The indicator., 1897-09-11
MINING MATTERS.
THE PoRTLAND's PUMPS.

! iuns of about The usual average grade
OF Stu n ION. The ore chute in the
700 !oul level las been widcned in one
place 10 ten tecl of pay, and the mine
is also showing up good ore from the
barge amouut. OF development work
that has been done In the past few
months. Concerning the Anna Lee, he
says HE chimney has not been entered
Nc. but "a keeping IN solid ground
N'th 'hc driit - duke new 10 the prop
tHtN has been entered and found TO
carry live feet of good ore. one four
inch seam N II running up to twenty
OUNCES. The station pump AZ 700 feet
: holding lhc water steady and no
uore.
lu week lie new Snow pump. ca
pdhIe OF throwing 1000 gallons a min
uic under lift of 1000 frei. viii arrive
from the factory. and the valve tanks
VIII iheu be used to recover the shaft
To $40 fee, where a temporary station
VIII he cut. Aftcr the pump Is in place
at that depth, which win be probably
hr several weeks, the shaft Will he
sulk to 200 t"et from sls present depth
'I >+p Tee. and II permanent station
tu there for both lhc hig pumps. 1t
is thought with this equipment the
Portland can reach 200 TO 500 feet
depth,
IN" Newhouse management has
Sopprd driving The tunnel and men
nave been placed at work drifting on
some of The lodcS thar have already
hech ciii by HE big bore, says the Den.
yer Republican. Since beginning the
tunnel II has been driven ahead and
no attention was given 10 The many
lodeS taht were encountered. Mr.. New
house WAS anxious 10 get into the heart
"I Seaton mountain before an altempt
would be made to ascertain lust what
was in the hill. ltc decided some few
weeks ago thai }, WAS time 10 see
whit could be found in the first mile
ana Il half of rhe undertaking. The
drainage boxes were brought forward
ana Tie surface was prepared for 'he
extension of the double. track To The
heading of the tunnel. This has been
completed. and Mir, Newhouse has in
slructcd Manager Ilennhen to drift
from the tunnel on some of ihe lodes
under his control and lind ont jus,
wha' may be expected
In the meantime the air cumprpssors
and oiher machinery viii br over
hauled and the big compressor being
made 10y George Leyncr VIII be in
stalled, That will furnish more power.
which has been lacking since the tuu-
mel had reached such great distance
from the mouth IN air connection
at some point In tho tunnel is impcr-
ItlNc before the tunnel can Ic
driven ahead any great distance. while
WORKING TIA" lodc>. yet with the aG-
uliIol Of nuotlIcr compressor some Of
me d,-lcuiiy ran be overcome for the
.llne being one of the most promising
iuues VIII b" driffed on for about 300
rect from the tunnel and an upraise
VIII II" commenced At the same time
me sinking of Il shaft at ihe surface
VIII he under way \ blower will
probably be used in HE upraise until
a connection can he made. The air
difficulties in the tunnel have been bad
for some time and various schemes
have been suggested FOR handling the
foul air.
The veins. rs cut. huve never been
drittcd on. 1t is realized thar in The
mining OF the vast body of mineral in
Scaion mountain u good revenue could
he derived and IL would encourage the
opening of mHry PROPERTIES. Because
of this there is no reason why an air
connection cannot he made as quickly
ms possible and access given 10 the tun-
mel for The working of the lodes al
ready cut
The tunnel people have always ap-
pcared communicative in reference
10 the work proposed and today is
no exception Superintendent Hena-
hon said that he had nothing 70 give
onL That h" was working under or
dcrs from the Denver office. However
il is thought that the new machinery
VIII he installed within another thirty
days. when the tunnel will he contin-
ued ahead, From now ON prospecting
of the lodos will be carried forward
whenever encountered in the drifting
II indicates II change in the operation
of the tunnel for men VIII gradually
find employment in thC working of The
various veins
The tunnel has cut perhaps fifty
promising lodes, aside from many an
parent feeders Some of thpse show
smelling ore whcrc oross-cut aud Others
big bodies Of mill dirt. one Of The
lJd"s, as cut. carries fifteen feet of
mineral that Will run from IS 10 SO
per Ton. Mr.. Nrwhousr realize, ilnt
the lime lld arrived when he could
begin the Development without inter
fering with Tho driving of the tunnel,
As a result he is getting things in
shape for Just such work He has re
Gently secured options On several of
the Scaton mountain clnims and VIII
develop them Under lie development
aud exploration company, which has
quarter of q million dollars ON hand
for Just sueh purpose
The Funnel Brcisinr.
one who locates aud prospects by
tunnel under the Colorado act has
right 10 ! 800 feet along an undiscov-
cred blind vein or lode discovered in
the tunnel for distance of 5000 feet
from the face of HE runnel His right
dates from The location of or the com.
meucemcut of work upon his tunnel.
aud H. contingent upon his prosecuting
his work with reasonable diligence. If
n claims is located alon. the line of
the tunnel the surface locator has the
rigllr 10 all veins, lodcs and lcdgos
within the lines of his location MS
agalnsi the tunnel owner to the same
extent as he has against "A subsequent
surface locator that is n surface To-
Gator by virtue Of his discovery of min
cral in place in II vein, has thereby The
right 10 locate 50 much of the surface
ground and 10 obtain u patent thereto;
by this right he also becomrs possess
ed of all veins lndcs and lodges whose
apeScs are within The side lines of his
claim extended downward vertically.
aud this whether these veins are what
are called "tlind'' ludcs or whether ibey
appear N the surface IT his discover
les are prior in point Of time 10 the lo-
cation OF the tunnel or The commence
ment Of work thereon. he has this right
although these lodos or veins may he
within The line of the tunnel and bc
subsequently found therein. This poinr
was not raised in ihr case of the Enter
prise Minin. Company vs. the Rico
Aspen Company recently decided in
the supreme Court Of he United