Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-17
at present

The following are what we have to
give this week in the way of mining
items:
SAVAGE.
The drift run north at the ID street
level, cut the good streak Of ore re-
Gently found In the Gould & Curry,
and which dips into the Savage ut an
angle of % degrees. The drift passed
over 20 feet in this ore before reaching
the Gould i Curry line, AMI cro>s-cuts
east and west. show the body to be one
OF considerable extent. 1t is a cross
streak running east and west, some 30
feet in thickness and G5 or 20 feet long.
How far down it extends will be better
known within a few days. 1t does not
extend above this drift at all, except
into the Gould & Curry mine. Next
week from 80 to so tons per day will
probably be extracted from this body,
milling from $50 to $50 per ton. The
main shaft Is now down about l,l90
feet, and deeper sinking is suspended
ut present in order to open the ninth
station. l,lS2 feet from the surface.
From this station 4 drift east of so feet
will be run, and then they will
drift south In order to connect with the
corresponding level in the Hale and
Norcross mine. This will give 4 good
circulation Of air, completely and eff
fectively ventilating the lower part OF
the mine. At present air has to he
forced down by means of 4 blower. 4
Wine from the eighth level is also
sunk to assist in the air connection.
The yield from the eighth level Is
somewhat diminished, yet nearly pays
the expense Of running the mine. Au-
gust receipts, $4,000.
IMPERIAI-EMrIRE.
The sinking of the shaft deeper pro-
crosses favorably and well. 1t is now
about 1900 feet deep-the deepest per-
pendicular shaft in this State. Ii has
cost several fortunes, but it is a very
important enterprise, rs connected
with the mines Of Gold Hill. 1t does
the drainage for that portion Of the
Comstock with little trouble, the
amount Of water in the ledge at that
great depth being but little, aud ron
stantly decreasing. In case good r
j. found BY it. the adjoining claims can
be worked through it. About the first
of next month u new station will be
opened and the ledge prospected both
east and west. The old upper Imperial
mine continues to yield about 10 tons
Of low grade ore daily.
VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED.
a few tons Of good orc daily from
the old upper mine. Drift west from
the 5OO-foot station of the new shaft
has been theoretically driven ahead
during the past week. the water having
materially decreased. Ross u Co.
complete their contract this evening,
which was to run this drift 800 feet
west from the 500-foot station of the
shaft. The station itself is &c feet in
length, so that this evening the face OF
the drift will be CPS feet from the
shaft: 100 feet or so farther west
should carry it to the ledge. This drift
is 4 most excellent piece of work, and
creditable to the contractors. Another
contract will have to be let, if the COM
pany concludes not to proceed them
selves with the drift.
YELLOW JACKET.
Daily yield 200 tons, from the great
ore section between the 500 and 900
foot levels, which shows no particular
change, except somewhat Of an inn
provement in quality from some Of the
breasts. The drift north at the 1000
foot level is progressing well, with
encouraging indications. \ cross.cut
east was commenced last Wednesday.
in order to ascertain what Is to be
found in that direction. The drift is
in the soft westerly part Of the ledge,
west of where the pay streak Is to be
found therefore this cross-cut might
develop something good, although 1t is
hardly far enough north TO intercept
the body known to extend down from
the level above. Nothing doing ut the
l~,1OO-foot level.
OvERMAN.
Daily yield, 80 tons. average assays
from car samples being III. The body
of ore recently developed ut the south
norton of the 400-foot level has m
proved beyond expectation. and prom
fses to develop into one OF great extent
and importance. As soon as n connec-
tion a be made with the level above
for mir, this new body will be made
largely available. Several tons of
big6 Grade ore have already been taken
from Il. some of which yielded at
DaI's mill, Washoe Valley, $3.50 per
ton M hody of ore at the 226-fOot