Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-29
MINING SUMMARY.
For tn. Week Rnaius Nsvenssr2s, 1879


For the Week ENDING Nsvenber29, 1879
The stock market has been decidedly
lively during the week, although 1t
shows a declining tendency at the
close. The greatest movements have
been in Overman, Best aud Belcher,
Ophir, Consolidated Virginia, Gould
and Curry and Belchsr, although near
ly all descriptions kept pace with the
movement. Knickerbocker shows a
slight advance to-day, owing 10
improved prospects in the mine.
The tirmness and advancing tendency
OF the Belcher Is based upon the in
creasiug merit and value of the mine,
as developed In the ore body being
found to extend further south and still
continuing in the face Of the main
drift at the l3O0-foot level, nearly 500
feet from the Crown Point line. The
advance In Overman Is due more to
speculation spon the. good propects
and probabilities Of ore developments
at no distant day, and the Importance
Of the locality where the prospecting
work Is being conducted. Tho ad-
vance In Best s. Belcher Is said to be
owing to rivalry for the control Of the
stock, as we'll as the good proximity
OF that mine to the Consolidated Vir-
ginia ore body. Money matters are
easy, stock transactions lively and ex-
tensive, and numerous time sales are
reported. Below we give what we
know about the mines:
Consolidated Virginia.
There Is no particular change to re-
port In the appearance Of the different
ore-breasts and slopes. The ore-breasts
are yielding tho regular daily supply
Of ore Of good quality. The wines
arc still advancing downward In ore OF
similar character to that heretofore de-
scribed. The south drift. OH the 1000
foot level, Is carried forward In ground
OF a very favorable nature. Sinking
the main shaft Ia making rapid pro.
gress. the ground penetrated being
easily e~xcavated. The closest atten-
ton il being given to the prosecution
OF this part OF the work. The various
prospecting operations In the different
,.,t,. ~ fhn NINA aFa On rriaI m
with unrelaxed energy.
Crown Point.
Daily yield Of ore, 400 tons. The
ore l. taken from the same levels as
heretofore enumerated. Connection
has been made with the middle Wine
OH the l400.foot level, thereby securing
excellent ventilation. The 140O-foot
level has been entirely freed from
water. and Is now dry as Il powder
house. The work Of draining the 1900.
foot level Is being prosecuted vigor-
ously, though, owing TO the large flow
Of water, the pumps are taxed to their
full capacity. The various breasts aud
slopes throughout the mine are look
Ing splendidly, and are yielding their
usual amount Of excellent ore.
Gould d Curry.
The prospecting drifts on the 1900,
1000 and 170O-foot levels are driven
ahead with the usual rapid progress.
The drift on the l700-foot or lowest
level Is not yet sufficiently advanced
to strike the soft charaUter OF ground
that has been penetrated by the drifts
on the levels above. There Is no
change to note in any Of the workings
OH the 1900. foot level. The east DRIFT
on the 1900. foot level is now In softer
ground, undoubtedly a species Of vein
matter, From this drift a considers
BILE volume Of water Of u high temper
ature is flowing.
The east drift on the line Of the
ledge from tho Small shaft in the
canyon, east Of the mill, Is still driven
vigorously ahead. following the ore
vein. which Is about six feet In width
Of fine orc. This vein promises a
much greater width and more valuable
deposit farther to the eastward, as the
vein Is gradually widening and I'm
proving as thework progresses. 1t Is Z
pecled that the mill will be started up
on ore from this mine about the first Of
the month. Sinking the main shaft
east of the hill Is making good prog
ress, the rock In the bottom working
quite soft and no water to impede the
WORK.
Arizona, Utah and Globe,
The cross.cuts south from the bot.
tom of the incline arc still in fine look
ling quartz, which gives assays Of IS
to $40 per ton. The main west drift
at the 40O. foot level Is still pushed Wig
orously ahead the face In porphyry
with occasional streaks and strlngers
OF quartz. 1t was expected, calcula-
ting the pitch Of the ledge to continue
the same rs at the surface that this
drift would have cut the ledge by this
time but as the ledge has undoubtedly
assumed.a more perpendicular pitch 1t
may be necessary to run SOME distance
further to strike 1t.
Caledonia.
No ore Is being extracted for the
present, owing to delay occasioned by
the putin. In of new reels and combi-
nation breaks. II will take nearly a
week yet to complete the work so as
to be able to resume work In shaft and
mine. A drain tunnel has been start
ed ten feet lower down than the old
Caledonia tunnel. It will tap the
shaft at a depth of 225 feet from the
surface, aud will be, when completed,
l,O25 feet in length.
Chollar-PotoSi,
Daily yield, 100 tons Of ore, the as.
say value Of which Is $33 per ton.
The progress Of the main southwest
drift at the third station has been con-
siderally retarded BY the swelling nss-
ture Of the ground passed through,
making repairs to timbers aud drift
almost continually necessary. The
ore slopes and breast are looking aud
yielding finely, as usual. Nothing
new to report Of the prospecting opera
tlons In other portions OF tho niue.
Hale & Norcr0ss,
There are no especial changes to re-
port In the appearance Of the ore
breasts In tho ore-produclng portions
Of the mine. The drifts being run on
the lower lpyels are still advancing