New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-11

Concerning the condition of the Robinson mine
the president of the company, Hiram A. Johnson,
in reply to inquiries, stated follows: The com
pany IN New-1Ork has received information
from it's manager at the mine TO COrrObOrate the
statement made in tho dispatch published in The
JpIpIrNE tins morning. The crOsscut started from
point designated the / tn level had 70 run dis
tance of 1913 feet, by measurement before it would
intersect the ore body. AT distance of about 20
feet a small deposit of fair grade was inter-
sected and passed through. At the time of the in
tersecion the manager supposed that il was the ore
body of the lth level; but lie passed through this
small deposit INTO limestone, and was continued on
100 feet and had not, yesterday struck the ore
body in the 18th level. The water began
to run into the mine about six or seven
from the manager saving that the water
is now practically out. The incline was not al
lowed to fill with water The incline near
ravnc, and the surface water from the melting
snow poured in from all sides. Up to the LIST of
March, when the new management camo in. all ore
III sight had been extracted to MAINTAIN the large
shipments demanded. 1t has been the purpose of
the present management 10 develop in advance of
extraction by the sinking of the east shaft and we
expect in "A short tlme-wltbln week or ten days
that the 18th level will be intersected by the
east shaft and also by n cTosscut from the incline.
The management recognizes the fact that the
method of working must be reorganlzed and the
machinery transferred i'll order to work the body
direct from the shaft, Instead of from the incline,
making less dead work, and consequently requiring
less Expense to produce given quantity of ore. Since
left the 9th levcthe has gradually decreased
in value, but there has apparently been no diminu
ton i'm quantity, Yet in this large quantity there
is much that is Of low grade that IL will not pay
70 mine and ship For the last month the average
value of the ore has been about 80 silver per
TON as found III the 10th level, while ii requires
about 35-ounce ore 10 pay all expenses as the work
is al present carried on. | have sent order that
no ore is to he mined and shipped at present which
samples less than 40 ounces and have directed that
the force on the mine be reduced leaving only sui
iicent men 10 develop the 18th level and sink the
east shalt | do not know how many men have
been discharged under my order. We had 90 or 81
men, aud the manager answers that my instructions
have been obeyed. Recognizing the fact that all
mines have their rich and their lean stleaks,
hope that the character of the
may change between the 11th and
l2th levels but we have no positive evidence that
ii has changed from lOw-grade ore. The east shaft
is being sunk on line almost perpendicular To the
body, while the crOsscut from the incline at the
lth level In being to lntersect the shaft at It's
junction with the Ore-bOdy. cannot tell what the
distance Is yet to be before reaching the orc
body. do not know exactly how the expenses
compare with the production for last month. At
one time il looked very much rs though the
pcnses would be greatly III excess of the receipts,
although think now that the account will nearly
balance. We shall certainly be well satisfied if II
appears that the production has paid expenses"
Bullion valued at $230,000 was received in this
city yesterday from the miues
IL is officially stated that the superintendent of
the Decatur Company telegraphcd yesterday that
the ore in the main shaft gives returns of 800 per
ton, and that theIe Is enough pay ore in sight, by
actual measurement, to promise q dividend by
July l.
At the annual meeting Of the stockholders of the