Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-09-03
NORTH RAPIDAN MINING co.
Annual Report Of the Superintend-
ent.

held their annual meeting on Thurs
day. The following officers for the
ensueing year were elected:
Board OF Trurtees-C. Haul, VIM.
Maxwell, Jas. B. Mathews, Geo. W.
Keith, w. Crowninshield. Geo. W.
Keith was elected President, j. D.
Sims Treas, John Lothrop Secretary.
The following is Superintendent
Maxwel's report for the past year.
To the President and Trustees of
the North Rapidan Gold and Silver
Mining Company:
GENTLEMEN:-I submit, herewith,
the following report of the work
done on the Company's Mine since
June LIST, 1880.
At the time | took charge of the
mine it had an incline sunk to the
depth of about 100 feet, with a cross
cut and short drift at the 104 level !;
a drift about 40 feet north on the 100
and cross cut on the same level.
Upon taking charge l Immediately
proceeded to enlarge the incline; to
timber wherever necessary, and to
cut 10 Il track and ladder way. The
incline as enlarged, now contains a
track six by four inches, with strap
rail from top to bottom, and good
ladder. | then erected gallows
frame of a substantial character, a
small house, and put 10 the necessary
track, etc, on top All this being
done, sinking was resumed about
August LIST, 1880. In short time
bad air was encountered, which
made 1t necessary to put in par
tition from top to bottom, after
which sinking of the incline was
pushed until it attained a depth of
215 ieet. A drift was then ran north
ID the ledge and near the hanging
wall so feet; at about 80 feet cross
cut was made, showing the ledge to
be 14i feet wide. Assays across the
ledge at this point average about
$l4 per ton. When in about so feet
ore of a fine quality was struck in
the bottom of the drift, assaying as
high as $3.50 per ton, and running
high in gold. sunk on this few
feet, but it being very hard discon-
tinued sinking. A drift was also
run about 40 feet south on the 210
level, and the ledge cross cut, show.
ing a width of quartz of 1871 feet.
In the face OF the south drift, is a
streak of ore about 3 feet wide which
looks we'll.
Work was discontinued about Oct.
1st, 1880, for lack of funds, and has
not been resumed.
From the work already done |
belle We that an additional depth of
100 feet would show body of good
ore. recommended that the Wine
already commenced in the north
drift, $40 level be continued at an
early day, and also that more pros
pecting be done in the south 21O
drift, on the streak of ore already
referred to
The work done during the year,
has been of the most substantial
character. The incline is in good
condition from top to bottom, the
last go feet being thoroughly tim
bcred and Jagged. On top is good
gallows frame, track, etc. The Com.
pany has on hand set of black
smiths tools, iron car, picks, tubes
and all other necessary tools, and the
expenditure of comparatively small
sum of money would now do much
to prove the value of the property,
as there would be no dead work,
which character of work was a
source of great expense during the
last year.
There are now thousands Of tons
of rock in sight, which will assay
from eight to fifteen dollars per ton,
with occasional lunches of ore that
will assay from "ne hundred to two
hundred and fifty per ton. This ia
ken in connection with the SIZE of
the ledge, its character, and the fact
that it has heavy clay wall on the
east, makes me feel confident that
the Company has a valuable proper
ty, and one which with present facil-
tiles can be prospected to depth of
400 feet with no great additional ex-
pense. VIM. MAXWELL, Supt.