Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-13
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with. At the second and third levels
work Is progressing as usual with a
view to anticipated good ore develop
ments. The annual meeting OF the
company will be held at San Francisco
on the I'd Of October.
woodvilIc.
Yielding sufficient ore to supply the
Ramsdell 10 stamp mill. The In
cline is being Strengthened and put In
shape to reach new bodies Of orc. A
new shaft will be started next week.
II will be situated about 400 feet north
and 800 feet east OF the old Incline,
and will have three compartments.
New machinery has been ordered Tor
this shaft and Is being manufactured
in San Francisco.
Yellow Jacket.
The workmen are engaged to-day In
changing the cables In the shaft. Pre-
parations are being made to place a
new pump column In the shaft. Ar
ranpements will be shortly made to
hoist the water by means OF small
pumping engines from the 1900 to the
i3OO.foot level. From thence 1t will
be conveyed through pipes to the In
perlal.
SutrO Tunnel.
Total length 4,347 feet. The rock
in the face is very hard but works we'll.
The drifts both cast and west, at the
bottom of shaft No. l. on the line OF
the tunnel, ARE progressing we'll. Work
Is resumed ut shaft No. 2, and n: the
other two shafts work Is about being
started up, a plentiful supply Of wood
being obtained.
The pumping and other machinery
at the llOO-toot station being compile
ted, sinking the shaft Is resumed with
good progress. The main west tunnel
at the 1000 foot level, together with its
| southwest and northwest branches, Is
making good progress toward where
good orc should be found some day or
other.
Arizona d Utah.
The sinking of the shaft and incline
is progressing rapidly. Passably good
rock ia being encountered In the shaft
In tho incline east from the shaft the
| Utah ledge Is being followed at an
angle Of As degrees. Some low grade
ore has been encountered. Prospects
tlattering.
Occidental.
The lower tunnel Is being extended
northwafd day and night, immedia'
tely and adjoiaing the ore vein. The
face of the drift Is now $50 feet north
of the last cross-cut. Another cross
cut will be commenced within a
couple of days to test the ore vein OF
this point.
Sierra Nevada.
The mill continues running steadily
on orc from the mine. The last clean
up, gave 81, 200 from 900 tons Of ore.
The mine never looked better, ana
bids fair to never give out. Some I'M
usually rich punches of ore have been
met with In the last few days.
Sutro.
Superintendent Sheridan Is driving
ahead the work of developing this
promising mine with the utmost ener.
gy. iIe has bccn putting la q pump
this week at the main shaft, and pro
poses developing some good paying
ore before long.
Imperial.
At the 1700-foot level the south drift
shows improvement 10 the way OF ore
indications. The ore Is In spots and
punches, some Of which give very good
assays. No other change to note.
The sinking OF the main incline pro-
crosses we'll as usual.
Dancy.
The pumps and all the machinery At
the new shaft and hosting works o.
this Company. will be completed and
ready to 70 Into operation about the
last Of next week, when the water will
be pumped out Of the shaft aud sink
Ing resumed.
Belchcr.
Our sources of information relative
to this mine this week are again de-
moralized, and we are unable to state
anything further than that there IL
nothing new to make mention OF, but
that the report OF last week will dc
for this.
Caledonia.
Sufficient orc is being extracted to
keep the Sapphire mill running. The
ore breasts of the 500.foot level show
finely, with continued improvement,
Everything In aud about the mine |:
working we'll and to tho best adyant'
age.
The prospecting work ut tho lGOC
and l700.foot levels progresses well
with no new and Important develop
ments rs yet. The sinking of tile
main incline also continues ut q good
rate Of progress.
American fInt.
Tho orc ut the first station show
we'll. At the third station no new o.
Interesting developments are met with
but from present indications good ore
Is liable to be met with mt any time.
Julia.
Good headway is being made In tn
east drift. Low grade ore mot VIII
during tho past week. The water y
being gradually lowered In the shaft
Hosting 100, 900 gallons per day.
New York Consolidated.
Shaft $50 feet deep. Rock at thu
bottom soft, with streaks of quartz
Water Increases, but Is easily managed
with tho pumps. The machinery ailt
everything going all right.
Buckeye.
Dally yield, about Is tons, which Il
worked at the Hope mill, Silver City
The various ore breasts are looking
we'll rs usual. with no new develop
ments to note.
Utah.
The pumps and pumping engine
have been placed in position and arc
working splendidly, aud the sinking