Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20
MINING SUMMARY.
FER Ii. Week Ending A.s.., II, is,4.

FER the Week Ending August ~, 1874.
Stocks are rather soft to-day, a.
compared with yesterday, yet this is to
be expected. Tomorrow or next day
they will probably be up again. ses-
saving is the style this season. Every
body. however. predicts q rise soon,
and q good healthy one at that. Tho
mining situation is good for it and no.
body but the bears object to the good
time coming as oon a. possible-tho
sooner the better. Below we give what
we know about the mines: d,
ophir.
The litigation in the courts in regard
to this mine has been ended, leaving the
superintsndencs in the hands OF the 4,
present able Superintendent, Captain .
Samuel T. Curtis, one Of the most sx- !
psrisnced and efficient miners on tie !
Comstock lode. The ore breasts ON the :
l30O-f0ot level are yielding finely as
usual. and look moro promising than !
ever. The ore slopes on the 1465-foot ,
level are also looking well and are yield !
ing excellent ore. A cross-cut east has 9
been started from the south drift ON tho 9
1iG5-foot level for the purpose Of cut .
ting and prospecting the east ore body 9
which was very promising on the level q
above. No work Is being done ON !
the l700-foot level, nor will any be done i
until the arrival OF a new mir blower
which is now on the way from San
Francisco. The Empire State mill is ,
kept steadily running on ore from the :
mine. while at the same time there Is a Q
steady accumulation Of ore in the c
dumps. .
savage. U
Sinking the main incline below the :
20O0-foot level is making rapid progress, q
the rock in the bottom working finely. a
The main south drift ON the 2000-foot c
level has reached the south line and has a
been discontinued for the present. -Four o
cross-cuts are being run at different r
points ON this level, which, although n
they have not yet developed any bodies
Of ore that will pay for milling, all show
the ledge to be much more solid, well -
defined and favorable for good ore de- Z
velopments than on the two last levels. n
In fact much OF II is low grade ore with :,
every appearance OF m increase in its u
richness as greater depth IN attained. u
All the indications taken together from u
this and the level above bear the I'M y
doubted appearance Of the rec%oncentra- s
ton Of the entire ore vein and the devel- u
opment OF rich ores. This fact Is GER o
tainly Of q very encouraging nature to u
the stockholders, and we sincerely hope l
to yet he able to again place tho Savage =
among our dividend paying mines. u
Gould 4 Curry.
Sinking the double incline winze be- !,
low the l7OO-foot level is making steady .
progress. II is now down lSS feet be- .
low that level, the bottom still in vein h
matter. There is some little water COM Il
ing in, yet not enough to at all impede O
the progress OF the work. II is the in "
tention to cross-cut the ledge rs soon rs (,
the WINE shall have reached the 1900 II
foot level. There il little or no change II
TO report Of the north drift on the 1900 il
foot level, the flow Of water from the q
face continuing much the same. The Ii
north drift on tho l700.foot level has
been advanced q feet during the past
week, the face still in vein matter. Yes
terday morning the large spur-wheel Of IL
the hosting engine suddenly broke, caus- cl
ING the breakage Of the hoisting cable N
and other damage. The company being Z,
provided with a duplicate wheel, only .,
short delay will BE- experienced, IN the W
new wheel will probably be in good run W
ming order to-day. d
Consolidated Virginia. "
Daily yield 300 tons OF ore. The ore !,
breasts both north and south on the =,
l3OO.foot level are yielding finely. The b
or. slopes ON the liOO-foot level never
looked better than at the present. The
north winzs from the 400 to connect n,
with the south drift on the 15OO-foot :
level il down 90 feet. Three or four u
feet more will carry II down to the 1000 Il
foot level, where q drift west will be W
started 10 connect with the main south q
drift. The main south drift on the II
l5OO-foot level Is making very slow pro- Il
gress, owing to the rock in the lace o.
being extremely hard and the heat very Il
intense. Work on the new mill Is o.
making steady and AZ rapid progress as is
the nature Of the work will admit OF. A o.
large number OF men are employed and o
nearly the whole Of the machinery is ON
the ground, and much OF IL already in
place ready for operation. l.,
Beleher. y
Daily yield. 400 tons OF ore. The ore u
breast ON the 1900, 1900 and 1OOO-foot c,
levels are oil looking vol and yielding J
finely. as usual. Sinking the new air n
shaft IL being pushed with all the vigoI A
possible, the bottom being in fair run h
ming ground. On last Monday morning n
the iiy.wheel Of one OF the hosting en- n
eipss bursted, causing q delay OF a q
couple OF days in the work OF the mine. n
The company having n duplicate fiy- /,
wheel ON hand, the damage has been re-
paired and all is running again rs usual.
The up raise from the lOoO,ioot level 10 !.
connect with the air shaft Is being y
pushed with all the vigor possible, a. a
but little work can be done ON the lower I,
levels until tho connection of the " S
are completed and q better ventilation 2
of the mine il secured. No prospecting Il
Of any nseque will be attempted 2
on the lower levels until the air shaft is a
completed. 4
wsodviiie. G
A valuable and extremely promising q
ore development was made in this nine 7
during the fore part Of the week. This
strike was made in the north driit, on
the 20O-foot level. and appear. 70 Do an II
entirely new and very rich discovery. d
While running that drift an APPARENTLY a
cross ledge was struck which has been i,
driftsd ON 90 feet in q southwesterly and /,
20 feet in a northeasterly direction, both Il
drifts running the entire distance in fne 1,
ore. A winzo has also been started. n
which is down l2 feet, and Is still IN !
good ore. This body is undoubtedly q
the hest ever developed in the mine, and q