Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-14

Daily yield sou tons. Driit nortn
from the east drift at the s60-foot level
In 1913 feet. Main incline down 169
feet below the ll00.foot level. The
station for the 1200-foot level will be
opened and the drift commenced as
soon as the requisite timbers n be
procured. Wine 200 feet south Of the
Crown Point line, to connect with the
100 and l200-fo levels, down 80 feet
In fine ore. The hosting machinery
Is fully repaired and working we'll,
and an extension of 10 feet Is being
made to the ore dump.
Overman.
The new machinery Is so nearly
completed that the work of freeing the
shaft from water so as to admit of the
resumption OF work In the mine, will
be commenced In two or three days at
tarthest. Everything Is being done In
the strongest and most durable man.
ner possible. Two large water tanks
of boiler iron are nearly completed to
bail water and thus assist the working
of the pump, aud everything In and
about the works will soou be In readi-
ness for the most active operations.
Grown Point.
The l300-foot level opens out richer
and richer the more 1t Is worked,
the crosscut from the east wlnze being
In over 20 feet in fine ore, with no
sign Of east wall. Preparations are
being made to take out ore from this
level. The other parts Of the mine are
looking and yielding we'll.
silver llill.
On the first level the north and south
drifts are being continued In the ore
vein, both drifts in pay ore. The new
pump Is In place and the sinking Of the
shaft Is again resumed. Lumber, to
construct m ore house, has not yet
been procured, therefore but little ore
can be extracted.
Occidental.
The lower tunnel Is being continued
In the ore vein. The quartz through
which 1t Is passing. is N Of very low
grade, and Is not reserved for milling.
The stream Of water lately encount-
cred In this tunnel, continues to flow
from the face Of the drift without
abatement.
sierra Nevada.
Daily yield from 40 to 80 tons Of
good milling ore. The prospecting
drifts on the 500-foot level, are still
driven steadily ahead, with no changes
Of interest watever to report. The
mill Is kept steadily running on ore
from the mine.
Insurance.
The shaft has passed through the old
chamber into new ground and is all In
ore of good character. 1t Is 20 feet
deep, aud at 100 feet u cross.cut will be
made into the ore body. The ore Is
looking much better than heretofore,
filled with black sulphurets, aud assays
we'll.
No work has been done In the new
shaft the past week, as wood cannot be
procured to run the machinery. The
north drift adit. level Is being contin-
ucd north, and Is without change.
Imperial Empire.
Work In the shaft and prospecting
the mine progressing as usual, with
no change of material Interest to note.
Work Oh the surface improvements is
making steady progress.
Baltimore Consolidated.
Shaft down 36i feet, making q pro-
gress of 10 feet during the week. Drift
Ia l3S feet, having made ~ feet pro-
gress. Both shaft and drift still In
hard blasting ground.
senator.
This mine which was stopped for a
week'for want Of supply Of wood was
again started up to-day, the requisite
being obtained.
Yellow Jacket.
Nothing new to report since our
last. Drifting and prosecuting as
usual ut the l300-foat level.
Knickerbocker.
Main west drift In 40 feet, with the
face In hard working porphyry.
Jacob Little.
Work progressing as usual. No new
developments to report.