The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-09-09

q little: but We lave five good, new pans. and
ons settler adapted to our mill, now on teams
en- rolte from the Dayton mill, purchased
Recently by tbs company, which. VIII n placed
In the mil; will put this portion in excellent
shape. On the whole the star mill Is In bet
tor Snaps ahd condition for doing eff ctive
work th IN ut tn date of any previous annual
report since Tia , mill way c distracted.
fhe Mine.
Tho total expenses at ihs nine fof tho year
were s.Os. ol3 81. number OF tons Of Orc ex-
tr,ctcd, virtually SAM as mill ID, 7l1l. tn ,re
has be n consumed ut the mine IN making
stoam alon d rim III , ye T 80 u cords of wood
at a cost ot 8 per cord during Sdmm or months,
and So during Winter months, up to J un, l.
1885,. when th cont act expir ID, at which time
l purchased and delivered ut mine So cords
Of wood at 81 30 per cord and mad a con-
tract for one years sdpply from August II,
1882 10 August !. 1885, Mt 81 per cord, with n
large supply Of seasoned wood always TO be on
hand. since Juns lat l.s. III IN > " cords per
month have bsen used. tho decrease b ins at
tributable about equally to three causes:
First, use of thoroughly seasoned wood: Sec
ondI use of Hltsrer ind heater (Liewellyn's
patent third. di scontinaanc, Of sinking.
When 10 z I oar new boil ,rsr nning | think
there will b a still fIrth ,r saving Ia 'vood
cons at min : This i'm prove nsnts ddr-
Ing th, past year ON surf &c, III min Ia ist' ng
worka con- list of two nov ji-irch boilers. wi h
extra largs and long snoko stack, noS bong
put in place. obtdiael b; tn, u tyton mill
pdrehass, n uss friction wh Il anl carpenter
sho.,, and also u large usw tan (. ca pablo o.
holding ~ hours supply of wat n, for th
boilers. 10 ssiher with a nss ilterer aud b ,at-
or. in Ion vi h tia b ,ilst-. oiaes date
Of last report II yell ii nbsrel thrs s-coa n2ar,-
mont shaft has bsen sLnk. anl mss level il
beng II .illy opened up. station uials, cross
cut run nnI IN in tunnel extsbd, 81 On 80 9TH
ledge wsst so ~ 20 feet and to ths east ~
feet. sho wing generally a contin IA lon of tbs
ore d ,Sn from the lsvel aboys and notwith-
standing the i5dxe was punched. at the poini
tbs c%rosscdt roach i it. the average size SO lar
has been fully equal to corresponding por-
tions OF the mine on any previous l-vel opened.
We are almost und n the first Wine west Of
shaft on 80 level at junction OF main ero5.
ledge with south ledge. to which W sRali
shortly raise to drain thu water and give ven-
~tilation. when Stopping to advantage can be
lone on soIth ledge. main crosscat and north
lodges. At present. stopping on lower level
goes slow owing 10 water aud bad ventilation
On 5iU leyrl, north ledge west. n fine body of
ore, which We were working about n year ago,
shortly thsreaft 7 was al OF By a slip, and
w have never h0d IL since. In tho latter
part of May. ioaz. we strueN a good body OF
anil nnniul ore on 20 level " st. north | dig =,
aud viii ID was unly separated from tn work
ings uf oar years ago by u very few feet.
from which for abuat seven weeks we took a
large am .unt of high grind ore, when Il COM
meme 81 setting OIL ~ III , nurth a.d split ing
M. although II now Looks as though II woald
shprtly come log. Their again aud Prove good
orc more. "A large Proportion OF the orc
worked daring tn past year has c.lne FROM
Ia upIais, from 81 level sast, which sui
shows we'll. From January 1, 1897, to } uns /.
lSo2. Ia - lite bf nil y ,ssi0ls eii0rts. our bullion
pr"d act I II utf largely. aid d ming "a ne PEE
rid on acco mt OF Lack of 81 taiu pow r and "a
pol tiun 0i the tim , in sutiiei, nj C apas ity Of he
pumps to com bat with tho inc. o is.d volume
VI water. our expenses were b -avy. | do not
anticipate anv long continued drcte tss of
yield ut any time during the com ng year, rs
v fy. SOON extensive st"pes in virgin ground
will h : opened Mt points wiers from results
boyn, and Appearances ON new level 50 far
he vi Id -holli DC good. And with tbs nd
diti nal boiler cap Icity the fwo |. aYy pumps.
bO * bit one frvm san j oss company and the
other quite recently ut sal of Exc hange prop
,rfv. To which sho Id Us add ID h .~reaitsr one
b avy station pam, capable of raising from
A).'su Ia 2',OD gallons per hour, together with
ssveB-inch col an pipe from 80 level to sta
tion. theirs C r ainly will b. verv little di Ii.
Guilty In going do sn from ~ to a0J feet deep
or when the proper iiHo arrives to resume
sim iag. The rock IL not exc 3ssiyely hard,
AID works nins-t n hs of I'll, expense and
tro Ibie. In sini ing h last lev i. water has
ueaaAn Trn a. 4 d. ut. ga. A. a 80 afau -. s...sua