Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-10
Fail. sheridan.

with the whole face in clay, quartz ON
porhyry which, with q slight increase o
watsr, gives indication Of closer proxim
unity 70 tho ledge. This drift Is 10
feet down from the top Of the SHIFT. an
Will tap the ledge 600 feet below th
tunnel Of the old upper workings. Thi
mine being located Immediately adjourn
ing the Sierra Nevada on the north. pos
sssses more than an ordinary interest q
the present time, owing to the immensel.
rich developments made in the 0phir
and other mines In Its vicinity.
Florida.
The new hosting machinery has beer
started into operation and runs splendid
~. Tho building Is nearly finished
Drifting west for the ledge Is commence,
at the 300.foot level. which il 45 fee
above the bottom Of the shaft. Tn,
ground works well. and no water II
found 10 contend with. In about q weel
or 90. soon Is q good start or entrancei II
made with this drift, sinking will be re.
sumsd at the bottom OF the shaft, and
the work carried forward at both points
at the same time. Good stringers Of
low grade ore are already met with In
tho face Of the drift.
Impcrial.Enpire.
Main south drift, 1850-foot level.
still being driven ahead toward the Vel.
low Jacket line, and the south winzs
continues In ore. The drift at the 1000.
foot level 10 also driven ahead, but the
air In both this drift and the Wine
above mentioned il hot and not good.
This difficulty. however, will DO effsctu.
ally obviated as soon as connection can
be completed with the drift and winze,
giving q good circulation OF air. Until
this Is effected no prosecuting can be
done, nor the good ore development DO
advantageously attended to.
Ysllew Jacket.
The main incline is being actively
sunk for another level. and is to-day 100
feet below the l740.foot level, in favor
able working ground. The l74O is the
present lowest working level, and from
Il a drift or cross-cut east Is being made,
which Is now in 100 feet. The hain
drift north Is in 100 feet. The north
uinze Is down 2l0 feet to-day, below tho
l54O.foot level, with considerable water
found 10 contend with. No particular
change TO report in the ore prospects In
any part Of the mino.
crown reiat.
Daily yield, 900 tons Of ore from the
400 and 1500-foot levels. The orc
breasts continue looking and yielding
well, regardless OF the price Of stocks.
The development OF the 1900 and 1000
foot levels Is actively going ahead. and
now discoveries OF ore, in addition to
the extensive deposits already existing
and being worked, are daily anticipated.
Il will take years to work out tho ore
bodies already found in this famous
mine. A dividend Of 81 was declared
day before yesterday.
Daney.
In the main drift west, ut tho 400-foot
level, such q heavy increase Of water
has been encountered, that work at that
point had to DO stopped night before
last. The ledge 10 found to be about 100
feet wide. The two drifts, north and
mentioned in our last report as
been commenced, IRE being &c
lively nj In regular vein matter, show
ing spots Of low grade ore. Some water
Ia met with in the face OF ths north
drift.
Knickerbseker.
Everything about the mino going on
As usual. Drifting at q rapid rate toward
The ledge, both from the COO and ZOO
foot stations. A distance OF 80 feet has
boon mado during the week, in hard
ground. Stringers OF clay and
continue coming in at the faces
Of the drifts; also some increase OF
Nothing new Mt the 400.foot
level. Tho ledge still continues south
rs far as drifted upon.
Buluon.
Face Of north drift ut the l700-foot
level still in porphyry. clay and quartz.
This drifs Is following the west wall Of
The ledge, and il expected TO eventually
lead 10 somsthing good, when cross-cut-
Ting shall be doomed advisable. The
good ore prospects found in the south
drift OF the 800-foot level continue, and
good assays are obtained from the occa-
'ional punches Of quartz met with.
savage.
Prospecting goes bravely on, rs usual.
It the 2O00-foot level, with no important
developments to report. The main In.
cline 10 still progressing deeper. with It's
In hard blasting rock. Tho
heavy masonry foundations for the new
are being laid. and the building
II is In process Of erection.
ChslIar-Psso.i.
Daily yield 45 TO 80 tons OF orc. which
asssys about s2s to the ton. No par
change to note in the ore pro-
sections. C~ross-cutting ut the
ifth station level develops nothing new
and important as yet. Clearing out the
OF tho incline goes ahead as
usual and will soon be completed.
Lee.
The rock encountered In raising tho
main shaft from the tunnel through to
he surface, has been unusually hard the
asst week or two, but II is becoming
aud easier TO work. consequently
progress Is being made. The ore
rein in the face Of the main tunnel, con-
'inues strong and well defined and car
hes some very good orc.
Senator.
The west drift OF the 400.fost level
has cut into soft ledge matter a distance
II IS feet, from which assays Of from
Dl8 to $35 to tho ton are obtained.
This goes to show that pay ore is to DO
'ound east OF the Comstock. The pros
,ects Of this mine were never 30 good as
hey are to-day.
succor.
The rock at the bottom OF tho main
hiatt IL softer and works better, allowing
" better progress being made in sinking.
The rock In the face OF the west drift at
he 400.foot level Is also softer, but such
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