Amador ledger., 1902-12-19
MINING NOTES.

DEL MONTE MINES. The superin-
tendent reports for December: Total
length on crosscut tunnel run in 2S
days during November. two shifts per
day, II feet, at total cost of S7I4.2O,
or $40 .06 per foot. Total length of up
raise on Dee |, 81 feet; distance run in
November, 20 feet, at total cost of
$12S.65. or Sc. H per foot. Total length
of Del Monte tunnel Dec. l, 155 feet;
distance run in Novem Der, 80 feet, at a
total cost Of S39.62. or $l.32 per foot
Cost of construction in Novem Der,
building powder magazine and labor on
buildings, $3.50 Cost of milling dur
ing November, including labor, etc. g,
$40. Cost of Is cords of wood at 81 so,
so. 80. The mill has been running one
shift since the 9th of November, on ore
already in the bins, and ore taken from
the raise. There has been no clean up
made as yet, but the superintendent
reports that indications justify the ex-
pectation OF satisfactory results, as the
plates are showing up very well. In
running the raise no sorting has been
done, and filling as well as quartz has
been milled. The Monte Del tunnel
has not yet crosscut the Del Monte
ledge, but they anticipate encountering
that vein at any time now. They have
not. yet cut the second lead in tie main
tunnel, but the ground is breaking
well, with more laminated and less re-
bellious formation, SO that any blast
may break into the ledge.
HOFFMAN, The tunnel which has
been running for several months to tap
the ledge on the Hoffman ground has
reached a distance of over 800 feet. 1t
is believed that the main gouge has
already been passed. They are already
fully 20 feet west of this gouge. The
tunnel is still in slate formation. 1t
will be continued until this slate forma-
tion is changed to the hard greensboro
or hanging wall. The point Where the
fissure was passed is many hundreds of
feet east of the outcrop. The object
of the tunnel is to ascertain as far as
practicable the most suitable point to
sink development shaft. The point
where the tunnel would iutersect the
lode line. is considerable distance
south of the terminating point of the
drift run at the 400 level of the Argo-
naut into the Hoffman ground for
prospecting purposes.
.ARGONAUT.- telegraph dispatch
was received from w. F. Detert dated |
from New York December 18th, stat
ing the case of the Argonaut VS.. Ken
nedy was argued before the United |
States supreme court on the 10th |
instead of the Sth instant, as set. Mr.. |
Detert intended starting for home at
once, and is expected here by the end |
of this week.
SOUTH EUREKA Drifting at the
2300 foot level is in progress at this
mine. Drifts are being run both north |
and south, but the ledge has not been
in either drift at present,
nor have either yet reached the point
where it was expected to strike the
ore body.
KENNEDY.-The new 40-stamp mill
is making satisfactory Roadway under
the supervision of V. S. Garbarini.
The building is partly rooted. Eight
hundred thousand feet of lumber has
been hauled out of one million feet re-
quired to complete the work. The
foundations for the new shoist
are completed, Much of the machinery
is now on the ground, and the work of
putting it in place will be pushed as
fast as possible.
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