Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-01-18

Visit to the Several Macs Shows That
There Is an Excellent Chance for This
Section to Beceme Pheaomiaaliy
Rich Cepeer PRODUCING One.

parties who have been operating in
this section, and it is not without
reason that it should. Considerable
money has been expended in devel'
oping prospects i'll this vicinity In
the past two years, and the holders
and owners of several copper prop
critics were just congratulating
themselves on getting in position
to produce metal and get some OF
their money back, when the price OF
the metal drops to figure which
leaves very small margin for the
producer to work on.
| That there are some excellent cop
per mines in this district has been
demonstrated beyond doubt, but
that every prospect will turn out to
be an extensive mine is not to be ex-
pected. The showing of the mines
here, 80 far as work has been done,
will compare more than favorably
with any copper camp in the West.
AS evidence of this statement the
following news of the condion of
| things at several of the mines which
were visited last week is given:
At the Bluestone group no work
was being done above the 2oo-foot
| level, except assessment work on
outside claims held by the Excelsior
| Company. This work has all been
completed. On the fifth day of this
month the Excelsior Company had
its bond extended on the Bluestone
mine for the period of twelve months
upon the payment to the owners OF
$4,000. This is further evidence that
the company has faith in the prop
erty, as well it may, for the mine
never looked more promising. On
the 2oo-foot level a drift has been
run about $50 feet from the bottom
of the Wine, and the last As feet is
in chalcopyrite ore of an average of
not less than 10 per cent. copper.
The face of the drift is in the same
| character of ore, and the wall has
not yet been encountered. This
character of ore at this depth indi-
Gates that there is depth to the body.
At the Douglass group, owned by
H. E. and Major Miller, on what is
known as tunnel No. 6, which is in a
distance of IS feet, the last IS feet
are in ore which will average IS per
cent. copper, and the face OF the tun-
mel is still in ore. The tunnel cuts
the ledge at depth of rs feet from
the surface. A shaft is being sunk
on the ledge and is now down so feet
in ore that will average 8 per cent.
This shaft will connect with the tun-
mel in time. A I2-foot drift running
from the bottom of the shaft Is in
ore that will average 10 per cent.
| This shows that the value of the
ore increases with depth. The ore
also changes from a carbonate to a
sulphide. On another claim in this
group quarry cut into the side of
the hill to depth of IL feet and for
rs feet in length, shows body of
carbonate ore which averages IL per
per cent. On the Azurite claim, in
the same group, an open cut on the
side of the hill 30 feet long by in
depth, is all in oxide ore which will
average as per cent.
At the Ludwig mine ore of the
value of IL per cent. IS being taken
from the Ioofoot level and worked
in the company's smelter. On the
2oo-foot level of the mine there is a
2o-foot ledge of oxide ore which av-
erages II per cent. copper. The ledge
is well defined and there is every
indication that it reaches great
depth. One great advantage this
mine has is that the ore contains sui
ficient iron for flux. There is also
in the mine large ledge of calcspar
carrying As per cent lime and per
cent. copper, which is a valuable in
gredient for flux. This company
has been running its little cotton
smelter off and on for the past two
months, and now has between 20 and
90 tons of copper bullion stacked up
at the works.
Over in the Lincoln Flat country
]. J. Blaine has four claims upon
which he has been doing considera-
BILE development work. On one of
the claims an So-foot tunnel is in on a
| fine Ied0e He has about 7S tons of
high grade ore out which will prob.
ably be worked at the Ludwig
smelter.