Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-10
RuMlon.

ledge OF running q north drlft from Il
I7OO.foot station Of the Imperial,
prospect their ground. This drift wi
follow the line Of the ledge psnstral
Ing the Alpha and Exchequer claitn'
and strike tho Bullion ground at
depth Of 1900 feet below the surface
thus prospecting their claim At n dept
Of $40 feet below tho present work
ings. Should this drift strlko pay ore
aud there Is hardly a doubt bu
It will, as the prospects Of the bulllol
never were better than on the li0C
foot level when the wo.tx ceased. Th
present drift from the f500. foot Level
which Il being run 10 prospect tn
Alpha. will then be continued through
the ExcheQuer into the Bullion, ant
an up raise made to connect with th,
main Incline, thus thoroughly ventll
ating all tho l,wsr levels.
Crown Point.
Daily yield, 400 tons Of ore, whlcl
10 being extracted from the 1000, l20t
aud 1901 foot levels. The north cross
cut, on the l40O.foot level, has encoun
tered . heavy clay wall which It ha,
not yet penetrated, but beyond which
1t 10 fully expected to again strike tile
ore body. Breasting lout the orr
OH the il00.foot level will be com,
inencod during the coming week,
The south winze from the 1900 to the
l4OO.foot levels lacks only fifteen feet
Of making the connection with the
main south drift Oh the 400 foot level.
Tho main south DRIFT OH the l500.fooi
level Is making steady, though slow
progress, owing 10 the steady, strong
How Of water aud the excessive heat.
The niue IL looking well In all parts,
aud promises al Increase rather than q
decrease In the future yield.
Justice.
The main shaft being 400 feet deer,
and passing through the ore vein above
the 800. foot level, 1t has been deemed
expedient not TO siuk the shalt any
deeper perpendlculsrly, as It was only
leaving the vein farther of. Accord
lngly q raise Is being made from the
in ordsr TO connect with tI,s 800. foot
level. aud flnally with the shaft a short
distance above, thus forming, an in'
cline or continuation Of tho main shat,
following the vein. 1t will take three
or four weeks to make this connection,
when the vein will DO more directly
and advantageously worked.
Montexuma.
TIL. IL an oxccIlcnt old mining loca.
,,,,,. ,an,. 80, ~,
l'oh s't"a'eua "t''c s'"'h VI, '"e nus.
SUN. on tue uo.u canyon 1lanv, y,
~" s,s worri"r Ana ora v.,n w..
deyeloped some ten feet In width,
which would work over $40 to the ton,
but rs that would not pay In tho.c
days, work was stopped aud the mine
allowed 10 lie Idle ever since. Work
Is now resumed. A new SHAFT 10 CON-
menced which Is to DO sunk to the ore
body. and the mine practically opened
and worked.
sierrn Nevada.
The temporary building over the
new boistlng works, which wa, blown
down by a heavy gale Of wind last
week. Ia, been again erected. The
donkey engine To do tile holstiny Is
I'm pIsce. and sinking the new shsft l.
making rapld progress. Thsre 1, little
ar no cbany. 10 note of the prospecting
oneratlon, In the old Sacramento
ground. or /, the Weld OF ore from the
Stones ON the upper levels. Daily
Weld. GS tons OF ore, keeping tho mill
steadily running.
Independent and Omega.
This Oil mining location wh'ch Ia
situated on the north end OF the Com
stock, north OF the Utah. !! being
brought Into = itate OF favorable con.
sideration. The company nave started
a new working shalt, anu at the same
time are cleaning out the old tunnel
preparatory to an attack upon tho
main ledge, which they will prospect
thoroughly, win great assurance Oh
NeSad".
working IN tue nhe oouy OF ORC 40,
veiopeu III 'he SCUM u'''', 0 lou
feet rom the maln 'unhei. lis GU,
INTO hltech iee'; nhu w'ue's out anu
looks 9ester anu oel.er as Iu'tneI NC.
ve.opea. .ne orJ nssays IVY"
SIo 70 TUG you, a"u meo gnu o." az
sseh qu,.o nei.e"y' .iNo
pouy v. ~ = % amJ
,ho,,t nm fret south of IL.
concentrated y,.x,,,.
nail. v,.,1 ooo tons. rb,r, 4. M
.....n,
particular chs"sc w 'ie o'o ''ea'' y"
this mine. On the l300'foot or lowest
level two drifts are now making to
connect the shaft with the wInze at
that level. In the DRIFT running north
from the Wine, 100 feet below the
1900. foot level, the ore Is excsllent.
All the openings In the ore body on
~"
r,.. 800, h,., ALBANIA,
OUT anu repa'rcu '"'o Anu o"S .nc
ledge, q distance OF 230 ieet. Ihc
nj this poInt IL 10 feet IN width,