Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-09
WEEKLY MINING REVIEW

far as prosecuted The camp in general is dong better than ever hetorc, and tho output is steadily increasing. One of the pioneers oi' thc camp, a careful and con- servative business man, informed the ErI- TAPH miner yesterday, that never before was SO much actual mining being done as at present. According to our informs ant there are from twelve to twenty more mines being worked at present than at any period in the history of the camp. IL might be said with equal truth and justice that so far as developed the mines are in excellent condition. It is sale to say that not less than fifty mines and prospects are being worked now within a radius of two miles aud half from the EPITAPH office. There are reports of new strikes daily, and the quality of the mineral in the producing mines grows better as depth is attained. Another fine body of ore was exposed Tn the Contention during the week, while both the Grand Central and Contention rejoice in 8 new surface discovery near the boundary lines of both mines. The western portion of the district is coming out strong. The Randolph, Winfield and Blue Jacket are being laid out in the vicinity of the Win field, and store and saloon established The Little Devil, located about half way between the Blue Jacket and the Stone wall, is a marvel, large bodies of ore assay. ing over thousand dollars, being almost daily opened up. Under such circun- stances, it is no wonder that mining men are buoyant, and the owners of prospects are encouraged to go to work and develop. As far as could be gcaned, the following are the latest points of interest connected with our great industry:
 INGERsoLL.
 Extensive prospecting is being carried on in the lower levels with very encourag- ing results. An upraise is beng extended from the west drift on the 800 level to the surface, for purposes of ventilation. X nice ore stope has been opened up on the 120 level. More than the usual quantity of ore IS being extracted and the mine is ln excellent condition. The management contemplate the erection of steam hoist ing works at no distant day, the only delay beng accustomed in discovering what kind of machinery is most applicable. Mr. Hearst is the owner of first class hoisting machinery at Harshaw, and it is more than probable that it will be removed hither.
 FAIR VILLA.
 South drift on the 100 level B feet in length; face of drift Tn ledge matter; for. nation softer, except on east side portion in granite, which is giving out. Ledge matter giving far assays. Will start a crosscut when drift is run several feet more and resume sinking with double force of men. From all appearances good ore will be met with in crosscut. Everything about the mine in first class working order
 sToNEwALL.
 The new double compartment working shaft is now down twenty-three feet The rock is very hard and Tn consequence progress is necessarily slow. Sloping IS continued on the 100 level, old works, and one load of ore daily extracted The mill has been shut down for the past few days, to make neces- sary repairs on the furnace. It will be ready in few days, and the mill will again start up.
 LUCK SURE
 Shaft No. IS now down sixty feet, and No. has attained depth of forty feet Both shafts are in high grade with ore every prospect of being in the midst of large body.:This is without doubt the most proms ing property in that portion of the district, and unless the most experienced miners in the camp are deceived, will be one of the great producing mines ere another year A shett was started on the lower ledge yesterday. One hundred tons of ore will be shipped to the Boston mill, during the ensuing week, contract being already let to haul the ore at the rate of five dol lars per ton. About seventy.fve tons of high grade ore now rests on the dump
 LITTLE DEVIL.
 The Little Devil is attracting a great deal of attention. After separating and sacking all the first class ore, the remain der of the dump was carefully assayed, yielding result of $176.71 per ton. Two samples of the first class ore yielded an average result of $Sl9.21 per ton. This ore was mostly taken from the face of the crosscut at the bottom of the shaft, and un. til that work is finished, crosscutting will not be resumed. When the shaft is Tn or- der two oblique drifts will be started, east and west, verging toward the footwall By this mode of development, the rock will break easier, and time be saved. This is one of the most important strikes ever made in the camp.
 THUNDERBOLT.
 The main shaft of this promising claim is now down little over 60 feet, and dis plays eighteen inches of high grade ore at the bottom. The ore body Is continually expanding as depth is attained, and also improving in quality. The ground is very far for working purposes, and good pro- gress is being made. The drift is now in about thirty feet, and looks very promising. EAGLE.
 The incline shaft has now attained A