Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-10
THE COMSTOCK.
Important Developments in Seven
Mile Canyon.

Rich Ore and Fine Indications In
the Keyes 4 wheeler C1sim-ke'
vival or Work Probable In Sever
al Abandoned Mimes-Northend-
Hale d NOrcrOss-AIta.
Enterprise. Aug. 8.
Some stresks Of very rich black sui
phuret ore have been found in the Reyes &
Wheeler claim down in Seven-mile Canyon,
between the Omega and Winfield mills.
A two-compartment shaft was sunk on the
ground to the depth Of 225 feet when the
vein was encountered. They then sunk
about 20 feet through fine-looking quartz,
where ore was found.
Where the ore first came in it was only
about an inch in width, but in going down
four feet it had widened to three feet.
This il not all solid ore. There are
through the ore streaks Of . kind of sedi-
mentary rock that looks somewhat like
limestone, and which is probably a kind
OF spar. Against this, without the inter
vention Of quartz, lie streaks Of very rich
black sulphuret ore.
Several pieces of the ore werdbrought to
town yesterday. An assay Of the black
s%ulphuret yielded as follows: Gold,
$500 IS; silver, 81, 1863 80; total, $2,039 0s.
The gold appears to be mixed in with the
black sulphuret OF silver.
The streaks Of ore ON the east side OF the
deposit dip east at an angle OF about IS
degrees, while on the west side they are
about vertical. Thus, it will be seen, that
they seem to be on the spex Of a deposit
that is rapidly widening. There is no
mistake about the richness of the ore; all
they o want is a deposit Of sufficient
size to be workable, and there is every
indication that they are close upon q body
Of ore Of considerable size. They may,
indeed, be about TO tap a big bonanza, as
there is on the surface a belt of vein ma
terial some 600 feet in width.
The mine as yet has no name, but 10
known a. the Reyes and Wheeler. the
owners being J. P. Wheeler, the we'll
known mill man OF Seven-mile Canyon,
At the mine they have q very large
boiler, the steam from which runs . dom
key pump that easily handles the little
water there is coming into the shaft. The
hosting lie done by means Of q within and
two horses. The shaft is about 200 feet
north Of Seven-mile Canyon. and q site
has been graded of which will afford am
pie room for setting up hosting works.
The strike is in the range OF the Monte
Christie, st. Johns and Occidental mines.
Should it prove what it promises to be-
come, the strike will be likely to cause
work to be started up not only on the
mines named, but also or several others
on the same range, none of which have
been much prospected. The Sutro Tunnel
commands, as regards drainage and work
ing facilities, all the mines in the front
range. We hope soon to hear from Messrs.
Wheeler and Reyes that the whole bottom
Of their shaft is in q solid mass Of black
sulphuret silver ore, spangled with gold.
The drift north ON the 1000 level of the
Union Con. was last evening out four or
five feet. The ore thus far ia about the
same as where it was passed through by
the west crosscut. Good progress is max
ing at sinking the joint Sierra Nevada
winze below the 5000 level. 1t is passing
through streaks Of quartz of a favorable
appearance. While some Of these streaks
are going out on the east new ones are
coming in Oh the west side of the winze.
The streaks Of ore in the bottom Of the
winze sunk below the 1900 level of the
Hale & Norcross still continue to show
rich ore. The winze is now fast nearing
the 2,700 level, at which point crosscuts
will be run both east snd west.
Boxes are now being put in the drain
drift leading out to the Sutro Tunnel on
the 1,030 level, and the excavation for the
pump tank Is about completed. They ex-
pect to be able to start up the pumps in
about ten DAYS.