Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-27
VALUABLE MINING PROPERTY.
Recent Important Developments in
the WhtppOrwiu and Morris

the Whipporwiu and Morris
Mines ON Prospect Mountain.
During the past few months quite an i'm
portant development has been made in the
Whipporwill and Morris mines, situated
on the eastern slope OF Prospect Mountain
and owned by Joseph Dejou, one Of the
pioneers Of the camp and an old-time pros
pector. Some years ago a shaft was sunk
on the groupings at the north end Of the
Whipporwill near the line Of the Morris,
and at a depth Of rs feet a cave was found
about 40 feet deep. A considerable guam
tity Of ore was extracted from these work
ings. Also at the south end of this claim
a cut 80 feet in length was made, at the
end OF which about IS tons Of ore were ex.
tracted, 25 tons Of which asssyed $50 in
gold and $45 in silver per ton. The work
on this end of the claim exposes two caves
filled with low grade ore predominating In
gold. On the 9th Of April Of the present
year, q drift from the surface was started
to ont the bottom Of thec cave first men,
toned and reached that point at a distance
Of "a feet, at which point o shaft was
started, and at a depth of five feet a large
open cave was encountered As feet in depth
by about so feet in length and 40 feet in
width. The bottom Of this cave was
covered with q bed OF sand and debris to a
depth of 20 feet, under which the present
ore body was found. After sinking about
Is feet in this ore an open assure was en-
countered extending in q northeasterly di-
rection into the Morris claim. The assure
extends down on an incline about So feet
and then runs almost horizontal for a dis
tance OF go feet, the FIRST portion averaging
about 10 feet in width by 20 feet in hight,
(being 40 feet high in places), and the hor-
izontal channel about s feet in width and
10 feet in hight. The bottom of this ifs.
sure consists of a debris Of sand and
ochre. which extends to a depth of from 4
to IL feet and covers the ore. Up to the
present time the ore has been followed to q
distance Of As feet along this assure, and
about 100 tons have been extracted and
shipped TO the Richmond furnaces. The
ore improves In value as depth is attained
and now averages $50 per ton in gold and
silver and carries about IL per centin lead,
the gaugue being quartz. About IL feet
from the end OF the assure a small shaft
has been sunk through the debris TO q
depth of II feet, at which point the ore
was penetrated, which fact proves that the
ore is continuous at least to this point,
which is at a perpendicular depth Of zoo
feet from the surface. Owing to TIE in
clination OF the ore and poor facilities for
hosting tbeing done by q hand windlass)
the work of development is necessarily
very slow-only one man being employed
at the actual work of extracting the ore.
A tunnel has been started about 500 feet
below the workings. This tunnel is now
in 100 feet and will cut the ledge at a depth
Of 800 feet. This work can be done at an
expense of about $1,000, and when COM
ple.ed the ore can be extracted rapidly and
cheaply, and the mine developed to this
depth with very little expense. The pres
ent developments certainly indicate the
existence Of large bodies Of ore In these
mines. The property consists Of the
&" Whipporwill," 600 feet in length. and
the " Morris" 800 feet in length, embrao-
ing In all 1,400 linear feet OF the lode,
both mines being covered by United States
patents, and being the property Of Mr..
Joseph Dejou. We consider this an i'm
portant Development, as proving the exist
ence of extensive ore bodies to a consider
able depth in this portion Of the mountain.