Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-24

Sinking the main shsftis- progressing
at the rate Of twenty feet Per weak mot.
~withstandins the steadily increasing
hardness Of tbs rock in the bottom. II
Is now down 40 feet below the l000-foot
level. The west drift. on Ne o00-lsvsl,
reached the point ct which Il ID
intended TO connect with the WINE from
the level above, two drifts, one north
and the other south, have bean started
to cut and prospect the Ledge. The
Wine from the 800-foot level 10 down IS
feet In fair sinking ground. Two pros
pscting drifts have bean started from the
point Of connection with the air Wine
from the 7o0Ifsot level. Thsss drifts
will prospect - ore vsin both north
and south on thAA lsvsl.
Sierra Nsvsaa.
Sinking the nsw shaft 10 making fas
progress, the bottom In soft porpAyry
and clay. with occasional spots and
streaks Of quartz forming q genuine
ledge material, with every indication Of
q near approach 10 o ledge Of some des-
criptioa or other. The fow Of water
still continues, but IL easily kept down
by the use Of the pump. Owing to some
mistake in the surveys, the upraiss In
the Sacramento ground has not yet been
with the drift above. The
ore breasts are all looking fAsly and
yielding the usual amount Of good mill
ing ore, keeping the mill steadily rsn-
ming.
oIsSs Consolidated.
The main west drift at the 400-foot
level has cut a fine body Of ore four feet
depth and IL not yet through II. This
new discovery has every appearance Of q
development and ID In an entire
new portion Of the mine, being west
u any Of the ore discoveries before made.
There Is q strong how OF water from the
lace af the drift, though not enough TO
the steady prosecution Of the
wsrk. The ore body In the north drift
rom the WINE at the head OF the In
still continues In ere Of q fair
Caiissrnia.
The north drift on the l500-foot level
rom the Virginia Consolidated shaft Is
fss progress. The north drift
On the 14O6-foot level IL slss in very
favorable running ground. The south
lrifts from the Ophir on the correspond
.ng levels 10 connect with these two
are also making good progrsss.
Surveys have been completed looking to
he early connection Of these drifts and
he complete ventilation OF these levels,
whsn prosecuting and the regular
.isvslopmsnt Of the mine will DO COM
nsncea.
The new hosting engine will be start
ID up this afternoon, when draining the
water from the shaft will at ence COM
Work on the foundations for
he new pumping machinery 10 making
npid progress and they win Be COM
pleted IN fast a. the most experienced
~orkmsn can do Il. The sill timbsrs
or the pump engine and the rods for
pump Is already framed. ready 10 put In
is soon as the water II sufficiently
Prospecting the l000-foot
Isvsl will Be resumed.
Lady washingtsa.
The new hosting machinery was start
ID up this morning, everything working
With the utmost perfection. The shaft
s new down $50 feet, at which point .
lrift to the eastward win Be started i'm
nediately. with the expectation Of cut
ing the woodville lode. - the develop
nsnts recently made In the Woodvills
nine on the south, leaves but little
Ioubt that II will be struck ct no great
istanee from the shaft.
GeuId 4 Curry.
Sinking the north Wine, near the
orth line, from tho 1900 to the l700-foot
wells, is making steady Roadway. There
|, nothing whatever doing on the l700-
BOT level. The flow Of water from the
orth drift, on the l100-foot level, still
ontinuss quite strong. and keeps the
ump steadily running. There 10 NO
hangs to report Of the prospecting
at the fourth station level.
Crown Psint Ravins.
This company have just completed q
ontract with the Kentuck Mining Com
by which they get the use Of the
shaft for prospecting their
By this arrangement they will
ave emily about 100 feet To run. and
ill 30 enabled to prospect their ledge
90 TO 400 feet lower than IL has yet
cen p~rospsctsd.
Baitinsrs Consolidated.
Opening the 9O0-foot station Ii making
God progress. As soon as the station
completed sinking the shaft will be
Driving the north and south
riffs on the 700-foot level, are mailing
God headway. following the clay walls
nd running nearly parallel with the
'dgs.
Occidental.
The up-raiss, now being made from
he west end OF the lower tunnel, 70 con-
sct with the lersl above, IL up . dis
,ncc Of l96 feet, and has passed almost
10 entire distance through dns milling
re. This raise will connect with the
PIPER and lower tunnels and will have
pine 2Si feet yet 10 run.
Prospecting the ledge on the 1000
,ot level Is making favorable hsadway,
it'll some fattsring prospects Of yet
lding pay ore. sinking the south
inze below the 2000-foot level 10 max
~ good progress. Sinking the main
,cline IL also making fns headway.
senator.
The main east drift Il still pushed Wig
fously ahead through very soft prsmis.
ledge material. Two, drifts have
,st been started, n north and the
her south, ON the 400-foot level, along
10 line OF the ledge. Some ins appear
ny quartz has been encountered In the
ruth drift.
The main west drift il still driven Wig