Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20

finely.
Knickerbecksr.
Sinking the main shaft Is making fair
Roadway. It is now down 636 feet. The
main drift, running to cut and prospect
tho orc vein ON the G0O-foot level. Is in
81 feet, the face in hard blasting rock.
The main south drift, on 400-foot level,
has been continued q distance Of 80 feet
along the west wall Of the ledge, run
ming through very promising vein mat
ter.
Very fair progress is being made in
driving the main tunnel ahead into tho
hill. The ledge matter continues TO I'M
prove in character, there now being
about two feet Of good-looking quartz
in the face Of tho tunnel. Some good
milling ore IL being taken from the
north drift. which is looking well and
bids fair to yield considerable good ore.
silver Hill. .
The face OF the north drift on the
third station level is still in white quartz
and ore very much resembling that Of
the Comstock. The main south drift
on the third station level shows no
change Of value during the week. The
face OF the main south drift Mt the
second station level is still In q brown
appearing body Of quartz and low grade
ore
The new pump is in and in fine work.
ing condition, and handles the water
with tho most perfect easo. The amount
OF steam furnished is not, however, suf-
ticent to run the pump and hoist ore at
the same time. Tho two new boilers
are in place and will DO ready to steam
up by Monday next, when work in the
mine and hosting ore will DO resumed.
BxisImsre Consolidated.
Sinking the main shaft is making tho
usual good Roadway, the bottom work.
ing much softer and the pump handling
the water with the most perfect ease.
The prospecting drifts on the 750-foot
level are still vigorously driven ahead,
with strong indications OF soon reach
ing the ore vein.
Tyler.
Both the pump and hosting tanks
are kept busy hosting water, tho dow
OF which continues undated. This Is
one OF the heavy watsr
pockets often found along the line OF
the Comstock, and which can only be
drained by steady, uniiagging perse-
ysrance.
Sinking tho main shaft Is making
much better headway, the rock in the
being much softer, with some
clay mixed with strcaks Of quartz Of q
very promising character. The machin-
cry 10 all in excellent condition.
Nevada.
The rock In tho face Of the new tun-
mel has been very hard Of late, but Is
become soft and easily worked,
better progress is being made.
Il Ia in vein matter, with clay, which
looks some like the east wall.
New York.
Sinking the shaft is making good pro-
gress, the bottom being in fair sinking
The main west drift at the Goo
foot level Is still driven forward, the face
In porphyry. mixed with clay, and nm
streak Of quartz.
Julia.
Work on the new machinery is nd
vancing rs rapidly rs the nature OF the
work will allow. Enlarging tho shaft
for q third compartment Is being pushed
with all the vigor possible, and Is fast
a~pproachidg completion.
California.
The north drift on the l500-foot level
from the Virginia Consolidated shaft is
still pressed vigorously forward, the
face In fair running ground. The north
drift on the l4O0.foot level Is also max
ing good Roadway.
Huiiion.
The main north drift on the 17O0.foot
OF the Imperial il being steadily
driven ahead following the west wall OF
the ledge, cutting occasional spots and
Of very promising.looking
The Grant shaft Is about cleaned out
and repaired to tho bottom, and II Is ex-
that sinking tho shaft will be re-
sumed by Monday next. Nothing new
to report Of the other prospecting opcr-
Ksssuth.
The new machinery Is oil working
splendid and the water 10 being rapidly
drained from the shaft preparatory to
resuming the sinking Of tho main shaft
for q new level,
Amssioan Flat.
The southwest prospecting drift from
the 750-foot station Of the Baltimore
shaft Is steadily driven ahead, with the
expectation Of soon reaching the orc
vein.
DardRneilcS.
Not sinking the new shaft at present,
but timbsring the same in n substantial
manner. This will be completed short
ly, when sinking will be resumed.
Crown Point navinc.
The main south drift, on the 3OO-foot
level. shows some very fine ore, md Is
great encouragement OF a good
development.
Florida.
New shaft down l5i feet. An in-
crease Of water Is met with, necessitating
the introduction Of pumping machinery.
Lady Bryan.
Sinking the main shaft Is making
steady progress, the bottom in a mix