Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-07
MINING SUMMARY,
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machinery Is being pressed to com.
pletion as fast as the thoroughness and
durability Of the work will admit.
| When completed, this will be the most
powerful machinery Of the kind OIL the
Comstock lode, resting upon a huge
| foundation Of solid masonry a feet In
depth, to which 1t will be secured by
81 heavy anchor bolts passing through
the masonry and fastened to huge iron
| plates beneath. This great body oil
masonry Is already laid up to within
four or five feet Of the surface, and
some Of the machinery has arrived.
The engine will DO of $50 horse power.
The shaft being 1910 feet deep, with an
incline Of 400 feet more, making 1900
feet in all, pumps OF the most powerful
description and capacity will BIZ put
In use.
Coaseiidated virEiaia.
Sinking the shaft IL making excellen.
progress, the ground working we'll. II
Is now down IS feet below the 50O-foot
level. The north DRIFT on the ll67.foot
level from the Gould s. Curry shaft is
still driven ahead, with no change oil
interest to report. Work on the new
hoisting works building Is being pressed
with all the vigor possible. The main
building. which Il l04 feet In length by
IS feet In width, Is inclosed and COW
cred In, insuring complete protection
against the approaching storms OF
Winter. At the west end on the north
side, adjoining the main building, Is
the boiler room, 40x40 in size, while
adjoining tho east end or front, OH
either side, will extend a large wing,
one end of which will be used for a
carpenter shop and the other for a
blacksmith shop, bringing all the
necessary appliances for working the
mine In the most convenient and prac'
ticable shape possible.
Hale d Nerersss.
Sinking the incline ia making fine
progress, considering the extreme
hardness of the ground. There Is nc
change in the daily yield or the quail
ity of ore extracted since our last re-
port. Sinking the north winze from
the tenth to the eleventh stations Is
making good progress. An entirely
new feature In mining operations Oh
the Comstock, and one that appears to
be a great labor and timc-saving ar
rangement, was Introduced In this mine
during the week, VIZ: that OF estao.
fishing a blacksmith-shop on each level
of the mine, so that all the sharpening
Of tools aud other blacksmith o
can be performed without the great
| delay and trouble 70 often expert
enced In sending tools from the drifts
to the shaft, hosting them to the sur
face, aud again returning them to the
mine.
Daily yield, l45 tons Of ore, worth
SIS per ton. The Incline Is down u
feet below the 1800-foot level, In good
working ground, the sinking making
excellent progress. The main DRIFT
north on the 1G00-foot level having
encountered Indications of the close
proximity Of a body OF water, the
the pump Is being rapidly lowered
from the $500 to the l600-foot level,
so as to prevent any stoppage OF the
work should q heavy flow OF water
take place. The main DRIFT south on
the l600-foot level Is still driven ahead,
with but little change during the
week.
Caledonia.
The south drift on the 400-foot level
Of the new works, tapped a large body
Of water in the early part Of the week.
completely flooding the mine and stop
ping all work OIL the lower levels.
The water rose to above the 4OO-foot
level in the shaft, but Is again reduced
by the pump so that the work Of clean
ing out the drifts has been resumed.
Prospecting south on the 800 foot level
of the old mine is still pushed steadily
ahead, with no new discoveries to
chronicle.
Gould & Garry.
Steady progress has been made dur
ing the week with the prospecting
work on the different levels Of the
mine, with no Interesting changes to
note. Sinking the main incline goes
steadily ahead, though necessarily
slow, on account OF the extreme hard.
ness of the rock. Everything in and
about the mine Is being put In good
shape for n Winters work, and the fu.
ture prospects appear both cheerful
and hopeful.
Insurance.
The incline Is not yet through the
| old workings, the flow Of water inter-
fering with and considerably retarding
| the progress OF the work. Average
| samples OF ore taken from the under
| side OF the incline, assays as high as
$40 per ton, giving excellent promise
Of the development Of a good paying
mine at no distant day.
Sierra Nevada.
Daily yield so tons Of good milling
ore, keeping the mill running steadily
Prospecting on the 5OO-foot level goe:
ON as usual, with nothing Of Interest
except a general progress Of the WORK
to report. The ore breasts in the up
per and middle portion Of the mine
| continue to look and yield well.
Glsbe.
The indications Of finding a body o.
nav ore in the raise from the tunnel
level are very encouraging. the quality
of ore showing a decided improvement
during the week. The main west tun'
mel is still driven steadily ahead, with
no change Of material interest to re-
port.
McMoaus.
The main west tunnel Is still being
pushed vigorously ahead. the face In
porphyry. with occasional streaks Of
line looking quartz, some OF which
give assays Of both gold and silver,
lending great encouragement In the
work, and hopes Of soon reaching the
main ledge.
Benatsr.
All work In the mine Is suspended
for the present on account Of difficult
ties In obtaining the necessary supply
Of wood. The shaft Is $40 feet II
depth. 1t is expected that the worl
Of sinking will be resumed BY the mrs
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