The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-08
PROGRESS OF
WORK ON
MOUNT AIN
What Has Been Accomplished
by the Intermountain Metal
Mining Company's Men
THE SHAFT Is DOWN 1876 FEET
IL is Double Compartment,
Thoroughly Timbered Some
thing o. company's Plans

Development work at the Inter
Mountain Metal Mining company S
property on Winnemucca mountain is
progressing rapidly and the work, be-
ing done is of the most substa ntial
and permanent character that has ever
been done in Humboldt county. The
shaft which they are sinking to tap
the old Pride of the Mountain lead is
now down to a depth of 1876 feet and
considering the size of the haft
which is double compartment, thor
ogghly timbered, great progress has
started on this great enterprise.
Sinking is being done at the pres
ent time with a horse whim. whi ch
will be discarded when the water lh1e
is reached. Manager Adamson. w &c
has lately returned from Salt Lax e
City, informs us that he has ordere d
a 60-horse-power boiler to be used in
connection with 35-horse-p over
hoist and pump, which will be installed
as soon as water is struck. This will
be in very short time. probably the
this steam plant work can be carried
on to depth of at least twelve hun
dred feet
This, facilitates. matters greatly and
another shift will be put on in the near
future, so that even more rapid pro-
gress may be looked for hereafter.
Three seams carrying good values
have been cut in the shaft during
the past week and as. the BOTTOM is
some distance from the vein this in
dioates great strength and perman-
eney of the vein at greater depth.
There is no question as to the success
Of the project, as the work and guam
tities Of ore extracted in the past have
proven. The vein has been worked
along the surface for distance oi
1906 feet and to a depth of $50 feet
showing that it is very permanent
Some years ago a tunnel 1900 feet long
was run to tap this ledge but for some
reason or other, did NOT accomplish its
purpose, merely running into the old
stope, and not opening up any new
ground, as was intended. This tun-
mel was not dead work, however, fol-
in running 1t, three blind lodges were
cut, the ore from which was worked in
the Alex Wise mill. These veins were
worked to the water level when devel
opment ceased for want of proper ma
ohinery to enter further. The vein'
struck in the tunnel all dip toward
the old Pride of the Mountain ledge
indicating that large bodies of ore are
deeper down.
Besides the development being done
a. the shaft a tunnel is being run OF
what wac known as the Union Series
group of mines and joins the Inter
Mountain property on the west ant
north. This property also belongs t.
the company. The tunnel is in 30
feet and is being run as rapidly a
possible considering the hardness o
the rock at this particular point. Som
stringers Of high grade ore have beer
cut already. This tunnel will be driv
eI~far enough to cut two veins at
depth of about 240 feet. which hav
produced considerable ore near tn
surface which was milled and market
ed at the smelters in Utah.
Work has also been done on the oil
Beaconsfield mine. which also belong
TO the company and has also produces
considerable high grade ore in tn
past. A whim will be installed on thi
property to continue the sinking.
The company has good substantia
buildings and taking 1t on a Who'll
considerable work has been done sine
the lntermountain Metal Mining Com
pany undertook its great work o.
Winemucea mountain, and Manage
Adamson deserves great credit for tn
part he has taken for his eompan,
He brings to the work here a know
ledge gained in many years of min
working and management, and hi
progressive. ambitious enterprise wi
prove a great factor in the develop
ment. of this undoubtedly valuabl
property.