New-York tribune., 1882-04-11
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sss sANFRANCIsco. Monday, April 10, 1892
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BATTLE MOUNTAIN, New. April 1O.-There is
nothing new concerning StarT-Grove matters.
Everything at the mine is at standstill.
The railroad company has paid all local bills.
The Chloride Company is running the lower tun-
nel and is taking out some ORE
The Eagle contractors are pushing the tunnel.
The face of the drift is promising.
The Morning Star Is working good force.
The Highland Chief Company advertiSes for Gus
tom ore for the new mill.
Bullion valued at 500 900 was received in this
city yesterday from the mines.
Robinson Consolidated manager teegraphed April
8: Shipped for two days 81 tons; average assay,
62 ounces Everything going all right"
Decatur superintendent telegraphs Decatur
ore assays ounces per cord. Large crevice."
Rappahannock superintendent reports April s,
that the third level has been driven 10 feet since
last report that the in the face and also in the
slopes, looks well that thrty-two men are now
employed, and that everything is working smoothly.
The cleanup of the Father dc Smet mine for the
last two weeks in March yielded $22,3S7 making
$36. 720 for the month.
At the annual meeting of tho American Mining
Stock Exchange, held yesterday, George W. Smiley
was elected president John K. Mullany chairman.
and Henry NJ. Cowles secretary.
Superintendent of Union Consolidated of Bodie
reports April main tunnel now in 1874 feet;
face in fine blasting ground and breaking well.
South drift banner lode advanced 2O3 feet from
tunnel. Face i'll vein matter full width of drift !;
usual seams of quartz, prospecting well in gold.
Fast approaching the point beneath the winze sunk
In upper tunnel; 80 feet in high grade ORE"
The following improvements have been made at
the furnace site of the Old Dominion Copper Com
pany: 1.-TWO 30-ton water jacket smelling fur
naces with engines, boilers. rock breakers, Baker
blowers and water tanks. A complete set of steam
hosting works has been er ,cted on the New-York
mines. The following buildings have been erected
An assay office, boarding house for employees, a
house and office for superintendent. Other improve
ments consist of: railroad 1,4O0 feet long, from
the mouth of the New-York tunnel to the smelling
furnaces graded road three miles long, from the
smelling furnaces 10 the charcoal pits and graded
road from the Old Dominion mine to the main road
Ore bins have been built at the Old Dominion and
keystone mines Tracks have also been laid i'll the
| tunnels IN the New York, Old Dominion and Key
stone mines and equipped with ore-cars."
Recent inquiries concerning the condition of af-
fairs at the mines of the Stormont Company are
perhaps best answered by the following from The
Sirer Reef Miner of March 30. published near the
property:
Savage mines, and the customary output Is maintained
and SOUTH in every respect satisfactory and the
proving for some me from four six feet OF $50 ore
appearing in the facngs. The Savage shaft Is being
lowered another 100 feet the ledge from which depth
levels will be driven north and south The mines have
not looked well for the past two years as at present
and at time within that period have they been IN bet
ter condition TO yield bullion.