Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-06
YELLOW JACKET


uuavoidably crowded out.
YaLLow
Quite a lively and encouraging
change in the sspcc, Of af,irs has
taken place in this mine siuce the REIN
statement of Jim 0'Donneli, the former
foreman. During the past week, by
means OF sheathing the divisions Of the
south shaft, so that y tight wall or par
tition divides the Compartments, ami
extending this division iato the drifts,
he has succeeded in creating a good
draft OF air at the lower levels OF the
south mine. Men are able 10 WORK
there ouce more comfortably, aud all
the foul, hot air aud gas being elected,
100 miners are now employed extract
ing the good ore at the 500 aus! 900-ioot
levels, tumbling it OUT at the rate of 80
tons per day. rs facilities for r%entila.
ton are Increased, more men will be
set at work. and next week ore will be
extracted Al the rate of $50 ton per
day. O'Donnell is an emiueutly prlc-
teal miner, and has u way OF his own
in driving work ahead. The repairing
and renova,iGg Of the old north shaft,
hosting works will De completed next
week, and will probably star, Iuto Oprr
alton, raising the water out OF tue
shat, on next Saturday. Animal meet.
ing Of the company, July l9th.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Still sinking and drifting. The shaft
is to-day l,l60 feet deem, snA the bot
tom in hard black ~porphyry. The driit
south for the Holmes ground has pro-
gresssd 1870 feet from the shaft, with
the face still in hard east country rocs.
4 branch drift, has been started Crom IL
into the Empire ground, which is now
in six feet. At the annual mesri"g OF
the Imperial Company, held last Tues
day, the following officers were elected
tor the ensuing year Trustees \. X,
P. Harmon, Thomas Sunderland, vii.
liam Sharon, A. Hayward, J. d. Fry,
Thomas Bell, Thomas Sherwood. Su-
perintendeut-Robert y. Graves. Mr
Graves being also Superintendent Of
the empire, will hereafter ruh both
mines, superceding Mr.. Gtcentree As
Superintendent OF the Imperial. X. h.
Colcord, superintendent of the shaft,
and JEFF Mcclellan, underground fore
MAN of the Imperial, are also both
superseded by Dave Monroe, foreman
Of the Empire. This will he quite -
saving in the matter OF salary, to say
the least.
CROWN POINT.
Drifting in the ledge at the l,ooO-foot
level, with good prospects, N = super
abundance of water. The hosting
cupiae which broke down last Saturday
was repaired Monday, aud has since
been steadily ut work a usual. Moth
ing new or important developed in the
Kentuck since our last notice Of it. a
limited amount of gas still issues
through. the Yellow Jacket north drift,
but the opinion is quite prevalent that
the fire has died out. There is sone
talk Of opening the closed DRIFTS OF the
three mines next week, in order In
ascertain abou, that obstinate fire.
cuoLLAR-POToSI.
A considerable increase OF water IS
encountered in the southwest drift from
the new shat, a, the 5OO.foSt level, im-
peding progress very materially. Over
200 tons Of ore per day 10 being eH-
tracted. The annual meeting Of the
company will be held on Monday, July
II, at =. n, at 10 Hayward's Building,
San Francisco. 4 dividend OF $50 per
share is declared to-day, payable on The
ith instant.
ERR NEVADA
We have not learned the resGl;ot the
cleanup just made, but it is said 10 eo"-
sideraoly exceed the last one. \ meet
ing of the stockholders will b. held at
San Francisco on Tuesday, July 9, ut .
p. NJ, to consider a proposition to in-
crease the capital stock Of the company
10 So, 900, 900, divided into shares OF 200
each.
oPRiR.
The drift west at the IOo.fuot level is
now in 30s feet from the new shaft, aud
the face ia still in hard dry eypsnmized
rock.
pASEY.
The assessment Of 81 80 per share IS
now delinquent. The lis, is officially
advertised III this paper.
VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED.
New shat, 10 feet deep to-day, and
the work being energetically prosecuted,