The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-13
THE NEW BONANZA,


an opportunity Of making 3 visit to |
Royal City, the metropolis of Jackrabbit
Mining District, and after very cold ride
Of two hours and half we were landed
in that camp right side up. After taking
= little rest, and something else with the
boys, We surrendered ourselves to the
care of Mr.. Curry. the foreman
Of the Day. and made visit to that
mine, which is now attracting consider
able attention throughout this section.
We first went to the ore-house, which
was filled with ore that will work 5000
per ton. On the dump above the ore
house. near the mouth of the tunnel,
there is large quantity of ore piled up.
We entered the tunnel for Q distance Of
765 feet when We came to the east cross
cut, which had been run some 40 odd
feet. but nothing, not even the slightest
indication, WAS found. The main tun-
mel was then showed ahead for distance
Of 30 feet. when turn to the west was
made, and at q psiht At feet distant from
the turn the ore WAS first encountered.
Considerable ore Was taken out Of this
place and winzs sunk to the depth Of 80
feet from the tunnel level, which makes
the bottom of the incline WINE AGO feet
below the surface OF the earth. Here
10 where the great bonanza ia. A drift
has been run from the bottom OF the
winze fer distance of 60 feet. all in ore.
The DRIFT in the ors-body is about three
feet in width, and you can take bar
and run it into the sides of the drift as
far as it will reach, but will find no wall.
Here We have q body Of ore 60 feet in
length and at least eight in width, that
we know Of, and there is no telling how
large it is, for one can sink bar into the
face, sides and bottom Of the drift, and
will discover that there is "no bottom
to be found. This drift, we should Judge,
Is run in northerly course, varying Q
little to the west. The drift has quite Q
steep incline. which tends to prove that
the ore goes down. We took three
samples from tho face of the drift, which
we thought was an average. but not be-
ing an ore sharp, We would not be will
ing to state positively whether We picked
out the very richest or poorest pieces;
however. We brought them to town and
had them aasayed by Julius Hoffman,
asaayer. and this is the result: Fine red,
$197. 81; fine purple, 92.67; yellow sam
pie, 1904 81. About midway in the drift
We accidentally pulled off piece Of ore,
which 10 crystAlized carbonate, and it
assaysd $1,395.91. These chunks of
crystalized carbonate ore appeared to be
very plentiful in the ors-body. from the
bottom of the winze to tho face of the
drift, and we were informed that they
at times sssayed way mp into the thou
sands. Tho chunks will weigh from a
quarter of Q pound to six, and will make
the average working of the ore reach q
very handsome figure. None of this ore
has yet been worked, bat they have now
commenced the shipment Of 100 tons OF
it to the Raymond & Ely mill at Bull.
lionville, and We place our figures very
low when We say it will average at least
5000 per ton. This ore is altogether
different from the rich ore found in the
pocket which WAS struck Is feet from
the surface. While the ore in that pocket
carried 20 per cent. moisture, the ore Of
the new discovery, which is 435 fee,
deeper, only carries from eight to twelve
per cent, which fact leads us to the be.
lief that tho new bonanza ore extends
down as we'll as in length and breadth
Judging from what we saw while in the
mine, We should take it to be an immense
cave filled with ore, though 1t may be a
true vein. With the present force of mer
GA now employed at the mine the COM
pany are able to extract Is tons Of ore
per day, but should necessity require IT.
the company have q whim which can b.
erected in short order at trifling expense
The ore.house and dump being full o
ore, the ore extracted Tuesday night Wal
dumped in an old drift. A drift 10 bsinf
run from the top Of tho winze north ane
is in At feet, while another drift is being
run to the southwest, and has . length o
60 feet from the turntable.. We did moi
enter the upper workings of the mine
for there was nothing there, and tn
only object we had in view was to get
look at the late strike. The mine ia vel
ventilated. The following assays wer
made by Chas. Hopkins, taken from th
Same samples as these assayed BY MI
Hoffman: purple, $193.67; red, $257 81
We were indeed most agreeably sur
prised, for we went there expecting t.
see nothing but three or four feet veil
of low grade and base ore, which woul'
barely pay for the cost of extraction; bu
when We got look at the vast body o
ore. We wsre really astonishsd. Th
above description Of the Day is given jus
as we saw it, and We have drawn it YER
mild too, and if the mine is run for th
best interest OF the stockholders, We d
not hesitate to say that the Day min
will be listed on the Roll Of Honor
. and will, within sixty days. become
D dividend paying mine.
Too much credit cannot be give
. to Superintendent Gould. for it is alon
owing to bis energy and perseverance
/ that the Day is now enc Of tho most Va
liable and richest mines on the Coast |
the present time. Mr.. Gould took charl
Of this piece Of mining property und'
= discoursging circumstances, two of b
. predecessors having given 1t up % utter
O worthless, and one Of them making q =
Q pert to tho company. stating bis wh,
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