Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-10
Phoebe Mining items.
Irrsm tho Record Of June IL

tFrsm tho Record Of June IL
Mining matters during tho past week
have, II possible, been duller than the
week preceding. The Situation In tho
leading mines In this region Is almost
without change. In the Raymond u
Ely quite n small force Is at work.
They are engaged In opening the east
and west drifts on the eleventh level,
In which fair progress has been made
during the week. The face on either
side does net look more encouraging
than at the period Of tho last report.
For the past few days nc ore has been
taken out or shipped. aud the mills
will be kept running Oh tailings, oil
which there Is an enormous quantity
on hand. and appear to pay every time
they arc worked.
At the Meadow Valley tho cross.cut
from the lowest station of No. ) SHAFT
has Gu, the ledge, on which a drift Is
being opened In q westerly direction
towards the Raymond & Ely ground.
Tho easterly drift has also been COM
menced. In the levels above there Is
little change to report. The csnnec-
ton with the ninth aud tho drift from
No. 8 shaft has not been made. hut
must be close at hand. ore Il still be-
Ing taken from the western Slopes
above the ninth level. The work OF
shaking shaft Ne. o 10 going OH as
| usual, and also the drift to connect
with the ninth level Of Ne. J. AT the
mill at Dry Valley matters arc with
out change.
At tho Phoebe, the connection be-
tween the new shaft and the old works
has not been effected. Parties OF
workmen are engaged on both sides,
aud Il IA expected that an opening viii
be made Ia but q very few days. The
drift running southerly from The Dot
tom Of the shaft Is now l30 ieet ~
length. Il being prosecuted as rapidly
as circumstances will permit. Ths
old workings and dumps ara being
carefully cleaned up BY men working
on shares, aud arc n source OF profit
both to the company and the men.
The washingtsn & Creole presents
no new features. Tho sinking oil the
Maxeppa shaft Il being urged forward
as spoedily ~ possible. aud IL the prin-
cipai operation now going on the mine.
The main drift Ia being opened east.
erly toward the shaft. aud the work OF
sinking the middle Wine Il still on.
tlnued. During the week tho Floral
MILL recommended work on ore FROM
this milne, aud we are Informed viii
contlnus until all the ore that has been
brought TO the surface IL reduced. The
pulp assays are.satisfactory so FAR.
Much activity prevails at the Amer
icaa Flag, and somo considerable
quantity OF ore i being taken from
the upper slopes and reduced ut the
mill. The shaft Is being sunk with al
convenient speed.
The Newark mine Il supplying tho
mill Of that company with csnsidera
BILE ore. with which and some custom
7 rock the mill Ia kept constantly a
work. In the old works Of the min,
the lower level Il bri1g opened out
aud above that from the upper stope
from four 10 ak tons Of ore are raises
daily. Tho work on the new shaft ]
progressing satisfactorily. This com
pany last week shipped bullion to al
amount OF something over $500.
Tho Portland. Chief OF the Hill
Bowery. Havana aud other mines TIL
week are In a condition so similar 4
that OF our last report that they do no
call . rany more extended remark.
Last week we observed that som,
: teams were engaged In hauling rocl
from the Silver Peak to the Flora
/. mill. The orc looked Of good quality
D.. aud VIC are informed that quite
, quantity OF Il has been found In tn
lower levels Of the mine.
The total shlpinsnis Of bullion 70
the past week. per Wells, Fargo 4
, Co., amount to S2S, sol.