Mohave County miner., 1888-08-11
From Laync Springs.
Lsysy SPRINGS. August 9th,

LsYSE SPRINGS, August 9th, 1885.
EDITOR MINER:
The boom in this camp 10 on the In.
crease and the Night Hawk presents a
scene Of activity that reminds one OF the
good old days Of yore in Nevada camps,
but OF course on smaller scale than the
Comstock or Base Range. Oliver Bros.
have advanced the drift at the bottom OF
the winze forty-fiye feet and are carrying
the frat stape as close to the face of the
drift as can be done without interfering
with the advance Of the same. They are
now working fifteen men and more will
be put ON an fast as room is made. These
boys are Thorough miners and don't be-
lieve in eternally starting up and shutting
down with force Of one man and Wal
lapai. They say they will be in the cid
country courtIng Cornish girl before the
date on which their lease expires. II
there is or has been scarcity OF ore
teams the last week it is because they
have engaged them oil. Three teams
loaded on Tuesday last. There are 2JO
or 300 sacks still on the dump and the
ore house 10 always pretty full. From
now on the stope viii be worked and as
soon as the drift IL run there will be no
waste TO hoist-then will the extracting
Of ore commence in earnest. IL is q
pretty sight to stand at the head Of the
canyon and watch ''Bannock's" train of
thirty jackafses loaded with ore meander
down the serpentine trail like a great,
lazy snake. Superintendent Bowers has
commenced an upraise in the rich body
Of ore recently encountered in the main
tunnel. This raise will connect with the
upper tunnel, which must be driven
ahead about sixty feet. This Mr. Bowers
intends TO start as soon as additional
tools can be- got ready. He ID driving
the tunnel and also the raise both night
and day and viii prosecute the work In
the upper tunnel in q like manner. The
ore coming from the raise has never been
equaled IN any portion or spot in the
mine. 1t is not a specimen occasionally,
but the entire Ore streak is the richest in
proportion that any mine In the camp
has produced. And when II comes to
specimens, they are not so bright as
native or wire silver, but the - are In il.
At present there 10 10 road TO this camp,
but supt. Bowers is studying stnGss
pheric trigonometry and intends to lay
one out and have it built. A little more
and he viii erect hosting
works, provided the ore continues, which
every indication leads one TO believe it
will. George says he does not intend to
purchase "whiddle-de-dig" or any old
second hand stuff, but will put up some
thing that will be of service and for
sinking,
Last Saturday Mr.. w. NJ. Ciaypool,
of the Arizona Ore Com
pany, paid the camp visit. Among the
places visited by Mr.. Claypool and your
was the Alpha mine. We
we're accompanied by Pete Caffery, one Of
The owners. Here Is q property that
would sell anywhere in the State Of Colo
RADIO for half a million dollars. The ore
streak Is from nine TO four and . half feet
wide, while the ledge has an enormous
width in some places. At go feet In the
tunnel they have sunk winze to depth
Of 80 feet, and as there is every indication
n water in the next 10 feet, and the ore
% rapidly changing, 1t is the opinion Of