Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-06-05
plocHs MINING ITEMS.
From the Ely Recori, June 81


MEADOW Misunderstanding usual
quantity Of ore to mill, aud mine look.
Ing well In the different workings.
Sinking on the Shafts Of Nos. 3 aud q
has been temporarily suspended on ac'
count of the great amount Of prospect
ing going OH In the levels above. but
continues In the Summit shaft. New
boilers arrived for the company OH
Friday morning last, and Will be at
once placed In position alongside OF
those at present In use at Nos. 3 and Z
shafts, for the purpose OF changing oil
when It Is necessary to clean up. there
by preventing any shutting down OF
the works or any unnecessary delay.
Tho difficulty Of furnishing good air to
air to the lower levels IN No. 3 shaft
has been removed by tho placing Of air
pipes throughout the mine, and max
Ing connection from the engine,
whereby 1t acts rs q blower for fur
nlshing air.
ExcELsIoR.-Raislng orc and pre-
parlng to stope from the bottom level.
Still sinking OH winzc from lower
level, preparatory to opening a new
station. On Wednesday last struck
into a fine body of ore in the upper
drift, which Is now In IS feet In width.
Specimens from the strike, exhibited
to US on Saturday, arc the finest we
have yet seen in camp, the size there
OF, etc, being taken into consideration.
In one specimen, 8 feet IN length by
about 20 inches IN width, nothing Is
visible except high grade orc of the
finest quality.
The mines of our district continue to
look we'll generally, and the amount
Of work done and prospecting going
on In this vicinity Is daily Increasing.
Many claims have been sent to San
Francisco for incorporation and are
awaiting the arrival of the necessary
working capital to push work ahead
more vigorously, and develop the
mines more fully. Wells, Fargo II
Co. shipped for the week ending June
lst, bullion valued ut SOL, 0G3 81, and
from May 1st to juno LIST, inclusive,
$50S, 276 u.
CHIEF or THE HHL.-On dumps ut
present about 225 tons Of high grade
ore, which will mill OH an average, it
Is estimated by parties who have sam
pied it, $l,0 per ton, the average as
say Of the dumps being $l6o. Every
thing In the workings OF the mine In
dictates the presence Of n large body OF
ore, rs the ledge continues 20 widen in
the drifts and the orc in the ledge also.
SuNBEAM.-Slaft down 200 feet.
Now drifting for the vein which was
cut and passed through in sinking. On
Friday night struck into castings In the
face OF the DRIFT, AMI have now good
indications OF soon tapping the ledge.
WARD BsEcmER.-Wc are informed
that the stock Of this c0snpamy has been
purchased by u number or wcalIy cap
italists In San Francisco, and the mine
will be at once put In good order for
permanent working.
RAYMOND AND ELY.-Minc continues
looking well throughout, and work is
| going ahead rs usual ; at present ship
ping about 40 to,iS more of ore to mill
daily, than can be crushed by the fifty
stamps.
NEwARx.-Shaft now down ie0 feet,
with ledge showing two feet in width
OIL the bottom. Ore from the new
strike assays from $l53 to Sl,lU0. En-
pect engine for hoi,ting purposes in a
few days.
NoRRoLK.-Shaft now dowmlI0 feet.
Still sinking on ledge ; which shows
~ feet In width In tho bottom Of the
shaft. Ore from tic lcdgc shows m
average Assay Of $50 to Sl5O.
WASHINGTON AND misunderstanding
on shaft ut present, but rot doing
much else. pending the arrival Of the
hoistlng machinery.
AzrEc.-Slmft down 40 feet and still
sinking, with good indications Of soon
striking q large body of ore.
PAGE AND PANACA.-Slait 200 feet
In depth and still sinking.