The herald., 1897-11-28

for over a year. the principal mines
have been worked continuously al
though only to q limited extent owing to
the difference of opinion among the liti-
gants regarding the best method of op-
Grating the mines. Notwithstanding
these impediments to the systematic and
profitable working of the mines the fol-
lowing report furnished by the superin-
tendent, c. c. Lane, makes an admira-
BILE showing: Bullion produced from May
| 1st to November 1st, 1897. $65,9O1.S4. The
| dividend for this month (November). at
i ter paying all current expenses, will ex-
ceed $4,000
The present efficient superintendent,
Col. c. c. Lane, commenced operations
May 1st, 1897, and notwithstanding the
many difficulties he had to contend with,
owing to the unfortunate and prolonged
litigation, he has effected many import
ant improvements, besides working the
mines proftably. Sixty-six men are
now steadily employed, but the number
will be doubled shortly.
A VISIT THROUGH THE MINES
To thoroughly understand the ap-
pended description of recent visit
through the principal mines of the Rand
group by the writer, accompanied by
Superintendent Lane and Deputy Unit
ed States Surveyor Brown, the reader
will please picture in the mind gulch
ascending some 500 feet to the mile after
leaving the town, such as is seen in Or
binary mining camps. About half a
mile from town is the lower tunnel of the
Rand mine, near where the first ore was
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permanent work was commenced.
From the so to 120 foot point in this
tunnel the ore for the entire width of
ledge produced s11.50 per ton. This tun-
mel is being extended so as to reach the
Olympus mine vertically above, and the
ore will be stopped through the Olympus
to the surface many hundred feet dis
tant. The tunnel has q six inch iron
air pipe, is thoroughly timbered and has
a substantial track and iron ore cars.
The next point visited, going upward,
is the Rand" shaft, so named because
it was sunk in the road going up the
gulch, where a ledge was discovered
while grading. This is thirty five feet
higher, vertically. than the lower tun-
mel This shaft is seventy-fve feet deep
and has levels running north forty feet
and south eightytwo feet The ledge
ranges from six inches to three feet in
width and the ore mills an average of
$40 per ton. The ledge dips so degrees at
this point. being almost vertical. Across
the gulch from this shaft is an incline,
100 feet in length, which runs on COM
paratively low grade ore, averaging $40
per ton. The dip is II degrees, the course
of the ledge northeast and southwest.
About 400 feet above the before men
toned shaft, and where the intervening
ascent has become more precipitous, is
the Yellow Aster shaft, one of the first
sunk, which is 100 feet deep and runs on
ore from the surface. The next point
visited is the Trilby tunnel 325 feet
above the lower tunnel on the Rand.
This will be tapped by a branch of the
lower tunnel. AS the ledge dips at an
angle of about 40 degrees the company
will have 500 feet of backs after the
branch tunnel is made; moreover, the F.
latter will prospect the ground between
the Trilby and the lower tunnel. The /
Trilby tunnel extends 10 feet and an
incline therefrom 100 feet. The ore is
being stopped out from incline to tunnel |
A gasoline engine hoist will soon be
placed at this mine. The ledge ranges
from one to three feet in width and the
ore mills $50 per ton on an average, or