Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-31
LOCAL MININs SUMMARY.
For the Week Rnains August 81, 1872

LOCAL MININs SUMMARY.
For the Week Enains Ausust II, 1872.
The great break In stock which has
ruled for the last week or 80 has been
too apparent to require any recapitu-
lation on our part. Stocks went almost
as low as they did last Fall. What
the Sharon. Jones and Hayward rings
had to do with this depression. or that
Of last Fall, we leave for our contem-
poraries to explain. 1t Is gratifying
however to note that for the last day
or two stocks have experienced q
healthy rise, which we hope will be
continued as Is promised at the close.
Below we give what we know about
the mines:
Daily yield $50 tons. The main
east drift from the incline at the lOOO-
foot level has reached a distance OF 2O2
feet. and is discontinued, the face be-
Ing in porphyry with streaks OF clay.
No ore whatever was found In the
whole length of this drift. The drift
north from 1t, toward the ore slopes. Is
In 81 feet. The south drifs from the orc
slopes, to meet the last mentioned
dritt, Is In 2O5 feet from the Crown Point
line, and In fine ore. The ore breast
Of the 1000 and ll00-foot levels still
look and hold out splendidly. Work
Is actively resumed at the l2O0 or low
est level, the water being all drained
out, and the drift south Is now In l32
from the Crown Point line, with the
face In fine ore. The air Is very hot
at this level, but a wiuze Is
commenced to connect 1t with
the level above, 200 feet south
OF the Crown Point line, giving
the required circulation Of air. The
llOO-fUot station Of the mtin incline
will not be completed ready for orc
hosting under about a month, as the
great amount of foul air passing
through from the lower levels Of this
rs we'll As the Crown Point mine will
not allow men to work more than IN
hour ut a time, consequently progress
Is necessarily slow.
Overman.
Tho shaft tapped Il strong body OF
water on Tuesday last. The water
rose In the shaft about $50 feet. where
it now stands. This. OF course, stops
all work in the mine for the present.
As it was the intention to stop the
work to put In new oiIting machinery
In Il very short time, they have taken
advantage Of the delay. and have Or
dered from the machine works Of Il.
G. Booth & Co., San Francisco. two
of the largest and most powerful EN-
gineS ever brought to this State. One
Of these engines will be OH the ground
In u day or two ut iarthest, and the
other us SOON as it Is possible to for
ward 1t over the mountains. The
foundation for the engines Is being laid
Of huge blocks OF solid granite. When
the engines are II running order. with
the best pumping machinery OH tho
Comstock lode, they eau defy anything
less than u young Niagara ever stop
ping them again. -
Consolidated Virginia.
On the ll63-foot level tlie cross-cut
to the westward has not yet reached
the ore vein. The ground lately en-.
tered by this drift is very hard, but the
indications Of the proximity Of the ore
VEN are decidedly prominent. On the
5UO.foot level the prospects Of al early
discovery of q concentrated body OF
orc are much more encouraging than
at the date of our last tour OF III
spection. In prospecting the llGj foot
level the workings have been carried
on ny drifting from the Gould & Curry
mine, the main shaft OF the Consol-
dated not reaching below the 50O-foot
level consequently all the hosting OF
waste and supply Of tinbers. ETC., has
been through the Gould y Curry shaft,
the miners also passing through the
same way. Tho Gould II Curry Com
pany has been very obliglng and az
commodating In this respect, Offering
all possible facilities.
Utah.
Tho new shaft lately projected to
cut the ore vein to the eastward Of the
old workings Is advancing rapidly TO-
ward the east clay wall. 1t has
already attained a depth Of los feet be-
low the old tunnel. We tlnd great
difficulty In Obtaining intornation rel
alive to the size aud quality Of the ore
vein worked through the old shaft IL
years ago. The present owners Ut the
mine are reticent, but as the shares are
not obtainable In the Stock Board, We
strongly believe that the lode Is OF
value ut that point. II my Of Il old
residents can give Us reliable and posi-
tive Information about the vein In this
nine we will esteem 1t rs a personal
favor.
Daily yield, 10 tons, worth s2S per
ton. The Incline Is down l47 feet In
tough, Woodworking ground. The
south DRIFT OIL the 1500-foot level will
make connection to-day with the wlnze
from the li0O, the worKmen being 80
close to each other that they eau hear
distinctly ordinary conversation. This
will thoroughly Yentilate aud cool the
l5O0-foot level. AS soon as the con-
nection Is made tho work of oross-
cutting and prospecting the 15O0-foot
level Will be again vigorously resumed.
The south DRIFT, which Is running
through good ore. will DO pushed
ahead to tile Hale s. Norcross line.