The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-10-11

stopped this VIM was still in rich ore,
as was a drift that had been run at a
lower level and which opened up a
rich ore bearing country. The show
ing in this shaft with it's drifts and
VIM is excellent and mining men who
have seen the property are conviced
on this showing that gold mine of
Importance has been opened up.
The lower shaft has been sunk to
the 100 foot level and station cut
and substantially timbered. A drift
to connect the lower and upper shafts
is now being run. The distance be-
tween the two shafts is 525 feet and
the drift will cut under the upper
shaft at depth of $50 feet which will
necessitate an upraise being made to
get to the bottom of the upper shaft.
While sinking the lower shaft to the
100 level an eighteen streak of gold
ore was opened up and this ore con-
tinued to the bottom of the shaft
where it dipped to the north east and
joined larger body of ore opened
later.
While cutting the station an unex-
pected ore body was entered and the
whole floor of the station was cut IN
ore. This ledge is we'll defined as any
ever struck in the Warren district.
There is twenty feet of the ledge mat
ter which lies between a quartzite
hanging wall and a pohphyry foot
wall with the dip to the south east
The ore will average about 1875 to
the ton. The cutting of the ledge was
a complete surprise as there were no
indication on the surface to show its
existence aud nothing showed in the
shaft which would lead an expert to
look for it. It's existence was not
known until the work of cutting the
station was started and when it was
struck the management did not expect
this ore body to be of any extent until
after several days work it was found
to be the apex of what is now believ-
ed to be great ledge.
Mining men who have visited the
property within the past few days are
convinced that this ledge, discovered
in the cutting of the station, is one of
the greatest finds made in recent
years in the Warren district and alb
solutely assured the East Side of be-
coming an important gold producer.
The drift is being run from this sta
ton to cut under the upper shaft and
to cross cut known ore bodies between
the two shafts. A steam hoist will
soon be installed and all waste and
ore will be hoisted through the lower
shaft. A force of eight men is en-
ployed at the mine and the material
now being taken out is hoisted by a
VIM.
1t is the intention of the company
to install mill as soon as the two
shafts are connected by the drift and
compressor and air drills are to be
installed within short time. At
present there is no water in the work
1ngs but the indications are that water
will be struck within short time.
The surprising thing about the
East Side is that there is such a prop
erty SO near Bisbee about which so
little is known. It is being develop
ed in conservative manner and little
has been said about the ore strikes.
Bisbee people who have seen the
mine predict that it will be producer
of importance and will add much to
the output of the district. Already
there has been small rush to locate
claims nearby and large area has
been taken up which will become
valuable if the East Side makes good
which it now promises to do on a big
scale.