Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-12
LOCAL MINING ITEMS.
CROWN POINT.

rEom tuc report OF superintendent
Jones we obtain the following interest
ing particulars Of the operations. anC
production Of this well known Gold Hill
mine during the past year, ending Apri
80, 1860 Total production and reduc,
ton of ore, 1888 tons, coming from
the following points: 600 level, 3,99C
tons 700.level, 2,sG5 tons; SOO-Ievel
1922 tons; 90O-level, $3.50 ,oas.
From the west body 90l ous were sx.
tracted on contract, making a grand
total Of 26,734 tons. The shaft has
been sunk from the 500 to the l,lO0-
level. All the ore in the 600 aud 700
level, has been extracted aud reduced,
except about 1900 tons in tie G00.level.
The ,s00-level is entirely worked out,
with the exception OF 1000 tons Of low
grade ore in the strata near the west
clay wall. The 90O-level has been
opened, exhausted, and abandoned.
The 1000 and loo stations have been
opened and tunnels run 80 aud 40 feet;
of tunnels, drifts, etc, 2,5l5 feet have
been run, aud the shaft retimbered for
l20 feet. The main supply OF ore for
the past two years has come from q
body of ore about 500 feet cas-. of the
old west body, and about 425 feet from
the surface. The ore in sight at the va
rious levels is estimated ut 2, 500 tons
in addition there is vast amount Of low
grade ore remaining in the upper levels
of the old west workings, which can be
p~reitably worked upon the completion
of the Virginia and Truekee Railroad.
Explorations on the 1000 and l,lO0-
levels were checked by the FIRE at the
beginning of April, and have not yet
been resumed" Concerning the pros
poets of the mine, the Superintendent
remarks /: I" 1t is hazardous to make a
prophecy, and it would be perhaps Of lit
tie practical value when made, AS 10 the
prospects ofthe minean and dcvelopmeu;sto
be made in the unexplored depths, below
the 900-foot level, but the facts that the
body Of quartz on that level was rs
massive as At any point above; that the
entire formation remained unbroSen,
that the clay walls i~nclosing the
vein continued firm, regular and flaw
less; that the l0-foot WINE below
the level showed great improvement in
the character of the quartz that the
barren belt on and above the 900-fOot
level was on the line where the vein
changed from n dry to n wet one nll
give the strongest ground for the be-
lief hat the break in tho ore.bearing
character of the vein is only OF n tenn
porary character, and justify, at least,
confident hopes that rich and extensive
ore bodies will extend down 10 great
depths, and that the 1000 and l,l0O-
foot levels now in process Of develop
ment will prove as profitable to the
company AS any yet worked
IMPERIAL.
No ore whatever developed at the
lowest levels. The bottom of the new
shaf,-l,l4O feet from the surface-iS
still in barren ledge matter, with no
signs Of encouraging change. The old
upper workings, or Alta mine, yields
about so tons Of ore per day, running
the Gold Hill Mill to its full capacity.
The Rock Point Mill is shut down for
repairs at present. The receipts OF the
mine for May amounted to SAB 900.
Annual meeting of stockholders, June
Goth. See notice in our advertising
columns.
YELLOW JACKET.
Huge quantities OF ore are daily ex-
tractsd from this mine, about 400 men
being employed, principally or eight
hour shifts, owing to the oppressive heat
of the mine from lack Of good circula-
ton Of air, formerly existing through the
drift connections with tue kentuck,
now necessarily closed. The principal
supply of ore is from the 500 and 900
foot levels, where the air is better than
in the levels above, owing to the beue-
fetal operation of the patent blower,
supplying air from the surface.
KESTUCK.
Ore enough continues TO be yielded
from the upper levels Of this mine to
keep the Sunderland Mill running.
The lower levels are closed and not
available at present, owing to the fire
which is still considered to be burning
in the east ledgc-afectiug that and
the Crown Point mines alike, cbove the
9OO-foot level of the latter. The lower,
or 500. foot level of the Kcntuck, was
only worked through the Grown Point,
the Kentuck shaft being but 700 feet
deep.
oyERMAH.
This mine still continues to yield
considerable bullion, although no ex-
traordinarily rich bodies of high grade
ore are encountered at the present time.
Last Monday its billion shipment vas
$4,000.
GOULD 4 CURRY
Repairing tunnel, ~retimberiug north
shaft, and sinking shaft. Extracting
from 80 to 100 tons ore daily. The
bottom of the shaft is apparently in the
west wall of the ledge.
oPHIR.
The drift west at the T00-foot level
from the new shaft is now in over $50
feet. The face Is still in hard blasting
rock, with no particularly encouraging
signs developing.
WAGE
This mine is looking very we'll
throughout, but the receipts for the
month of May only amounted to
$3.50 being $3.50 less than the
yield for April.
SIERRA NEVADA.
Milling about 45 tons of ore per day,
rich in free gold. The yield for the
present month will doubtless be the
best yet.
HALE ( SoRcRosS.
The present yield of this noted mine
is about $50 tons per day, principally
from the two lowest levels.
FESTIVAL AND FAIR.-The Festival and
fa;r eome time since proposed to be