Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
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Daily yield $50 tons. No pAttlcnlar
change to note In tho old orc ptodic-
ing sections. The slopes ara all look
Ing and yielding splendldly, with no
sign of weakening. Tho orc breasts
and floors at the lowest or lsoo-foot
level are yielding immensely, and the
ore Is all of high grade. The receipts
of the mine for the frst half Of the
month amounted to nearly 100000,
and for tho entire month the amount ts
confidently expected to foot up TO 81
GOO. 600. The ore breasts at the 1900
foot level extond about 90 feet east,
looking finely for that distance or
width. The north DRIFT from the main
east cross-cut Is In 4S feet and all the
wny in splendid ore. The south drife
from the main incline at tho l400-foot
level, is being rapidly driven ahead,
and the incline itself u now down 100
feet below that level. The bottom Of
the incline Is in very hard rock, and
dry rs q powder-house. The rock
works we'll and good progress is being
made.
The south winze from the second to
the third station Is down IS feet, pass
ing the whole distance through good
ore, the ledge at that depth being seven
feet In width Of solid ORE. Tho main
south drift from the third station 10 In
20 feet, the entire face In ore. Tho
main north drift, ut the third station,
Is In SO feet, also In good ore. The
average car samples assay 500 per
ton. the proportion Of gold predomln-
atlng. Tho dumps are all full OF ore,
and the future prospects OF the milne
good.
Much greater difficulty has been ex-
~perienced, than was at first anticipated
In reaching the face Of the main west
drift on the 400. foot level. The ground
being very soft and continually giving
away, It was found necessary to drive
long spiling ahead 10 prevent any
further caving. The work IL now close
up to the face OF the drift so that pros
pectlng the ledge can be again resumed.
Small pieces ofquarts washed out from
the ledge by the water, give assays Of
a to $5 per ton.
Yellow Jacket.
Work Is suspended In the main drift
east at the 15OO-fcot level, on account
Of too much water oeing tapped In the
vein. The pump, however, handles II
easily, and when 1t has drained out
sufficient, drifting will be resumed. The
north drift at the 1400-toot level Is
still In promising quartz and porphy-
~, and the prosecuting at the north
end of the l300-foot level still goes
ahead, with no rich ore developments
as yet.
Prospecting at the 4O0-foot level
goes on as usual, both north and south
from the main shaft. The south drint
Is In ass feet and the north driit about
the same, both showing very encour-
aging indications In the face. The
main incline commenced from near
the bottom Of the shaft 10 now down
about Is feet In good working ground.
C~sIeAs,is.
The main south drift at the 400-foot
level has been discontinued. The raise
on the ore-body found IN the main
north drift on the 400 foot level Is
making good progress, the face still In
ore that assays we'll. Tho main west
DRIFT at the 5OO-foot level Is making
excellent progress, the rock In the face
working much'softer and better than
at u last report.
Dsekeye.
No ore has been extracted from this
mine during the week, the dumps be-
Ing full aud owing to the prevalent
horse disease 1t being impossible to get
the ore hauled to the mills. The hope
mill starts up again this morning.
Prospecting the mine 10 steadily pro-
crossing without any new develop
ments oflmportance TO chronicle.
sierra Nevada.
Prospecting the 6O0-foot or lower
level continues as usual, with no
change Of Importance to report. The
ore breasts In the upper and middle
portions of the mine are yielding about
the usual amount Of good milling ore.
Tho mill Is kept steadily running on
ore from the mine, crushing from so to
85 tons per day.
Unisa Consolidated.
The north drlft along the line OF the
ledge Is still pushed steadily ahead, the
face In quartz. One hundred and ffty
feet north from the main tunnel .
cross-cut has been run, showing the
ledge to be 80 feet In width Of solid
quartz that assays from SIS TO $2O per
ton.
Julla.
The main west DRIFT on the 1,000-foot
level has made % feet advance during
the week, the rock In the face working
quite hard and the progress slow. Tho
south cross.cut from this drift 10 In AZ
feet, the face In ore. The future pros
poets Of the mlne r very encour-
aging.