Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-17
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change Of interest to report. The or
body on the 1500-foot level Is openin
up finely. and already promises q goo,
yield Of rich ore. The ore breasts o
the 1900 and 1400.foot levels are boil
looking well and yielding splendidly
The ore body on the l000-foot level /
showing improvement M II 10 worked Il
the northward. Daily yield 500 tons o
ore. The mills are all running up I,
their full working capacity. and the fu
turs looks bright and prosperous.
sutro Tunnel.
The total length OF the main tunnel Il
now 6,S62 feet. Soft ground has beer
encountered during the past week, which
has retarded tunneling operations some
what, II being necessary to keep timber,
close up to the face OF the header.
Since last report the tunnel has been
advanced 65 feet.
Tho erection OF the new hosting and
pumping machinery is being pushed
with all the vigor possible, the founda.
tons are nearly completed and much OF
the machinery in place ready to start up.
II 10 expected that everything will be in
readiness to start up by the first OF next
week.
Justice.
The erection OF the new machinery at
the new shaft goes steadily IN without
intsrmission. Sinking the Waller De-
feat shaft, following the ledge downward.
10 making fine progress, tho bottom still
in the orc vein which 10 almost entirely
OF . white Comstook formation.
East Beicher. o..
This location is on a very favorable
locking ledge in the ravins east Of Fort
Homestead, opposite the Bslcher mine,
and a shaft IL commenced to develop 1t.
The indications are favorable, and the
parties interested have plenty Of capital
to get along with.
ChsIIar.Pstssi.
Daily yield, 100 tons Of ore, the assay
value Of which is $50 per ton. THERE'S
no change to report Of the prospecting
operations at the fifth station level. The
ore breasts ON the old upper levels are
oil looking well and yielding the usual
amount Of good ore.
Nevada.
More quartz IL coming In at the face
OF the tunnel, and all the ledge matter
is looking more favorable than hereto.
fore. The main body Of quartz cannot
b. far distant, judging from present In
dications, and the tunnel Is liable to run
into 1t at any time.
Prospecting the 4OO.foot level is still
vigorously prosecuted, without any new
discoveries or changes TO record. The
water in the shaft, although under good
control, IL not yet sufficiently drained
to allow OF . resumption Of the work Of
sinking the shaft.
silver Mil.
The south drift OH the second station
level is showing some good ore, Both
the north and south drifts Oh the
third station level are in n fine Comstock
formation, although tho ore Is yet OF
low grade.
American Plat.
The main southwest prospecting drift
on the 75o.foot level Of tho Baltimore
Consolidated shaft Is still driven vigor-
ously ahead, running parallel with the
lodge, occasionally cutting some fayora-
bic indications OF ore.
ksssnth.
The shaft il down 30 feet below the
220-foot level, the bottom in good sink
ing ground. The water Is nearly drain
cd from the 220.foot Lowell and work on
that level will be resumed during the
coming week.
Buckeye.
The extraction OF ore is being pushed
with all the vigor possible, keeping a
good supply in the dump ready for ship
mont. The Hope mill 10 kept steadily
running, crushing ore from the mine.
KsIeksrkeeksr.
Sinking the main shaft below the Goo
foot level goes steadily on, without
change Of interest to note. Nothing
new to report Of the prospecting drifts
on the 4OO.foot level.
Florida.
The new shaft has already attained q
depth Of 800 foot. Less water il en-
countered this week than last, conse-
quently rapid progress Is made
with the work Of sinking.
FRANKLIN,
The sIcsllsnt Developments being
made in the Baltimore are very encour-
aging to the holders Of the Franklin,
and II 10 pretty near time that they
started up work again.
Tyler.
There 10 still no cessation in the flow
Of water, and the company are prspar-
ing TO put in much heavier and
powerful hosting and pumping ma
chinsry.
0vsrnan.
Sinking the main shaft 10 making
steady progress. There 10 no change
whatever TO report Of the prospecting
operations on the l200-foo level.
sueesr.
Sinking the new shaft east Of the hill
il making fine progress, n~otwithstand.
ing the rock in the bottom blasts quite
tough and hard.
Mint.
Sinking the main shaft is making fine
progress. The rock in the bottom IL
quite soft. with occasional seams Of clay
and quartz.
Senator.
The main east drift on the 4O0-foot
level Is still driven vigorously ahead, the
face in soft porphyry. mixed with clay
and quartz.
Gsnessse No. 2.
Bottom Of shaft in quartz and por-
phyry, which looks well and works well,