New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-05
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. I

san Francisco Aug IA Trustworthy person
confirms the report OF an ore strike III the Inloh on
fine 2 5OO-leyel; at noon to-day the drift was
fifteen feet in ore, value still unknown. Operators
are ubllant the prospect and the transactions
are larger than for months Bullion receipts here
during past week Northern Belle. S33,340 lip
Top $29 700; l.ureka, $4,000; Consolidated
Virginia, $155, 900: MONDAYS. $4,000; star.
$3.50; Paradise Valley. $1,000; Contention, for
july piOo'ooo; Consoi'oaV'u '"siN'"' '0i o"'S'
$213, 12j. 49,. c;u., ,-.,.,,o
is unung a drill east on the 2, 4OO-foOt level, 1,olO
feet north OF the incline and Is meeting with good
eucoura cement; further than this the management
refuse 10 state The drift north ana east from
thc Union shaft and toward the 2,oOO-fOot sta
tion of the Sierra Nevada is III ore, and
locks we'll The drift from the 1900 station Of the
incline has been started to meet TINS drlIt mere
are vet about % feet to To make the connection
Strcaks of ore are found III the DRIFT IRON TINS
station and It looks if there might DC 80 10 80
feet of III this part OF the ledge:
The water IN the middle mines IS running GOWN
rapidly there having been marked decrease IN the
flow of late. Savage Will have bulkheaus
on 1900 and 2,400-levels completed this
week This will shut out most OF the
water from ChOilar, Norcross and Savage shafts.
and allow prospecting to proceed III Chollar and
. SIS level. and with drill on 100 level, Con,
nection with Crown Point 200 level Will
| be ready Tor use III q DAY or
too Hrown Point is running on 3,000-level to
| connect with Belcher When the intervening $40
feet are rum and ventilation secured, work ON the
BeIcher g. O0O-evel will be resumed. This mine il
S Sand d IG' oS 10" the ' 2,76oieve over@an
| il prospecting with diamond drill perpen0lculatIy
from bottom of the Wine on the looO-IeVel. pre-
naratory to sinking it 400 feet deeper, and connect
iUV with the 2, 560-eve OF the Beicher. Alta and
Benton are borh getting good rock III the lateral
drifts on the 2,O00-eveL NJ,
| CITY will start up on September l. fne Empire
Company is enlarging the station at me 4oo-icvei
for placing pump Nerk on tne o'e uoGSo ", nn
| the 7OO-evel of the Ontario IS completed nut
| drifting will not begin until the smart Is
| down TO SOO-eve. The total bullion shipment OF
| the ontario for July Amounted 10 Sl053O0. Pro-
| fessor Newberry is examining mines IN southern
| Utah. He estimated $l,OOOOOO III sight IN the
| Frisco Mining Company. This mIne has been de-
| veloDed by a shaft 300 feet deep, and drifts have
been run in ore over 100 feet assayng 20 ounces
SILVER and 10 per cent lead. The Horn Silver COM
| many have hred up another stack. j. V. furweIl
and:W 4. Hale. Chicago capitalists. are visiting Inns
| district III which they nre interested. ne totai
bullion shipments from Salt Lake Tor July were
B0pIE. Col Aug. 4.--yery rich ore was cut In
the south drift the 6OO-levei OF the Jupier yes
trr,ay. The thickness of the ledge is not known.
but IL backs 10 the 5OO-leyeI
| Twcnty-three bars of bullion, valued at
S25 g64 10 were received in this city from the
Silver Nugget shipped two bars of bullion on
Tuesday, valued at ". 100
Little Chief shipped 4Zo tons 10 suieiters on sun
| day and Monday. .,. - r..
| day. O.,
Islat shows a four-foot VEN of rich ore estimated
| TO he worth ~ 900 per ton In the bottom of the
same drift there Is course of Huntlits silver.
which gives from 90 to 20 per cent One sample
| weighing Oh pounds contained 40 pounds OF pure
silver. 80
| The water is all ont of the Van De Water. and
| the sinking of the shaft has been resumed. The
| fume from the mine to the mill is completed
| In ia rumored that Annie intends to postpone the
quarterly dividend Vt $4,000 which, as stated
| rda
soon as a quorum OF trustees could be got together
| The trustee whose absence prevented the declara'