Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-20
Yellow Jacket

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completed. Last night a fire brok
out In a blacksmith shop. 300 fee
north Of the shaft, on the 1900 foe
level, which has entirely destroyed tn
shop, and Is still burning IN the VIM
from the HOO foot level. The fre.ha
been reached and attacked from bot
the Imperial and Yellow Jacket side
aud Is entirely confined to the winze
so that there Is a strong prospect Of 1t
soon being subdued. Nothing new L
report Of the prospecting drifts on tn
different levels.
woodville.
The face Of the main north drift a
the lower level Il looking remarkably
we'll, having cut throught a body o
ore, which from present appearance
will surpass In both quality and quan'
tfty anything yet found In the mine
Sinking the new Shirt was commenced
on Tuesday last and is making excel
lent progress. New machinery Of thu
most substantial aud approved style
has been ordered from San Francisco
and will arrive on the ground ready
to place In position In a very shor'
time.
Arizona & Utah.
Sinking the east incline Is progress
iug ut the rate OF two feet per day
Some punches OF fine ore has been en-
countered and the prospects for find
Ing paying bodies are excellent. There
10 not sufficient water to Interfere witt
or impede the sinking. At the depth
OF 400 feet q station has been opened
and n drift started to tap the ledge,
which 1t Is expected will be accom-.
plished In a very few days, when some
good developments may be looked for
Ophir.
The south drift at the 1900 foot level
Is still driven ahead with excellent Ia.
dicstions of the development Of a fine
body of good ore. A cross-cut east
from the south drift on the 1865 foot
level, will be- started In a very short
time when some good developments
may o be looked for. The main
west drift at the 100 foot level has
reached the west wall and Il south drift
been commenced.
JuIin.
The flow Of water Into the shaft Is
slowly though steadily decreasing,
there being only Is feet Of water now
above the 1000 foot station. A drift
has been started In q southerly dlrec-
ton 100 feet above the point where ore
was encountered on the 1000 foot level
at the time work was suspended OH &C
count of the heavy flow Of water.
Hale & Norcross.
Daily yield, 65 tons Of ore, mostly
from tho second and eleventh station
levels. Sinking the main incline is
making steady progress. the rock In
the bottom blasting quito hard. The
various prospecting drifts on the differ
ent levels are milking fair progress
with nothing Of interest to report.
Justice.
The main drifts both north and south
at the 25O-foot level Of the Waller De-
feat shaft are still driven ahead with
out change Of interest to report. The
south drift, 400.foot level Of the JUS
tlce shaft Is making good progress.
The north drift at the 300.foot level Is
still In good ore.
Dayton.
The dump now contains 400 tons OF
ore awaiting reduction. whenever mills
can DO obtained to crush 1t. The main
west DRIFT ut the 80 foot level tapped
the ledge OIL Thursday last, which Is
very compact and shows finely ut that
point. No water of consequence has
been met TO impede the work.
ChoIIar.Potosi.
Daily yield 40 tons Of ore from the
ore breasts and workings Of the old
upper levels. All the ore producing
sections of the mine are looking and
Welding finely. The cross-cuts aud
prospecting drifts at the fourth station
have developed nothing Of value dur
ing the week.
sierra Nevada.
This mine continues to yield tho
usual amount Of good ore. keeping the
mill steadily running. The ore breasts
are being gradually extended further
to tho north and west, the quality OF
ore showing considerable improve
ment.
Sinking the incline Is making good
progress, the rock In the bottom work
Ing finely. The several prospecting
drifts and c~ross-cuts OH the different
levels have developed nothing OF ma.
terial value during the week.
baltimore Consolidated.
Work at all points In the mine Is
making excellent progress, and the
prospects and indications Of the deyel-
opment OF q good paying mine In q
very short time are growing better
every day.
The new pumping machinery was
completed, and draining the shaft
OF water commenced yesterday. Sink
Ing the shaft will be resumed as soon
as the supply Of water Is exhausted.
Overman.
Sinking the shaft Il making steady
progress. The main west, southwest
and northeast drifts. are all being
steadily and vigorously driven ahead
without change Of Interest to report.
Imperial.
Work In the mine Is progressing as
usual; with nothing new to report.
Tho annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers will be- held In San Francisco, on
Thursday, September 18th, at II
American Flat.
Prospecting through tho lower level
OF the Baltimore Consolidated contln:
with undated vigor, the indtca-
tIons OF the development Of rich bodies
Of ore steadily increasing.
Tyler,
The shaft Is down 1875 feet, the sink,
ing averaging about two feet per day.
The rock In the bottom works we'll
aud there Is a slight increase OF water.
Knickerbocker.