Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-29
LOCAL MINING ITEMS.

stock market during the past week,
although considerable sales have been
made in some of the leading stocks.
The indications at the close, however,
are better for a rise than for any fur
Their decline. Money appears tolerably
easy here, more so than it is said to be
In San Francisco or anywhere else.
We had no new sensations in the way
of ore development to record last week,
neither have we for the present week.
in fact things have been and still are
running very even and quiet, in the
mining line.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Shaft 1,l93 feet deep. Further sink
ing was discontinued about three weeks
AGO, and will not be resumed until 4
powerful new engine now being placed
i'm position Is ready. to assist in the
operation. The shaft l. being repaired
between the 200 and S0O-fOOt levels,
where the timbering Is ont. Of fix. The
DRIFT south ut the 10S0-foot level is in
$40 feet from the shaft, and being in
the east country rock, 4 croSs-cut west
Is now being made toward the ledge,
in the Holmes ground, which will be
reached in three or four weeks, when
interesting and long-eXpected develop
ments will be made. Nothing farther
can be done Mt present with the small
streak of good ore developed in Drift
ing into the Alpha, by reason of the
hot, foul air. until the connection is
completed with the bottom Of the
old Alpha incline; this will take four
or five weeks yet, OH account of the
hard rock, etc. and when completed 4
plentiful circulation of good air will
be established. The DRIFT east ut the
l,OOO-foot level was carried to the dis
lance of 1906 feet, but nothing favorable
or worth having being encountered, it
wa discontinued twO weeks ago. \
small quantity Of good ore is still
yielded from the old upper workings
of the Imperial, but nothing from the
Empire.
YELLOW JACKET.
Daily yield about $50 tons, of which
40 tons low grade comes from the
upper levels, through the old north
shaft, and is shipped by railroad to the
Santiago and Morgan mills on Carson
River for reduction. The balance
comes from the lower levels, north Of
the south shaft, and is taken out
through that shaft. Quite a tine body
OF excellent ore was struck three or
four days ago in a drift from the 1000
foot level Of the Crown Point, answer
in" to the 1,02O-foot level Of the Jacket,
and the south shaft-900 feet deep-is
now being sunk to that level, in order
to get at this new body more advanta-
ge0usly. Sinking was commenced yes
terlay, and the drift from the Crown
. Point will be continued and brought
to connect with the shaft rs soon as
possible, giving free circulation Of air.
The new discovery is situated about
l4O feet east from the south shaft, or
100 feet north of the kentuck south
line, near the east wall Of the ledge.
1t has only been cut into some three or
feet, but it Is of excellent quality, and
the indications are good for q large
deposit.
HALE & NoRCRosS.
This excellent mine Is yielding
about go tons Of ore per day, princi-
pally from the 9th or l,lOO-foot level.
where the ore breasts are looking and
welding exceedingly well. The body
extends the entire length Of the claim,
and within a few feet OF the Savage
south line; in width it averages not
TAR from 40 feet, rs developed by cross
cuts at various points. a large amount
of this ore is OF high grade, and there
Is enough ore between this and the Sd
level, 300 feet above, to last for many
months to come. Quite in improve
ment Is also noticeable in the old up
per mine, especially at the 3OO-foot
level. which yields about % tons per
day Of fair grade ore. The lI5-foot
level also yields q few tons Of similar
ore daily. There are now over 5000
tons of ore on the dump. The COM
pany will probably commence paying
regular monthly dividends next month,
GOULD s. CURRY.
The Weld from the old upper work
ings Of this mine has dropped OIL 4
little, the present daily product being
about 40 tons, which assays on the
average about $50 per ton. No i'm
provement Il perceptible, or reasona-
bly, anticipated at present. The pros
pect of the seventh or lowest level is
not encouraging. No encouraging
indications are developed in either of
the drifts, north, south, east or west,
only dark porphyry, with occasional
seams of clay being met with. The
principal prospecting at present Is in
drifting westward. The two Drifts
being run In that direction are III
brown porphyry, with occasionally a
little quartz and clay, and very
little water to interfere with opera
tions. These drifts have already pene-
trated over $50 feet without reaching
any sign of a west wall, and it Is pro-
posed to continue them until that point
Is decided.
CROWN POINT.
Nothing new or encouraging appaa-.
rent in the porphyry developments OF
this mine since our last report. The
lOOOLfoot level DRIFT mt 800 feet east
from the shaft shows only dark por-
phyry i'm its face, and has been disoon-
Timed. The main DRIFT east ut the
l.lOOLfoot level was In 6S3 feet from
the shaft last night, and showed also
dark porphyry, somewhat softer, how
ever. than that In the level above. The
drift north from the ~l,OOOIfoot level
still shows only barren quartz In its
face. The only resources Of this mine
at present consists In the low grade ore
existing in the upper levels of the OLD
west ledge.
SIERRA NEVADA.
The mill is running steadily on good
ore from the east portion Of the surface
deposit, extracted through the car.track
level. The debt Of the company Is fast
, being reduced, and dividends will prob
ably be resumed before many weeks.
A new tunnel is being run at present
lust back of the mill, and on 4 level
with the battery dump, which, when
completed. will facilitate the working
of the mine considerably.
KESTUCK.
The yield has somewhat decreased,
but is still good, principally from above
the 6OOLfoot level. The levels near the
surface contain good ore and plenty Of
II. The lowest levels are not produe-
tive, like those of the Crown Point.
The sooner those two companies COM
bine In the sinking Of a deep joint