Volume 24 (1872) (424 pages)

324 SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [May 25, 1872. nine Summary. Tue following is mostly condensed from journals pub lished in the interior,in proximity to the mines mentioned California. ALPINE COUNTY. M. & N. W. Co.—Alpine Miner, May llth: The main tunnel is to be pushed with vigor. , Nazrve Sinver is reported as having been found in one of the drifts of the Schenectady yesterday. Ore at several points in the M. & N.W. mines is looking well. No. 6 drift is looking hetter than for some time, and No. 7, just started, is already in ore. ANIADOR COUNTY. Kennepy.—Jackson Dispatch, May 18th: The prospects in this mine are more flattering than ever before. Ricu.—Jackson Ledger, May 18th: As work progresses in the Pheenix, the ledge inereases in width until it has reached full 90 ft. in thickness, the whole body heing first class rock. Several thousand tons of valuahle rock is upon the dump, ready for milling. BUTTE COUNTY. But Creex Mrves.—Oroville Record, May 18th: The Cook Co. claim cleaned up last week, after a4 days’ run, and took out 19% oz. Four hands dre employed, which would give $25 a day to each. CALAVERAS COUNTY. West Pornt.—Calaveras Chronicle, May 18th: The 8 stamp mill on the Zacetara is running on some very rich rock from the mine. Some rock from the Bartolo recently treated, yielded $64 per ton. The ledge is nearly 24 ft. in width, and works easily. In the Harris mine the new machinery has completely freed the mine from water, and the owners areheing rewarded hy some excellent rock. The Steger mine has temporarily suspended operations, owing to an influx of water, at 60 ft. ” In theWoodland, Mr. Wood proposes to open a second tunnel tointercept the ledge about 100 ft. helow the present one. In the Ohio Con., work is heing pushed with vigor. The tunnel isin nearly 150 ft., and is designed to cut 3 very rich veins of quartz. New Quartz Minu.—A new quartz mill has recently heen erected in the vicinity of Campo Seco for the purpose of prospecting some of the leads in that vicinity. EL DORADO COUNTY. Lucry Strme.—Placerville Republican, May 16th: Two miners on the Diamond Springs divide, found a lump of gold worth ahout $2,000, last week. INYO COUNTY. Bouuron.—Inyo Independent, May 11th, May ist. Hiskey & Walker shipped 6,459 ozs., valued at $4,000. Cerro Gorpo.—The furnaces at Cerro Gordo and Swansea are in constant operation. MONO COUNTY. Benzon.—Inyo Independent, May 11 th: The foundations of the new 10-stamp mill are heing lain, and the work hids fair to he rapidly pushed to completion. NAPA COUNTY. QuICcESILVER.—Napa Reporter, May 18: The mines near Oakville, including the Whitton, are heing vigorously worked, and are yielding well. Coau.—Woodland Democrat, May 11: Mr. Beuj. Ely, of Buckeye, is one of the propietors of a coal mine recently discovered 4%, miles southeast of Knoxville, which promises to be a good thing. The vein was discovered by a Mr. Walton, and near the surface showed a seam less than aninch wide. At8ft. the vein is three 8 ft. thick and widening as it goes down. NEVADA COUNTY. SrarTep.—Nevada Transcript, May 15: The Providence Co., on Deer creek, have got their mill in goodrunning order, and commenced crushing yesterday. They have out between 250 and 300 tons of splendid quartz, Norte Broommmrp G. M. Co.—They will commence immediately to sink 8 shafts, and will give employment to 150 additional men. Wittow VaLLEy.—The Montana Co., are fitting up hoisting works and expect shortly to bein active operation. The Buckeye Co., have out over 100 tons of quartz, and will commence hauling it on Monday to the Oriental mill to have it erushed. The rock shows considerable free gold and is rich in sulphurets. GRantIrevinte Mines.—The Erie is turning out splendid rock. The Amshaw has a fine looking ledge. A large number of men were to work on this last week. The old Scotchmen’s Tunnel cement diggings are to he opened np immediately. The Black & Young is taking out better rock than ever before. The gravel diggings are being worked extensively. The claims of Morris, Quinu and Mitchell, on the north fork of Poor man’s Creek are turning ont fiuely. Moun Augurn.—Nevada Gazette, May 18: Hoisting works are heing erected on this mine, and will soon he completed, when work will be pushed forward. Frencn Corrau.—The Big Slide Co. have erected a new quartz mill—10 stamps. Ahout 150 tons of good rock is heing crushed, and the mill is heing run night and day. Gonpzn Gate Lepcx.—G. V. Union,May 15: The shaft is down ahout 130 ft. and at the hottom is a well defined ledge 2 ft. thick. Picayune Co.—The Co., working in gravel on Randolph Hill, has very fine prospects ahead. The gravel will pay from $10 to $12aday to the hand for drifting. PLUMAS COUNTY. Lares Yirup.—Quincy National, May 11: Ferguson & Wagner, of Dutch Hill, on the North Fork, recently shipped about $5,000, the result of their Spring’s run. Green Movntarn.—Work at this mine, near Cherokee, is progressing finely. They have completed their raise up to the surface, anda shaft will be sunk immediately. Struck Iv.—Mr. Carman, who has an eastern extension on the Betterton ledge, near Mohawk Valley, has struck the ledge, and obtained some fine prospects. SAN DIEGO COUNTY. ¥ Tue Minzs.—San Diego Bulletin, May 9th: The Golden Chariot Co., San Felipe Cation, have out about 225 tons of ore, which they expect will yield about $30,000 with which they intend to put up a mill. SAN BERNADINO COUNTY. Ricu.—Los Angeles News, May 11. 60 tons of ore from Chatfield & Knights mine, Clarke dist. yielded $1,600, per ton. SIERRA COUNTY: Goop Yretp.—Downieville Messenger, May 11: Aclean up in Henry Backer’s claims at Eureka, resulted in nearly 200 oz. of fine looking gold. Goop Hauvyu.—100 oz. of gold was brought down the other day from Hughes diggings at Rattlesnake, picked up from the bedrock. Hien Commisston.—This mine continues to produce splendid rock. Liveny.—It is confidently anticipated that we shall have a large number of capitalists among us this Summer, looking fora chance to profitahly invest their means. SISKIYOU COUNTY. Lirtte Hompva.—Yreka Union, May llth: Dad Rider and Commodore Jones are running 2 sluices in their claim and are realizing from $14 to $15 to the hand. Love & Shadreau’s claim is paying from a half ounce to an ounce a day to the hand. The claim of Parker & Parson is yielding from $12 to $15 per day to the hand. TRINITY COUNTY Tus Bre Drrew.—Weaverville Journal, May 18th: The prospects are decidedly favorable for the construction of the Steuart Fork Ditch this Summer. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. GRAVEL Cuarim.—Sonora Independent, May 18th: Myr. Richards has made the discovery that the sheep-pen, near the slaughter yard of Vickery & Goodwin, a short distance from Springfield, is on a rich deposit of auriferous gravel, and that the prospects are good. Davin Huczes’ Tunnevt.—This tunnel, located in Bald Mountain, is to be worked on the hack channel. YUBA COUNTY. Brown’s Vauter.—Marysvilie Appeal, May 17th: Considerable prospecting for quartz is going on in that vicinity. The Wisconsin Co., and Jeffard & Co., are husily engaged in prospecting for extensions to the old ledges. Nevada. EUREKA DISTRICTPHOENIX aND Jackson.— Eureka Sentinel, May 14th: In the Phoenix operations in the main are confined to the Adams and Farren shaft. The machinery for the hoisting works, is all on the ground and rapidly heing put in place, The Adams & Farren shaft is down 350 feet. The ore has steadily improved iu width and richness from the surface. The Jackson has attained 110 feet. The shaft will he continued 40 feet deeper, when a drift will he started south for the ledge. Lemon Minu.—Yesterday the Lemon Mill started up, the White furnace for some time under process of construction having been completed. The capacity of the mill, when all the stamps are in motion and hoth furnaces running, will he 240 tons per day. Fruimerc.—A smeltiug furnace of 40 tons capacity has been erected and will soon he in successful operation. There are upwards of $1,500 tons of ore on the dnmp ready for use at the furnace. Nerwrort.—The main shaft is down ahout 180 feet, at which point a cross drift is heing run. This drift has heen run east and west 32 ftin low grade ore the entire length. Greater depth, it is believed, will develop higher grade ore in immense quantities. The work of sinking will he resumed as soon as the west wall of the ledge is reached with the drift. Srrrzke.—The owners of the Hannah, in New York Cafion, have struck water at 160 feet. This is an important item in the history of our dist., as it has always heen argued that in limestone formation water does not exist. ELY DISTRICT. Looat Recorp.—Ely Record, May 12: Buriron.—During the past week W. F. & Co, shipped $141,063.94; the previous week the shipment was only $124,332. 70. Hunn & Hunt. — Enough ore is in sight to warrant usin the assertion that from $250,000 to $300,000 worth could be taken ont in a very short time. ELLEN Goopsprep.—Assays from this mine run from $86 to $310 in silver. Assays from the Eliza Sutter nearly gave $125 in silver and $8 in gold. CHIEF oF THE Hizu.—Since our last mention the west winze has heen sunk 80 ft. from the first level, and shows 3% ft. of good ore in the bottom. Assays of ore taken from 6 different places in the mine gave an average of $103.50. Conpor.—Work on the old shaft has been vigorously prosecuted, and a depth of over 100 feet has heen attained. Ahout 140 ft. below the old shaft, a new one, intended to he used as the main working shaft, has just heen started and is down 8 ft. The vein of ore in this shaft is already 18 inches in width, and looks extremely well. Mocrine Brrp.—The shaft isdown 12 {t., with the ledge the full size of shaft, 6x4%. Average assaysfrom the ore takeu out are $98. ' OrLEesNs.—Work was resumed on Friday last, and will be pushed vigorously ahead. The shaft hasa depth of 65 ft., from which point a contract to sink and drift 100 ft. has been let. Spring Mountain Tonnet.—The tunnel is in 180 feet; ledges have heen cut in going ahead, one at 31 feet from the mouth and the other 143. At the point where the first ledge was struck a drift was run 16 ft and a chamher 14x12 was opened. Here a winze was sunk to 100 ft, on ledge matter all the way,and at 55 ft a large body of ore was struck into. The second ledge struck carries a fine body of ore in sight: assays from it have gone as high as HUMBOLDT. Buiyuron.—Unionvillo Silver State, May 28th: Amount shipped from Arizona since our last issue, was $5,849. REESE RIVER. Proeress.—Revielle, May 11th: Mr. Wreu is working the Progress and has strnck a hody of rich chloride ore ahout 10 inches in width ahout 10 ft from the surface. The ledge is about two feet wide. Jerrerson Canon.—The incline upon the Sailor-hoy is down ahout 25 ft, all the way in porphyry. The ledge is ahout 4% feet in width, ahout 18 inches of which is first-class ore. Assays taken promiscuously from the pile range from $1,000 to $1,500 per ton. Two inclines are heing sunk ou the Prussian Ledge one of whichis down 20 and the other 15 feet. The Rappahannock Ledge has heen stripped 100 ft showing a fine hody of ore all the way averaging 23% ft in width. A fine body of ore 2ft wide has heen struck at the 35 ft levelin the Hillside.Ahout7 tons of ore that will work up iuto the thousands, has been taken from the Summit Ledge. WASHOE. Buxution.—Reno Crescent, May 11th: The shipment for the week ending May 10th was 18,317 pounds, from the Crown Point and Belcher mines principally. Locan Summary.—Gold Hill News, May 18th: Succor—New shaft down 68 ft. and very good progress heing made. Crown Point.—Daily yield 580 tons, from the 1,100 and 1,200-ft. levels, where all the ore hreasts are looking splendidly, The amount of rich ore in sight is immense, with no definite houndaries or extent, but embracing the whole mine at the lowest depths. Brtorrr.—Daily yield, 300 tons, from the 1,100-ft level. Bucxrye.—Daily yield ahout 50 tons of good paying gold ore. Drifting both north and south is heing energetically carried forward. The south drift at the 100-ft. level is in excellent ore. The drift south at the 300-ft., or lowest level, has cut into a fine hody of ore. Sourn Ovrerman.—This Co. are about to commence sinking a new working shaft. Keniuck.— Daily yield increased to 49 and 50 tons per day. A 5-stamp mill in addition to the Devil’s Gate mill has heen started, crushing ore from this mine. CronnaR-Potosi.—--Daily yield ahont 200 tons. Average assays $40. Uran.—The work of sinking the new shaft is being continued night and day. Daney.—North drift at the 500-ft. level in 193 ft. on the vein, following excellent indications. Hatu & Norcross.—For the past week the average production of ore has been 120 tons. Yeutow Jacket,—Daily yield 30 tons. The ore streak at the 1300 ft. level, near the Kentuck line, is of too low grade to be worth extracting. Con. Vrrermra.—On the 500-ft. level of the new shaft they are drifting sonth in . the vein along the west wall. IMPERIAL Empire.—The rumored strikes of good ore in drifts from the shaft, so prevalent during the past few days have no foundation in fact. Savace.—Daily yield about 200 tons. Night before last the winze from the 1400ft. level made connection with the main south drift of the 1500-ft. level, giving a fine circulation of pure air. Opair.—The main drift west at the 1300-ft. level is discontinued and running north substituted with good progress and prospects. The main drift west will be resumed shortly. At the 1100-ft level the main drift west is in 383 ft., and the south drift 220 ft. * Union Con. 8. M. Co.—S. F. Stock Report, May 15: This mine is located in the Virginia Mining District. The incorporation consists in the consolidation of the United States M. Co’s and the Union Co’s ground, which emhraces all the ground lying hetween the Ophir and the Sierra Nevada, including several parallel ledges east and west of the Comstock, amounting to about 12,000 ft. Mr. Lee, the Sup’t of the Co., informs us that they have a shaft down 180 ft., and on a line and several hundred ft. north of the Ohir Co’s new shaft. It is in three compartments and in good condition, which they intend to erect machinery on immediately, and continue sinking the shaft and develop their mines at a greater depth. WHITE PINE. Fast Suepoyaan.—W. P. News, May 11: There is 2 marked improvement in the appearance of the ore body in the different openings since last mentioned. Warp Brrcurer.—Making preparation to commence breasting out in the open cut. There are upward of 5,000 tons of fair milling ore in sight. . Norto Avrorsa.—The ore bedy in Lady’s Chamher has increased in qnantity and improved in grade since last noticed. The drift running south is pushed ahead rapidly, extracting 65 tons daily. Arizona. Mines anp Muyine.—Prescott Miner, May 4th: At 90 ft. from the surface the El Pasco lode is thicker and richer than it has heen at any point in the shaft above that depth. In Mohave Co. Mr. Coover’s furnace is running, and itis thought that Mr. Elder’s will he runuing by tho 10th of the month. Colorado. Caripou.—Central Register, May 1: The Eureka lode, 300 ft. south of the Caribou lode, bids fair to prove one of the best mines in the dist. At 18 ft. the owners are taking out silver glance which assays $2,756.75. Grsson Guicu.—Work is soou to he resnmed on the “‘Clifton.” The ‘‘Veto” has been worked under lease, and a fine body of mineral has been raised. Ahout 50 tons of ore ig on the dump, ready for shipment, supposed to be worth ubont $200 per tou. Work is actively progressing on the Queen lode. Work will bo resumed on the Franklin lode, as soon as the Co's mill at Masonville is completed. Bovnper.—-Caribou Post, May 3: Tommy Scott has honded his interest in the Star of the West lode, in Suowy Range Dist., to St. Louis parties for $10,000.

324 SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [May 25, 1872. nine Summary. Tue following is mostly condensed from journals pub lished in the interior,in proximity to the mines mentioned California. ALPINE COUNTY. M. & N. W. Co.—Alpine Miner, May llth: The main tunnel is to be pushed with vigor. , Nazrve Sinver is reported as having been found in one of the drifts of the Schenectady yesterday. Ore at several points in the M. & N.W. mines is looking well. No. 6 drift is looking hetter than for some time, and No. 7, just started, is already in ore. ANIADOR COUNTY. Kennepy.—Jackson Dispatch, May 18th: The prospects in this mine are more flattering than ever before. Ricu.—Jackson Ledger, May 18th: As work progresses in the Pheenix, the ledge inereases in width until it has reached full 90 ft. in thickness, the whole body heing first class rock. Several thousand tons of valuahle rock is upon the dump, ready for milling. BUTTE COUNTY. But Creex Mrves.—Oroville Record, May 18th: The Cook Co. claim cleaned up last week, after a4 days’ run, and took out 19% oz. Four hands dre employed, which would give $25 a day to each. CALAVERAS COUNTY. West Pornt.—Calaveras Chronicle, May 18th: The 8 stamp mill on the Zacetara is running on some very rich rock from the mine. Some rock from the Bartolo recently treated, yielded $64 per ton. The ledge is nearly 24 ft. in width, and works easily. In the Harris mine the new machinery has completely freed the mine from water, and the owners areheing rewarded hy some excellent rock. The Steger mine has temporarily suspended operations, owing to an influx of water, at 60 ft. ” In theWoodland, Mr. Wood proposes to open a second tunnel tointercept the ledge about 100 ft. helow the present one. In the Ohio Con., work is heing pushed with vigor. The tunnel isin nearly 150 ft., and is designed to cut 3 very rich veins of quartz. New Quartz Minu.—A new quartz mill has recently heen erected in the vicinity of Campo Seco for the purpose of prospecting some of the leads in that vicinity. EL DORADO COUNTY. Lucry Strme.—Placerville Republican, May 16th: Two miners on the Diamond Springs divide, found a lump of gold worth ahout $2,000, last week. INYO COUNTY. Bouuron.—Inyo Independent, May 11th, May ist. Hiskey & Walker shipped 6,459 ozs., valued at $4,000. Cerro Gorpo.—The furnaces at Cerro Gordo and Swansea are in constant operation. MONO COUNTY. Benzon.—Inyo Independent, May 11 th: The foundations of the new 10-stamp mill are heing lain, and the work hids fair to he rapidly pushed to completion. NAPA COUNTY. QuICcESILVER.—Napa Reporter, May 18: The mines near Oakville, including the Whitton, are heing vigorously worked, and are yielding well. Coau.—Woodland Democrat, May 11: Mr. Beuj. Ely, of Buckeye, is one of the propietors of a coal mine recently discovered 4%, miles southeast of Knoxville, which promises to be a good thing. The vein was discovered by a Mr. Walton, and near the surface showed a seam less than aninch wide. At8ft. the vein is three 8 ft. thick and widening as it goes down. NEVADA COUNTY. SrarTep.—Nevada Transcript, May 15: The Providence Co., on Deer creek, have got their mill in goodrunning order, and commenced crushing yesterday. They have out between 250 and 300 tons of splendid quartz, Norte Broommmrp G. M. Co.—They will commence immediately to sink 8 shafts, and will give employment to 150 additional men. Wittow VaLLEy.—The Montana Co., are fitting up hoisting works and expect shortly to bein active operation. The Buckeye Co., have out over 100 tons of quartz, and will commence hauling it on Monday to the Oriental mill to have it erushed. The rock shows considerable free gold and is rich in sulphurets. GRantIrevinte Mines.—The Erie is turning out splendid rock. The Amshaw has a fine looking ledge. A large number of men were to work on this last week. The old Scotchmen’s Tunnel cement diggings are to he opened np immediately. The Black & Young is taking out better rock than ever before. The gravel diggings are being worked extensively. The claims of Morris, Quinu and Mitchell, on the north fork of Poor man’s Creek are turning ont fiuely. Moun Augurn.—Nevada Gazette, May 18: Hoisting works are heing erected on this mine, and will soon he completed, when work will be pushed forward. Frencn Corrau.—The Big Slide Co. have erected a new quartz mill—10 stamps. Ahout 150 tons of good rock is heing crushed, and the mill is heing run night and day. Gonpzn Gate Lepcx.—G. V. Union,May 15: The shaft is down ahout 130 ft. and at the hottom is a well defined ledge 2 ft. thick. Picayune Co.—The Co., working in gravel on Randolph Hill, has very fine prospects ahead. The gravel will pay from $10 to $12aday to the hand for drifting. PLUMAS COUNTY. Lares Yirup.—Quincy National, May 11: Ferguson & Wagner, of Dutch Hill, on the North Fork, recently shipped about $5,000, the result of their Spring’s run. Green Movntarn.—Work at this mine, near Cherokee, is progressing finely. They have completed their raise up to the surface, anda shaft will be sunk immediately. Struck Iv.—Mr. Carman, who has an eastern extension on the Betterton ledge, near Mohawk Valley, has struck the ledge, and obtained some fine prospects. SAN DIEGO COUNTY. ¥ Tue Minzs.—San Diego Bulletin, May 9th: The Golden Chariot Co., San Felipe Cation, have out about 225 tons of ore, which they expect will yield about $30,000 with which they intend to put up a mill. SAN BERNADINO COUNTY. Ricu.—Los Angeles News, May 11. 60 tons of ore from Chatfield & Knights mine, Clarke dist. yielded $1,600, per ton. SIERRA COUNTY: Goop Yretp.—Downieville Messenger, May 11: Aclean up in Henry Backer’s claims at Eureka, resulted in nearly 200 oz. of fine looking gold. Goop Hauvyu.—100 oz. of gold was brought down the other day from Hughes diggings at Rattlesnake, picked up from the bedrock. Hien Commisston.—This mine continues to produce splendid rock. Liveny.—It is confidently anticipated that we shall have a large number of capitalists among us this Summer, looking fora chance to profitahly invest their means. SISKIYOU COUNTY. Lirtte Hompva.—Yreka Union, May llth: Dad Rider and Commodore Jones are running 2 sluices in their claim and are realizing from $14 to $15 to the hand. Love & Shadreau’s claim is paying from a half ounce to an ounce a day to the hand. The claim of Parker & Parson is yielding from $12 to $15 per day to the hand. TRINITY COUNTY Tus Bre Drrew.—Weaverville Journal, May 18th: The prospects are decidedly favorable for the construction of the Steuart Fork Ditch this Summer. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. GRAVEL Cuarim.—Sonora Independent, May 18th: Myr. Richards has made the discovery that the sheep-pen, near the slaughter yard of Vickery & Goodwin, a short distance from Springfield, is on a rich deposit of auriferous gravel, and that the prospects are good. Davin Huczes’ Tunnevt.—This tunnel, located in Bald Mountain, is to be worked on the hack channel. YUBA COUNTY. Brown’s Vauter.—Marysvilie Appeal, May 17th: Considerable prospecting for quartz is going on in that vicinity. The Wisconsin Co., and Jeffard & Co., are husily engaged in prospecting for extensions to the old ledges. Nevada. EUREKA DISTRICTPHOENIX aND Jackson.— Eureka Sentinel, May 14th: In the Phoenix operations in the main are confined to the Adams and Farren shaft. The machinery for the hoisting works, is all on the ground and rapidly heing put in place, The Adams & Farren shaft is down 350 feet. The ore has steadily improved iu width and richness from the surface. The Jackson has attained 110 feet. The shaft will he continued 40 feet deeper, when a drift will he started south for the ledge.

Lemon Minu.—Yesterday the Lemon Mill started up, the White furnace for some time under process of construction having been completed. The capacity of the mill, when all the stamps are in motion and hoth furnaces running, will he 240 tons per day. Fruimerc.—A smeltiug furnace of 40 tons capacity has been erected and will soon he in successful operation. There are upwards of $1,500 tons of ore on the dnmp ready for use at the furnace. Nerwrort.—The main shaft is down ahout 180 feet, at which point a cross drift is heing run. This drift has heen run east and west 32 ftin low grade ore the entire length. Greater depth, it is believed, will develop higher grade ore in immense quantities. The work of sinking will he resumed as soon as the west wall of the ledge is reached with the drift. Srrrzke.—The owners of the Hannah, in New York Cafion, have struck water at 160 feet. This is an important item in the history of our dist., as it has always heen argued that in limestone formation water does not exist. ELY DISTRICT. Looat Recorp.—Ely Record, May 12: Buriron.—During the past week W. F. & Co, shipped $141,063.94; the previous week the shipment was only $124,332. 70. Hunn & Hunt. — Enough ore is in sight to warrant usin the assertion that from $250,000 to $300,000 worth could be taken ont in a very short time. ELLEN Goopsprep.—Assays from this mine run from $86 to $310 in silver. Assays from the Eliza Sutter nearly gave $125 in silver and $8 in gold. CHIEF oF THE Hizu.—Since our last mention the west winze has heen sunk 80 ft. from the first level, and shows 3% ft. of good ore in the bottom. Assays of ore taken from 6 different places in the mine gave an average of $103.50. Conpor.—Work on the old shaft has been vigorously prosecuted, and a depth of over 100 feet has heen attained. Ahout 140 ft. below the old shaft, a new one, intended to he used as the main working shaft, has just heen started and is down 8 ft. The vein of ore in this shaft is already 18 inches in width, and looks extremely well. Mocrine Brrp.—The shaft isdown 12 {t., with the ledge the full size of shaft, 6x4%. Average assaysfrom the ore takeu out are $98. ' OrLEesNs.—Work was resumed on Friday last, and will be pushed vigorously ahead. The shaft hasa depth of 65 ft., from which point a contract to sink and drift 100 ft. has been let. Spring Mountain Tonnet.—The tunnel is in 180 feet; ledges have heen cut in going ahead, one at 31 feet from the mouth and the other 143. At the point where the first ledge was struck a drift was run 16 ft and a chamher 14x12 was opened. Here a winze was sunk to 100 ft, on ledge matter all the way,and at 55 ft a large body of ore was struck into. The second ledge struck carries a fine body of ore in sight: assays from it have gone as high as HUMBOLDT. Buiyuron.—Unionvillo Silver State, May 28th: Amount shipped from Arizona since our last issue, was $5,849. REESE RIVER. Proeress.—Revielle, May 11th: Mr. Wreu is working the Progress and has strnck a hody of rich chloride ore ahout 10 inches in width ahout 10 ft from the surface. The ledge is about two feet wide. Jerrerson Canon.—The incline upon the Sailor-hoy is down ahout 25 ft, all the way in porphyry. The ledge is ahout 4% feet in width, ahout 18 inches of which is first-class ore. Assays taken promiscuously from the pile range from $1,000 to $1,500 per ton. Two inclines are heing sunk ou the Prussian Ledge one of whichis down 20 and the other 15 feet. The Rappahannock Ledge has heen stripped 100 ft showing a fine hody of ore all the way averaging 23% ft in width. A fine body of ore 2ft wide has heen struck at the 35 ft levelin the Hillside.Ahout7 tons of ore that will work up iuto the thousands, has been taken from the Summit Ledge. WASHOE. Buxution.—Reno Crescent, May 11th: The shipment for the week ending May 10th was 18,317 pounds, from the Crown Point and Belcher mines principally. Locan Summary.—Gold Hill News, May 18th: Succor—New shaft down 68 ft. and very good progress heing made. Crown Point.—Daily yield 580 tons, from the 1,100 and 1,200-ft. levels, where all the ore hreasts are looking splendidly, The amount of rich ore in sight is immense, with no definite houndaries or extent, but embracing the whole mine at the lowest depths. Brtorrr.—Daily yield, 300 tons, from the 1,100-ft level. Bucxrye.—Daily yield ahout 50 tons of good paying gold ore. Drifting both north and south is heing energetically carried forward. The south drift at the 100-ft. level is in excellent ore. The drift south at the 300-ft., or lowest level, has cut into a fine hody of ore. Sourn Ovrerman.—This Co. are about to commence sinking a new working shaft. Keniuck.— Daily yield increased to 49 and 50 tons per day. A 5-stamp mill in addition to the Devil’s Gate mill has heen started, crushing ore from this mine. CronnaR-Potosi.—--Daily yield ahont 200 tons. Average assays $40. Uran.—The work of sinking the new shaft is being continued night and day. Daney.—North drift at the 500-ft. level in 193 ft. on the vein, following excellent indications. Hatu & Norcross.—For the past week the average production of ore has been 120 tons. Yeutow Jacket,—Daily yield 30 tons. The ore streak at the 1300 ft. level, near the Kentuck line, is of too low grade to be worth extracting. Con. Vrrermra.—On the 500-ft. level of the new shaft they are drifting sonth in . the vein along the west wall. IMPERIAL Empire.—The rumored strikes of good ore in drifts from the shaft, so prevalent during the past few days have no foundation in fact. Savace.—Daily yield about 200 tons. Night before last the winze from the 1400ft. level made connection with the main south drift of the 1500-ft. level, giving a fine circulation of pure air. Opair.—The main drift west at the 1300-ft. level is discontinued and running north substituted with good progress and prospects. The main drift west will be resumed shortly. At the 1100-ft level the main drift west is in 383 ft., and the south drift 220 ft. * Union Con. 8. M. Co.—S. F. Stock Report, May 15: This mine is located in the Virginia Mining District. The incorporation consists in the consolidation of the United States M. Co’s and the Union Co’s ground, which emhraces all the ground lying hetween the Ophir and the Sierra Nevada, including several parallel ledges east and west of the Comstock, amounting to about 12,000 ft. Mr. Lee, the Sup’t of the Co., informs us that they have a shaft down 180 ft., and on a line and several hundred ft. north of the Ohir Co’s new shaft. It is in three compartments and in good condition, which they intend to erect machinery on immediately, and continue sinking the shaft and develop their mines at a greater depth. WHITE PINE. Fast Suepoyaan.—W. P. News, May 11: There is 2 marked improvement in the appearance of the ore body in the different openings since last mentioned. Warp Brrcurer.—Making preparation to commence breasting out in the open cut. There are upward of 5,000 tons of fair milling ore in sight. . Norto Avrorsa.—The ore bedy in Lady’s Chamher has increased in qnantity and improved in grade since last noticed. The drift running south is pushed ahead rapidly, extracting 65 tons daily. Arizona. Mines anp Muyine.—Prescott Miner, May 4th: At 90 ft. from the surface the El Pasco lode is thicker and richer than it has heen at any point in the shaft above that depth. In Mohave Co. Mr. Coover’s furnace is running, and itis thought that Mr. Elder’s will he runuing by tho 10th of the month. Colorado. Caripou.—Central Register, May 1: The Eureka lode, 300 ft. south of the Caribou lode, bids fair to prove one of the best mines in the dist. At 18 ft. the owners are taking out silver glance which assays $2,756.75. Grsson Guicu.—Work is soou to he resnmed on the “‘Clifton.” The ‘‘Veto” has been worked under lease, and a fine body of mineral has been raised. Ahout 50 tons of ore ig on the dump, ready for shipment, supposed to be worth ubont $200 per tou. Work is actively progressing on the Queen lode. Work will bo resumed on the Franklin lode, as soon as the Co's mill at Masonville is completed. Bovnper.—-Caribou Post, May 3: Tommy Scott has honded his interest in the Star of the West lode, in Suowy Range Dist., to St. Louis parties for $10,000.