Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-07
Globe Consolidated.

Cty. We W. bctt<cus Ahohios Nv'o "ue
G.. W. Fisher. The raise from the
400. foot level TO connect with the old
Globe working, 10 up 40 feet. The
main west DRIFT at the 400 Is stlll In
hard blasting ground.
Dayton.
The new pump to draw water from
the third station Is completed, and a
new boiler added to the steam ca
psclty Of the works. Owing to the
continual bad state OF the roads n CON-
paratiyely small amount OF ore IL
daily extracted, and no additional
mills are required to crush IL. The
mine Is looking well. and the pros
pectlng work goes on actively. As
soon ma the roads will allow, large
amounts OF ore will be daily extract
ed aud forwarded to the mills.
California.
The north drift from the 1900 .foot
level Of tho Consolidated Virginia
shaft to prospect this mine Is now In
li3 feet, and good progress Is being
made, although the drift Is necessarily
rather hot. from lack OF coplous vcnti-
latlon. Il will be continued through
TO q connection with the 1300.foot
level Of the Ophlr, when plenty OF
ventllatlonUwlll DO secured, and tho
mine can DO developed to the best
possible advantage.
oyerman.
The main west drift at the 1900 foot
level Is making satisfactory progress,
the face continuing in hard rock, but
It blasts we'll. Tho Wine being sunk
from the 1000 to the 200 .fo,t level ls
down 200 ieet. following the dip Of the
orc vein, aud the bottom Is still In rich
ore. The new compressed air engine
aud accompanying drilling machinery
aud fixtures will be put In rs soon rs
possible, materially s%xpediting the
running OF the west drlft at the 1900
foot level.
Consolidated Virginia.
The mine Is looking very well on
the different levels. The south drift
on the 1900 foot level Is progressing
hvorably. From the slopes above tho
400. foot level sufficient ore Is extract
ed to supply the mills oil the line OF
tho railroad. Tie mills nt a distance
from the railroad are Idle, as orc can
not bv transported over the roads In
their present condition. The work OF
sinking the main shaft to the loOO.foot
level Is advancing satisfactorily.
Rock Island.
Drifting south from the main tunnel
still continues with good progress.
The crosscut from the north end OF the
drift north from main tunnel Is 10 the
ledge aud = wlnze has been started
therein. The prospects for finding a
body Of pay ore At this point are very
favorable. Ground was yestefuiy
broken for the erection OF hoisting
works, preparatory to sinking n shaft.
succor.
The now shaft, east Of the hill, Is
now down $40 feet and owing to the
hard rock, blasting badly. progress l.
somcwha slower. The little shalt
progresses faster and IL nov down 81
feet. The main drift east. following
the ledge ut the 200-foot level OF the
mine IL now In 253 feet lace In por-
phyry, clay and quartz.
woodvIIIc.
The face Of the north drift ut the
800 foot level Is In softer and more
favorable ground. The raise above
this level To the level above Is In good
ore. The Ramsdcll mill Is kept run
ming steadily on ore from this mine,
and there Ia plenty on the dump.
Caledonia.
The main west drift at the 600.foot
level Ia now In $50 feet, and going
ahead finely. the ground working well,
although rather hard. The main tuh-
mel i progressing rapidly, being
worked from both ends-irom the shaft
and from the outlet.
IIossuth.
The face OF the main west DRIFT. 200.
foot level, continues In fine ore which
shows more extensively ne the drift
progresses. James Rule has resigned
a, Superlntondent. and Mr.. III. NJ.
Levy ls temporarily appointed Till iur-
ther notice.
Imperial.
Tho main drift OH the loO0.foot
level Is making steady progress, with
strong indications Of Dol reaching the
west wall OF the ledge. Nothing new
to report OF the prospecting operations
In other portions Of the mine.
Empire.
The main east drift. on the l9Oo'ioot
level, Ia being steadily driven ahead
to cut and prospect tho ledge. sinklng
the south wlnze, on the ! 1901 ieVei,
Il making steady progress win 10
change Of value to report
yellow Jacket.
The main Incline Is down 90 feet
below the I5OO.foct level. The work
OF prospecting the 400 aud looo'ioot
Ieyels i being prosecuted vigorously
a. usual, with no new development to
note.
Dardnnelles.
We hear 1t rumored that this COM
p,ny will shortly resume work upon
their miac. with n view to developing
the good body Of ore which the over
niati developments assure 1t to contain.
KnIckcrbocker.
Tho new hosting works are about
completed aud will start up to.mor-
row, when work will be resumed In
the mine by sinking the SHAFT deeper
and prospecting farther west.
senator.
The bottom Of the shaft continues In
favorable looking porphyry win
strcaks Of low grade ore. Crosscnt-
ting east aud west Is commenced NJ tue
IO0.foot level.
American Plat.
There Is nothing whatever doing III
this mine, everything apparently
waiting OH the improvements oeing
made In the Baltimore Co'isoliua'eu
shaft.
Chaplin and East Comstoek.
The foundations for the new MOIST