Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-06-29
MINING SUMMARY.
For tho Week HndIns Juno 20, 1872.

LOCAL MINING SUMMARY.
For tho Week HndIus Juno -, 1872.
Stocks were pretty we'll up and
showed a healthy degree OF tirmness
the first Of the week, but have been
afflicted with a decline since then.
fluctuating considerably, as in the case
of the Gould and Curry, Imperial, and
one or two others, and closing with
a firm advancing tendency. The sud-
den jump In the Curry was owing to
a reported strike Of ore In the east
drift at the 15OO-foot level. Nothing,
however, was or is found to justify any
such rise, and the real cause doubtless
lies In some Of the short operators at
the Bay being suddenly called upon to
GILL;" such call being probably In
duced by some of the flying reports OF
strikes so freely circulated nowadays.
Below we give what we know about
the mines:
Rolcher.
Daily yield $50 tons. The south
drift at the 1,OOO-foot level Is In 100
feet from the Crown Point line, aud
the face is in very fine ore. Thus far
this level opens out much better than
was expected. The ore Is more exten-
siye and richer than was anticipated,
showing q large proportion Of gold.
The slopes and ore breasts at the !,loO-
foot level are yielding splendidly, as
usual, aud the eighth floor above It Is
now being opened out, making nifty
feet In hight that the ore body Is being
worked. None of tho floors below 1t
have attained the length or width OF
the ore, showing only about one-third
of the ilOO-foot level worked. There
has been nothing done on the l20O-foot
level during the week, as all the air
forced down for ventilation has been
needed In the levels above. The west
drift from the main south drift at the
llOO.foo level Is nov In 102 feet, and
has nearly arrived at the point OF Inter-
section with the main incline from
above. The main incline Is down 433
feet below the S50-foot level, and In
hard blasting ground-the west
country rock. It will take about six
weeks yet to complete 1t down to Its
connection with the ll0O-foot level.
Ophir.
The shaft Is down 10 feet below the
13OO-foot level, in good sinking
ground. and progressing downward at
the rate Of three feet per day. The
work of prospecting the north drift Of
the 1IOO-foot level Is still pushed with
vigor, while that Of the south DRIFT Is
suspended for the present, and the
sinking of n winze Is commenced l65
feet south of the main west tunnel, the
indications ut that point being such as
to lead to the belief that they have cut
either the upper or lower extremity OF
a body of ore. They are also opening
up the 70O-foot level again, as the
main tunnels Il OH that level but
partially prospected 1t, leaving some
400 feet of almost entirely new ground
between that and the 1100-foot level,
with ample room for yet finding large
bodies OF ore when cross-cuts are run
aud 1t is thoroughly prospected.
Gould & Curry.
Prospecting is being actively pushed
ahead at the l5OO-foot level, with no new
ore development, Notwithstanding the
report so prevalent on the street yester-
day aud this morning thatore has been
found In the east drift at that level.
The drift shows only porphyry and
clay, with little or no quartz at present.
The incline Is down about 90 feet be-
low the l5O0-foot level and still making
fair downward progress. The frame or
the new hosting works Is up, and the
building will be pushed forward to
completion as fast as practicable.
Savage.
Daily yield lis tons, principally
from the lower mine, with about 40
tons a day from the old upper mine.
The incline Is down 80 feet below tue
lowest level, and good downward pro-
grcss still being made. Work Is stop
ped In the north cross-cut at the l5Oe-
foot level, but the south cross-cut at
the same level Is still being driven
east, with no rich developments to
note. A winze is commenced to be
sunk from the lt00 to the l500-foot
levels for prospecting and ventilation.
Rod Jacket
We were shown a sack Of ore from
this mine a day or two since which not
only assays rich, but looks and Is rich,
being filled with crystallzed black sui
phurets Of silver. 1t Is very lively,
tractable quartz, aud the Superlntend-
ent Is now having 100 tons Of 1t ex-
tracted for crushing. The requisite
workshops are now being erected, and
before Winter the mine will DO we'll
opened, the proper machinery put In
position and the Red Jacket will be a
remunerative institution.
Imperial- Empire.
The DRIFT at the 1500-foot level shows
more quartz and better indications Of
ore during the last day or two. The
drifts at the lG50-foot level show more
encouraging indications. Neither level
will be likely to develop any good ore
bodies until they get nearer the east
wall.
Chollar.P otssi.
Daily yield 2l5 tons. The ore Sec
lions all continue looking we'll, eSpe-
cially the west Blue Wing body re-
Gently opened, and which bids fair to
extend to the level below. The work
of clearing out and repairing the shaft
progresses as usual.
Crows Point.
Daily yield $50 tons, keeping the
various mills Of the company steadily
running. The various ore breasts are
still yielding Immensely, and promis-
Ing better thnn ever. The pumps have
no difficulty in keeping the water re-
duced.
Yeilow Jacket.
Daily yield 25 tons. The water be-
ing all out of the incline, the l5Oo-foot