Volume 26 (1873) (431 pages)

good pay in thsir claims at Randolph Flat. January 25, 1873.] MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. 93 Brackett & Co.—This mine is across the gulch, opposite Duryea’s, and has yielded a vast amountof the shining ore. The Co. after 5 years’ ateady labor, have worked out thelower portion of their claim and are uow engaged in running a new tunnel higher up the ridge. They have worked out about 1,000ft, in length of the channel, and fully as much more remains to be mined through the new tunnel. They have driven a distance of 160ft. in solid ledge, and an additional huudred will take thom throngh to gravel. Stspson & Co.—Their clan is situated a short distance — gulch. The main flume —38ift. in length, 23 inches in the clear on the bottom and 28 ou the top—is the handsomest pices of work of thnt kind ever put into a minc in this vicinity. They also huve s branch flume 120ft. long, similarly constructed. These gentlemen intend usiny 300 inches of water which will have a pressure of 280ft. The hank is 80 ft. in hight. Moser, Hannrvoron & Co.—Their eclnim is located a short distauce above Simpsou’s. The proprietors, dro uncovering one of ths hest paying mines in the county. A vast amount of water is used in sweeping the debris away "heen gulch, fully 2,000 inches heing emoyed, 4 Prercivay, Wavters & Co.—This claim is at the head of Spring Gulch, and is heing got iuto splendid shape for working to advautage. They have a fine bank of gravel 50ft, high, easily waehed, and containing gold from top to hottom. They have 5 and 6 iuch iron pipe, with a fall of 76ft. 120 inches of water are nsed. The Co. have just laid down a new flume—16 inches wide on the hottom and 20 pa the top—witha grade of 11 iuches to the OX. Woxveurve.—This mine is developing into one of the best mines in the State. The main shaft bas reached a depth of ahout 200ft. uncovering a ledge over 4ft.in thickness, The quartz taken out is unprecedentedly rich and improving in quality, Ore obtained in sinking this wesk appears to he masses of gold and sulpherets. Good judgss estimate that the rock during the past week will average $350 per ton—with a width of over 4ft. The five stamp hattery on the mine is kept constantly in operation. West Pornt Districr. — The nnexpected strike of rich ore in one of the tunnels of the Lone Star, alluded to last week, has widened to 6 ft. Coarse, free gold, can he sesn in generous quantities, on the face of the tunnel.— Judge Beeler's mine shows ore worth $90 per ton.—Griggs & Co. ars dumping some very healthy ore, at Camp Espirito. Thehoisting works of the Ohio Cons. are rapidly approaching completion—Jose de Vella & Co, are working a good sized vein, near the North Fork, with excellent results. Gwin.—Thirty-six stamps are uow in operation, yielding an average of $1,000 per day. The rockin the 500 and 600-ft. levels is high grade and improving as work progresses. Campo Srco.—Calaveras Citizen, Jan. 18: The Sim’s claim is still progrsssing—they are tunnelling, to strike the lead, aud will soon commence sinking the old shaft, which is on the lead and known to he rich. The Spsncer mine is down 100 ft.—in sinking, the shaft was put down straight, leaving the lead some 10 ft. to the east—drifting to strike the vein and will havea good thing when thsy do, as the rock was rich on top. Scerrrazp.—The shaft is down 112 ft., and the rock richer than ever. Rose Huu,—This mine, belonging to Mr. Rhodocini, near El Dorado, has commenced crushing again. Ten stamps are running. KERN COUNTY. Pr Ure.—Havilah Miner, Jan. 11: Mr. O. M. Cummings has heen the Iucky discoverer of half a dozen ledges in 4s many months, some of which, npon heing developed, have proven to he yery rich. The Goldsmith Maid is a large vein;a cnt has heen run 12 ft. across it without having found either wall. Maria Louise is located a quarter of a mile from the Goldsmith Maid, prospects very rich andis a large ledge. The Oneida Chief is 5 ft. thick and some of the rock prospects as high as $150 per ton. These mines are all located in ths vicinity of the Bright Star mine, which is one of the richsst in the county. Muus.—Jan. 18: The mills at Kernville, Sageland, Pi Ute and Havilah are + unning night and day, and more would startup if we had miners to get out the quartz. The Joe Walker mill will commence crushing rock taken from the Cumherland, iu a few days. This mine isa quarter of a mile from the Joe Walker, the rock is very rich, and there is plenty of it. Discovery.—Paul Plefferly has discovered a very rich quartz lead just south of the McKeadney mine. The ledge has heen stripped for over 300 ft. on the surface, and is from 1 tod ft. in width; the rock prospects, on an average, $80 psr ton. There are over 1,000 tons of ors in sight. NEVADA COUNTY. Prcayonse.—Grass Valley Union, Jan. 15: We learn that William Combs & Co. have. struck To reach the gravel hed they commenced operations at Lone Rock Cafion, and run au open cut 800 ft. long and & to 10 ft. deep, then excavated the cut to the width of 30 ft. and to the depth of 10to 12 ft., for a dump; theu runa timhered cut 125 ft. in length and 12 to 20 ft. deep, at which point they commenced their tunnel through the run of the hasin toa chute in depth 50 it, nnder the surface; then continued the tunnel 550 ft through and under ground, at which point they struck good pay. At nhout 450 ft. from the mouth of the tunuel a drift 90 ft. long and 8 ft. wide was run ensterly in gravel, which yielded a profit over labor in running of $275, A seeond drift, near the end of their tunnel, was run easterly 90 ft. in length and 15 in width, the profits over e: penses in running which was $325, They have also run n middle drift hetweeu the two above mentioued to work a block of ground which is estimated will pay at lenst $1,500, nud which can be worked at an outlay of $450. In additiou to the drifts easterly, a drift 40 fect long haaheen ron westerly from the tnunel, audin neither of the drifts has the end of the gravel heen reached Muxrxc [ress.—Jan. 17; We understand that the North Star has struck rich rock in the new shaft, The ledgein the new shaft is from 10 to 12 inches in thickness and shows well in free gold and sulphurets. Inon.—Yesierday a party of genilemen lefi thls place for the purpose of getting samples of iron ore from at largo ledge, Tho ledge, lt ts sald, will yield ahout 70 per cent. of iron. Dabs ov GoLp,—Jan, 21: Tho Idaho cleaned up, Iss Saturday. gold to the value of $22,000, after a mun of 6 days. The preceding 6 days rnnu of the same miill gaye $19,950. The batteries of the mill were not cleaned up in citber case, but only the amalgamaters were skiinm: ed, Twelve days akimming from 35 etamps, worth $4t,960 make a good showing. The Empire cleaned up after 10 days run with 20 stamps, gold worth $6,500 The Eureka with 10 stamps fer 0 days, cleaned up aboui $10,000. ‘lhe clean up waa from the amslgamators. Daisy H1ll ie having gold pounded out ef ore which judges of the article gay will not yield lesa than $50 a 0, The Slate Ledge Co. (Perrins’) is crushing aron of 30 loads of rock and the platee ef the mill, afier a 4 days run, have been cleaned up. The plates gave gold worth $1,377. ManzZanira.—Nevada Transcript, Jan, 26: This Com. pany having completed their powder drift of 80 ft,, and Tun their T of 49 ft. each way from ihe head of the drift, yesterday afternoou let off a blast of 5,250 pounde of powder, or 230 kegs, The ground was shattered and kroken np for a considerable disiance, and miillons of tons of gravel are now broken up. Monday next a thousand inchee ef water ia to be turned loose into thia gravel bank, under a pressure of over 200 ft. Goup TUNNEL Mmve.—Thia mine, situated just below town, which during the past 20 yeare has seen ite ups and downs, has, for the last 18 months hcen under the cherge of Harvey Helm, who haa worked for the purposo of finding, a regular, well defined paying ledge. After a large outlay of money, in the purchase of machinery, laber, tools, eto., the prospect up to within the past week was snything burencouraging. He hss‘at last been successful, havlng encountered a large, welldefined ledge, from 4 to 6 ft. thick, PLACER COUNTY. Crater Hru.—Placer Herald, Jan. 18: During the past week the Orater Hill quartz mine was aold te the St. Patrick Mill and Mining Co. for $10,400. The mine ia located abent one-haif mile northwest of the 8t. Patrick mill, some 3 miles west of here, in the Ophir mining district. It was worked some yeare ago, snd thongh it was done in a very careless and slovenly manner, snd in an old, rickety water mill, ihero was assayed frem it here, in Auburn, semething near $40,000 in 14 months, The,clalm embrsces 600 ft, each on three parallel legdes, making 1,800 ft. in all, SIERRA COUNTY. New Yore.—Downieville Afessenger, Jan. 18: The recent rain furnishing water for washing up the drift dirt which has been accumulating in the dump-house, and the yield is about $10 per day perinan. Divipenps.—The Bald Mountsin Co., ef Forest City, recently declared a dividend of $1,000 per share, and this from their first cleanup. The Kate Hardy Quartz Co. of Ferest City have declared their first dividend. TUOLUNINE COUNTY. ForrunaTo ConsoLipaTED Mrxrnc Co.~~Tuelnmne Jndependent, Jan. 18: This Ce. will at once commence operations on the3 mines embraced in their corporation, located north of Columbia, The first ’'Mina de Oro,” is located near the Jones & Woodman mine. The’*Bueno Ventura” is on the trail to Italian Bar, parallel with and frem 300 to 500 ft. from the ‘‘Mina Verda,” and prospects well. The “Guardian” is near and southwest from the “Mina Verda” The Co, will contract to sink shafts to the depth of 150 ft. on each vein, and will expend seme $15,000 in prespecting the lodea. Irems.—The Quartz Mountain mines are again in full blast, The Kincaid Flat Tuanel is reported to be completed, orneariy eo. Mining has commenced at Columbia and vicinity with plenty of water, J. Gillis & Co. have bonded their vsluable mines at Jackass Hill, toa 8. F. Co. Saulshy mine, in preparation for the employment ef 100 men. Nevada. ELY DISTRICT. Aurs.—Pioche Record, Jan. 11: This mine has been yielding admirably of laie. Aiready thiamonth bnllien haa been preduced and shipped frem it tothe amount of $16,235.48. The last shipment was made last Friday morning, and it amounted te $6,443.13. Frem 6 to8 tena of high-grade ore ia being breught up daily. The vein frem which it is taken is irregular in width, never failing below 18 inches, and not unfrequently widening to 32. The east drift is grestly improving, while the west maintains its average richness, PoRTLAND. ~The winze that was sunk from the 100 ft. atation haa now reached a depth of-60 ft. The ledge shews 2 ft. in width, and the ore is of a free, rich chsracter. The base metal that first presented iiself in the mine has entirely disappeared. Crescent.—This mine, one of the oldest locationsin Ely District, ia situated east of the American Flag, and about 200 ft. west of the Sunbeam. The shaft is inclined and has a depth of 75ft. Astreak of mineral and ledge matter has shown abont a foot in width to the present depth, and is gradually widening. 7 = Sinven Peak.—The incline is now down 155 ft. We were ahown the assayer’e cetificate of ore irom the bottom of the incline, which retorted $188.50 to the ton; it was an assay, however, of selected rock. CHIEF OF THE HrLu,—Tho aggregate shipmeuts from this mine, during the montha of Oct., Nov. and Dec., have been something over $45,000. The main shaft is now 50 ft. helow the Burke tunnel, aud drifts are being run beth ways. There is about 650 tons of ore at the dump, and from 4 to 5 tons is being hoisted daily. Batiery assays returm an average of Si45 to the ton, and about 60 per cent, of whioh ia realized in hullion. TasmanIA. —The incline ie now down 70 ft., at which depth the vein is from 10 to 14 inches wide, and the ore is low-grade. The walls sre regular, and thickly covered with ’* siickinsides.” Peavine.—The main shaft is now 200 ft. in depth, at which point rock highly metalliferous has been struck, and a drift started in through it, The ore for the Isst 20 ft. has been very rich, but the vein ia very narruw. Grax & Bisuop. — The Co. are running a drift north: erly from the 250-[t. level, and have drifted 30 ft. through ledgo maiter without striking the hanging wall. Procxe.—All is activity below, about 5 tons of ore are being hoisted daily, which is being constantly freighted to the et Mill. There are now abont 125 tons shead of the hill, al] classed as high-grade ore, The water is being fast pumped out of thc . FPiocne Wesr.— Work has been resumed on this mine. Prospects fuir, Mair shaft 300 ft. deep. FroraL Mii,—The fonndation for the drying kiln is being consiructed, and preparations are being made for the raising of the heavy slicet fron smgko slack, Tho stamps, pans, settlers, eugiue, bolicrs, eto., are all placed in position, aud the heaviest and most expensive work has heen completed, Some 600 fons of ore are alteady at tho will ready fur treatment; 600 cords of wood on the ground, aud a large tank, filled with water, being aupplled wiih the samo through pipes from a spring iu ihe mountain not far distant. Srannany.—Jan. 10; This mine ie locaicd between the Aimeorican Flag and the Sunbeam. On Monday a veiud ft. wide was struck, from which ore assaying from $206 to $581 por tou was taken. HUMBOLDT. Bourvta Distnicr.—Silver Stale. Jan, 18: Wo nnderetand ihat 4 mining coinpunles havo commenced operations The copper orea of that locality are said to contsin » higher percentage of metal than any before discovered in the State. lich silver ores have recently beon diecovered in the vicinity of tho copper mines, Eniuy.—Ths ewners of tho Emlly ledge report a twofoet vein of excellent ore in the hottoin of the shuft. They huve 40 tons of ore on the dump, aome of which they are asserting for shipment to the Humboldt Reduciion works, or San Francisco, Bu. ion.—Tee amount of bullion shipped from Arizona through W. F.& Co., since our last issue, waa $8,245; and from the Henning, $800. Humbuldt Register, Jan. 18: There were nearly $5,000 worth of finc bullion shipped from Humbeldt Canal Reduction works at ihle place, lsst week, REESE RIVER. 8. C, Baxen.—Reese River Reveilie, Jan. 18: The ledge is 15 inches thick and ihe ore is estimated to be worth $2,000 per ton, BetmMont. — Menitor Co.—S8till stoping above the main tunnel level, The fine breast of black metal still holds its own as the work gees on; aleo taking aplendld ore from the lower stopes, Ext Dorano SouTs Cox. Co.—The immense ore deposlt lately discovered in the south incline 200 ft. seuth ef tho hoisting works seems to be the greatest discovery of rich ere ever made in this section, The wall has been followed some 20 ft, the bresst of ore now measures over 16 ft, and the walls atill widening. The ore in this hody is pura chloride and horn silver, and the rich heavy flakea seen from wsll to wall astonish all who have examined this wonderful deposit. Thera is ere cnough in alght in this bedy asfar se opened into, torun tho company’s mill ateadily for 12 months. Comprnation Co.—The lessees of this Co.'s gronnd have just finished assorting up the ore extracted under their lease, They estimaie to have about 30 tons of firstclass ore which will yield $450 per ton, and about 300 teus of second-class ore which will yleid $200 per ton. The ore is piled up, awaiting an oppertunity for reduction in our mills here, but there seems little hope of the milla here being able to do cnstom work while they have se much work of their own on hand. WASHOE. Prosrecrinc.—Gold Hill News, Jan, 14: Five or six miles easi of Virginia, scattered over the hilts on either aide of the mouth of Six-mlle canon, can be found many pieces of float quartz extremely rich in both silver aud gold, A number of men are now enguged in collecting together this float ore for the purpose of havingit crushed, and at the samu time find itsseurce, if possible, DiscovERY.—Jan, 14; Fourteen miles in an easterly direction from Virginia City, in the esstern feothills ef the Washee range of meuntains, near the eastern line of Storey county, is situated what is known as the Golden Eagle MinIng Oo.’s claim. About four weoks ago, they had stripped the ledge 12 ft. in length, and had sunk a hole some 5 or 5 ft. deep by the side, expesing the full face of the ledge to that depth, which, to all appearances, showed a fine deposit ef geod ore. From the hule sunk samples of ore assayed from $23 to $52 per ton, mostly in silver. On the lst of January the ledge in the shaft at a depth of 30 ft. had increased to 5 ft. in width, and three assaya ef the ore gave from $49.53 to $263 per ton, mostly silver. Rick Org Founn.—Jdan. 17: A gentleman to-day exhibited in Virginia seme very rich float rock, found somewhere on the line of the Sutro Tunnel. Itis geldhearing quartz, and an abundance of the precious: atuff is visible to the nsked eye. The specimens of ’‘float” found thns far assay from $400 to $4,000. Locat Ciamis.—Jan. 18: Qnite a uumber of claims heve been located on the range in which the float gold rock, mentioned by us a day or two since, is found. A gentleman who has been on the ground informe us that the same character ef float as that found on the original lecation eccurs along the foot-hille bordering en the valley of the Carson for a distance of two miles. Boulders of quartz several tona in weight are found, which show fete gold, and which assay from $40 to 360, The firat locators are about te commence operations looking to the discovery of the orein place. They will begin by rnnning a deep cut or trench back into the hill, starting at point where the float disappears under the debris from the face of the hill. BELOHER.—Daily yield 330 tons, from the 1000 and 1100-ft, leveis, both of which ore-prodncing sections nevor leoked so well. The 1200-ft. level is locking finely. The main drift south, at this level, is now in 254ft, The winze from the 1100 to the 1200-ft. level, 200 ft. south of the Crown Point line, is fully completed and in excellent ore allthe way. The main incline is new down 40 ft. below the 1200 ft. level. Tho main drift east frem the incline, at the 1000-ft, level is in 306 ft., and the drift north, at the 850 ft. level, ia in 415 ft. Crown Pornt.—Daily yield about 400 tons, from the 1100, 1200 and 1300-ft. levels, Last Tuesday night, one shift of men, trying to see what they could do, sent up 360 car loads in six heurs and a half frem the 1100 fi. level — about a car-load a minute — each load of ore weighing 12001bs. The pewerful holating facilitiesend double. cage arrangements of this mineenabled them to do this, beating any workin that line ever before performed en the Comstock. The ore-dumps are fnll. The connection between the north and south drifts at the 1300-f, level being fully completed, that level is now cool and comfortable as any oiher level in the imine, and it is opened threugh from the incline to within 15 ft. level of the Belcher line, The 1300 ft. level will evidently prove te be the best inthe mine. Assays from it average about $175 to the ton. The cross-cut east is in 115 ft., still in fair ore, with no indication of eart wall. The main incline is now about down to the 1400ft. level. CaLeponta.—The main north drift on the 400-ft. level of the new works is still driven directly shead, having passed through the ore encountered last week, apparently leaving the principal body of ore at this point to theleft. The main drift south on the 400 ft.-level of the new shaft is making good progress. CHoLiar-Potos:. — Daily yield 120 tons of ore, the assay valne of which is $32 per ton’ The body of ore recently opened by the northwest drift at the first station is ylelding finely. The prospecting-drifts at the 760 and 850 ft. stations making good headway. Goutp & Cunry.—The incline ia down 120 ft. below tho 1500-ft. level, making fair progress, though the rock” in the bottom is very hard and requirea continual blasting, Hate & Noroross.—The station at the 1700-ft. level is opened, and two chutes,—one for ore and the other for waste,— are fast approaching completion. The chutes are being constructed on a much-improved plan, by beginning some 150 ft away from the shaft, and opening a large incline to the shaft, capable of holding, if necessary, eeveral hundred tona of ore ata time, eaving much of the bother and trouble often occasioned by the old and narrow-contracted style. The engine-winze from the north drift of the 1500-ft. level to the 1700-ft. is down 190ft. A new feature, and one that appears to work,well and be a great saying of both time and expense, has been introduced. viz.: that of esiablishing a hlowsr to bo run by a small steam engine on the 1600-ft. level of the mine, thua entirely doing away with the expense and power necessary to forco the air down to that level, Kenttck.—Operations still confined to tho gleaning of the old workings ubout tho 500 and 600-ft. levels. OVERMAN.—Notwithetunding the steady and contin. ued operation of both tho pump and wator tanks, tha work of draining the shaft is making slow progress. Over 50,000 galions of water per hour is being hoieted, with sirong iudicailons of the suppiy slowly though eradually weakening. SavaoEr.—Daiiy yield over 145 tons of ore worth §28 per ion. Tho incline, tho maiu south drift on the 1,600-{t. lovel and the main drift north to connect with iho sonth drift from the Gould & Curry ore making good progrese, Vurars1a Cons.—Tho shaft is down 130 ft. below the 600-ft. level, ths rock in the hottom conilnuiuy to work well. The main north drift on the 1,167-ft. level from ths Gould & Curry shalt, is still driven ahead. YELLOW JackeT.—The lowest or 1,500-ft. level being drained of water, drifting eust for the ledge is re-umed from the incline. Thia drift is nowin about 100 ft. At the 1,400 ft. level the east drift Is nearly 100 ft. inio iho ledgo inatter, but the face isin barren quartz and perphyry. The Comstock lode is over 300 ft. wide ut this peint. Drifting north and cross-cutting cart at the 1,300-{t. level. Anizona Ann Utan.—The heavy body of water tapped in the shaft during the fere part of the week has caused an ontire suspension of that part of the work at present, Adriftat the 250-ft. level to connect with another at the same level from the Globe tunnel has just been commenced. JvuL1u4.—Cutting ont for a new station, at the 1,000-ft, level, is making good progress. The main east drift ou the 800-ft, level, is in 403 ft. the face still in low grade ore, KNIOKERBOCKER.— The mein west drift is in 500 ft. the face being in a mixture of clay, quartz and porphyry. Insupance.—The incline is down 105 ft. below the tunnel level, the rock in the bottom working qulto hard. BALTmMore Con.—A very favorable, yet net unexpected change has taken place in the prospecta of the mino during the past week. The drift fer the ledge; at the 250-ft. level, is in 240 ft.; it passed through clay, Yesterday it cut through this clay wall into ledge matter, being a mixture of qnarizand clay, from which camea strong flow of water, which taxed tho pumping and bailing facilities of the company to the utmost at first, butit isfast subsiding, Someofthe qnartz from the faco ef the dritt gives good assays, encouraging the hope that a good body of ore may be nesr by. BuckEEYE,—This mine is tur ing out ahout 30 tons of ore per day, the assay valuc of which is nearly $20 per ton, keepiug both milis of the company steadily running. The ore stopes, both sonth and north of the incline. are looking aplendidly. Smiver Hint.—The shaftisdoewn 105 ft. below the first station, the entire shaft in qusertz and lew grade ere, A new station at this point is being opened as rapidly as the necessary timbere can be procured, The main south drift is still driven ahead the face in good ore. The main drift nerth is pressed ahead to strike the chimney of ore feund in the old upper works, Union Con. The northeast drift on the east side of the ledge, is in 57 ft., the’face still in low grade ore, Utah. SATURN FURNACE.—Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 10: Situated at Sandy Station, is making a very successful ron wiih 2 cupolas, turning ont irom 10 to 12 tons of bullion daiiy. Srockton Dis,—SiLver Kinc.—Thls mine is situated 13g milesnortheast of thistown There is a tunnelruna distance of 125 ft. following the ledge. Ata peint 100 ft. frem the mouth of the tunnel, there is 8 shaft sunk to the depth of 97 ft. that runs in minerai, though the ledge appears to be breken in places. At the bottoin of this shaft there is another tunnel mn 55 ft., and a shaft sunk from the back end to the depth ef 55 ft. The character of th ore is galena and carhonate, and is $26 in silver to the ten, and yields 40 per cent. lead. Granp Croes,—The tunnel is in a distance of 183 ft. and frem thence there is an incline shaft sunk 65 ft. deep, From the botiom of this incline a tunnel is run westerly 50 ft. There can be seen a well formed ledge $2 inches thick, encased between two walls, perfect in appearance. I am told by ono of the owners of thia mino that the ore ia worth $50 in silver to the ton, and that it carries 65 per cent. lead. Character of ore is mestly galena, theugh mixed with carbonate. Dertance.—Tunnel in 75 ft. aud passes through the location made by the I. X. L. company, From the back end of this tunnel there is an incline sunk te the depth of 30tt. which shows abent 2 ft. of galena and carbonate ore, worth, I am told, $80 in eilver to the ton, and carries 50 per vent. of lead. MusoaTinE.—Situated 2 miles to the southeast of this town. The incline shaft in this mine is down 85 ft. and shows 3 ft. of ore, the character of which is mostly car. benate with some galena mixed. Iam told by some of the owners that thie ore ia worth $50 to the ten in silver and that it carries 60 per cent. lead. GreaT Basty.—Tunnel is in 70 ft. snd an incline is Bunk from the backend 30 ft. deep. In this incline there appears to be about 2} ft. of ore, mestly carbonate, that I am told, is worth $40 to the ton in eilver, snd carries 50 per cent. lead. Quanpary Oo.—The shait in this mine is down 110 ft, follows the ledge down, and pitchee te the nerth on an angle of 10 degs., the direction of this ledge being east and west. At the bettom of this shaftthere are two drifts run, one following the ledge 30 ft. esst and the other the same distance weet. At the back end of the last named drift there appears to bes large bedy of ore, though the partiee have not, as yet, drifted through it, In the east driit there is, perhaps, 4 ft. of ore in sight. The character of the ere is carbonate, with a smail percentage of galena mixed, and is said te be worth from $75 te $100 to the ton silverand carrics 40 percent lead. Our Frrrz.—Locatiom embraces $1,000 ft. Theshaft shows a vein about 18 inches thick. I understsnd that & tene of this ore worked at Jacobs & Co's. furnace, in this town, yielded #8! insilver to the ton, and 50 per ceni. lead. Mono.—Cor. Utah Mining Journal, Jan. 14: The incilne shaft is down 308 ft., has 5 drifts run on the right hand side in approachiug the bottom of the incline, and 3ontheleft. The average distance that each drift is run, ig about 30 ft., making the whole diatance prospected ubout60 ft. This ledgeis situated in a limestone formation. Tho character of the ore ig horn-silver, blacksulphurets, carbonate and galena mixed, and is aaid to be worth more than the ore taken from any other mine in the Territory. The company have on hand about 20 tons of high grade ore, that they think will sample $3,000 totheton. Also about 25 to 80 tong ofrecond class thatis worth from $250 to $300 per ton. The aversge thickness of the ledge is abont 3 fi. Uraz QUEEN.—The incline shaft is down 140 ft., and thence from the bottoin of thia incline, there is a tunnel run 100 ft. Thirty ft. from the back end of this tunnel thereis a stoperunning upwards of 25 or 30 ft., that connects this tunnel with another tunnel running from the Converse ahaft. The general average for thickness of ledge—for all the work done—is about 3 ft. The character of this ore is argentiferous carbonate and oxides of lead, and is worth about $100 to the ton on general average. KEARSAROE.—Seveuty-five ft, from the mouth of the incline an ore chamber sets in, that appeara to extend downward 50 ft,, and is 30 ft. wide by 20 ft. deep. From this ore chamber, I nnderatand, there hes been a large quantity of high grade ore taken. From the lowerend of the chamber there is a shaft aunk, following the ledge a distance of 220 ft. The character of ore is horn and native silver, and grey andgreen chlorides, carrying 5 per cent, of lead,

good pay in thsir claims at Randolph Flat. January 25, 1873.] MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. 93 Brackett & Co.—This mine is across the gulch, opposite Duryea’s, and has yielded a vast amountof the shining ore. The Co. after 5 years’ ateady labor, have worked out thelower portion of their claim and are uow engaged in running a new tunnel higher up the ridge. They have worked out about 1,000ft, in length of the channel, and fully as much more remains to be mined through the new tunnel. They have driven a distance of 160ft. in solid ledge, and an additional huudred will take thom throngh to gravel. Stspson & Co.—Their clan is situated a short distance — gulch. The main flume —38ift. in length, 23 inches in the clear on the bottom and 28 ou the top—is the handsomest pices of work of thnt kind ever put into a minc in this vicinity. They also huve s branch flume 120ft. long, similarly constructed. These gentlemen intend usiny 300 inches of water which will have a pressure of 280ft. The hank is 80 ft. in hight. Moser, Hannrvoron & Co.—Their eclnim is located a short distauce above Simpsou’s. The proprietors, dro uncovering one of ths hest paying mines in the county. A vast amount of water is used in sweeping the debris away "heen gulch, fully 2,000 inches heing emoyed, 4 Prercivay, Wavters & Co.—This claim is at the head of Spring Gulch, and is heing got iuto splendid shape for working to advautage. They have a fine bank of gravel 50ft, high, easily waehed, and containing gold from top to hottom. They have 5 and 6 iuch iron pipe, with a fall of 76ft. 120 inches of water are nsed. The Co. have just laid down a new flume—16 inches wide on the hottom and 20 pa the top—witha grade of 11 iuches to the OX. Woxveurve.—This mine is developing into one of the best mines in the State. The main shaft bas reached a depth of ahout 200ft. uncovering a ledge over 4ft.in thickness, The quartz taken out is unprecedentedly rich and improving in quality, Ore obtained in sinking this wesk appears to he masses of gold and sulpherets. Good judgss estimate that the rock during the past week will average $350 per ton—with a width of over 4ft. The five stamp hattery on the mine is kept constantly in operation. West Pornt Districr. — The nnexpected strike of rich ore in one of the tunnels of the Lone Star, alluded to last week, has widened to 6 ft. Coarse, free gold, can he sesn in generous quantities, on the face of the tunnel.— Judge Beeler's mine shows ore worth $90 per ton.—Griggs & Co. ars dumping some very healthy ore, at Camp Espirito. Thehoisting works of the Ohio Cons. are rapidly approaching completion—Jose de Vella & Co, are working a good sized vein, near the North Fork, with excellent results. Gwin.—Thirty-six stamps are uow in operation, yielding an average of $1,000 per day. The rockin the 500 and 600-ft. levels is high grade and improving as work progresses. Campo Srco.—Calaveras Citizen, Jan. 18: The Sim’s claim is still progrsssing—they are tunnelling, to strike the lead, aud will soon commence sinking the old shaft, which is on the lead and known to he rich. The Spsncer mine is down 100 ft.—in sinking, the shaft was put down straight, leaving the lead some 10 ft. to the east—drifting to strike the vein and will havea good thing when thsy do, as the rock was rich on top. Scerrrazp.—The shaft is down 112 ft., and the rock richer than ever. Rose Huu,—This mine, belonging to Mr. Rhodocini, near El Dorado, has commenced crushing again. Ten stamps are running. KERN COUNTY. Pr Ure.—Havilah Miner, Jan. 11: Mr. O. M. Cummings has heen the Iucky discoverer of half a dozen ledges in 4s many months, some of which, npon heing developed, have proven to he yery rich. The Goldsmith Maid is a large vein;a cnt has heen run 12 ft. across it without having found either wall. Maria Louise is located a quarter of a mile from the Goldsmith Maid, prospects very rich andis a large ledge. The Oneida Chief is 5 ft. thick and some of the rock prospects as high as $150 per ton. These mines are all located in ths vicinity of the Bright Star mine, which is one of the richsst in the county. Muus.—Jan. 18: The mills at Kernville, Sageland, Pi Ute and Havilah are + unning night and day, and more would startup if we had miners to get out the quartz. The Joe Walker mill will commence crushing rock taken from the Cumherland, iu a few days. This mine isa quarter of a mile from the Joe Walker, the rock is very rich, and there is plenty of it. Discovery.—Paul Plefferly has discovered a very rich quartz lead just south of the McKeadney mine. The ledge has heen stripped for over 300 ft. on the surface, and is from 1 tod ft. in width; the rock prospects, on an average, $80 psr ton. There are over 1,000 tons of ors in sight. NEVADA COUNTY. Prcayonse.—Grass Valley Union, Jan. 15: We learn that William Combs & Co. have. struck To reach the gravel hed they commenced operations at Lone Rock Cafion, and run au open cut 800 ft. long and & to 10 ft. deep, then excavated the cut to the width of 30 ft. and to the depth of 10to 12 ft., for a dump; theu runa timhered cut 125 ft. in length and 12 to 20 ft. deep, at which point they commenced their tunnel through the run of the hasin toa chute in depth 50 it, nnder the surface; then continued the tunnel 550 ft through and under ground, at which point they struck good pay. At nhout 450 ft. from the mouth of the tunuel a drift 90 ft. long and 8 ft. wide was run ensterly in gravel, which yielded a profit over labor in running of $275, A seeond drift, near the end of their tunnel, was run easterly 90 ft. in length and 15 in width, the profits over e: penses in running which was $325, They have also run n middle drift hetweeu the two above mentioued to work a block of ground which is estimated will pay at lenst $1,500, nud which can be worked at an outlay of $450. In additiou to the drifts easterly, a drift 40 fect long haaheen ron westerly from the tnunel, audin neither of the drifts has the end of the gravel heen reached Muxrxc [ress.—Jan. 17; We understand that the North Star has struck rich rock in the new shaft, The ledgein the new shaft is from 10 to 12 inches in thickness and shows well in free gold and sulphurets. Inon.—Yesierday a party of genilemen lefi thls place for the purpose of getting samples of iron ore from at largo ledge, Tho ledge, lt ts sald, will yield ahout 70 per cent. of iron. Dabs ov GoLp,—Jan, 21: Tho Idaho cleaned up, Iss Saturday. gold to the value of $22,000, after a mun of 6 days. The preceding 6 days rnnu of the same miill gaye $19,950. The batteries of the mill were not cleaned up in citber case, but only the amalgamaters were skiinm: ed, Twelve days akimming from 35 etamps, worth $4t,960 make a good showing. The Empire cleaned up after 10 days run with 20 stamps, gold worth $6,500 The Eureka with 10 stamps fer 0 days, cleaned up aboui $10,000. ‘lhe clean up waa from the amslgamators. Daisy H1ll ie having gold pounded out ef ore which judges of the article gay will not yield lesa than $50 a 0, The Slate Ledge Co. (Perrins’) is crushing aron of 30 loads of rock and the platee ef the mill, afier a 4 days run, have been cleaned up. The plates gave gold worth $1,377. ManzZanira.—Nevada Transcript, Jan, 26: This Com. pany having completed their powder drift of 80 ft,, and Tun their T of 49 ft. each way from ihe head of the drift, yesterday afternoou let off a blast of 5,250 pounde of powder, or 230 kegs, The ground was shattered and kroken np for a considerable disiance, and miillons of tons of gravel are now broken up. Monday next a thousand inchee ef water ia to be turned loose into thia gravel bank, under a pressure of over 200 ft. Goup TUNNEL Mmve.—Thia mine, situated just below town, which during the past 20 yeare has seen ite ups and downs, has, for the last 18 months hcen under the cherge of Harvey Helm, who haa worked for the purposo of finding, a regular, well defined paying ledge. After a large outlay of money, in the purchase of machinery, laber, tools, eto., the prospect up to within the past week was snything burencouraging. He hss‘at last been successful, havlng encountered a large, welldefined ledge, from 4 to 6 ft. thick, PLACER COUNTY. Crater Hru.—Placer Herald, Jan. 18: During the past week the Orater Hill quartz mine was aold te the St. Patrick Mill and Mining Co. for $10,400. The mine ia located abent one-haif mile northwest of the 8t. Patrick mill, some 3 miles west of here, in the Ophir mining district. It was worked some yeare ago, snd thongh it was done in a very careless and slovenly manner, snd in an old, rickety water mill, ihero was assayed frem it here, in Auburn, semething near $40,000 in 14 months, The,clalm embrsces 600 ft, each on three parallel legdes, making 1,800 ft. in all, SIERRA COUNTY. New Yore.—Downieville Afessenger, Jan. 18: The recent rain furnishing water for washing up the drift dirt which has been accumulating in the dump-house, and the yield is about $10 per day perinan. Divipenps.—The Bald Mountsin Co., ef Forest City, recently declared a dividend of $1,000 per share, and this from their first cleanup. The Kate Hardy Quartz Co. of Ferest City have declared their first dividend. TUOLUNINE COUNTY. ForrunaTo ConsoLipaTED Mrxrnc Co.~~Tuelnmne Jndependent, Jan. 18: This Ce. will at once commence operations on the3 mines embraced in their corporation, located north of Columbia, The first ’'Mina de Oro,” is located near the Jones & Woodman mine. The’*Bueno Ventura” is on the trail to Italian Bar, parallel with and frem 300 to 500 ft. from the ‘‘Mina Verda,” and prospects well. The “Guardian” is near and southwest from the “Mina Verda” The Co, will contract to sink shafts to the depth of 150 ft. on each vein, and will expend seme $15,000 in prespecting the lodea. Irems.—The Quartz Mountain mines are again in full blast, The Kincaid Flat Tuanel is reported to be completed, orneariy eo. Mining has commenced at Columbia and vicinity with plenty of water, J. Gillis & Co. have bonded their vsluable mines at Jackass Hill, toa 8. F. Co. Saulshy mine, in preparation for the employment ef 100 men. Nevada. ELY DISTRICT. Aurs.—Pioche Record, Jan. 11: This mine has been yielding admirably of laie. Aiready thiamonth bnllien haa been preduced and shipped frem it tothe amount of $16,235.48. The last shipment was made last Friday morning, and it amounted te $6,443.13. Frem 6 to8 tena of high-grade ore ia being breught up daily. The vein frem which it is taken is irregular in width, never failing below 18 inches, and not unfrequently widening to 32. The east drift is grestly improving, while the west maintains its average richness, PoRTLAND. ~The winze that was sunk from the 100 ft. atation haa now reached a depth of-60 ft. The ledge shews 2 ft. in width, and the ore is of a free, rich chsracter. The base metal that first presented iiself in the mine has entirely disappeared. Crescent.—This mine, one of the oldest locationsin Ely District, ia situated east of the American Flag, and about 200 ft. west of the Sunbeam. The shaft is inclined and has a depth of 75ft. Astreak of mineral and ledge matter has shown abont a foot in width to the present depth, and is gradually widening. 7 = Sinven Peak.—The incline is now down 155 ft. We were ahown the assayer’e cetificate of ore irom the bottom of the incline, which retorted $188.50 to the ton; it was an assay, however, of selected rock. CHIEF OF THE HrLu,—Tho aggregate shipmeuts from this mine, during the montha of Oct., Nov. and Dec., have been something over $45,000. The main shaft is now 50 ft. helow the Burke tunnel, aud drifts are being run beth ways. There is about 650 tons of ore at the dump, and from 4 to 5 tons is being hoisted daily. Batiery assays returm an average of Si45 to the ton, and about 60 per cent, of whioh ia realized in hullion. TasmanIA. —The incline ie now down 70 ft., at which depth the vein is from 10 to 14 inches wide, and the ore is low-grade. The walls sre regular, and thickly covered with ’* siickinsides.” Peavine.—The main shaft is now 200 ft. in depth, at which point rock highly metalliferous has been struck, and a drift started in through it, The ore for the Isst 20 ft. has been very rich, but the vein ia very narruw. Grax & Bisuop. — The Co. are running a drift north: erly from the 250-[t. level, and have drifted 30 ft. through ledgo maiter without striking the hanging wall. Procxe.—All is activity below, about 5 tons of ore are being hoisted daily, which is being constantly freighted to the et Mill. There are now abont 125 tons shead of the hill, al] classed as high-grade ore, The water is being fast pumped out of thc . FPiocne Wesr.— Work has been resumed on this mine. Prospects fuir, Mair shaft 300 ft. deep. FroraL Mii,—The fonndation for the drying kiln is being consiructed, and preparations are being made for the raising of the heavy slicet fron smgko slack, Tho stamps, pans, settlers, eugiue, bolicrs, eto., are all placed in position, aud the heaviest and most expensive work has heen completed, Some 600 fons of ore are alteady at tho will ready fur treatment; 600 cords of wood on the ground, aud a large tank, filled with water, being aupplled wiih the samo through pipes from a spring iu ihe mountain not far distant. Srannany.—Jan. 10; This mine ie locaicd between the Aimeorican Flag and the Sunbeam. On Monday a veiud ft. wide was struck, from which ore assaying from $206 to $581 por tou was taken. HUMBOLDT. Bourvta Distnicr.—Silver Stale. Jan, 18: Wo nnderetand ihat 4 mining coinpunles havo commenced operations The copper orea of that locality are said to contsin » higher percentage of metal than any before discovered in the State. lich silver ores have recently beon diecovered in the vicinity of tho copper mines, Eniuy.—Ths ewners of tho Emlly ledge report a twofoet vein of excellent ore in the hottoin of the shuft.

They huve 40 tons of ore on the dump, aome of which they are asserting for shipment to the Humboldt Reduciion works, or San Francisco, Bu. ion.—Tee amount of bullion shipped from Arizona through W. F.& Co., since our last issue, waa $8,245; and from the Henning, $800. Humbuldt Register, Jan. 18: There were nearly $5,000 worth of finc bullion shipped from Humbeldt Canal Reduction works at ihle place, lsst week, REESE RIVER. 8. C, Baxen.—Reese River Reveilie, Jan. 18: The ledge is 15 inches thick and ihe ore is estimated to be worth $2,000 per ton, BetmMont. — Menitor Co.—S8till stoping above the main tunnel level, The fine breast of black metal still holds its own as the work gees on; aleo taking aplendld ore from the lower stopes, Ext Dorano SouTs Cox. Co.—The immense ore deposlt lately discovered in the south incline 200 ft. seuth ef tho hoisting works seems to be the greatest discovery of rich ere ever made in this section, The wall has been followed some 20 ft, the bresst of ore now measures over 16 ft, and the walls atill widening. The ore in this hody is pura chloride and horn silver, and the rich heavy flakea seen from wsll to wall astonish all who have examined this wonderful deposit. Thera is ere cnough in alght in this bedy asfar se opened into, torun tho company’s mill ateadily for 12 months. Comprnation Co.—The lessees of this Co.'s gronnd have just finished assorting up the ore extracted under their lease, They estimaie to have about 30 tons of firstclass ore which will yield $450 per ton, and about 300 teus of second-class ore which will yleid $200 per ton. The ore is piled up, awaiting an oppertunity for reduction in our mills here, but there seems little hope of the milla here being able to do cnstom work while they have se much work of their own on hand. WASHOE. Prosrecrinc.—Gold Hill News, Jan, 14: Five or six miles easi of Virginia, scattered over the hilts on either aide of the mouth of Six-mlle canon, can be found many pieces of float quartz extremely rich in both silver aud gold, A number of men are now enguged in collecting together this float ore for the purpose of havingit crushed, and at the samu time find itsseurce, if possible, DiscovERY.—Jan, 14; Fourteen miles in an easterly direction from Virginia City, in the esstern feothills ef the Washee range of meuntains, near the eastern line of Storey county, is situated what is known as the Golden Eagle MinIng Oo.’s claim. About four weoks ago, they had stripped the ledge 12 ft. in length, and had sunk a hole some 5 or 5 ft. deep by the side, expesing the full face of the ledge to that depth, which, to all appearances, showed a fine deposit ef geod ore. From the hule sunk samples of ore assayed from $23 to $52 per ton, mostly in silver. On the lst of January the ledge in the shaft at a depth of 30 ft. had increased to 5 ft. in width, and three assaya ef the ore gave from $49.53 to $263 per ton, mostly silver. Rick Org Founn.—Jdan. 17: A gentleman to-day exhibited in Virginia seme very rich float rock, found somewhere on the line of the Sutro Tunnel. Itis geldhearing quartz, and an abundance of the precious: atuff is visible to the nsked eye. The specimens of ’‘float” found thns far assay from $400 to $4,000. Locat Ciamis.—Jan. 18: Qnite a uumber of claims heve been located on the range in which the float gold rock, mentioned by us a day or two since, is found. A gentleman who has been on the ground informe us that the same character ef float as that found on the original lecation eccurs along the foot-hille bordering en the valley of the Carson for a distance of two miles. Boulders of quartz several tona in weight are found, which show fete gold, and which assay from $40 to 360, The firat locators are about te commence operations looking to the discovery of the orein place. They will begin by rnnning a deep cut or trench back into the hill, starting at point where the float disappears under the debris from the face of the hill. BELOHER.—Daily yield 330 tons, from the 1000 and 1100-ft, leveis, both of which ore-prodncing sections nevor leoked so well. The 1200-ft. level is locking finely. The main drift south, at this level, is now in 254ft, The winze from the 1100 to the 1200-ft. level, 200 ft. south of the Crown Point line, is fully completed and in excellent ore allthe way. The main incline is new down 40 ft. below the 1200 ft. level. Tho main drift east frem the incline, at the 1000-ft, level is in 306 ft., and the drift north, at the 850 ft. level, ia in 415 ft. Crown Pornt.—Daily yield about 400 tons, from the 1100, 1200 and 1300-ft. levels, Last Tuesday night, one shift of men, trying to see what they could do, sent up 360 car loads in six heurs and a half frem the 1100 fi. level — about a car-load a minute — each load of ore weighing 12001bs. The pewerful holating facilitiesend double. cage arrangements of this mineenabled them to do this, beating any workin that line ever before performed en the Comstock. The ore-dumps are fnll. The connection between the north and south drifts at the 1300-f, level being fully completed, that level is now cool and comfortable as any oiher level in the imine, and it is opened threugh from the incline to within 15 ft. level of the Belcher line, The 1300 ft. level will evidently prove te be the best inthe mine. Assays from it average about $175 to the ton. The cross-cut east is in 115 ft., still in fair ore, with no indication of eart wall. The main incline is now about down to the 1400ft. level. CaLeponta.—The main north drift on the 400-ft. level of the new works is still driven directly shead, having passed through the ore encountered last week, apparently leaving the principal body of ore at this point to theleft. The main drift south on the 400 ft.-level of the new shaft is making good progress. CHoLiar-Potos:. — Daily yield 120 tons of ore, the assay valne of which is $32 per ton’ The body of ore recently opened by the northwest drift at the first station is ylelding finely. The prospecting-drifts at the 760 and 850 ft. stations making good headway. Goutp & Cunry.—The incline ia down 120 ft. below tho 1500-ft. level, making fair progress, though the rock” in the bottom is very hard and requirea continual blasting, Hate & Noroross.—The station at the 1700-ft. level is opened, and two chutes,—one for ore and the other for waste,— are fast approaching completion. The chutes are being constructed on a much-improved plan, by beginning some 150 ft away from the shaft, and opening a large incline to the shaft, capable of holding, if necessary, eeveral hundred tona of ore ata time, eaving much of the bother and trouble often occasioned by the old and narrow-contracted style. The engine-winze from the north drift of the 1500-ft. level to the 1700-ft. is down 190ft. A new feature, and one that appears to work,well and be a great saying of both time and expense, has been introduced. viz.: that of esiablishing a hlowsr to bo run by a small steam engine on the 1600-ft. level of the mine, thua entirely doing away with the expense and power necessary to forco the air down to that level, Kenttck.—Operations still confined to tho gleaning of the old workings ubout tho 500 and 600-ft. levels. OVERMAN.—Notwithetunding the steady and contin. ued operation of both tho pump and wator tanks, tha work of draining the shaft is making slow progress. Over 50,000 galions of water per hour is being hoieted, with sirong iudicailons of the suppiy slowly though eradually weakening. SavaoEr.—Daiiy yield over 145 tons of ore worth §28 per ion. Tho incline, tho maiu south drift on the 1,600-{t. lovel and the main drift north to connect with iho sonth drift from the Gould & Curry ore making good progrese, Vurars1a Cons.—Tho shaft is down 130 ft. below the 600-ft. level, ths rock in the hottom conilnuiuy to work well. The main north drift on the 1,167-ft. level from ths Gould & Curry shalt, is still driven ahead. YELLOW JackeT.—The lowest or 1,500-ft. level being drained of water, drifting eust for the ledge is re-umed from the incline. Thia drift is nowin about 100 ft. At the 1,400 ft. level the east drift Is nearly 100 ft. inio iho ledgo inatter, but the face isin barren quartz and perphyry. The Comstock lode is over 300 ft. wide ut this peint. Drifting north and cross-cutting cart at the 1,300-{t. level. Anizona Ann Utan.—The heavy body of water tapped in the shaft during the fere part of the week has caused an ontire suspension of that part of the work at present, Adriftat the 250-ft. level to connect with another at the same level from the Globe tunnel has just been commenced. JvuL1u4.—Cutting ont for a new station, at the 1,000-ft, level, is making good progress. The main east drift ou the 800-ft, level, is in 403 ft. the face still in low grade ore, KNIOKERBOCKER.— The mein west drift is in 500 ft. the face being in a mixture of clay, quartz and porphyry. Insupance.—The incline is down 105 ft. below the tunnel level, the rock in the bottom working qulto hard. BALTmMore Con.—A very favorable, yet net unexpected change has taken place in the prospecta of the mino during the past week. The drift fer the ledge; at the 250-ft. level, is in 240 ft.; it passed through clay, Yesterday it cut through this clay wall into ledge matter, being a mixture of qnarizand clay, from which camea strong flow of water, which taxed tho pumping and bailing facilities of the company to the utmost at first, butit isfast subsiding, Someofthe qnartz from the faco ef the dritt gives good assays, encouraging the hope that a good body of ore may be nesr by. BuckEEYE,—This mine is tur ing out ahout 30 tons of ore per day, the assay valuc of which is nearly $20 per ton, keepiug both milis of the company steadily running. The ore stopes, both sonth and north of the incline. are looking aplendidly. Smiver Hint.—The shaftisdoewn 105 ft. below the first station, the entire shaft in qusertz and lew grade ere, A new station at this point is being opened as rapidly as the necessary timbere can be procured, The main south drift is still driven ahead the face in good ore. The main drift nerth is pressed ahead to strike the chimney of ore feund in the old upper works, Union Con. The northeast drift on the east side of the ledge, is in 57 ft., the’face still in low grade ore, Utah. SATURN FURNACE.—Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 10: Situated at Sandy Station, is making a very successful ron wiih 2 cupolas, turning ont irom 10 to 12 tons of bullion daiiy. Srockton Dis,—SiLver Kinc.—Thls mine is situated 13g milesnortheast of thistown There is a tunnelruna distance of 125 ft. following the ledge. Ata peint 100 ft. frem the mouth of the tunnel, there is 8 shaft sunk to the depth of 97 ft. that runs in minerai, though the ledge appears to be breken in places. At the bottoin of this shaft there is another tunnel mn 55 ft., and a shaft sunk from the back end to the depth ef 55 ft. The character of th ore is galena and carhonate, and is $26 in silver to the ten, and yields 40 per cent. lead. Granp Croes,—The tunnel is in a distance of 183 ft. and frem thence there is an incline shaft sunk 65 ft. deep, From the botiom of this incline a tunnel is run westerly 50 ft. There can be seen a well formed ledge $2 inches thick, encased between two walls, perfect in appearance. I am told by ono of the owners of thia mino that the ore ia worth $50 in silver to the ton, and that it carries 65 per cent. lead. Character of ore is mestly galena, theugh mixed with carbonate. Dertance.—Tunnel in 75 ft. aud passes through the location made by the I. X. L. company, From the back end of this tunnel there is an incline sunk te the depth of 30tt. which shows abent 2 ft. of galena and carbonate ore, worth, I am told, $80 in eilver to the ton, and carries 50 per vent. of lead. MusoaTinE.—Situated 2 miles to the southeast of this town. The incline shaft in this mine is down 85 ft. and shows 3 ft. of ore, the character of which is mostly car. benate with some galena mixed. Iam told by some of the owners that thie ore ia worth $50 to the ten in silver and that it carries 60 per cent. lead. GreaT Basty.—Tunnel is in 70 ft. snd an incline is Bunk from the backend 30 ft. deep. In this incline there appears to be about 2} ft. of ore, mestly carbonate, that I am told, is worth $40 to the ton in eilver, snd carries 50 per cent. lead. Quanpary Oo.—The shait in this mine is down 110 ft, follows the ledge down, and pitchee te the nerth on an angle of 10 degs., the direction of this ledge being east and west. At the bettom of this shaftthere are two drifts run, one following the ledge 30 ft. esst and the other the same distance weet. At the back end of the last named drift there appears to bes large bedy of ore, though the partiee have not, as yet, drifted through it, In the east driit there is, perhaps, 4 ft. of ore in sight. The character of the ere is carbonate, with a smail percentage of galena mixed, and is said te be worth from $75 te $100 to the ton silverand carrics 40 percent lead. Our Frrrz.—Locatiom embraces $1,000 ft. Theshaft shows a vein about 18 inches thick. I understsnd that & tene of this ore worked at Jacobs & Co's. furnace, in this town, yielded #8! insilver to the ton, and 50 per ceni. lead. Mono.—Cor. Utah Mining Journal, Jan. 14: The incilne shaft is down 308 ft., has 5 drifts run on the right hand side in approachiug the bottom of the incline, and 3ontheleft. The average distance that each drift is run, ig about 30 ft., making the whole diatance prospected ubout60 ft. This ledgeis situated in a limestone formation. Tho character of the ore ig horn-silver, blacksulphurets, carbonate and galena mixed, and is aaid to be worth more than the ore taken from any other mine in the Territory. The company have on hand about 20 tons of high grade ore, that they think will sample $3,000 totheton. Also about 25 to 80 tong ofrecond class thatis worth from $250 to $300 per ton. The aversge thickness of the ledge is abont 3 fi. Uraz QUEEN.—The incline shaft is down 140 ft., and thence from the bottoin of thia incline, there is a tunnel run 100 ft. Thirty ft. from the back end of this tunnel thereis a stoperunning upwards of 25 or 30 ft., that connects this tunnel with another tunnel running from the Converse ahaft. The general average for thickness of ledge—for all the work done—is about 3 ft. The character of this ore is argentiferous carbonate and oxides of lead, and is worth about $100 to the ton on general average. KEARSAROE.—Seveuty-five ft, from the mouth of the incline an ore chamber sets in, that appeara to extend downward 50 ft,, and is 30 ft. wide by 20 ft. deep. From this ore chamber, I nnderatand, there hes been a large quantity of high grade ore taken. From the lowerend of the chamber there is a shaft aunk, following the ledge a distance of 220 ft. The character of ore is horn and native silver, and grey andgreen chlorides, carrying 5 per cent, of lead,