Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-05
LOCAL MINING EMS.

SAa~S wa AooS ACpOtS HciILcI 10 we
know Of anything which IS likely to
produce such state Of affairs lust at
present. The mines are looking and
promising well, generally speaking,
but we have no extra good develop
ments Of ore to record during the past
week. Stocks only vary 4 few dollars
up or down nowadays.
KENTUCK.
The present daily yield is now re-
duced to about GO tons per day, OF
rather low grade ore, principally from
the old upper workings of the west
ledge, which regular product it Is cal
culated will hold out for several
months yet. Little or no good ore Is
found below the 90O-foot level, and
owing also to the poisonous gas and
smoke still prevailing below the 45O-
foot level, no work is being done from
that level down. Wheeler s. Co.'S
stock report gives the following inter-
esting items relative to the quantity
and quality Of ore remaining in the
mine: $50 far rs known the ore re-
naming in the east ledge Is Us fol-
lows. Between the 800 and 800 levels
about 500 tons of from $40 to $25 ore
between the 500 and 600 levels about
1000 tons of $50 ore. Between the GOO
and $50 levels there Is no solid body of
ore but, Will probably yield from the
old filling quite q large amount Of low
grade ore, which may yield q small
margin yer the cost Of taking 1t out
and reducing it."
yErIow JACKET
The sinking Of the south shaft 100
feet deeper, which was commenced last
Friday, is being prosecuted with vigor,
and good progress. 1t will probably
take six weeks or more to sink it down
to the desired l,00O-foot level, when it
will connect with the drift now being
run in from the l.00O-foot level Of the
Crown Point, giving 4 plentiful circu-
lation Of good air. The object Of this
new work, as we stated in our last
weeks report, is to properly get ut and
develope the new body of ore 40 feet
east of the shaft, recently discovered
by the aforesaid drift from the Crown
Point. Owing to the bad air, nothing
further will be done toward opening
the new discovery until the connection
is completed between the shaft and the
DRIFT. The mine is still yielding about
$50 IONS of ore per day, of high and
low grade, as stated in our last re
port.
SACRAMENTO & MEREDITH.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Company the following Trustees were
elected: Lloyd Tevis, j. NJ. Living
ston, J. B. Haggin, +. W. Moore and
+. Collier. Subsequently Lloyd Tevis
was chosen President, J. NJ. Livingston
Vice President, VIM. Doolan Secre-
tary, and Il. F. Smith Superintendent.
What are the present Intentions OF the
Company relative to more active
working Of their mine We cannot say,
but they show evidence Of good praeti-
cal sense In the choice of Smith rs SUI
perintendent. He brought out the 81
ezra Nevada, and If he only has hall q
show. he will also make 4 producing
mine Of the old Sacramento u Mere
dith.
VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED.
Ross Il Co. commenced last Saturday
on a new contract with this Company,
to run a drift west from the shaft, At
the 5OOLfoot level to the ledge. They
have been sinking at the bottom Of the
shaft for a stump. which they will finish
this evening. The next thing will be
to open the 00O-foot station, and conn
menee drifting west. This drift will
probably be 600 or 200 feet In length
before reaching the east wall Of the
ledge, and it will take four or five
months to run it. Not much water Is
found in the shaft-no more than could
be hoisted out In the tub, and not in-
terfere with sinking. A cage will be
substituted next week.
GOULD h CURRY.
A very encouraging body Of quartz,
bearing a very little metal, was struck
two or three days since in the north
west drift from the 9TH or lowest level.
IL Is nearly ten feet In width, and by
many is thought to be merely n con.
tinuation Of the seam Of quartz passed
through In the shaft ut the l,loO-foot
level II 1t contained q little more
metal, It might be something more
than merely an encouraging indication.
Considerable of q stream of water
flows from this body of quartz, which
may also be regarded rs favorable.
The old upper workings Of the mime
Weld now about As tons Of ore per day ;
average assays, $37 per ton.
GROWN POINT.
Preparations are now being made to
get out the low grade ore from the old
inner workings Of the west ledge, and
slip IL to mills OH the Carson River.
a branch from the railroad is now be-
ING constructed to the dump Of the
mine for that purpose, which will be
completed In four or five weeks. The
main east drift at the l,l0O-foot level
is in from the shaft 4 little over 1OO
feet. and the face only shows soft por-
phyry; a winze is being sunk to this
level from the level above for air cir
culation. The body Of white barren
quartz found In drifting north, not I'M
proving, drifting in it is discontinued.
OCCIDENTAL.
The managing powers are rettcent rs
to when prosecuting will be com.
menced from the lower tunnel toward
the great ore chimney, but it will be
done before long, when q sudden jump
of the stock may be looked for. The
old part of the mine yields handsomely
As usual, and the treasury OF the COM
pany Il in good healthy condition. II
Is a well managed mine, has never had
an assessment on It, and from its pres
ent good appearance never will.
CHoLI.AR-POTOsI.
Present daily yield about las tons ;
average assays III per ton. The mine
shows a general Improvement in the
producing sections within the past
week. The drift west from the i4O-
DOT station Of the new shaft is pro-
crossing Al a rapid rate. clay, porphyry,
and quartz being the material passed
through.
The shaft is again clear Of water and
the hump recovered. A very promis-
ING ledge, Is feet In thickness, has been
strlck In the prospect shaft, Of which
six feet assays well In free gold. A
horse whim will shortly be erected tC
do the hosting work ut this shaft. AL
the other machinery works well.
HALE & SoRCRoss.
Daily Weld about go tons. Nothing
extra developed since our last week
report. Sinking for a new level lS
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