Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-23
c MINING ITEMS.

ueSiino III otuorS, one oelng uoous au
Offset to the other. People generally in
this section have more faith in future
good prices, based on true merit, than
San Francisco dealers have, apparently,
or else money is easier here than ut the
Bay City. Whatever prospecting ope.
ra,ions are being conducted at the
present time are Of the most decisive
character, as having = permanent bear-
ing upon future and deep Developments;
and an increased attention to the pro-
duction Of surface ore is observable, the
old Comstock being more susceptible OF
profitable working than was generally
considered in years past, the more so
now, owing to increased facilities for
extraction and reduced cost Of milling.
SIERRA NEVADA.
The recent extraordinary rise in the
stock Of this mine was based entirely
upon the rich vein of white ore deVel-
oped in the winzs below the car track
or main working level Of the mine. This
wiuze, as we have stated in our previ-
Gus reports, followed q ledge OF excel.
lent paying red ore to the depth OF
80 feet, when it suddenly changed TO
fine white ore and the dip Of the ledge
was so sharp to the northwest that the
wipze left it, but at the depth of so feet
a short drift of about Is feet cut into 1t
again, aud followed il to the northeast.
The drift has opened the ledge to the
length Of 63 feet. and the face shows
the same rich ore still continuing to-
wards the northeast. Its width is not as
c~ertained, but il is over ten feet wide.
The drift is now being %timbered, after
which a cross.cut or so will demonstrate
the true width. The dip Of the ledge
is abou, As degrees, with u well defined
hanging wall of clay on the northwest
side. The ore is soft and fine, like
gravel, being easily picked down aud
shoyeled, and car samples from it as
saved from Sl0O to Sl6o to the ton (; 80
tons of it run through the mill yielded
S4.2 zoo. 1t looks like silver ore, yet it
yields principally free gold, with only
SIS or Sc per ton in silver. How far be-
low this drift the vein extends 10 not as
vet a%scertained, but . winzs is being
sunk for that purpose. The ore is taken
out through the winze which developed
it, and 10 being run through the mill.
Three shifts of meu-four on a shit
are working at il, but owing to the To-
cali,y and great disadvantages OF the
present facilities for working, progress
is necessarily slow AID expensive. with
o,I 4. an,aIl Annkay an
CINE 10 do the hosting, instead OF a
windlass and tubs run by two-man pow
er, n, at present, much better progress
could be made, and the yield OF the
mine vastly increased. Asitis, the next
clean up Of the mill, at the end OF the
month, will be a big Que, owing to the
rich ore from the new vein being run
through with the rest, as it is drifted
out. The huge body of rich decomposed
ore and gravel at the northwest end OF
the surface workings is yield
ing handsomely, furnishing the
principal supply for the mill.
II has been worked four sets Of timbers
in depth, two in width, and about IS
feet in length. 1t has u well defined
wall on the easterly side, but its extent
to the south, ives. and north, is not as.
csrtained. All the ore is dumped
through a wiuzo to the car track level
below, and run out through there 10 the
mill. At the north side Of the surface
ri. a large deposit of excellent pay ore
is found running into the bank. Six
men are employed in the extraction OF
it. This body is also Of unknown eI-
tent, but doubtless connects with the
other large one we speak Of at the
southwest end Of the pit. Independent
Of the new strike below the a track
level, there is already ore enough de-
yeloped in the surface workings OF this
mine to keep up the present acceptable
monthly dividends for q year or more.
Over so men are employed at the mine,
and all can work under cover during
wintry or bad weather, and in a well
ventilated, we'll arranged, and well con-
Quoted mine. The Sierra Nevada is the
best paying claim on the Comstoek at
present.
OCCIDENTAL.
This excellent mine continues its ex-
tremely regular and satisfactory yield.
There has been a rumor quite prevalent
that an assessment was about to be
levied on the capital stock, but We are
desired to state that such 10 not a fact.
There never has been an assessment
levied on 1t yet, and none being at all
required, none will be levied. The
Occidental pays all its own expenses,
and always has done so. The face OF
tho lower tunnel shows considerable
Improvement within the last few days,
but experts calculate tina. it will have
70 run IS or so feet farther before reach
ing tho main pay streak. The winzs
from tho 6Oo-foot level Of the old mine
is 327 feet deep-being almost down to
a level with the new tunnel-and IS IN
a largo body Of excellent pay ore all the
way; therefore the tunnel cannot fail 10
intersect this Same body, which IS the
main pay streak Of the mine, aud con-
tinuous from the groupings of the ledge
down to the lowest depths yet attained.
Exceeding regularity is the peculiar dis.
tiuguishing feature Of the Occidental
ledge and mine.
oPHIR.
The main west drift at. tho 7O0'foot
level is T37 feet in length, and the lace
is considered to be in the east wall OF
the ledge, being in clay seams and pos-
phyry, with considerable water. They
NAV have to pass through several iees
of this porphyry yet before getting into
Quartz or regular vein matter. TIE
s%outhwes. drift is l76 feet in length, and
is in hard, dry p~orphyry it will take
two months before it reaches the ledge,
when it should find good quartz. The
pump rod broke about s o'clock Thurs
dsy evening, and while engaged In
hosting it out, the rope broke and the
rod fell to the bottom of the shaft. 1t
will take till Monday next, probably, to
complete the requisite repairs and get
the pump in operation again. Mean
while the water is kept pretty we'll re.
duced by battling, but drifting cannot
be resumed until the purp gets to work
ing again.
HALE & S%oRcsoss.
Present Weld over $50 tons per day
unite An increase over recent produc'
ton. The sinking of the main shaft i:
discontinued. 1t is l,l50 feet deep, ane
the bottom is calculated to be some +C
or As feet cast of the east clay wall o.
the ledge. The sixth station is now