Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-11-23
LOCAL MINING SUMMARY.
For the Week RudIus Nov.nser as,1s70

Chsllar.Pstssi.
Daily yield 1855 tons, Of ore worth
$40 per ton. There has been no change
of consequence In the yield, or general
appearance Of the ore breasts during
the week. Repairing the shaft Is COM
pleted TO the head of the incline. The
incline will now be put in good work
ing order as fast as possible. The
work Of erecting one of Warning q
Parks patent air compressors for the
supply of fresh air In the mine has
been commenced. II Is claimed that
this compressor reduces a given quan-
tity Of mir to one-fifth Its uttural space
and then forces 1t into a large receiver
from which the current can be gagged
so rs to supply any given quantity.
just rs 1t may be required In the mine:
The erection has just been commenced
Of one of the Root wrought iron sec
tional boilers, said to possess superior
advantages, being perfectly safe from
explosion, much more accessible for
clearing and repairing. also more eco
nomicaI and durable than the tubular
DO pliers, besides producing the same
amount of steam power at much less
expense. This boiler will be erected
for the use Of coal instead of wood.
Consolidated vIrzIaIa.
The work Of sinking the shaft Is
vigorously prosecuted day and night.
The shaft Is down 80 feet below the
50O-foot level. Work has been re.
sumed In the west drift Of the 1l67-
foot level from the Gould & Curry
shaft. Erecting the new hosting
works progresses finely. The bed-of
the stone masonry for the new engine
aud other machinery Is % feet In
depth and laid In the most solid, sub
stantial manner possible. Two fine
54-inch tubular boilers, 10 feet In
length, are in place. The hosting en-
CINE. which has a 20-inch cylinder and
3O-inch stroke. with u capacity Of 100
horse power, Is In position and will
soon be In running order. The entire
work IL being done In the strongest,
most durable manner possible and
the Virginia Consolidated, In point Of
working ability, will soon rank side
by side with the most complete hoist
Ing works on the line Of the Comstock.
Imporial-Rmpire.
The foundation work for the new
pumping machinery Is fast approach
Ing completion. The stone foundation
for the engines Is % feet In depth,
weighs over 800. 900 pounds, and is
penetrated by anchor bolts Of sufficient
strength to lift the great mass bodily
from Its bed. If power sufficient could
only be applied to do IL. The steam 10
to be supplied By four 81 inch tubular
boilers, and one of Roots wrought
iron sectional safety boilers. The
pump engine Is lSO-horse power, and
the gearing is so arranged that 1t will
have q lifting capacity Of five times
that amount Of power whenever It Is
necessary to use 1t. This machinery
will contain all the power necessary
to work the mine to a depth OF 1000
feet. The work Of sinking the incline
and drifting OIL the different levels Is
progressing as usual with no change to
note.
Belchor.
Daily yield 300 tons, half Of which
Is hoisted thraugh the Yellow Jacket
shaft, as the broken spur wheel men,
toned last week is not yet replaced.
It will DO In about n week, how
ever, when all the holstiug Will be
done through the company's shaft.
The main incline Is down l33 feet be-
low the llO0-foot level. The l20O-foot
level shows better and better as further
developed, aud the ore breasts OF the
100 and 1000 foot levels look aud yield
we'll as usual. Only 40 feet remains to
be run In order to connect the drifts
north and south at the 1000 foot level,
and allow the ore to be taken out d.
rectly to the main incline and shalt.
Coal Is being used now at the hosting
works In the creation OF steam with
good effect, three or four 4 loads
arriving daily.
Hale l. Norcross.
Daily yield lao tons of good milling
ore. The ore is extracted from the
different levels Of the mine, reaching
from the second to the tenth station.
The main incline Is down 337 feet be-
low the l5O0. foot level. making a per-
pendicular depth OF 200 feet. Sinking
Tor n stump, and cutting out to make
room for Shutes Is making good head
way. The work Of sinking u winze
from tho l5O0-foot level to connect
with and ventilate the l7OO-fo level
is commenced. During the coming
week AL engine will be placed at this
winzs to do the hosting, the distance
between the two levels being too great
to admit of hosting by hand. No new
developments during the past week.
silver aliIl.
The north drift at the first station Is
following the ore vein, which Is seven
feet wide and of moderate grade. la
the south drift, first station, the ore
body Is 81 feet wide, assays Of which
average $l3 per ton The raise TO con-
meet with the winZe from the old up
per tunnel Is % feet above the level OF
the first station, at which point the ore
BODY Is II feet In width and Of good
quality. In the winze below the old
tunnel level the ore continues OF an
excellent quality and the width OF the
BODY Is unknown. The new pump IS
being placed In position below the
first station.
Daily yield $50 tons Of ore, worth
S2s per tou. The Incline Is down ~
feet below the 1000 foot level In good
sinking ground. Both the main north
aud south drifts ON the l60O.foot level
are being driven vigorously ahead with
no change Of consequences during tue
week. The ore body IN the old upper
works continues to yield about the
usual amount Of ore, aud promises well
for the future. The work In and about
ths mine Is conducted with II degree oil
euergy which augurs we'll for future
prosperity.