Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-05-20
THE MINES.
A Brief Resume of Operations In
ESmeralda COUNTY.

Esmeralda County.
From reliable sources we gather the
following items concerning the preg.
ress being made in the mines in this
vicinity:
Lapanta-The mine is being oper.
ated under a lease 10y John Warner.
A fine body of $50 gold ore is being
opened above the level of the old tun.
mel. Drifting northeast on same at
present, toward tho dyke. The ore is
holding strong, and quite large body
is opened to be stopped. An incline is
being sunk below the tunnel, and in
new down IS feet, following under the
gray cap. 1t shows fine ledge in the
bottom, which is now carrying some
gold, and rich ore is expected in the
next eight or 10 feet.
Pamlico-Tbe lessees at the north
end OF the mine are taking out con.
siderable very fine ore, and ara Stopping
above the north tunnel and drifting
south from the long incline connecting
with the Jolly tunnel. The main
Pamlico tunnel is being driven ahead.
Central-A large amount of high
grade lead and silver ore is being ex-
tracted from the main incline and the
Slope south of it. Considerable gold
ore is being got from the same slopes.
The soft part of the ledge is high
grade gold
Mountain King-A drift is now be-
ing run south on the ledge from the
point where the main tunnel cut the
ledge, 100 feet under ground. The
ledge shows very strong and is well de-
fined, and carries quite streak of
silver and lead ore on the foot wall,
with occasional punches of gold ore.
Hartford-An incline is being sunk
on the vein, the ledge being from
eight to 10 inches wide, the ore Iun-
ming from $40 to $50 gold.
Beacon-An incline is being sunk
on the vein in this claim, with a good
sized ledge, and some very good ore is
being extracted.
Capitalize ledge has just been
cross-cut, showing very fine ore, the
samples from the face assaying 445
ounces silver.
Gold Bar-An incline winze is being
sunk on the vein exposed in the
Martinez tunnel. The vein goes down
very strong, and is from 10 to IS in
ches wide. The incline is down so
feet. Ledge shows some gold all the
way down and is improving very much
in the bottom.
Dictator-Quite large body of cop
per ore, some of which is high in sill
yer, has been exposed in an open cut
Cuts are now being run on the surface
to expose the vein further west.
Conference.-The ledge has been
struck back of the big break GOO feet.
A drift run ON same shows consider
able very good ore. An incline is now
being sunk from this drift To the north
west, In which some ore is being ex-
posed A large amount of second
class ore is on the dumps awaiting
shipment.
Fairmount-A tunnel has been run
into the hill intersecting the vein
south of old works, and drift is now
being run southerly along the ledge
which exposes a good-sized vein with
four TO five inches of $50 ounce ore on
footwall. The backs above this drift
amount to about 80 feet, and ore is in
creasing as the drift goes south. This
drift will be about $50 feet deep on
the vein, driving 300 feet further south,
the ledge beng continuous on the sur
face.
Challenge-The tunnel is being run
on the vein exposing r goodsized
ledge. Considerable 175-ounce ere is
being extracted.
War Eagle-Fair grade of ore is be-
ing extracted. Two carloads will be
shipped this week.
Oneota District.
From Judge A. w. Crocker, who