, 1879-04-08

In this 4 may DO supposed to represent tho
opening or mouth ot ths sllaft, although In rcnl-
ity It Is directly over the point F, which Is the
beginning OF the drift, Tho claim itself extends
l,500 fact ono why und 300 fcet another, on a
comparatively lint surface. In beginning at tho
upper cnt Of the claim tho original owners were
influenced by tho fact that IN tho adjoining claim
particularly rich mineral had been struck near
thcrc. Tile shaft WIS sunk perrcnd!cularly
down through about twenty feet Of "wash," or
soil, and ten feet Of porphyry rock. Orc was
found Immediately beneath tic porphyrY and
surmounting the limo OF bedrock. a horizons
tai drift was thea started, running parallel With
tho eide lines OF the elatm, the drift being SIM
ply Gx5.Eoot tunnel, the orc itself being in
thickness nbout six feet, At a distance Of thr-
ty feet side drifts wero cut eaeh way {B), thus
giving room for tho Introduction OF more work.
men, as only two or three conld work at timo
In tho main DRIFT At the point q tho foreman
came nesoss q flne pocket of ore, anu conso-
auenlly .-
woRkaD IT FOR ALL IT WAS WORTH.
thus opening out chamber twetyo to fifteen
feet high md twenty feet square. AZ d another
pocket was disclosed and another vide cx.Ava-
tiou made, the walls being Of course properly
timbered to insure ngalnst their caylEE III. Tho
point shows tle etld Of tho workings at tic
Now to figure up tic value Of tho m!ne above
renrcsentcd It ts simply necessary to estllnato
The amount ot orc in Sight OF soursu ti!e % 1w'l.
property. antl may helieye among themselves
that ttrtr whole cla!m 10 unlcrlaid With orc;
that tue main drift might ia extended even to
the end linz, mud aids drifts cut all along tho
cnttre distance IN rood mineral; hut there is no
ccrtainty about such concluslon. I1lu orc ls
! liable to glvu ont nt any moment;
THE END or THE Dxros1T
may be reached Within two feet Of tic point Z.
llcllco thc ca,liQn which t1lc buyer must cxcr-
sx feet Ut oro at she point +; TINT tue dcpoa!t
| continues to thu pofnt +; thnt orc - founl 0n
each s!de as far ns The points u, D, aHa u.
llcnce It ~ nearly safo 10 aeslne that there ia
u. Tho calculation is t!lcn M easy nattcr,-
by finding tits number of cublc feet within tho
points 'lamed md multiplying by tho avoragc
ynIue Of thu oru already taken cut. II lu Is o
less figure than tho average ton value for Ills
| .nutslp1lcr, uni no will atso make other dctiuc.
il,I,ls, such as drawing linrs from L 10 @ nnd q,
nni frum I to u. iastsaa OF EuanIng them out
tn right nngles.
II ufto,l happcns ttat, despite all these pre-
cautions. tl,a. buyer Of Inlno fluids tfnt lso has
ma,lu batl brgata. 1t may be that the forc'
nun VI tn nhlnc has worked tle drifts 10 nicely.
hayiIg had lung experience tn tho business, that
lie as succeeded IA taklnE uut nl! tile best orc,
leaving pooE Or barren spots hctweeh tho side.
drifts. SomGt!Mus this Is dona quito accltleut-
ally, remember the BurprisD aiA uisapptiint-
ulent al one foreman not long aEo, who, having
saYctl out largo section which hu supposed 10
contain
Tnp HIGHEST ORE IN THE MINE,
and which he frequently pointed out to ysitors
as remarkably good douosit, upon actually
working 1t foand tilc greater part Ut h!s bonanza
to hu nothing but "norsc y; that is, y barren,
| solid rovx 'rle celebrated Emma Mtnu fur.
nishcs pcrl,nos tic most remarkable illustration
o1 Tho faIlacy Of all calculations. This WIS q
rich mlus to all appearances. The ore taken
out WIS in reality ail lilAt WAS claimed tor 1t,
Az the E;nna Was originally wolkr.1 by Chicago
parties, u,ltl w 10 nurtl as been said about Il.
bul,ig fraud uni a "put-up jnh,' It may be
wort! willis to show right here what 1t was Mnt
hnw It c"tnc 10 such an Wnotnlulous end. Th{
shape, shus'
&c Q 60 Q g q eeeo