Amador ledger., 1902-09-26
WEEKLY MINING RESUME
Zeila to Close Next Month
for Shaft Repairing.
Confirmation of Sale of the Moore
Mine-Sargent Contractors Throw
Up Their JOB.

SARGENT The party of nine miners
who took the contract to sink the
shaft of this mine 300 feet at Sll 30 per
foot have thrown up their contract.
They got down about half the distance,
and made fair wages most of the time,
until the last few days, when the flow
of water became so strong they could
not control it with the facilities at
hand. They requested the company
TO put in pump to handle the water,
which the company did not feel dis
posed to do. So the men quit, as they
claim they had Il right to do under the
contract. II is said that the work will
be pushed ahead by day labor.
HoRN.-At this mine, near the De-
fender in Pioneer district, survey of
the mine has been made, showing the
tunnel which is being run through the
adjoining claim to be 80 feet from the
Horn boundary. The company COM
menced sinking an air shaft on the
boundary line, and good rock was en-
countered at the depth of go feet, but
owing to the strong body of water,
work had to be discontinued The
tunnel is being pushed ahead with two
shifts, and as soon as it reaches the
Horn line an upraise will be made to
connect with the shaft.
MOoRE-The sale of this property
to w. A. Nevills for $40, $50 was con-
tirmed by the superior court of Gala
veras county last Monday. The pur-
chaser was there in person, and also
represented by his attorney, John F.
Davis, while w. j. McGee represented
the eastern owners. j. B. Luddy, the
com missioner who sold the property,
was allowed $1400 for his services.
Now that the legal tangles concerning
this property have all been straight
ened out, it is hoped that something
will soon be done in the way of devel-
opment. That the mine sold for such
a fat price, and was bought in by one
who knows perhaps more of its value
than any other man, argues that it is
looked upon by mining men as good
thing. Its resumption of work would
mean much for the business interests
of Jackson.
CHAMPION. - Arrangements have
been made to sink the shaft of this
mine, which is located in Hunts gulch,
near the Doyle claim, 20 feet deeper,
which will give depth of so feet. It
is intended to do some drifting on the
ledge at this depth to the north, the
object being to prospect the property
for the inspection of intending pur-
chasers.
ZEILA.-Large quantities of lum ber
and square timbers are being received
for the shaft repairs. Mining opera
tions will be suspended about the Goth
of next month. The repairs will be
rushed through with all possible speed.
The work will take from two to three
months to complete. Tie working
force, however, during the repairs, will
be large, and with other work that will
be done during the lay-otf, the bust.
ness interests of the town will not be
seriously disturbed by the suspension.
DEL MONTE.-The secretary reports
as follows: During 10 days of power
drilling in August, % feet of tunnel
was driven at total cost, including
labor, powder, fuse, candles, caps,
water, coal and oil, of 1924. 40, or sl2. 80
per foot. During q days of hand
drilling in August, 81 feet of tunnel was
driven, at a total cost of S254.3O, or
S12. 10 per foot. Amount of upraise
driven in August, from old tunnel level,
IA feet, at a total cost of $53 IS, or So. .S5
per foot. Total length of upraise from
lower stulls on September 5th was 81
feet. Total expense for construction,
Including labor on buildings, laying and
moving pipe, during August was
S2S3.05. The total length of cross-cut
tunnel driven on September 1st was
2S9 feet. Early in August we en-
countered the Riverside ledge, with a
total width between walls of about five
feet, and ledge of as inches of quartz.
At this point granite dyke cut out
values, and by drifting east and west
on the ledge we will be enab bled to de-
termine the value of the ore bodies in
this vein. Assays showed a value in
free gold of about So at this point, in
dicating that the ledge carries values,
and will probably develop well on drift
ing. Our water supply, which was cut
off August 10th, has since been turned
into our ditch in sufficient quantities to
| enable us to resume power drilling.
KENNEDY.-E. H. Harrington, who
has been book-keeper and assayer at
this mine for about twelve years, has
resigned the position, the resignation
10 take effect on the first of next
month. Mr.. Harrington has the good
wishes of everybody connected with
the mine. His retirement is entirely of
his own motion. He is a large stock
holder in the Gwin mine, from which
he receives a handsome income month
ly, and for his health's sake he feels it
necessary to have a respite from the
close application to the arduous duties
which he has performed so faithfully