Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-21
LOCAL MININe SUMMARY.
Yer the Week Rsains May n, is1A.

one OF those little ~dspressions prevails
to-day, without any apparent cause.
We leave 1t for everybody to explain
as they please. Below we give what
We know about the mines:
ophir.
shipping ore to tile Empire State
mill was commenced on Monday last.
The company have about 600 tons Of
ore In the dumps ready for shipment.
This supply nj be greatly Increased
whenever mills eau be obtained to
crush the ore. The main south drift
on the l700-foot level 10 steadily
pushed ahead to csanset with the air
Wine from the li65.fe level. The
ore development In the south DRIFT
frsm cross. cut No. J OH the l30O.feot
level continues to Improve, showing
the ore bsdy to be not only ETA censid-
cradle extent but Of q flns quality.
The ore still continues Of q good quail.
ity la the bottom oil the wlnzs from
cross-eut No. l on the l300.foot level.
Cross-cut No. 3, on this level has not
yet reached tho ore body. The main
south drit Oh the 1900. foot level made
connection with tho California north
drift this morning. which, with the
completion Of the wlnze from the 1900
to the li65-fos lsssl, gives q complete
and thorough ventilation OF the mine
to that depth.
Consolidated Virginia.
The station OH the l500-toot level 10
completed, and q drift east started to
tap the east wall Of the ledge which Is
In a distance Of 40 feet. Two addition
al cro.s-cuts have been run OH the
li00.fo lsyel. one near the shaft and
the other midway between the shaft
and the north Wine. The middle. or
cross cut Ne. 2 has penetrated tho ore
body n distance Of 20 feet and Is still
Ia rich ore. Cross-cut No. 3. near ths
shan, Is Just fairly entering the ore
vein and shows IL to DO svsn richer
a. this point than at the north wlEzs.
200 feet further south. The orc vein
on thls level Is much wider than it
was on the level above Ne we'll Ne being
richer ore, promising a body 100 feet
Va width at the point where 10 pens.
trated by cross-cut No. 9. The ore
breasts on tho l300-foot level continue
to improve In the quality Of the ore
extracted almost daily. Daily yield
Of the mine 200 tons Of ore, which 10
all the mills can crush. This yield et
ore can be greatly increased whenever
the necessary mlils to crush IL can DO
obtained.
sIerra Nevada.
Tho heavy fiow OF water at tho bot.
tom Of tho new shan continues with
out Abatement, though not so strong
but that IL /, kept under COED control
with the hois,in. tanks. Putting Ia q
large and strongly constructed tank
for catching up tho water Ii making
rasla hsadway. The lumber for tbs
new hoi.tlng works IL nearly all on the
ground, also almost all the new ma.
ciiiusry. The foundations for the ma.
chincry IL bsins pushed to completion
a. fast ~ IL Is possible TO accomplish
L.. A, soon ~ the water company
have completed the necessary ilume
for conducting tho water to the
ground the hydraulic washing will be
commenced. Daily yield 60 tons Of
orc, keeping the mill steadily run
ming.
Crown Point.
The main south drin, Oh the 1900
foot Lowell, Ia still driven toward the
south limo with unrsmitting vigor.
Tho north wluss from tho li00-foot
level. has connected with the l50O-foot
drit going south, which gives an ex.
cellent circulation Of good air In that
part OF the mine. The orc body rx-
| tending upward toward the 900.level,
stlll continues to Improve. The ore
Slopes OH the li00.foot level are OPEN
ing out s~plendldly, and that level is
now promising to equal, II not excel
In polnt Of yield, either Of tho levels
above. Daily Yield, $50 tent OF ore.
| The mills are all running up to their
full working capacity. aud the future
OF tho mine locks prosperous aud
lasting.
Beiehsr.
Tho 1900 foot level station 10 nearly
completed, although the rock In which
the station is being opened 10 extreme
~ hard. The south Wine being sunk
from the ll00.foot level IL down l52
feet. Tho south drift on the li00.ioot
level from the Crown Point line. IL In
iOO.feet. The north drift. from the
main cas-, drint OH the li00.foot level,
Il In 1876 feet, and the main south drlt
on the 300.foot level Is In i26 feet.
Daily yield Of ore $50 tons. The ere
breasts Throughout the entire mine are
looking s~plendidly and promise . rich
yield for many months to come.
Utah.
The shaf, 10 down 81 feet below the
Oo.foot station level, the sinking pro-
crossing at tho rate Of ~ feet per day.
The main south drift on the ioo-iost
level 10 still driven vigorously ahead,
the face In q mixture 81 clay, quartz
aud p~orphyry. C~rsss-cutting the ledge
at u point 200 feet south from where
the ledge wal penstratsd ey the m,in
west DRIFT has been commenced win
some very favorable prospects OF an