The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17

ANY work toward taking out the ore
more than is necessary for the purpose
OF development constitutes what is
called stoping. The chambers from
which the ore has been excavated are
called The slopes, aud these necessarily
vary In size and position Of the ore
body.
Drifting is the act Of following along
with the course of the vein. Defn-
itious Of other mining terms are as fol-
lows.
Adit-open cut or tunnel on the
vein.
Alluyium-Materia transported and
deposited by water.
Amalgam-Gold or silyes combined
with mercury.
Apex-rhe top or highest point Of a
vein.
Arrastra-A crude mill for crushing
orc.
Auriferous-Any rock or sand bear.
ing gold.
Baek--The roof Of a drift or other
working.
Bar Diggings-Gold washing on river
bars
Without mineral.
Bedroek-Rock underlying placer
mines.
Blind Lode-W there appears nc
outcrop 10 a vein.
Breast-The face oil tunnel or
drift.
Breeeia--Angular rocks cemented to-
gether.
Buneh-A rich pocket of ore.
Cap.roek-Rock everything the ore Or
vein
Cage-An elevator used in hosting
ore.
Claim-Area OF ground located and
worked under the mining laws.
Cobbing-Breaking the ore for sort
ing.
Coutaet-A junction OF two kinds of
rock. such as lime and pOrphyry.
Contact vein-A vein between two
dissimllar rock masses.
Country rock-The rock on each side
Of vein.
Cord-A cord Of ore weighs about
eight tons.
course of vein,
neadRo1h unptcductive work in
the opening OF a mine.
Diu-The slope or pitch OF vein.
Faoe--The end OF drift or tunnel
Faull-The displacement of a STRAIT
um or vein.
Feeder-A small vein entering into a
large one.
Float-Loose ore or rock separated
from the original formation.
Footwall-LaYer OF rock Immediately
beneath the vein.
Flssure Nein--A crack in the earth s
crust containing mineral
Free Gold--Gold free OF other sub
stances.
Free Mnliug-Ores that separate
readily IRON the gangue by simple
met hods.
Cash Vein-A vein wide at the top
and closing at a short depth
hanging Wail-Ihe layer OF a rock
or wall overhauging a lode.
Hofse--A mass of rock between the
branches OF vein.
Hydraulicking- Washing down banks
of earth with high.pressure pipes OF
water
In place-Not having been disturbed
from its original position
Level-A horizontal passage In a
mine divergiug from the shaft.
MHi-run--A test OF the value OF a
given quantity Of ore
Nuggat--Any lump OF native metal.
Open Cut--An open surface working
Outerop-The portion of vein
showing at the surface.
Panning-Separating gold from gan
cue or gravel by washing in a pan.
Prospecting e--Searching FOR minerals.
Petering out; failing.
Poekei--A rich spot in vein or de-
posit
Sailing a mine--Placlne foreign ore
in the erevices of vein for the pur-
pose OF deceivtug.
Strike-The extension Of lode ln a
horizontal direction.
SLnlls-A framework TO support rub
bish when STOPPING.
Sump-A space in the bottom OF a
shaft below the working level for col
lecting water.
Vein-An aggregation OF mineral
matter In a rock hssure,
seam and strinRer are used inter-
chaneeably for narrow branches running
off from tho vein or lead
Loae-A vein. thus lode claim Is
claim having Ia its boundaries vein.
This term Is sometimes used To desig-
nate the mine itself