The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-05-24
THE YUBA.

Having been rendered an invitation by
Supt. Sam Godbe to visit the under
ground workings of the Yuba, We re-
paired to the tunnel level Of the mine.
some 800 feet from the surface, on We'd
nesday, and after hasty prayer for the
welfare of our best girl in case the buck
ct should fly the track, we descended,
with William Lloyd, the genial foreman,
who seems to know the mine like
book, into the bowels of mother earth,
and were soon landed at the station on
the Sth level. After reaching terra frma
once more, and realizing that no bones
were broken, and that the RECORD was
looked upon in Nevada as an authority
on mining matters, we braced up for the
occasion and accompanied our guide some
60 feet east of the shaft, until the flick
ering rays of our candles brought to
view 4 feet, , inches, actual measure
ment, of ore, that we were informed
averaged 60 OF, silver, % per cent, lead
and o. gold. From our knowledge of
the general characteristics of the Yuba
ore, we have no reason to doubt the au.
thenticity of the figures that we pro.
duce in this statement.
Having satisfied our curiosity in regard
to the Sth level, we dropped down to
the $50 where the ledge is smaller, but
richer, feet of ore being in sight, that
averages 300 or. in silver and 80 per
cent. lead. The ore at this point il
clean, having dark glossy appearance
which resembles black metal. ~. C.
Kelly picked 1900 pounds of this ore from
the Iuba dump last summer, that Melted
him 10 cents per pound in Salt Lake
City.-Ed.l
We next visited the 9th level where
the ore has undergone change, it being
free milling quartz the ledge being 5
feet between walls. Mr. Lloyd places
the average Of this ore at 50 on. per ton.
AO" viz "th w tnC IOLu ltNCl5 we no.
ticed another change in the character of
the ore body, the ledge the greater part
of the distance being fully 8 feet in
width, the ore being zinc blende and
galena that assays from 80 to so OF. per
ton and carries % per cent lead. From
the 10th to the 18th the same character
,ois ore is encountered, the ledge, how
ever, being smaller, feet being about
an average. We examined the ledge at
our leisure between the 18th and 10Th
levels where considerable work has been
done and found it to average A feet.
more than half of it being free smelling,
and the remainder good concentrating
ore. The. clean smelling ore averages
100 OF. silver and so per cent. lead, and
the concentrating 25 OF. in silver and 20
per cent. lead.
e We next visited the 18th level, which
Is the deepest point in the mine, and
from where u prospecting drift of 10
feet has been completed to cut the ledge;
the vein matter when uncovered at this
point did nat show much but, after
drifting % feet the same chimney of free
smelling ore that is exposed on the 18th
was encountered, average samples from
2 feet assaying 100 on. silver and 30 per
cent. lead. At this writing the hanging
wall has not been reached at this point.
Having been well satisfied with our
trip and tho consciousness of havina
done our duty towards the grateful and
ungratefal readers of the Thunderer, at
the risk ofa broken neck, we gave three
bells for three minute ride to the sur
face.
The above is only cursory glance at
this tine property, and it would take sew
eral columns of this paper to do ample
Justice to the Yuba.