Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-25

an air-shaft on the ground, which is
connected with the 300 level. and al
the old shaft is horse power wheel
and within in good condition. The
water stands 20 feet below the 200.
level. ~
THE ORE IN SIGHT.
There is quite a quantity of pay
ore in sight above the present water
level, and much better ore is known
TO be in the lower levels of the mine.
On the 200-level the "middle red
ledge" shows a width Of seventy feet,
and assays SIT in silver. No work
has been done on it, although it is
the ledge from which the Dayton
company obtained some very good
ore.
The Kossuth main ledge is that
upon which most of the work has
been done. Good ore was taken
from the so foot level from 1868 to
1865, the quartz being rotten and
Astounding in pot-holes and black
ore which must be rich in places.
Next to the 50-foot level are the 70
and 13O:foot levels, in which, some
good ore was found, but the pros
pecting operations we're very moons
plete. On the next level-the 1872
foot but one short east drift has
been run, and two crosscuts; samples
obtained from these crosscuts went
1927 90, and $1,304 81, respectively.
The end of the drift on this level is
filled with ore dumped there for
some purpose. This ore is, black
sulphuret, carrying free gold and re-
sembles the noted black ore of the
Dayton, which was SO rich in gold.
On the 200-level, and behind the
clay foot-wall, there is a body of
crushed quartz which is from 40 to
GO feet wide, and assays well. The
ore appears to be uniform, to be
richer in silver and gold, and assays
from $l4 to S43 per ton. One of
the crosscuts on this level (the 200)
is filed up with ore brought from
the winze between the 200 and $50
levels, which was reported as TOO
GOOD TO TAKE TO THE SURFACE.
Twoother drifts are similarly packed.
Mr.. Lacrouts. Of this city, and John
Briggs of the Excelsior mill, offered
to extract the ore on this level ut
their cost, and to pay the Kossuth
company liberal royalty on every
ton of ore extracted. Mr.. La
crouts was foreman Of the mine at
the time these workings were opened.
THE LOWER LEVELS.
The lower levels being submerged,
Mr.. Goddard was unable to examine
them. The foreman at the works,
however, and other reliable persons
who worked there, assured him that,
in west crosscut on the 500-leyel a
ledge about ninety feet wide was cut,
which showed native silver. We
quote "At the end of this crosscut
the sulphuret ore was struck, the
drill-hole plugged up by Superin-
tendent Coleman, and the work
stopped. The fear of striking a
large flow Of water was the stated
reason but Bray and others working
there had no fear of water, and
prayed to be allowed to fire the
blast, believing that they would
make fine show of ore, but it was
not permitted. Work on two other
crosscuts one hundred feet apart on
the same level, was then stopped and
the drifts bulkhesded." On the 600
level a short crosscut from the west
drift had just got into good gray
sulphuret ore when the work was dis
continued.
A RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS RECON-
MENDEp.
Mr.. Goddard then goes on to state
his reasons for believing that the
Kossuih is on the main Comstock,
and concludes as follows:
Under these impressions | can feel
no hesitation in recommending, and
as one of your trustees urging upon
the Board, the resumption of work
upon the Kossuth Mine. The mo-
tives which caused q suspension of
the work have heen removed. The
moneys due from the former admin
istration have been collected, and we
have funds on hand to run the mine
to its full capacity for from three to
six months without an assessment.
1t is 10 order to start at days
notice. Arrangements can be effected
by which the Dayton will start sim
ultancously with us, and in all prob
ability the Daney very soon after
wards. The Quinn will very shortly
erect their hosting works, and bring
to the surface their rich ore, while
the work being now done on the
Cherokee by the great bonanza firm
will give an impetus to the south
end mines. All therefore conspircs
to render this the suspicious moment
at which to resume work upon our
mine, and by Stopping and milling the
ores of our upper levels, to place the
mine on a dividend-paying basis; or,
at any raie, afford fund to con-
tinue its further exploration south
ward rs well as in depth.
The particular portions of the mine