Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-12

emit. He was one Of the first pioneers in
the district, and 10 thoroughly familiar
with the country. He Is . thorough man,
educated in assaying and mineralogy, and
in every way one of the best and most re-
liable persons to have the management
and working Of . valuable mine in charge.
The Zanoli.
The Zanoli mine is situated about . half
mile below the Onondaga toward the river
on the south side Of tho canyon. In most
respects az regards the country rock and
the formation IL il identical with the
Onondaga. The ledge, which Is perfectly
defined, extends northwest and southeast
as in the Onondaga. The footwall 10 as
smooth as the wall Of o hard-fnished house,
which may be said also Of the hanging
wall. The walls enclosing the ledge are
heavily charged with mineral, indicating
the presence Of extensive and rich ore de-
posits.
WORK DoNE.
The property has been prospected by =
tunnel run from near the northwestern ex-
tension Of the ground, running southerly
into the mountain $50 feet. The breast Of
the tunnel indicates the proximity Of .
body Of ore. This tunnel, near its mouth,
passed through . vein Of low-grade ore
indicating . width Of at least 40 feet. A
winze has been sunk 80 feet down from .
point about CO feet from the mouth Of the
tunnel all in ore.
CHARACTER oF n R z
Two hundred feet easterly from the line
of the tunnel . shaft has been sunk liz
feet on the ledge. At the surface 1t was
only . few inches wide. the ore Of which
assayea but 81 80 per ton, but has widened
gradually to the bottom, where it is fully
six feet wide. The character OF the ore Is
carbonate Of silver with . gangue Of iron
and sulphate Of barys, carrying from 10
ounces a. high a. 600 to the ton in silver,
without gold. Traces Of ruby silver are
observable in the ore, which bears q strong
similarity ct the bottom Of the shaft to
that fouHd~in the lowest development Of
the Onondaga. At the depth Of so feet q
drift has been run on the ledge westerly
nate ore that assays from 40 ounces up to
612. Taken out without asserting the en-
tire vein matter assays over 70 ounces per
ton.
The Zsnoli has shipped one car load Of
26 tons to Salt Lake for reduction, which
pulped "a ounces. Owing to the want Of
shelter during the inclement~weather Of
last Winter, and being stopped from work
ing during the entire spring by litigation.
now settled, no further shipments Of ore
could be made, though the ore was plenti-
full, and, these hindrances being removed,
will be shipped In considerable quantity
hereafter.
After some work done TO open up the
mine further, which will probably be two
months, ore can be readily extracted ct the
rate of not less than thirty tons per day.
There are upwards Of 100 tons now on
the dump awaiting shipment-some OF il
very high grade, and is estimated at low
figures TO go 60 ounces to the ton.
The facilities for extracting the ore are
not as great as in the Onondags, as it will
have to be done for the present by hosting
through the shaft, and as there is som
trouble from water, which is encountered
at q depth OF about 80 feet. The water
however, is surface water, and is not In
sufficient quantity to seriously impede
work if . within or horse power is used.
The showing at the bottom Of the shaft
is very encouraging to the owners Of the
Zanoli, and to the mine owners Of the dis
trict generally, on account Of the ~continu'
Gus increase Of the ore in quantity ant
quality to that depth.
THE LUCKY OWNERS.
The mine is owned by Gabriel Zanoli
Joseph Tognini, Scott McEldowney
Francisco Toma, Babtisti Bianchi ant
Matthew Murphy, each owning an midi
vided one-sixth interest. The boys deserv,
great praise for their. perseverance ant
good judgment in holding IN to theil
magnificent property in the midst O
difficulties and sacrifices that would hav'
discouraged men Of less strength Of char
acter.
They are working the mine altogether
without SUPPLEMENTARY as a common
council among themselves. They are II
be congratulated upon the happy result o
their labors. Their mine is worth hardl,
less than the O~nondaea.
THE AXE N NO PUFFERY.
We have written about the Onondagi
and Zanoli mines as they are furthest de
veloped in the district. Stafford has Other
excellent prospects which VI shall speal
Of hereafter. In speaking Of those two
principal mines We have tried to describt
them accurately and as completely as our
space admits. We have spoken of them
without exaggeration and really within
the limit Of actual facts.