Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-19
LOCAL MINING ITEMS.

NAAsA"SeSAhSsAS Va tuO AiS OWN
market during the past week, with no
particular sign of improvement at the
close. The mines, generally, are look
ing about as our last report, with few
new or encouraging developments to
make mention OF.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
It will be q month yet before the
Holmes ground will be reached by the
cross-cut from the south drift, and by
that time it Is expected that the con-
nection will be made with the bottom
Of the old Alpha incline, by the north
drift from the l,0S0-foot level. The
rock Is very hard. The new hosting
engine will be In working operation
in about ten days. when sinking at the
bottom Of the main shaft will be re-
sumed, or u drift will be commenced
through the ledge at that point it is
not decided, as yet, which will be done.
The shaft Is 1,194 feet deep. The re-
pairs to the timbering Of the shaft
about the 7OO-foot level are not quite
completed. The upper levels Of the
Imperial mine are yielding 80 or 40
tons of fair grade ore per day. An
assessment OH the capital stock Of the
company was levied on the 10th inst,
of $40 per share, aggregating $4,000,
delinquent March Is.
YELLOW JACKET.
Most excellent progress has been
made in sinking the south shaft deeper
during the past week. 1t Is now over
30 feet below the 900-foot level, and
four feet is added to the depth every
day. 1t will be completed to the 1,020-
foot level, where the new body Of ore
is, within the next two weeks. Before
the end Of next week q raise from the
drift at the l,020Lfoot level will connect
with the bottom of the shaft, facilita-
ting operations very materially by
giving a plentiful supply of pure air.
The new body of ore developed in that
lower drift is looking exceedingly well
and promising. The yield from the
upper levels, Of low grade ore for rail-
road shipment is 40 tons per day, and
from the lower portion Of the north
mine 100 tons are daily extracted Of
fair grade ore.
BELclIER.
Daily yield about 80 tons per day,
principally from the upper levels. At
13O-foot level drifting has been re-
sumed with good prospects, in good
looking quartz. The new drift, com,
menced opposite the Rhode Island
mill, near Main street, is already i'll
~ feet underground, and at the dis
lance of POO feet will connect with the
old Gold Hill tunnel. Through this,
the front ore body will be reached 592
feet from the mouth of the tunnel, and
I52 feet beneath the surface. This
will be run out to the Rhode Island
mill for working, the trestle bridge
across the ravine for the cars being
already partly finished.
aouI.D'& CURRY.
The old upper workings show some
improvement in quality Of ore eN-
tracted, average assays being $42 per
ton. The daily yield is only about 81
tons, vet more ore is showing itself in
some sections. At the lowest or sew
enth level prospecting Is discontinued
south of the shaft, but to the north
ward aud westward the drifts are
being pushed forward theoretically.
Some increase of water is apparent i'll
that direction, but no ore develop
ments.
oPHIR.
There has been 4 good deal OF hum
buccino about the amount and man.
agement Of the water In his mine,
but q little more energy IL noticeable
during the past three or four days III
the working Of the machinery, conse-
0uently the water is said to be reducing
little. 1t Is 100 feet deep in the new
shaft vet. At the present rate Of eS-
TRACTION. it would take % years to get
all the water out.
SACRAMENTO s MEREDITH.
The opening of the mine Is being
eneryetically prosecuted, with 4 view
to the convenient and cheap extraction
of large quantities Of ore when the
mill OF the company is erected, which
will he in about two months. They are
already piling up ore on the dump for
that mill.
HALE h NoRCRoss.
Yielding and looking well, as usual,
with no new developments. The sink
ing of the shaft deeper for another
level was commenced yesterday. 1t
will be continued until the west wall
of the ledge Is reached, which will
probably be within 100 feet below the
present lowest or ], lO0-foot level.
VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED.
The guides In the shaft are compile
ted and the cage running since day
before yesterday. The station Is iuIiy
opened ut the 500-foot level and d
drift in 20 feet. 1t will take about 100
feet to reach the ledge, when some
thing good may be expected.
oyERMAS.
Daily Weld about 40 TONS all from
the upper levels. The winze between
the 400 and 5OO-foot levels Is completed,
giving an excellent circulation OF air,
developing q large amount OF good ore
and increasing the ore product OF the
mine very materially.
CALEDONIA.
The ore from the upper level mas
fully paid expenses, so far, announcer
GOOD streak was found further west
last week on the same level.
TWIN.
Plenty of good ore in sight and be-
ing extracted. The new mill will be
running on ore from the mine inside
of two weeks.
OCCIDENTAL.
The lower tunnel will connect with
the winze from the 600-foot level by the
middle Of next month. Old mine
yielding as usual.
CnoL.LAR-PoTosI.
About l75 tons per day being ex-
tractcd; average assays, $i2 per ton.
Nothing new developed In any part
of the mine.
Indications for finding good ore de-
deposits are better, and the prospects
OF the mine generally are on the I'M
prove.
SIERRA NEVADA.
Mine and mill running rs usual, with
plenty of good ore. No new develop
mentS.
OPENING OF THE FAH.-This even
ing the Ladies' Fair in aid OF the COM
pletion of the new Catholic church, at
Virginia, opens in Armory Hail. b
street. We have seldom seen a inner
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