Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-13
Kantuck.

Kontuck.
From SO to 40 tons Of ore per day Is
the present yield Of this mine, cleaned
from the old workings about the sOOi
600 and 7OO-foot levels. This keeps
the DEVILS Gate mill running steadily.
The drift through the 1300-foot level Of
this mine being run from each side BY
by the Crown Point and Yellow Jacket
COMPANIES for air connection, 70 pro-
crossing as fast as the hot, close at
mospbere will allow, but 1t will take q
month yet to complete 1t.
Arixsaa and Utah.
This mine Is opening out promising
ly, and will give a good report Of IT.
self before long. AT a meeting of the
stockholders, held in San Francisco on
the 9th instant, the following gentle
men we're chosen Trustees : James A.
Pritchard, w. +. Myers, w. II. Scarf,
Capt. A. T. Smith, N. D. Townsend
(vice Presidenth and Jos. Mcguire,
Secretary.
The drift west, toward the vein, at
the l3OO-foot level, Is now In - feet,
and is expected to lntersect the vein In
about three weeks. At the 1l00-foot
level the south drift Is IN 146 feet from
the shaft, cutting through several
streaks Of quartz and developing very
good and encouraging indications Of
ore, tho quartz giving small assays OF
silver and gold. The north drift 10 In
III feet with less favorable indica-
tlous.
Buckeye.
Nothing particularly new and favor
able to report relative to the mine, ex-
cept that they had apay-dsy last week,
paying off labor and other bills. Mr..
Cook, the new Superintendent, con-
templates various improvements In
and about the mine, and hopes to even
improve the yield Of the N The
mine produces about So tons OF orc per
day, all gold ORE.
suiro Tuanel.
The sinking OF the air shafts along
the line Of the tunnel is progressing
favorably. The tunnel itself Is now
In a distance of 2,s32 feet, and the face
being In very hard blasting rock, no
very fast progress. can be made. There
are 225 mon employed In running this
tunnel and sinking the air shafts.
Justice.
The water 10 the shaft will be all
pumped out by the middle Of next
week, when the drift east at the 800
foot level will be cleaned out and fin
ished through to the ledge. It Is now
in 90 feet, and about 80 feet further
will reach the ledge, whom good ore Is
expected to be found.
Yellsw Jacket.
Yielding about the same as last
week, with no new developments to
report. Tho main incline 10 progress
ing deeper at a satisfactory rate, and
has attained q depth Of 40 feet below
the Sutro Tunnel level, encountering
no water as yet.
Imperial Empire.
The incline from the bottom Of the
shaft Is still being sunk at a satisfac-
tory rate, in hard blasting rock. The
station ut the l600-foot level will soon
be opened. No water Is found In the
incline.
Knickerbscker.
New shaft down $50 feet. The new
hoisting works are completed ready
for operation, and will materially as
sist In the deeper sinking OF tho SHAFT
the hoistlng having been done thus far
by and-wlndlass.
New shaft 712 feet deep and tho bot
tom In hard porphyry, which blasts
we'll, therefore good progress Is made
In sinking deeper. The pumps are In
position ready for any increase OF
water requiring their use. i
suecor.
The new shaft Of the company was
commenced this week, and will be sunk
as rapidly as possible under contract.
As Mt our last report, only ore Is being
taken from the mine to run tho COM
pany's mill.
ChoIlar Potosi.
Daily yield, $50 tons, all from the
old workings in various parts Of the
mine. Average assays al 80 per ton.
No now developments but all the ore
breasts show improved quality OF ore.
Segregated Belehsr.
No new and rich developments to
report In this mine, but the great ore
body Of the Crown Point and Bslcher
mines is expected to extend through
into It.
About four feet Of very good ore Is
reported found in the old upper work
ings of this mine. At other points the
Globe Is being actively prospected and
developed.
Gsuld d Garry.
The new holstlng works will be
completed In about a week, when OPP |
erations in the mine will be resumed.
Sierra Nevada.
Daily yield, 80 tons, from the new
ledge, keeping the company's first mill
steadily running.
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