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


Gsaia q Curry.
Good progress IL made In the doubll
incline WINE, designed 70 connsst TIL
1900 with the 170o-foot lsvsl. II vii
reach the l7oo-foot level within the en-
suing Ave days. The several drifts ana
eross-cuts throughout the mine are DO
ing pushed forward with great energy,
Thus far no material change Is reported
from any Of these openings. At ths an
nual meeting Of the stockholders. held a
San Francisco on Monday. the old Boart
Of officers was unanimously rs-elsct
ed. The report OF the Secretary showed
that four assessments had been made ag,
gregating $50, 713 20. Other items hat
swslied the receipts TO $325. ga IS. Fol
the sale Of assaying materials. SOS wa
received; for hosting ores and rock, $5.'
75l so. The cash Indebtedness on the
30th proIimo was $6l.838 Is; cost o.
insurance, labor and materials. $685.
$50 0S; general expenses Salaries, etc.
SO, sos 10; minor expenditures illegal
fees, etc. S45, 796.
Julia.
Maiu shaft down 1l20 feet. and going
deeper at a lively rate. with no water te
interfere. The ground Is soft and clsysy,
with occasional streats Of quartz. indi'
eating q ledge near By. The main south
drift at the lO00.foot level 10 driven
ahead at the rate Of three feet per day,
II Is now going in o southeast direction,
and the face 10 In quartz and porphyry-
principally quartz. Tho upraiss from
this drift, 200 feet south Of the shaft, to
test the good indications at that point,
commenced last week. IL progressing
isvorably. The breaking Of . hosting
reel day before yesterday. detained
operations Is this mine about ten hours,
but everything 10 running right again.
sierra Nevada.
The water in the new shaft being well
reduced, sinking deeper Is now going
ahead at o lively rate, in good working
ground. Az the old shaft the machinery
is fixed up aud put in operation all right
and the shaft 10 being pumped out pre-.
paratory to sinking deeper. The mill IL
shut down for repairs, and will DO for q
month. during which time ore extraction
in the old workings OF the mine will be
suspended. Prospecting operations,
however. will 60 on Is usual. Good ore
developments are being made in the old
Sacramento chimney. The best portion
OF this mine 10 evidently at the north
end, near the Phil Sheridan line.
California.
Cross-cuts Nos. 2 and 3, running east
on the 15OO-ioot level, are making rapid
progress toward the ore body. Cross.
cut No. 2, near the southern boundary.
has already penetrated the ore body to a
distance OF 100 feet. The quality oil
the ore disclosed in this drift Is, for its
entire length. Of very high grade. The
& O." joint shaft Is sunk 10 Q depth
Of IS feet and tho hosting works build.
ing erected over the same 10 nearly com.
pleted. It's dimensions are 60I60 feet.
The ground il very favorable for sink
ing. The hosting machinery Is now
being erected, and will be running by
tho ID Of January next.
Consolidated v%irginia.
Daily yield, 400 tons. On the 1850
foot level the north drift has now en-.
tered into the ground Of the California
mine, and is in excellent ore. ~ are
likewise the east cross-cut near the
north line, and the winze sinking below
this level. On tho l500.foot level, cross
cut Nos. l and 2 are still progressing
eastward In ore Of the very highest
grade. Tho upper ore breasts on the
400 and l300-foot levels are looking
splendidly. The new mill will COM
msnce reducing orc from the big
bonanza within two days from the date
OF this report.
Empress.
This Is another OF the famous old To-
cations on American Flat, which has
been lying for years undovsloped, but
now II is in the hands Of parties who
are able and willing 10 find out what its
real merits call for. Work 10 once moro
resumed upon II, and the old shaft which
is about 200 feet deep. Is being cleaned
out md re-timbered, preparatory to
sinking deeper. The ground about the
top Of tho shaft is being graded Of for
efficient hosting works, the machinery
for which is engaged and will soon ar.
rive.
Impsrial.Emptre.
The face OF the drift at the 2ooo-fooi
level, is getting into the west wall OF the
ledge, and is being pushed ahead slowly,
with nll due caution, and kept securely
timbsred In case Of any sudden and eI
ira rush Of water or other emergency,
The winze. from the level above, con.
tinues in good ore. The fiange Of the
plungsr brake of night before last, caus-
ing a stoppago Of the pump and work In
the main incline, but this was repaired
and the pump started again at 2 O'Clock
this morning.
Dayton.
Daily yield, co tons. The orc sections
toward the Kossuth show continued i'm.
provcmont in quality. and promise to
yield we'll for some time 10 come. The
cross.cut east, at the second level, shows
stringers or feeders OF quartz giving low
assays. The third level 10 not looking
quito 80 well to-day as 1t was the first Of
the week. showing moro porphyry and
less Of the red sulphurst ore, The third
compartment OF the shaft will be com
plstod tomorrow from top 10 bottom.
Total depth 500 feet.
woedville.
No particular change To note in the
mine since our last weeks report. The
mill is running to It's full capacity on ore
from the mine. The new shaft il now
down 75 feet, and sinking deeper at the
rate OF two feet per day. The new
hosting works started up last Saturday
and operate splendidly, with very little
noise, moving with the precision OF
clock work. The new shaft will now be