Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-07
MINING SUMMARY.

LOCAL MINING SUMMARY.
For tho Week Ending sop 2, 1874.
The fluctuations In stocks have been
considerable, showing a moderate de-
gree of frmness at the close. Below
we give what we know about the
mines :
Savage.
Daily yield, III tons of ore, worth
500 per ton. The incline Is down l5s
feet below the l50O-foot level, and still
In very tough, bad blasting ground.
| Connection was made last Saturday
| evening between the main south drift
Of the I5U0-foot level and the winze
from the 400. giving a splendid cir
culation of good air. But little work
has been done on the l500-foot level
during the week. Owing to the fact
of the main drift south being narrowed
In its Dimensions so as to complete
| the connection with the winze as soon
as 1t was possible. The enlargement
and timbering of that drift Is now fin.
ished to the Wine, and will be pushed
speedily ahead to the Hale & Norcross
line. Wednesday last q fine body Of
high grade ore, seven feet thick, was
struck on the sixth station t58l-foot
level) of the old works, 60 feet north
aud 300 feet east of the old shaft. 1t
Is claimed that this Is in entirely new
ground, and 1t appears to widen to the
southwark, giving. promise of q fine
development. The ore Is Of the same
rich character aud quality rs the old
Potosi chimney.
BeIcher.
Daily yield $50 tons. No particular
change in the mine except that the
1000 foot level is showing improvement
as farther opened out. The ore breasts
at the HOO are yielding rs usual, also
tile floors above. At the l2OO-iOot
level all there Is being done at present
Is widening out the main DRIFT for bet
ter circulation and working. AT the
| S5O-foot level, which is In go feet from
| the shaft, n drift northeast Is started
which is to be run 225 feet and a winze
| sunk from 1t to connect with the 1000
foot level for ventilation and dumping
waste to fill in the worked out slopes
below. The main incline Is down SIS
feet below the 100 foot level. and the
working station for the 1l00-foot level
IL being opened out. The drift north
from tile ll00-foot level east drift, Is in
~ feet, and the DRIFT north from the
ore stope at the same level to connect
with it, is In 20S feet. .
Ophir.
The shaft Is down $50 feet below the
l3OO-foot level and making good pro-
gress, the rock working we'll. The
quantity of water Is gradually lessen
Ing, giving no trouble whatever. The
west drift on the HOO. foot level Is in
465 feet in hard blasting ground. The
west drift OIL the 700-foot level Is In
$50 feet, making good progress. Many
rumors have circulated during tho
week of Il strike In the mine, but all
that IAN yet be said of 1t Is that they
have good indications which may or
may not develope into something Of
real value.
Hale & Noreross.
No additional development has been
made in any OF the levels Of this mine
since our last report. The sinking Of
the incline Is continued in the hard ma
terial lately encountered. Twelve
feet have been added to Its length du-
ring the week. The main shaft Is
somewhat crushed in for q distance OF
300 feet, and the work of repairing the
damaged portion is now commenced.
During the time occupied In making
these repairs, the yield Of ore Will be
nominal, rs the work In the shaft Will
Interfere with the passages of the cages.
Rod jacket.
We saw q lot Of very fine ore from
this mine this morning taken from tho
lowest depth, 20 feet. 1t is full Of rich
silver sulphurets, with considerable
iron pyrites, and Of a lively, fine look
ing character. 1t assays from $50 to
1850 to the ton. The vein matter be-
tween the walls ia ten feet wide, and
this good ore streak Is about five feet
wide. A new working shaft Is already
being commenced, In order to work
the mine to better advantage.
Caledonia.
The drift south III the 40O-foot level
Of the old works is in 300 feet. The
main west drift Of the SO0-toot level
new shaft Is In 440 feet. Cross-cuts are
run at this point both north and south,
the management desiring to avoid tap.
ping the water from the ledge as long
as other necessary work which must DO
done first, can be better done without
it. The west drift from the 7W-foot
level Is in $50 feet In hard blasting
ground.
Daily yield l20 tons Of orc, worth
$50 per ton. The yield from the diff
ferent ore breasts has not been up to
the usual average during the week,
and the average assay value less. Pre-
parations are boing made to commence
the extraction OF ore from the 2OO-foot
station, which will probably be COM
pleted by the. end Of the week. Work
on the new machinery Is progressing
we'll.
Julia.
The new engine was started up last
Tuesday and all the machinery worked
splendidly. The hosting works build
ing Is fast approaching completion
and everything in and about the works
Is putting OH Il business look. Hoist
Ing the water from the shaft was COM
menced this morning. As soon as the
shaft Is drained, work will be resumed
In both the DRIFT and shaft.
Baltimore.
The engine, pump and other machin-
cry works splendidly. The shaft is