helena.
IL now producing httle or no ore. The prucipll