Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-21
THE ALTA MINE.
Annual M~eNeE or hheioers-
Eiscsies Of Dirsesors-hePers 81
kuperiptendens Boyle.

Al the annual meeting OF the Alta
Mining Company. held in San Francisco
on the 10Th instant, the following Board
Of Directors was elected: S. Cook, R.
n. Graves. W. F. Meyers, W. s. Wood
and Munros Thompson.
The following report OF Superintend-
snt Boyle. presented at the meeting, is
found in the San Francisco Exchanges:
VIRGINIA CRY. August II. 1880.
Daniel Cook. Esq. President Alta Sill
yer Mining Compapy-Dear Sir: During
the year ending August II. 1880. the
following work has been done In and
about the Alta mine:
The main incline has been sunk and
timbered. jointly with the Benton Con.
Mining Company. 4S5 feet on the slope.
making the total vertical depth 2072 feet.
1850 LKvrL.
We extended the south lateral DRIFT
365 feet. and ran one crosscut west l03
feet. cutting Q vein OF soft quartz nine
feet thick. which ssssysd from 81 to SCI
per ton.
1850 LEvEL.
Station Wal opened and south drift run
go feet. Having made no crosscuts
anywhere ON this level, 1t remains
entirely unprospectsd.
1850 LEvEL.
On this level we opened . station and
pushed lateral drift south 662 feet to a
point SO feet north OF Justice line. One
hundred and s~ighty.six feet south OF
the station We cut into Q very promising
body Of argsntiferous galena, choice
samples OF which assay from $40 TO $40
per ton gold and silvsr. and 20 to 20 per
cent. lead. For "a feet In width the
average assays were $50 60 per ton all
YER aud gold. and 80 per cent lead
proportions bang favorable for success
iul smelling. I consider this develop
msnt OF great Importance. as 1t Is evil
| IDENTIFY the top OF q new ore chimney,
being different In the characteristics
usually appsrtaining to Comstock ore
bodies, but nevertheless valuable, ewing
to the entire absence Of the bassr and
more rsbsllious metals. At this point,
200 feet south Of the station, We drove q
crosscut west 292 feet In vein matter,
and another directly opposite to the sast
800 feet. following up q diamond drill.
hole 432 feet deep. The last lao feet
OF the drill.hole seemed to be quartz.
but owing to the strong stream OF water
from the hole 1t was difficult to test 1t
satisfactorily, although all the samples
yielded low assays. When the DRIFT had
reached 302 feet. 30 much water came
in that II was found prudent to abandon
il until II had drained away sufficiently
to put Us beyond the danger OF flooding
the mine. At FIRST tho flow measured
l6O gallons per minute. and nov It Is
about 100 gallons per minute. Two hun.
dred feet further south We ran the drill
east 3l4 feet. nearly the entire distance
being clay. The pressure or the rods
was 80 great We could drill no further.
2050 LEvIL.
Station is completed and south lateral
drift extended this date) l2S feet.
The foregoing. aside from necessary
repairs to incline and drifts. comprises
all our underground work during the
past year. with the exception OF l2s tons
Of ore extracted from the 1850 level.
which yielded o bar OF bullion worth
$3.50 SO. leaving . handsome margin
Of profit above expenses. Total amount
Of bullion shipped during the year,
SIs0s II.
Purchased and set up n No. z Bur
leigh sir compressor. We now have
one No. 4 and two No. z Burleish COM
prsssors.
Sold q old hosting engine TO Me-
tallic Company. Candelaris. for $500.
Bought Of Justice Company. rs In
payment Of amount due from that com
pany for hosting. etc., about 700 cord.
Of wood at 80 80 per cord. $50 cords Of
which have been delivered and received
at Alta mine.
The condition Of the machinery about
the mine is arst.clsss, and We have
cables enough to last Ave years.
In view OF the excellent prospects or
the lower revsls Of the mine, as a mattel
Of ultimate economy. I would recon-
mend the sinking OF the perpendicular
shaft, Is our machinery, both pumping
and hoisting. with q very trihine alter
alton, will do the work at that depth
Respectfully yours,
+ n Royrp Superintepdent,