Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-26
Hale 4 Norcross.

0 foot level. la, reached the north III
: without %oncounterlng any considerab
body Of pay ore. The south drift @
! this level is advancing slowly witho,
change Of Interest to report. A nun
Ter OF small feeders and seams Of or
] have been encountered IN the sewers
drifts aud crosscuts on this level, br
mono OF sufficient extent to pay for cx
traction.
Choiiar.I'otosI.
Daily yield 60 tons Of ore. tho ASA,
value Of which Is $50 per ton. TIL
/. nain south Drift ut tho fourth station
Is still pushed vigorously ahead. til,
face In soft %porphyry. The main sout'
DRIFT mt the fifth station Is advancin,
rapidly, following the west wall OF III,
ledge. occasionally cutting some small
punches OF ore. No permanent o.
large body has yot been encountered,
south star.
Work Is about being resumed on this
mine. which Il clIglbly located, a short
distance south Of the Dayton and Kos.
su.h mines. Considerable work has
been done upon 1t heretofore, SUI.
ilclcnt to demonstrate the existence OF
q valuable ledge of ore. II has only
been explored to tho depth Of 100 feet,
but the proper machinery will bo pro-
vided to work 1t much deeper.
Caledonia.
Tho main west drift, ut the GOO. foot
station, Is In 2l2 feot, the rock In the
face working n little softer, with good
Indications OF loon reaching the main
ledge. Repairing the main shaft be.
low tho Goo. foot level. Is making rapid
progress. The completion Of the drain
tmlel will now allow OF sinking tho
shaft for at least two more levels with
ont additional mining machinery.
Nov York Consolidated.
Sinking the main shaft Is progress.
Ing at the rate Of two feet per day.
The rock In tho bottom works we'll. 1t
IL expected that the shalt will cut the
top Of the ledge by the time n depth Of
200 feet moro shall have been attained.
The drain tunnel Il completed. con-
ncctlon having been made with the
shaft. and all tho wator being now dis
charged through the tunnel.
Lady wns:iinGtoa.
Sinking the main shaft Is being
pushed vigorously ahead. Tho heavy
body Of water encountered Is snbsld-
ing. the rock Is much softer, and better
progress IA being made. The shaft Is
now 100 feet In depth. Tho last streak
Of quartz and clay cut In sinking was
Of n very promis:n. character. The
ground at tho bottom continues to
show improvement.
Alpha.
Tho streak of ore encountered last
week In the north drift. on the 1900
foot level from I'll. Imperial siai;,st ill
continues, something's widening ont,
and then again narrowing down as the
work advances. There Is little or 10
change In the character Of the ore. aud
the indications are certainly excellent
for thl, feeder, leading toa larger aud
richer body.
Justtcr, |
Tho main incline |, now down 30
feet below the i00.icot level, aud pro.
crossing downward ut the rate of two
feet per day. The new giraffe" or
Incline car, works splcndidly. The
drifts both north and south, ut the 400.
foot level, arc being rctimbcrcd and
put In flrst.rate shape for active aud
effective prospecting.
Sutro.
The north drift Is still being driven
forward vigorously and Is now In 100
feet. The ground In the face OF the
drift Is softening. The drift Is still In
ledge matter, assaylng OIL the average
go 10 the ton. The water encounter.
cd In tho Wine Il decreasing. As
soon rs the water can be got under
control another level will be opened
Florida,
The clearing ont aud repairing Of
the old tunnel Ia getting along finely
under the efficient direction Of Super
intendent Maggie. Good prospects have
been found ut various polnts In Ithis
tunnel, aud, doubtless, only depth Is
required to ilnd where the great width
OF vein matter concentrates into Il pay
Ing orc body.
Savage.
Tho main south drift OH the 1900
foot level IL still pushed vigorously
ahead. the face In clay aud quartz Of u
very favorable looking character.
There Is no change Of Importance to
report of the main west drift Oh this
level. Sinking tho south winzc OH tho
l7OO. foo, level Is making steady prog
rcss.
Mon;czumR.
This mino Is situated at the head OF
Spring Valley, In Lyon county, and
lies Just south OF the kos.utli, Oh the
ledge. A shaft has been sunk
Immediately on the Ledge to tho depth
IF 80 feet, the entire distance In mill
Ing ore.
Segregated Rock Island.
The northeast drift from the main
west tunnel Is still driven steadily
ahead. running parallel with the ledge.
Il is the intention Of this company 10
commence sinking n large tiircc.cum-
,artment working shaft I'M very few
Tyler.
The north cross.cut from tho main
vest Drift, has penetrated the ore vein
distance of y feet, all tho way In low
,rade ore. Tile face Of tho main east
iriit IL In q mixture OF quartz aud
Indicating n near approach to tho
main Ledge. f,
Scorpion.
This Company arc making all neccs-
AIRY preparations for sinking tho main
hat, which will have three compart-
nents-inx5 each In tho clear, aud
will DO sunk to n depth Of 500 feet be-
ore drifting for tho lodges.
Dancy.
The shaft Ia down $40 feet, the bot
nm I'm rock of n much harder nature