Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-24
LOCAL MINING ITEMS.
YELLOW JACKET.

An Increased number OF men v
have been employed 10 this mine during
the past week, and an average Of over
200 tons Of ore per day extracted. The
air in the south mine is good and i'm.
proving. The wiuze connection be-
tween the 500 and 90o-foot levels Of the
north mine was completed last Monday,
creating quite a draft and decided i'm
provemsnt in the air, although it is still
very warm in both drifts. Owing to
considerable repairing and fixing in the
north shaft no very great progress has
been made 10 freeing the shaft Of that
800 feet of water. Yesterday morning,
however, q second bailing tub was got
into operation, so that now two of these
tubs, holding 100 gallons each, are
steadily at work getting out the water at
a moro lively rate. It will DO some
weeks yet before all that water is out.
Some 40 feet Of the shaft has also to
be retimbered, about 800 feet from the
surface. The old building over the
hoistiug works is mostly taken down,
and will be rebuilt in a somewhat diff
fereut shape, as the Virginia and Carson
Railroad cuts off a considerable portion
of the front, and the dump is to be so
arranged as to allow of cars to be
loaded in the most convenient manne
possible with ore for transportation to
the mills ON Carson River. The work
at this north shaft is being pushed for
ward with the greatest possible energy,
and when completed it will have q very
important effect on the working OF the
mine. At the annual meeting of the
Company held last Monday at the office
in Gold Hill, the %fhllowing gentlemen
were elected Trustees: j. B. Winters,
Vim, Sharon, d. D~riscoll, I. G. Taylor
and T. b. Storer. The Board Of Trus-
tees organized by electing j. B. Winters
President and Superintendent 1. u.
TAYLOR, Vice President + F. Osoiston,
Secretary, and the Bank Of California,
Treasurer. They voted to donate the
handsome sum Of 81 500 for the relief
of the sufferers by tue late terrible min
ing accident. They also voted to levy
an assessment Of $40 per share on the
capital stock, payable to the Secretary
at Gold Hill, or to W. Q. Ralstou at the
Bank Of California, San Francisco.
This assessment aggregates S24o,o 600,
and will be delinquent August 18Th.
Added to the dividend Of So per share
declared just before the great mining
calamity occurred, aud which was re-
sciuded, it amounts TO the same as
nm assessment of SIS per share, aggre-
eating $3.50, 900. This is a little rough
on stockholders, but il i, all owing TO
the calamity. "Thers's u good time
coming, wait . lit;le longer
cHoLLAR-rorosI.
The 6ue new hosting works and ex-
teusive buildings connected Herewith,
DESTROYED BY FIRE last Wednesday morn
ing, did not interfere materially with
the working or ore production OF the
mine, as the new shaft developed moth
ing At the lower levels, and the pros.
pec,iug through this shaft, rs we'll us
the runuiog Of the works, was only a
bill of expense to the company. The
entire loss of company property by this
Ere 10 estimated a 10000. Insured
for $4,000. Tho shaft was too Tar
west, and for deep prospecting 1t would
nav the company well to abandon it aud
sink considerably further east, The ore
production Of the mine is all from tue
upper portion, worked through the ola
Cbollar works and the Potosi unnei.
The WELD il over $50 tons per day, as
saving about $50 on the average. E1-
..i,ent bodies Of ore have been devel-
opsd within the last few days in drifting
from the new tunnel stope, aud also In
the Blue Wing.
SIERRA EvApA
The mill still steadily pounding away
at its regular old lick, reducing over Az
tons of ore por day on the average.
The ore being worked at present Is
tbougLt to be Of extra quality, although
less free gold is perceivable; this point,
however, will be satisfactorily demon
,,rated at the next cleanup, which
taxes place on the 3lst-a week from
o.dsy. The amount already developed
of ore that is known to be rich is sum
Gent to keep up the present satisfactory
receipts for many months to come.
VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED.
New shaft will be down to the Level
Of the Latrobe tunnel about tomorrow,
q fee, from the surface. All the waste
rock aud earth is sent out through the
,nnn,. and BY means of a windlass the
s;nting can be continued for 90 or 60
f..t deeper, by which time the proposed
team hosting works at the surface VIII
=. IN no,i,ion. Ross i Co., the con-
,r.c,or, for the 6rs. 500 feet, are prose.
cnt;po their work ~energeticaiiy and
well.
The opening made into the lower por'
,;on of this mine beneath lne Ife,
hrou0b tho so0-toot or lowest lever o
,hs Yellow Jacket, will develop a hne
hosy Of good pay ore, OF unknowr
Ssnih or hight, aud this is undoubtedly
shs h.st and most feasible way OF WORK
;.s IN. lower portion of the kentueS a
= nr..ent time. The upper levels Sun
S;s,5 ore enough to keep the eunuef
10 md Pioneer mills running.
Still drifting east at The i,ioo,'o o.,
too, Isyel. The water flowing '.on w
i.vsl above has decreased very NAY .si
lii sIiowing of better progress IN I'M
i.,.l The west wall Of the ledse WI.
Nv, io reached for some weeks ye'
Nothing very encouraging mas aI, Tho
vsloped at the 1000 foot ,a.,l 200
there are hopes OF som wsn, som,
being found next to The east "''
where.
The old workings Of the uppsf ~
x;.IS h.tveen 40 and so tons OF ore pc
day. day. ass.yins aboa. $50 on the n sIsr' s
Cd station drift is all cleaned S Su
longer. This drift is $50 feet IN lsps y
Drifting east through the ledge sn az !,
7th station was resumed last s
and good progress is being made
ovsRNAS. -,
Progressing after the srst
unanlnm REuA