Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-05
Reieher.

ReIeher.
Daily yield 40 tons. The piston roc
of the air compressor Of the hoistins
engine at the l2oO-foot level broke yes
tsrday. It will be repaired, however,
In 4s hours. Eighty tons per day ars
taken from tho 13o0-foot level, through
the Yellow Jacket shaft. In q couple
of days more, however, when repairs
to the boilers are completed. about l8l
tons will be taken out that way and
the yield Of the Belchsr increased to
500 tons or more per day. This level Is
opening out spiendidIy snd bids fair to
prove the best In the mine. The main
| DRIFT south and the cross-cut east
| from Il are discontinued At present
untiLthe winze shall DO completed be-
tween this and tie level above, giving
| needed ventilation. All the other ore
breasts and levels are looking and
| Welding finely. The Incline Is down
100 feet below the l200-foot level. In
hard blasting ground. The DRIFT north
from the incline at the 1200-foot level
Il In 200 feet, aud the drlft south to
meet It. 332 feet. They will connect
In about six weeks. , A monthly diyt-
dend Of $5 per share is declared to
day, payable next Thursday.
f. Crswn Psi.s
Daily yield $50 tons. There Is no
particular change to note In the mine.
It is looking finely at all points, and
the lowest or lso0-foot level Is OPEN
Ing out oven better than was antici-
pated. The incline Is progressing
downward steadily In hard. dry rock,
and the south drlft at tho 1900
foot level Ia making good progress.
Everything in and a6out.the mine Is In
excellent shape. and the receipts for
March will foot up to over $1,000 900.
The regular monthly dividend will
probably be declared next Tuesday.
B.ekeys.
The main drlft east at the first sta
tlon Is In $50 feet, making good prog
ress. The ore breasts at the first sta
ton south from the incline are holding
out and yielding finely. The mill Is
kept steadily running on ore from the
mine. At the annual meeting Of the
company. held In San Francisco on the
2Sth Of March. the following Trustees
were elected : A. X. P. Harmon
Presldsnt), j.. C. Flood. j. d. Fry.
Seth Cook aud Edward Barron; Soc
rotary, Joseph Mcguire ; Superintend-
ent, Daniel Cook.
Consolidated virgiaIa.
Sinking the shaft Is making tho
usual COED progress, the rock In the
bottom Blasting we'll, and the work
being pressed with all the vigor pos
sible. The main north drift on the
1857. foot level from the Gould q Cur
~ shaft Is still driven energetically
ahead to make the desired connection
with the shaft at the earliest moment
possible. as but little a DO done In
the way of extracting ore and opening
out the mine for working purposes
until that Is accomplished.
Caledonia.
Prospecting and extracting ore from
the main north drifs at the first station
without change. The main
west drift at the second station 800
foot leveD Ia making good progress, the
rock In the face blasting we'll. The
Sapphire mill was started up on ore
from the milne during the tore part Of
the week. but owing toa breakage OF
some Of the machinery no returns have
yet been made.
The up-raiss from the main tunnel,
to connect with the old upper works,
Is making steady progress, still follow
Ing the line Of the ledge, tho face In
GOOD ore. This raise Is now up 147 feet.
at which point tho ledge appears to
Law much fatter than IL did when 1t
was fret struck In the tunnel below.
The company have about $50 feet more
to raise to make the desired connec-
ton,
ImperIal.
Prospecting the lower levels contin-
ues with undated vigor and much
more favorable prospects Of valuable
developments than heretofore. Work
the new machinery 10 making stea-
dy progress, each piece being placed
in position ready for work "a fast as
1t arrives A. the mine. Lowering and
putting the pumps In position. ready
for work In the shaft, Is making fair
progress.
The main west tunnel on the 1000
foot level Is still pressed vigorously
ahead the rock In the face somewhat
and good progress being made.
Two cross.cuts TO tap the ledge at
different points have been commenced.
one divergIng to the nsrthward and the
other to the southwark from tho main
tunnel ; the formation at the starting
point indicating q near approach to
the ore vein.
silver Hill.
Sinking the shaft 10 suspended for
the present on account OF the flow Of
from tho north drift at the sec
ond station. The water In the DRIFT
appears to be steadily decreasing, so
that the sinking 4 Don be resumed.
Cross-cutting the ledge In the north
drift at the hrst station has just been
commenced. No new developments
to report.
Julia. !
The main west drift on the 1000. foot
level Is still driven vigorously ahead.
making good progress, with no dis
covery OF Importance to chronicle, for
the week. The south cross-cut OH this
level, along the vein Of ore recently
Is making good progress
the face still In good ore.
lndus.
Timbering the station chamber and
putting in the turntables for the pur-
pose of running north on the ledge IL
completed. The ledge at this
point Is eight feet In width, showing
some very rich ore. As soon as the
Is completed the work OF ex-
tracing ore for milling will be COM
menced.
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