Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-05
MINING SUMMARY.
Fer the Week kad,as April S, 1879

MINING SUMMARY.
Fer the Week kidding April s, 1874
l savage. asTt
The main drift south on the 100000
level Is still driven ahead, the rock II
the face working we'll and good prog
rsss being made. The drift northwart
on the ore body discovered last weel
In the first west cross-cut, $50 fee
south of the incline. has been pressed
steadily ahead.during the week through
low grade ore. the development 80 fsI
not proving as valuable IS the first In
dIcatious promised. The other cross
cuts on that level have developed moth
ing OF material interest since our lasl
report. The main drift north on the
l600-foot level. to connect with the
south drift from the Gould & Curry, !:
still pushed steadily ahead. with nc
disclosures OF Interest to relate. The
main DRIFT south on the l700-foot leyel
Is advancing at the rate Of five feet pei
day, the ground. In the face working
splendidly aud excellent progress be-
Ing made.
Chsilar-Pstssi.
Daily yield, 100 tons of ore, the
assay value Of which Is $40 per ton
The ore breasts In the different ore.
sections. Of the mine are
looking and yielding finely. The main
prospecting drift at the
sration-S5O-fo foot level-is still
pressed ahead with all the vigor pos
sible. the rock In the face stacking.
swelling and closing In from all sides
at a most fearful rate, crushing the
timbers 1t Is possible to use In
a single days time, and OH one occa-
sion closing up the. drift In a few min
utes until the workmen could not get
the Ear out without first repairing the
tunnel. The continual repairing nee
sssary greatly impedes the progress OF
the drift, but as there Is no way OF
avoiding it. the repairing must con-
tinus until the ground ceases to swell.
All work In the prospecting DRIFT at
the fifth station Is suspended for the
present.
Hale 4 nsrcress.
Daily yield 10 tons Of ore. The ore
at the second station are both
looking we'll and yielding largely.
Tho ore breasts at the ninth and tenth
stations are about up TO the usual av-
Yield for the week. The main
north and south drifts at the twelfth
station u700-foot levell are still driven
with no change OF Interest for
he week. The ore body In the raise
On the west vein adjoining the incline
4 still opening out and yielding finely.
rhe cross-cuts both east and west on
his level have developed nothing OF
Importance rs yet. The ore body IN
he north engine Wine Is opening out
inely, gradually widening to the north
developing ore Of a fair grade.
10 the southwark 1t IL narrowing
lown, but the quality Of the ore con-
lnues good.
GsaId. &c Carry.
The north drift from the main east
Irlft on the 15OO.foot level Is making
.ood Roadway, following the vein OF
Iuartz to the northward, which Is
improved In appearance,
nut ha. not as yet shown any valuable
re Developments. The main south
rift ON the l60O.f foot level. to connect
With the north drift from the Savage,
pushed steadily ahead. without
Of interest to chronicle. Tho
sork OF putting the new pumps In the
haft ready for extracting the water,
! progressing with all the speed pos
lble.
woedvilie.
There being no trouble from epizo-
tic, lack of wood or anything else.
,perations arc going forward In this
nine more vigorously than ever. A
srge amount Of first-clsss ore Is devel-
ped In the mine, and the dumps are
i.o filling up. Two mills Will be
tarted up onNthls ore by the 10th OF
his month, and possibly a third, when
he bullion Yield Is sure to be large.
here Is plenty of ore In sight to run
N for eight months or more, during
which time considerable more will be
Balunore Consolidated.
The pump at the second station Is In
omplste running order, and Will be
sarted up tomorrow morning. Work
the face Of the main west drift, to
ut the ledge, at the first station, will
resumed OH Monday next, when
ONE good developments may De
for ; the body of water which
rove the men out, and stopped the
york at that station some weeks since,
coming from the ledge.
Now York Consolidated.
Sinking the shaft Is progressing
at the rate Of a foot per
law, the rock In the bottom blasting
ard aud the flow Of water still consid-
rably impeding the progress OF the
york. The quartz struck In the hot
ON of the shaft last week proves to be
MY a large spur from the main ledge,
ut shows some very favorable indi-
ations.
Sierra Nevada.
The prospecting work in the new
haft is suspended for the present. The
,re breasts In the upper portions of the
nine are extending to the north and
vest and yielding finely. The daily
'ield Is 60 to 65 tons Of good milling
re. The mill IL In splendid running
and Is crushing an average
# about 90 tons of ore per day.
Empiro.
This mine Is improving In almost
part. The ore bodies found on
he l6OO.foot level are widening out
nd steadily improving in richness,
While that In the winze In the south
Empire, from the 1900 to the 100. Is
laily showing better, and promises
ich and valuable Developments for the
uture.
KuIcLerboeker.
The water has been drained from
he shaft until the pump now handles
t with ease. The main west DRIFT at
lie first station has cut the ledge. de-
reloDin0 a considerable body Of low