The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-27

leet On llt vein. rom tnlS level up
raises were made, two connecting with the
Carruthers level gaining depth of 325
feet All of the upraises are in ore. and
only the best high grade ores were taken
out. The work in this tunnel was poorly
done. no attention being given to the
earth nd justments AID timbers were an
serted Ms if placing a frame for an out
side building The result is that the
opening Is IN very poor shape and not at
all safe. The mother lode was thoroughly
explored from this point and selected a
good average of the entire vein, avoiding
all rich ore streaks. The results by assay
were 1927 90 portion The greater pro-
portion of ore milled was taken from this
level, but could not get the accurate
mill results hence will not quote. them
Numerous cross cuts were made in this
tunnel showing the mother lode to be 63
feet wide, with an average of 81 feet of
good milling ore for the modern plants of
to day under proper management. Two
segregated veins were encountered in this
work but no particular attention was
given them. The first one cut has a
width of II feet between walls and the
values are SIG gold and Oh. silver. Near
the end of this level and air uprase and
~ eit tOutoC VI uPldioC huOJ SllNtT
was encountered also sulphide of silver in
massive form associated with free gold
throughout the gaugue whilst many
seams of iron sulphurets very rich in
gold. wish to mention here that the
construction of this air shaft resembl. S
the work OF school boy of 10 summers
AZ play with his work instead of having
the marks OF being constructed by an
pOipQor of wall hol 10 Al O., Il
ties.
The next tunnel is the Davies level 900
feet in length and more crooked struct-
ure it has never been my lot to enter.
| have tried in many ways to find an ex-
cuse for the mode of running this tunnel
in such circuitous route that especially
when the first part was cross cut through
country rock, however, the mother lode
is reached by this tunnel, distance 375
feet from the mouth and 525 feet is run
on the vein or rather through its centre
from wall to wall. In this level | found
two upraises connecting the Davies level
with the Craig level and found good ore
for the entire length of 525 feet. ASSAYS
ranging from 81. 60 TO $36 AZ and a solid
body Of ore 81 feet wide with the usual
vein filing OF banded brittle ribbon QUAR-
49, sOtAs- eAO Ok'ChiHS VI Otilc wv lttb
in. drift WAS run southeast. This drift
is partly in circle form and is 100 feet
IN length coming out at daylight about
Is feet from where the Davies level starts
could find no reason for running this
drift. unless the parties doing so were
for water and light. The
Davies level gains depth of 437 feet
from the apex of the mother lode verti-
cally.
The next tunnel is the Yuba 400 feet
!Alnlhg,n depth from apex Of vein 1900
'eet. " mere II intersects the vein it has
depth OF 1000 feet. 1t is continued
rom that point In an easterly direction
through the country rock and there 1000 |
.eet making the total length 24O0 feet.
)f this tunnel j can say but little as it |
lad bad break so feet from portal which |
prevented an examination Several |
'amples taken from The dump of this |
unnel gave good results and gave an |
average value OF $1,000 per ton. From
he waste of this tunnel I can pan free |
.old; In faft this can be done on any of |
ne dumps, that have been e&plosed for
ONE IlmefS Continuine west on the lode
rom fSba tunnel there has been htm-
rous cuts run across the lode. asfew small
hafts from 10 TO s.. feet in depth, and at
point on the new road constructed 1899, t
u east end OF Atlanta No the vein has
'een cut sllo wing it to be full 50 feet in
Vld'h samples taken from this place
yerage S3.6 per ton gross. You must
OF lose the fact that this sample is right
rom surface and taken from the wagon
pad, and this work was not intended to
how the ledge. in fact doubt if the
ZEN building this road knew the differ
nee between this ledge matter and coun-
y rock referring to Atlanta claim No.
and commencing at the west end OF She j
lme. there IS Che Simmons tunnel ard
laft both ca7ed In but the tunnel dump
lows good ore, average value 81. 40 Der
n, the same results from the five open
It's easterly from 6unnef and shaft first |
entloned. From the east end line of |
is claim and directly North of the moth |
lode shaft has beer SINK to depth
SOO feet. From this depth drift has
en- run into ledge 25 feel. AT this d
INT several small seams Of Ruby silver t.
found making when concentrated f6 b
,hes OF this ore which has An average "
luation OF S36S2. 90 per ton gross. These j
ms have continued throughoe the el- a
length OF the Buffalo ground, a'cIaim p
Joining the Atlanta No. on tfer east n
! having delopment of $50 feet in II
oth. The other valuation of the ledge Il
reases both in quality and quantity g.
ordinary ore bodies being II feet in Fl
ltll and have a value of 1927. so Der ton st
is valuation would seem strange to the | X
informed But at this particular point pl
lie mother lode we have depth from n,
\ OF The lode at other workings of oil
> ieet caused by the north east slope ed
ne mounptln towards Quartz gulch DIR;
s practically completes the develop- a &
II on the Atlanta Consolidated prop sol
p. | will simply mention the adioin- at
properties on the east AS having pro- rot
ed Jointly $4,000, 900. This ] obtain ha'
shipment of their ores and concen- Of
I'd to smelters in Omaha. Neb, and b
Smelter OF Denver, Colo. The use
nta Consolidated mines need no boa
hboring help for support. Il has ed
is OF its own upon which to base The. sid,
alton and attract the attention OF The and
by the product Of its own wealth ing
II Judicious management. boa
VALUATION rep
making an estimate of the quantity IN" ~
value of the available ore within The oon