, 1879-06-23
DODIE AND STANDARD.

Condition md Prospecte NJ Thcso Mines,
San FRANCISCO, CAL, June 21.-The follow
lug statement Of the condition and prospects OF
Tie Standard and 1,odo mines is tele:taphed by
Joe Wnsson, mining expert, being the result OF
q special examinations:
The Standard lode Is explored On the incline
to the dopth Of ESQ feet, almost the entire
longth OF the ground, with tho width varying
IRON three to 1ftcen feet. The rrcatost dopth
on the Incline Is $50 feet, wtctp the loda main-
tains It's average strength. The greatest length
OF ore-body laid bare on any one level Is 100
tcrt, on the 450.foot level, but tho
bulk Of The orc thus far extract
cd came from tho 800 md 45O levc's.
A reserve Of orc "a held Oh the 20ofoot level,
and nearly ali below the 40 IS virgin ground.
Dctwcen the upper and Go lavcl about ono
third Of the orc has been extracted, which has
produced about s2,oo0,oo0, tic halauco OF
saa5, 600 having been obtained from other por-
ttons Of the clain1
Eust Of md underlying the original lode aro
two other veins lrtftcd upon tho 300-foot level;
assay value, 500 md SO, respectively; width,
Two foct and upwards. THIS Is new ground.
West of the original lode nrc four lodges and
vein formations, The first ono ia forly feet
distant. md tlr!ftcd upon tho north from thr
nesS shaft ESQ feet, varying In width from two
to tweuty-two feet; north face, twenty-five feet
vide, Of $50 milling orc. South u
tn,, f sbIs s't m, on o bcr1as p,qsS ORD q q ou; ~
tx sssi teet. s"> rio adse sa. eoIne northwest q
this. ''rhc other three 1edgcs are rcsncctivclr
ion, fourteen. and forty fcet w,dc. The two
.]attcr show IN assry OF $40 where tho eross-cut.
icIae, is believed, to hu the bruce ledge OF
l}odie }nnc, which has been drtfted from tic
l,otlle lino 100 fect, showing an ore hrcast four
teen fec: wilo. hall Of which Is StaD or. TIC
| STANDARD ground, showing width OF two md
| onc-tnlf feet OF $50 ard s100 ore respectively,
| The cross.cutsIng on the 7p0-foot leyol shows u
satisfactory yctn.hcarlng formation.
| south OF tho pluco where 81, ,225%0 %0o0 was cx-
tynctca from the Dru.o BURGESS md .Gi!dca
lcdCcs in 1878 anti 70, New works were started,
cousiat!u+. Of three levels md wi,izc below all.
found on tho 200-foot level. On tho 100 level
tho orc body is two to Ave feet wide. ntltl par
takes Of the old Bruce character. On tho 43a
| lovol. 10 feet east OF tic 6hatt, M ore-body
new to the district ia encountered, Il has bcon
,pratsed Rnd euu1 upon distance nltogether Oh
in fcct, and siOped and drtltcd upon IN differ
snt places from thrty to 100 feat In length
The rich portion Of tho large veiu formation IN
this part of tho claim is ono to three feet wide.
There nro two strnta Of sl,Aly, dccomposed orc
In soTue places ten inches thick, which Will Yield
thousands Of dollars to thu ton. rhcra Is 0
stratum Of harl gravel running throughout,
rich IN eiIycr samples. from tho bottom WiDzs
on the lowcr level rich In gold. horn silver, AMI
hiack sulpnurots OF silver. At this point tie
metallic gold strain Is increasing IN richness, {
sina!e suck containing as much as Sa,5W: .1ht
orc here is becoming softer as II npproaching
Watcr level. A teH-stanlp mill has turned Oil
aver $4,000 In uino dara from about 1l,l tons o
orc, which was a mixture Of the highest ai'.
lowest grades.
William irwin. Superintendent OF the Stand
/ nrr pstfmntnR tho yU15tG or orc practically X
siellt In tho Boltc Mino lt not lces than 81 900,
600. The mine next south has thrce vein 1or1nn
tions Of similar characteristics TO those In TIL
Standard and Bodtr.