Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-04-15
T0NOPAfl
MINING
WHAT IS BEING DONE on THE
CLAIMS
Considerable Progress on all
Properties.


penetrated ore and distinct ledge fer
nation for a distance of 16 feet with |
out change. But progress has been
slow, as the management ARE up
against it, in an encounter with
phenomenal presence of bad ali
which has kept the blower constant.
in action. This runs with reverse
motion, practically pumping foul air
out of the mine, the shaft furnishing
the downcast. No satisfactory con-
clusion has been reached accounting
is that the ledge incloses untitled ca
tiles. The air is not dangerous Or
famable, as it dims candle light /,
darkness, but is too oppressive fOi
miners to work in. At the bottom
Of the shaft. in the darkness. a
D.,ttle was emDtied of it's contents
Of water and lightly sealed after
tents of water and lightly sealed after
wards. Upon an analytical test of this
cuded that the gaseous substance is
hydrogen, or everyday air minus It's
proportion Of oxygen. Upon resump
ton Of work after clearing the shaft
the increase or inflow begins anew
1t is an interesting problem worthy
of the most scientific study, and a PHI
nomenon in the mining Of clear silver
and gold quartz.
New York-Tonopafn-The New-York
Tonopah Gold Mining Company has
four full claims Capital stock So
000.0 par value 81 per share. The
shaft IS GAO feet deep. and still sinking
in yellow porphyry. in which are
stringers Of ore assayins $50 gold and
, so silver. The managers commence!
! prosecuting at 625 feet and have
| gone 20 feet and opened up several
strincers which assay we'll in gold and
! silver These stringers indicate that
the Valley View or Gold Hill ledge is
very near. A limited amount Of stocE
is offered at public subscription "a
! 15c per share to complete the wOrl,
now in rapid progress. After this is
secured no more stock will be sold.
Address all checks and inquiries to
John Dopp. $40 Drexel building, Phiia
delphia, Pa,
Sierra Vista-A. H. Lee. general
manager for the Sierra Vista Gold
Mining company, is in from the new
shaft on the Red Crown claim is down
65 feet. 1t opens a perfectly formed
ledge from one to three feet in width
the average assay values OF which il
Si433 per ton. principally in gold
Six men have bene employed, but Mir
Lee has engaged a much larger force
Of miners to prosecute drifting ant
crosse cutting A shaft has been started
on the Yellow Jacket mine. which
shows a regular two foot ledge. Tht
ledge On the Gold plate shows widtl
of ten feet 1t will be seen that alto
sether the property constitutes a yer.
good milling proposition.
PactoIus-Judge Sherman. Presl
, dent of the Salt Lake Company, op
!; Grating an extensive group of mine
at Pactolus, arrived at the camp dun
J ing the week. He is sinking on fou
! different claims, having fourteen me-
employed. A late visitor there. state
that the showing in all of them is yer
favorable
hio-Tonopah-The big shaft reaci
ed the depth of 6S5 feet to-day. A
the bottom numerous stringers c
quartz and tale are in evidence A
: the $50 level station will be cut, an
cross cuts started to open the ledge
! The West End strike has an emo
y mously important bearing on Ne,
/. York-Tonopah values. a fact well III
, derstood by everyone familiar wit
q the present mining situation.
: Montana-Tonopah-T north eros
h cut from the 312 station is being dri'
!. en- rapidly as possible to intersect tn
e ledge that was cut through at tn
400 Drifting west on both 462 an
i o12 levels Repairs have been cor
II pleted on the engine, and sinking r
|; sumed to-day.
e Gold Hill-The shaft is now dow
is 465 feet. Several rich stringers ha,
e been ca in the past two weeks Whe
y the 500 foot mark is reached a sc
c ton will be- cut. and croSs-cuts RI
u the ricn veins known to exist
e Boston toncpah-The BostCn-T IN
Fl pah engine and boiler have been s.
Is to place, and the first whistle is e
)r pected to - heard on Well ssls
" next. Sinking will be resumed {
n Thursday
ID Midway-The shaft is being rapid
,e sunk, it now being 425 feet deep. Du
ing the week there has been a demar
Is for the stock. but holders refuse
Of sell.
" McNamara-Twenty feet W,
: sunk for the week, making q dep