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Show WESTERN MINING GAZETTEER. "tail Putting sets at tin 2130 level. Tin incline is being sunk below that point lor n sump. On t hi? 1S30 level tin east drift is still in hard rook. Tin pumps art I in tin. station bein'? n removed t'roiu tin vertical shaft and set in tin Incline. U X i o x Shaft. Puttin'? 2300 tank in position and raisin'? tin south compartment. Mkxicax. On the 2300 level the east crosscut has been extended 7 feet. 1 lurt-k- District;. a Kikkka Cox. Tin? followin'? prospect work has been done durin? jhe week in tin several drifts: Sixth level Drift northwest, S feet; in all 214 feet. Eighth level North, near west line, 10 feet; ip., all 134 feet; Tenth level Upraise 24 feet; in all i feet. New shaft, 23 feet; in all 373 feet. li-- Ttisfiiroru District. We copy these items from tin 7Vt?t- - AVeVr; level, tast drift, has been extended Akgkxta. The 200-lo11 feet; total, 131 feet. Hut little change since last report. We are workingr but one shift of 10 hours each da v for the llavt suspendetl work on the upraise, same level. present. The chloride stopes are. yielding? tin necessary tpiantity of ore to keep tin mill going. The stopes from the winze are yieldTin Lancaster mill was in'? wtdl, and quality of ore good. closed down yesterday PI hours for repairs on the battery. She Independence mill will be started up on our sulphide ore We began hoistin'? water through the on Mondav, the Pith. Argenta shaft on Monday the Oth, Then is but little change in any part of the mine. Average pulp assay for the past week, 2S.33. Gilvnd PniZK. The east drift, 400-folevel, has been extended 20 feet. The formation is quite soft and all ledge matThe east winze, ter. level, has attaint'd a depth of 23 feet; the on vein continued to increase in width, and the oae is rich. The llow of water is so strong we had to suspend 'flu strain pump is now lowered to a sinking on Tuesday. depth of JO feet; will, as rapidly as possible, free the mint of water to the level; will take hut a short timetodo. Tht pump that was left at the 000-folevel station has been level stopes are productested and works well. The .00-foing veryi well; ore not so rich as it was in the drift and tht first few stopes ahovs the level drift. The ore in tilt, winze is very rich. Nava.io. Tin south drift from tht joint Hellt Isle, oast cross-culeyel, has been extended 0 feet; total, 103 e ore. Tilt feet; continuous ycin, 10 inches with, of level, has been upraise, south drift from main incline, Vein of ledge matter 12 carried up S feet; total, IS feet. The joint Helle Isle, east cross-cuinches with. Vein is 12 feet. level, has been advanced IS feet; total, Tht south sucface, incline inches with t if Pgood millin'?P ore. 7 shaft, has been sunk feet; total, 43. Ledge of vein matter 10 in bottom, inches with. NtUM lI Hf.I.I.K Isi.k. on tht 7 .V fool level The east cross-cu- t The lormation is feet. has been extended 10 feet; total, without change. 'flu west cross-culevel, has been I advanced t feet; tetal, 33 feet. There is no improvement in tin formation since last report. The No. winze, 300 feet t north of tin main shaft, level, has been sunk 7' feet; total depth of winze, 32 feet. The oae vein is narrow; quality of ore good. Since last report, tin north drift, 400-lbIxhki'KXDkxck. level, has been advanced 13 feet; total, 332 feet. North drift, t level, advaiieetl ami timbered 13 feet; now in 427 feet. Upraise curried up 34 feet; .winze to connect, sunk 13 feet. Connection made yesterday; this winze is located 330 anil furnishes a bountiful supply feet north of the cross-cuof fresh air. Hki.i.k Isi.k. The No. 2 upraise, north diilt from tin joint level, has been curried up S Navajo east cross-cufeet. Tht vein is 12 inches with, of good millin'? on. Tin level, has been advanced joint Navajo east cross-culevel stopes IS feet; total, 31 feet. The vein in the 230-focontinues narrow. ot ot 300-fo- ot fiOO-lb- ot ot ot oOO-fo- ot t, iO-fo- ot low-grad- 70-lo- ot t, 130-fo- ot 1 t, 1.30-fo- ot 1 l.0-foo- ot .00-ldo- t, 1 t, t, 0-lo- ot 130-lb- ot ot ARIZONA. Glolie Dintflrt. We condense the following from the Silcvr 1ielt of Sept. 4: Hicii.mox i. We unhesitatingly pronounce the Richmond lode a genuine fissure vein. It is traceable, distinctly, a long distance. There are a number of locations on it, stunt of them being valuable properties. The "f. Richmond, Stailton, Richmond, La Plata, Defiance, Mack Morris and (.'ora art on this lode. The Mack Morris needs only an emetic of powder to make it vomit rich ore. It is the best developed of all the mines named. Too Pockkty. In the report of the JIininif AxxUriufut VVtvw, it is said, speaking of Globe District, that the impression is that the mines are too pockety to last. When mint's reach down from 129 feet, as at the Nugget, to 4S0 as it tint Stonewall, it ought to disabuse people's minds of such nonsense. For 0,(MH) feet the Richmond lode is traceable, and whether in croppings, float, or working shafts, the character of the ore is thesame. Is that pockety? If so, a 0,000 foot pocket is good enough to tie to. Hi i.lion. Hullion shipments for August, 33,700.10. NEW MINING PA FEU. We have received tht Wkstkkx Mixing Gazkttkkk, a paper devoted to the mining interests of the great interior, and what has long been required. It is published by Mark. W. Musgrove, at Salt Lake Citv, who is just the mau for the position lit!) so well occupies. Reading it over we can see at once that he is not to be led away by exaggerated reports of improbable rich strikes which exist only in tin minds of prospectors. In short, lit is evidently a man who could actually tell the truth about his own ledge, if at any time he should be unfortunate enough to own out. The ( i azkttkkii can be depended upon if the first number be anycriterion, and we willingly comply with tilt request to excliange. Mark, may tht success attend you that your perseverance deserves. Daily Walla Walla Statmtam. Thanks for your good opinion Col. Parker. We have had twelve years experience in writing up the mines of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, California and Idaho, and will give our readers the benefit of tht information gained by a personal examination of a great many mint's in tlx sections named, besides what we can obtain from reliable sources in regard to the great mineral wealth of tht other Pacific States and Territories. To this end correspondence is invited from tht whole West; if only a line each week, and he careful not overrate vour own mines and underrate those of vour neighbor, for the greater number of good mint's in a district, tint more likely to attract the attention of capital. Give us the cold facts about mines, for we mast have correct reports, for the Gazkttkkk is in every respect published for im'istnru. It is not our intention to maliciously hear any propc; y, hut most certainly wildcats shall not be palmed upon tin public through flattering notices in this journal. . THE ALTAS ELECTRIC SIGNAL. Tht Gold Hill AVv has tht following: Tin Alta has an electric signal in its shaft, which works to a charm, and hv which tin engineer can be signaled at anv I It is used moment, no matter how fast tin cage is moving. a lantern, or anything cist, anil by a foot, a dinner-buckeoperates by a touch upon strips of sheet copper stretched up and down the timbers of the shaft and beside the guides. This touch completes a circuit ami blows a whistle on tin surThe invention is one which is destined to come into face. general use wherever shafts are used, and that is pretty much all over the world. It has been patented in both England ami America by tht inventor, Charles Cummins, and his partner, Newton M. Hell, of Virginia City. V t, |