Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-12
Sierra Nevada.

! progress. The flow Of winter continues
steady and strong at the bottom, ant
keeps the pump steadily running. TIL,
prospects In the east cross-cut, in th,
old Sacramento ground, aro growing
more favorable every day. The ore
body In the north drift from the old
Sierra Nevada tunnel, Is opening oui
finely, and promises q good yield OF fnc
ore. Daily yield, 60 tons OF orc keep
Ing the mill steadily running.
south Comsteek.
Work having been resumed under the
superintendencs Of John Nelson, q new
double working shaft Is being sunk in a
very eligible location some 200 yards
east OF the old tunnel and incline. II In
nov down "a feet. In hard blasting
rock, aud at the depth OF 800
feet II is proposed to drift for the ledge.
This will strike IL 100 feet below the
deepest former workings, and should de-
vslop something important in the way
Of pay ore, judging from what was found
above.
49,
Rock in the face Of the main tunnel
getting softer. aud consequently better
progress ahead being made. The ledge
Is better defined, and the veins Of quartz
are widening again, the good ore struck
next to the hanging wall being now q
foot in width. The work OF raising the
new shaft from the tunnel, level to the
surface goes steadily on, and the ground
works better Is upward advance Is at
tanned.
Daney.
The face OF the main west drift, ON
the 400.foot level, Is still in white quartz
mixed with porphyry. There is every
indication that the ledge has taken q
much moro perpendicular than
on the level above, and that the drift
will not have much further to run to cut
the main ore vein.
Baitimors Consolidated.
Sinking the main shaft Is making fine
progress. Some water coming in, but
not enough to impede tho progress Of
the work. The cross-cuts on the 100
foot level are showing some fine indi-
cations. rs are also those on the 4OO-foot
level.
Nevada.
The face Of tho lower tunnel il now
in low grade orc Of a very promising
character, but II is not far enough in to
reach the ore chimney developed in the
level above. The extraction OF milling
orc from the upper level goes on ms
usual.
Dnrtlanslles.
Still drifting ledgward at a good rate
Of progress in hard rock. This mine is
q very promising one, Its title perfected
by U. 8. Patent, its stock IL well held.
and IL has q good orc body In it which
will DO reached before long.
silver Hill.
The northeast drift on the third sta
ton level shows a considerable improve
msnt In the quality Of the ore. Notiw
ing new to report OF the prospecting
operations in the other portions Of tho
mine.
sutro Tunnel.
Total length 1872 feet. Tbs water
which was coming In al the face OF the
header has subsidized TO u mere nothing,
| the rock works vol, and the Burlsigh
drills arc doing capital execution.
Utah.
There Is nothing new whatever to re-
port OF the prospecting operations on
the 4Oo.foot level. Tho flow Of water
at the bottom OF the shaft remains much
tho same as heretofore reported.
0verman.
Sinking the main shaft Is making
steady progress, the rock in the bottom
blasting finely. There is nothing new
whatever TO report OF the ore develop
msnts on the I20O-foot level.
Phil. sheridan.
The main drift west for the ledge is
now in co feet, and very little water Is
met with thus far. The face Of the
drift Ia in porphyry, clay and quartz OF
q very favorable character.
Justice.
The smoks-stacks are up, the boilers
in place, and the erection Of the new
machinery is fast approaching COM.
pletion. Nothing new TO report OF the
prospecting operations in tho old Waller
Defeat SHIFT.
0Isbs Consolidated.
The ore body In the north drift ON the
4OO-foot level Is opening out finely.
The face Of the main west drift on tho
4O0.foot level is still in clay mixed with
white quartz gravel.
East BeIeher.
Hauling timbcrs to-day for timbering
the shaft, the new road being graded to
the mine from the Fort Homestead road.
Sinking progresses in the shaft ut the
rate Of two feet per day.
American Flat.
Tbs east cross-cuts on the 7OO-foot
level are looking much more favorable
for q valuable orc development soon.
Driving the prospecting is progressing
favorably.
Yellow Jacket.
There Is no material change to report
Of either tho north, south or east cross
cuts on the l74O.foot level. Sinkingt the
main incline Is making excellent head
way.
Sinking tho main shaft Is making
GOOD progress, the bottom still in soft
ledge material. No water to impede
tho progress OF tho work whatever.
Occidental.
The upraiso from the lower tunnel
level, TO connect with the winzo from
the level above, IL making fine progress,
the face Of both still in ore.
suceor.
Grant shaft COO feet deep, and being
sunk deeper At the 550-feot level the
drift for the ledge Is in GO feet; no wa
ter; rock hard. but blasts well.
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