Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-04
LOCAL MINING ITEMS.

week has been ,olerably firm, with lib.
eral transactions, yet ~evinciug little up
ward tendency. Money appears easy,
yet is not liable TO be particularly plsu.
tiful before next spring, judging from
what our San Francisco exchanges say.
HALE 4
The great body Of ore recently deyel.
oped by opening the rev lower level
still continues to show increase in size
rs developed. A large amount Of high
grade ore is developed in the various
openings Of this level, a sample which
we saw this morning being n solid mass
Of black %sulphurets and green chloride
mixed. A connection completed with
= the 4,h level Of the Savage mine gives
good ventilation, and the general APP
psarance of the producing portion OF
the upper mine continues good. The
old shaft has been sunk to the 525-foot
level, aud q drift east is being run TO
connect with raises from the lower mine,
thus making the ventilation complete
throughout.
OPHtR.
The predominant development still
continues to be water. This aqueous
impeachment is master Of the situation
Mt present, being somo 400 feet deep
in the new shaft. The pump and
battling tanks do not reduce it ut that
point, bstit visibly settles in the old
shat, and mine ut the rate of about 1--WE
feet per day. This reduction will be
necessarily slow owing to all the ad-
joining mines being full OF water u
having to ,draia out through the new
Ophir tunnel. The annual meeting Of
the company will be held at San Fran
cisco on the l5th-a week from next
Wednesday.
GOULD / CURRY.
Owing 10 the breskage of the crank
shaft Of the pump engine last Sunday
morning, work was ruspended in The
prospecting drifts at the 9Th or lowest
level. The boiling tanks, however,
easily keep the water reduced. The
pump engine foundations having become
loose, have been removed, and substan-
tial new ones of cut stone are being
substituted. The old upper workings
of the mine show an improved yield at
present, both in quantity and quality.
YELLow JACKET.
The daily yield Of low grade ore from
the old north shaft is about l65 tons,
which is al shipped to Carson river on
the railroad. From the south shaft the
daily yield has been about 225 tons per
Gay until the last two or three days,
there being a cessation Of hostilities in
order to repair reel, and machinery.
Nothing particularly new or rich derel-
oped Just at present in the mine.
NORTH OCCIDENTAL.
The old ST. George claim, adjoining
the famous Occidental on the north,
and doubtless just as good when pro-
perly opened, is being incorporated un-
der the name of the North Occidental,
and active operations will be immedi-
a,ely commenced toward bringing il
into n practical state Of productiveness,
by sinking II large working shaft.
OCCIDENTAL.
Plenty of ore 10 sight, as usual,
throughout the old mine. The north
BODY still holds. gu. its good yield OF
superior ore. The flee of tho lower
tunnel i, in good ledge matter, and the
present proposition is 10 run it eonsid-
cradle distance farther in and thea
cross cut at half dozen or more differ
ent points for the pay streak.
cHoLLAR.PoToSi.
Yielding about the same rs last re.
ported BY us, with no particular inn
provsment in any section. Average
assays from $35 to $40 per ton. The
new hosting works were started up a
few days since, aud prospecting at the
l,4O0-foot level will be shortly resumed.
TWIN.
This valuable little mfne at Silver
City, continues its very satisfactory
Weld. There is said to be ore enough
in sight 10 yield at least $4,000 per
month for the next four months, They
also have plenty of wood, lumber, ETC.,
on hand for the winters supply.
EELcuER.
The good baby of ore nj the l52.foot
level still holds out we'll average as
says S34 per ton. The wator in the east
drift at the S5O-foot level, near the north
line, having subsidized, drifting is re-
sumed in the body of quartz recently
developed at that point.
CALEDONIA.
The main Comstock ledge was cut on
Wednesday last. in the drift west, al
the l0O.loot level, 55 feet from the shaft,
and they are now taking out pay ore
for milling. 1t will probably yield
about $50 per ton.
CROWN POINT.
TIL. east drift at the l,l00 or lowest
level is now $40 feet in length from the
shaft. and the face is still in vein mat
ter showing no ore neither ia anything
very encouraging developed at the i,lOo
foot level.
SIERRA NEVADA.
New engine in position, other mill
machinery being fixed, and all will be
ready in two weeks for active opera
,ions. with brilliant prospects OF future
success.
Nothing new. No increase over tue
usual yield, and nc Improvement notice.
able in bodies of ore last developed
south Of the shaft.
~ovERMAN.
Daily yield las tons, milling about
$40 per ton. Plenty of ore in sight,
with no extra rich developments.
RESTCcK.
Going ahead satisfactorily as usual,
with no new developments worthy oil
note.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Both sinking and drifting progressing
as usual, satisfactorily.
DoNxsric HArrISEss.-Tbe man who