Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-31
Ophir.

bullion yield OF the ore Is constantly on
the increase. owing to the better quality
as well a. quantity extracted. The ore
breasts Of the li65.foot level especially
are looking and yielding splendidly. The
northeast winze at this level continues
down through ore Of the richest quality.
aud the cross.cut IS feet below this level
IL also In rich ore. Both cross-cuts east
from the 1465-foot level. are being
driven ahead In very favorable material.
and prosecuting east Is commenced at
the l700.foot level. So far as developed
the great bonanza is found to extend
north into the Ophir ground about 300
feet, with every indication OF fur
Their continuance.
Phil. sheridan.
The main west drift is to-day In 40
feet. The clay in the face has changed
frsm blue to black, and the whole ma
terial has become very hard, requiring to
be blasted. The entire face Of the drift
Is now in hard rock, principally quartz.
which gives good assays occasionally.
Mining men and experts who have seen
Il pronounce ii good. and a rich develop
ment may DO looked for at any moment.
Water increases, and what flows in
through the face Is now blood warm, q
very favorable indication.
Occidental.
The three cross-cuts now being made
from the upraise between the upper and
lower levels are all In a fair quality OF
milling ore. These drifts have pene-
trated the ore body for distances Of from
~ TO IS feet. The last mentioned dis
lance is the width OF the ore body In the
upper cross-drifts. 100 feet below the
upper tunnel. The two lowest cross
cuts, at intervals Of 100 feet respectively
below the first cross-cut, hayo not yet
passed through the ore.
Globe Consolidated.
Main west drift driven ahead rs usual.
Good punches Of quartz continue to be
met with occasionally, giving promise Of
eventually leading to somsthing better.
The face Of the drift is to-day in hard
porphyry with streaks Of tough clay.
The water decreases and gives much
less trouble. The Wine bsing sunk be-
low this level is going down at the rate
OF about az feet per day. and the bot
tom 10 in porphyry and quartz, perfectly
dry, having reached below tho water
belt.
Ward.
An agreement was entered into on the
23d instant. between tho julia Gold and
Silver Mining Company and the Ward
Mining Company, whose mine adjoins
that Of the former company, by which
for the space OF eighteen months, the
Ward Mining Company have the privi-
legs OF working their mino through any
Of tho levels OF the Julia Mine to tho
north line OF tho Ward claim, with the
use Of the tracks, shaft and hosting APP
paratus Of the Julia Company.
Utah.
On the 400. foot level the drifts run
ming in tho ore vein, are progressing
rapidly. Cross.cuts will be started by day
after tomorrow in the ore vein on this
level. The flow OF water in the main
shaft remains about the same M ut our
last report. New pumping machinery il
now being constructed at ii. j. Booth x
Co.'S foundry, in San Francisco. It
will equal In capacity and strength my
similar machinery on the Comstock.
Yellow Jacket.
Main incline down to-day 40 feet be-
low the l7i0.foot level. Tine Wine
from the 1900 IL down 225 feet. The
north drift at the 174O.foot level il in
lG5 feet, and il now running In heavy
ground, requiring retimbering. Tho
sast oross.cut from the drift IL In lGS
feet, 100 feet Of which is in tho ledge
matter. The faces Of all the drifts are
in porphyry and quartz.
silver Hill.
The drifts both north and south at the
third level are running in excellent look
ing vein matter. The north drift OF the
second level Is also showing we'll in
quartz. Water troubles considerably.
but this difficulty will be obviated when
the new hosting and pumping machin-
cry Is In working position.
Dasey.
No change from the report OF last
week. The drifts both north and south
at the 4O0.foot level are being pushed
ahead vigorously. The face Of tho north
drift IL in very promising low grade ore.
and tho face Of the south drift Is in
quartz and porphyry. Water does not
trouble operations In either drift.
American Flat.
Tho drifts ut the $50 and 75O.foot lev
els still show Improvement in their face.
Beth this and the Baltimore mine are
encountered considerably by water, and
the heavy new hosting and pumping
works bsing erected to work both jointly
arc much needed.
OvermRn.
Tho 1l00.foot station for a drift to the
ledge isopensd, and drifting cominsnced.
Sinking at tho bottom Of the main shaft
is about being resumed. The winze
from tho 900-foot Lowell to connect with
tho 100 Is down l07 feet. The other
work in the mine going ahsad as usual.
Lady Bryan.
New shaft down $50 fost. Rock at
the bottom not working we'll at present,
and water interferes somewhat. Cross
cutting for the ledge progresses well.
and II will be reached soms time next
week.
Caledonia.
Excellent progress is being made with
the drifts at the l00o-foot level, both
north aud east, also with Tho drifting Mt
tho 1076.foot level. The south drift at
the 980.foot level shows Emo looking
quartz in Its face.
Dardausllcs.
Face OF east drift still In ino looking
quartz with occasional spots which give