Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-06-15
MINING SUMMARY.
For he Week H.diss Jans is, 1s72.

We have no very important develop
ments Of rich ore to report In any
Of the various mines Of the Comstock
range. The Chollar-P otosi shows anew
extension of ore extending west from
the old Blue Wing section which prom
ises we'll, yet Is not Of high grade
and perhaps Of not much extent. The
rich, new and very important develop
ments expected to be made In the
lower drifts Of the Imperial-Empire
do not "pan out" much just yet. Be-
low we give what we know about the
mines:
Beichcr.
Daily yield N5 tons, from the HOO
and 1OOO-foot levels. The main In
cline measures 407 feet below the $50
foot level. The drift west at the HOO,
to meet this incline Is In 90 feet, and
has 90 feet farther to go In order to
reach the point Of Intersection, but
progress In both drift and Incline Is
necessarily slow, owing to the very
hot air aud lack Of ventilation. This
difficulty will DO obvlated In about
four weeks, when the connection Will
be made. No work Is being done at
the l2OO-toot level, and has not been
for over a week, as all the air which Is
forced down there Is now needed at
the HOO. When the incline reaches
the ll0O-foot level 1t will be lao feet
west of the ledge, in the hard west
country rock. At the l0OO-foot level
In the incline, a station is opened and
drifting east to the hedge Is being done
at present. When the proper point Is
reached, drifting north from 1t Will be
done in order to meet the drlft south
now being driven at the l,0O0-foot
level. This drift Is in splendid ore,
some of it exceedingly rich. We
were shown a piece this morn
Ing, taken from the face Of the drift,
In which plenty of free gold was visi-
BILE among the rich black sulphurets
Of silver. 1t assays SIC, 200 to the ton.
The bullion from this mine contains
an unusually large proportion Of gold,
and especially so during the past
month. the gold averaging over 90 per
cent. in Its proportion to the silver:
The last shipment Of bullion averaged
nearly 20 per cent. gold. The follow
Ing Is the yield for the month Of May :
Number Of tons, 7,4ll yield per ton,
$57 %; per cent. worked, 76; total
yield, $429,349 80.
Sinking the shaft deeper for a new
level was commenced last Sunday and
Is progressing at a very satisfactory
rate, the machinery working splen-
didly. The drift at the lOOO-foot level
toward the ledge Is In 2is feet, and In
more favorable indications than ever.
The ground works we'll and the chances
for developing a good body of ore
are very excellent. Such development
would send Oyerman stock high up In
the figures. An assessment OF 81 per
share is Just levied to assist In carrying
on all the new and expensive work.
The property, mine, management and
general condition Of the Oyerman
Company's affairs were never better
than now.
Consolidated Virginia.
The drift south on the 500-foot level
Is still continued througha strong vein
Of quartz Of a very favorable appear
ance. The east cross-cut at this level
Is now In so feet from the main south
drift, &c feet Of which are In fine look
Ing quartz, with spots Of ore. The
DRIFT from the Gould & Curry mine Is
now within 30 feet Of the southern
boundary of the mine. This DRIFT Is
run on the east side Of the vein and Is
progressing at the rate Of 4 feet per
day. The vein will be tapped by this
tunnel at a perpendicular depth OF
100 feet.
Crewn PsIni.
The water at the lowest level being
pretty well conquered, the ore yield
Of the mine has nearly reached Its old
standard again. About two-thirds Of
the ore comes from the 1900 foot level,
and the balance from the level above
The wines below the 1900 are being
sunk rs fast as the receding water VIII
allow, and the development OF ore IN
them is very important, yet no more
than was expected from what was
found on the l3OO-foot level. The body
Of water tapped was q large one, and
IL drains out slowly. yet the pumps are
constantly getting the best OF It.
Chsllar.Pstssi.
Daily yield, us TONS all from the
regular old workings. The fine body
of ore We made mention Of a day OF
two since as being found extending
west from the old Blue Wing, although
not Of high grade, Is an important
addition to the ore resources OF the
mine. The cleaning out and repairing
of the shaft Is being actively prose
cuted. Over 500 feet Of 1t will have
TO be retlmbered. This work IL now
commenced.
Hale u N0rcrosss
Daily yield about As tons OF ore
There Is rs yet no development Of new
Importance to report on the lowest
level. The winze from the 14O0-fooi
level is now ITO feet down toward the
1900. foot level. At a further distance
of 40 feet tho lowest level will bt
reached. Until this connection Is made
il Is utterly impossible to push the
prospecting drift at the lowest level
as the heat is intense.
Buckeye.
Daily yield, 20 tons of ore, averaging
about $40 to the ton. The incline !:
now down 232 feet, and the requisite
timbers being procured, the work !:
getting along finely. Drifting south
from the bottom Of the incline Il
stopped on account of water. The re
cent ore developments south Of the
shaft are looking still better.
OphiP.
Sinking tho main shaft deeper wa
resumed last Monday, and excellent
progress IL being made. In order Z
concentrate upon this point, work 1
stopped for the present at the l2oo-ioo
level. Prospecting the llOO-foot ieve
Is still being actively prosecuted, now