Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-10
LOCAL MlNINs SUMMARY.
For the Week ~ ing Ausast 10, 1874.

We have nothing sensational 10 re
port In either mines or stocks TIL:
week. Below we give what We know
about the mines.
Yellow Jacket.
Daily yield ~ tons 81 ore from be-
tween the 900 aud 1000 loot levels. be-
low which no ore /. found. The main
incline IL not being sunk deeper al
present. owing to Inefficient pumping
arrangements, which difficulty will,
however, be obviated before long. The
1900 foot station from the Incline /
opened and the main DRIFT east from Il
toward the ledge Is In AZ feet. Tht
incline Is la the hard west country rocl
aud rs the ledge eeIn, to be Halter at
that depth. this DRIFT will probably
have to 70 nearly or quite 100 feet fur
ther before reaching IL. Lat Tuesday
u connection was made with the main
DRIFT north at the l300-foOt level ami
the long incline from the ll0O-foo'
level. giving splendid ventilation
throughout. The maiH drift Is now
heiny continued northward exploring
for a good bo,ly of ore like tint In the
Imperial. About 800 feet Of this maiIl
drift hs, been completed since the 9Th
Of last month, working at three differ
ent points. This was done by work
Ing each way from the bottom oil. tile
incline aforesaid, the holstlng, etc,
being done by n little donkey engine
worked by compressed air. stationed
nc the top of the Wine at the llOO.foot
level. This Is a very important appli:.
cation OF the compressed air Idea and
operates to the utmost advantage.
wesdville.
This mine has been troubled with
foul air lately, but the difficulty being
now obviated, work goes OIL rs usual
At tho tlrst annual meeting OF the
stockholders, held last Thursday, the
following gentlemen were elected
rru.tee. TO serve ior the ensuing year
James A. Pritchard. NJ. D.. townsend,
W. II. Sears, W. F. Myers aud DR..
Washington Aver. The officers are
James x. Pritchard, President w. F.
Myers, Vice President; A. Noel. Sec
rotary; NJ. ID. Townsend, Treasurer,
and l.. W. Wood, Superintendent.
The result Of the LAT cleanup OF tile
mill, from So tons Of ore, last Sunday,
WAS ;. 6UU. An assay, made nc Nc
Cullough S Gold Hill assay office this
forenoon, of ore taken from the first
level of the north DRIFT from the in-
cline yielded $l4l IS 10 the ton, show
Ing considerable improvement.
sutro Tunuel.
This tunnel has penetrated a dis
tance Of 1905 feet. The rock Is very
hard In the face Of tho tunnel. but
good progress Is made. The work in
the various air shafts along the line OF
the tunnel Progresses rs usual. AT tile
recent annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the company, the following
gentlemen were elected officers anu
Trustees: Joseph Aron, President ;
Charles w. Brush. Vice President j.
Seligman s. Co.. Treasurer; Adoiph
Sutro, General Superintendent; Pei
nam W. AmeS. Secretary ; aud Jo.epli
Aron, Charles W. Brush, john B. Fell
ton, solomon Heydeufeldt, Edward n.
Hooper and Thomas G. Wedderspoon,
Trustees.
Occidental.
The main tunnel at the lowest level
|. daily advancing northward as fast
a, possible. The contractors conf
IDENTIFY expect to finish their contract
before the expiration Of the month.
The tunnel Is III the ore vein, and the
Essays NOW taken daily show a coll
rinual Improvement In the value. At
the meeting OF the compiny, held
IN San Francisco oil Wednesday last,
the following Trustees were elected :
W. E. Barron, Alvlnza Hayward, j.
:. Flood, William Kohl aud John F.
Miller. Subsequently, W. E. Barron
was elected President and Charles Z.
Elliot was chosen Secretary.
Jacob L.iule.
The ledge Is now found to be over 20
feet wide and 10 west wall reached as
vet. 1t shows constant Improvement,
and the proprietorship Of this valuable
mine having undergone a reorgaiiiLa-
ton, arrangements will be made by
superintendent Lamson to have The
,re taken tv mill. there being u large
mount already OH the dump for thai
purpose. This bids fair to become one
II the best mines OIL the north end OF
the Comstock. The company has hled
its certificate IN the County Clerks OF
ice for Nh increase OF capital stock
from 1880 share. vt 5000 each, to 3d.
uO0 shares at 500 each.
GeuId d Curry.
The new hosting engine was started
I'D for tie first time yesterday. and
works perfectly. The new hoi-ting
cable will 10 run OH the reels to-day,
and everything Ia aud about the work:
retokeus strength aud durability, and
good Judgment aud skill In the man
ageInent. sinking the Incline pro-
,Tesses slowly. the rock blasting quite
hard. The north, south, and east
lrlfts on the l500-foot level are each
being driven ahead with no material
change during the week.
Halo d Norcross.
Daily yield aboLt l0O tons. Work
Is stopped in the northern half OF this
mine on the lowest level ; that portion
using considered to be thoroughly
urosUected. the prospecting work
now carried Oh OIL that level Il entirely
n the southern half Of that mlne.
Nothing of value Is yet shown. The
Incline Is now sunk l2O feet below the
lowest level, ard work Is still golng
OIL vigorously.
Ophir.
The broken bed Of the hoistlng ell
zine has been replaced by a much
stronger and better one. and sinking
tho shaft was again resumed OH Hed-
,,esdsy last. The north DRIFT on the
llOO.foot level l. being pushed ahead
with the usual vlgor.. aud no change to
,,ote. The west drift oil the 700 loot
level Il In 70 feet IN ledge matter. with
occasional streaks and spots that give
assay, OF a low value.
Couse idated virKinia
The cross-cuts arc still In quartz on
the 5OO-foot level. The assays taken
Iatterly from the new body show a
t~~rrOyunlpnt The