Amador ledger., 1903-03-06
Report On The Del Monte Mines For
March, 1908
JACKSON, CAL, March ?, 1908.

To the subscribers and stockholders:
The superintendent reports as fol-
lows:
Distance run on cross-cut tunnel in
February, in 2S days of two shifts, 66
fleet.
Total length of cross-cut tunnel
March lst, 66l feet.
Cost in labor and material, $76I. As.
Cost per foot, Sl1.54.
Drift run in upper tunnel during
February, Sc feet.
Cost in labor and material, Sll2.l6.
Cost per foot, 1920.
Labor on road construction, Sl5. 90.
Labor on repairing engine, S2I.OO.
The mill has not been in operation
since the first mill run in November
and December. The reason for this
may perhaps require more extended
Explanation than was given in our last
report. Our reserve supply of wood
for milling purposes was cut during
November and December of the last
year, and in January 1903 This wood
is unseasOned, and when in January
and February our district was visited
| by an unprecedented fall of snow and
prOtracted freezing weather, we found
it impossible to, keep up steam with
the fuel at hand, which, had become so
saturated with moisture as to render it
nburnable. The cold snap is about
over now, and snow is disappearing, so
that We hope to be able to resume mill
ing soon on the ore which has acoum-
ulated in the bins. Milling will at all
events be continued. in the course of the
present month.
Operations in the upraise. during
February consist of drifts run east and
west on the pay shoot to determine it's
extent and prepare for further stoping.
A west drift run about 20 feet brought
US to a pinch which reduced the ledge
to few inches; while several drifts run
east at different levels from the raise
encounter, at a nearly uniform distance
OF less than 20 feet, shearing forma-
tion OF dark slate, cutting out ore and
values. We are of the opinion that
this formation thus encountered is in
the nature OF dyke or horse, filling
| the tSSure for a certain distance, the
extent OF which can only be determined
by drifting. The encOuntering of this
break in the ledge and pay-shoot was
entirely unforeseen, and necessarily dis
turbs our arrangements to a certain
extent. Whether the shoot Of ore
upon which we are working will realize
our expectations we cannot tell at this
time. We expected to open up a large
body of ore here, but at this time the
appearance of the body is not quite
so favorable as it was. However, we
hope that east of the dyke values may
be found again.
In the meanwhile, work is being
actively prosecuted in the cross-cut
tunnel, which has now reached a length
of 661 feet. This is the work of prime
Importance in all our operations The
future of the mine centers upon the
outcome of this tunnel. Every shift
brings US nearer to the main ledge, and
we desire to bend all our energies to
the completion of the tunnel by the
first OF June. On the 21st of February
the tunnel cut ledge formation of two
and one half feet, running apparently
at an angle to the direction of the Pima
Vita ledge as shown on the surface.
The vein encountered consists of quartz
and porphyritic filling, and the quartz
appears to be live ore, and looks good,
but it will require assaying to show its
value, while by drifting later on we
will determine its true course and char
acter. On the first of March the last
shots fired showed increasing moisture
on the face, indicating the approach
to another ledge, This may be the
Pima Vita, to which the, other ledge
recently encountered would bea feeder.
Our surveys and calculations show 359
feet OF cross-cut yet to be run before
encountering the main ledge. :.
Our secretary, Mr.. Geo.. l. Wright,
has just arrived from the east, and
starts at once for the mine, where he
will watch with care the interests of all
our stock holders.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. JAY WRIGHT,
| Asst Secy.