Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-24
silver Hill.

north drift Mt the first level shows Con
siderable Improvement In the quslit.
Of the ore. and plenty In sight In tn
mine to keep the mill running 70
many months. Annual meeting Of tn,
company next Monday at San Frah
cisco.
Green Mine.
Since our last report it has been con
cluded that the old shaft can be re
paired aud put In good working con
dition to much better advantage IN tn
reopening and development OF thl:
valuable mine, than to u a new tun
mel, as was proposed. The shaft re
pairs will be proceeded with ut once
Hale 4 Nerersss.
Daily yield IS tons, all from thu
lower mine. The repairs to the shaft
are completed. At the lowest levcI
the ore breasts show improvement,
and cross-cuts east from that level are
being driven ahead to reach the east
vein.
Sinking the main shaft for another
station, and running the south DRIFT,
progressing very we'll. The ledge
widsns at the south end as farther de.
veloped, ana the general prospects Of
the mine are very favorable.
Phil. sheridan.
This company propose shortly COM
mencing the sinking Of their new shaft
east of their present workings, at the
point indicated In our last report, aud
will 10 doubt eventually develop a
valuable and productive mine.
Globe.
Work In the winze progresses slowly
on account OF tho great heat and lack
of ventilation. Some very good ore Is
encountered within the last day or two,
which promises to develop into a valu-
able deposit.
Ophir.
New shaft below the 1465-foot level
sinking at a satisfactory rate Of pro-
gress, the ground met with being soft
porphyry. The faces Of the cross-cuts
At the 700 and 130O-foot levels show
improvement.
Imperial.
The pump In the incline Is complet-
ed, and deeper sinking progresses well.
Some very good punches Of ore have
been met with the last few days In the
winze, between the 1900 aud liN.foot
levels.
The shaft IL one hundred feet deep,
and still sinking in the ledge, making
good progress. A DRIFT north Is started
80 feet from the surface. to prospect
the ore body In that direction.
Arizona and Utah.
The east drift Is now In "a feet from
the shaft. The rock is hard but works
well, and considerable water Is en-
,c~ountered. 1t will take about two
weeks yet to reach the ledge.
south Ovcrmnn.
We understand that the contract Is
let whereby this company will be n
abled to prospect and develop their
mine by means of a DRIFT from the
Overnan shaft.
Daily yield about 20 tons, keeping
the Hope mill running. The ore Sec
lions continue to look well, and at the
south portion Of the upper level
especially.
sIerrn Nevada.
Tbs northerly ore section and the
gravel slopes show improvement, 9th
erwlse no change to note. The mill
runs steadily aud does very good work.
Superintendent Pierce Is driving
work ahead us encrgetically as posi-
BILE, with indications very favorable
for finding plenty Of good ore soon
ChoIIar-PstssI.
Daily yield 140 tons from the old ore
sections, assays averaging 1876 per ton.
Prospecting going ahead as usual. Ore
sections show 10 particular change.
Indus.
North drift In the ledge, progressing
as usual. The ore shows a greater
proportion of silver than heretofore,
containing more silver than gold.
Senator.
Good progress made In sinking the
main shaft deeper, strlngers OF quartz
which give low assays In silver indi-
cate the ledge to be not far of.
Caledonia.
Drift and winze connections conf
pleted, give good air circulation and
work goes ahead adva ntageously. No
new developments.
The sinking of the new shaft Is max
ing excellent progress, and the removal
Of the holsting works to it will be COM
menced forthwith.
Yellow Jacket.
Drifting east at the 1000, aud north
and south at the 1400-foot levels pro-
crossing as usual, with no particular
change TO note.
Empire.
Prospecting work going ahead as
usual, also ore extraction at the 1000
foot level. The l700-foot station not
opened yet.
Crown Point Rnrine.
Water drained out, and drift push
Ing ahead In vein matter.
Mill kept steadily. running as usual
on ore from the old mine. No new
developments.
Lady wnshingtsa
The erection of the new hosting
works Is being hurried ahead as fast as
possible.
The ratimbering and new car track
of the lower tunnel not quite com.
pleted.
Work In this mine Is started up
again. Nothing definite to report rs
yet.
The water decreasing, allows Of bet.
ter progress IN sinking the shaft.
KsIckerbecker.,
Drifting west resumed, but the flow