Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-19
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orou,ly ahead without change Of Inter
est TO report. The main nor th drift,
10 connect with tile south drift from
tho bottom Of the Savage south wluze,
IA making steady Roadway. There u
no change to report OF the ore l,roduc.
ing section OH the old upper levels.
Daily yield OF ore 40 tons. The annual
report Of the superintendent shows
that during tho past year 2S,Ci5 tons
Of orc have been extracted, which
Welded $5ii, s05 90. The total amour:
Of receipts from all sources was $780,.
85l Al. and tho total expenditures
s70a. 604 la. leaving n balance OH hand
the lst Of March OF $46,?57 20.
Dayton.
Daily yield $50 tons Of ore, which
with the exception Of ten tons per day
shipped to the Auburn mill, Ia being
reduced at woodworth's. Devils Cate
and Briggs mills. Tho ore breasts
are both looking we'll aud yielding
splendldly throughout the entiro mine.
The wlnze from the second to third sta.
lion level Is completed. giving n fine
ventilation to that portion OF the mine.
A north drift 10 being run at tho Sec
ond station level to prospect tho ledge
and find a body OF cool orc believed
to exist further to the northward. A
stope for the extraction Of ore has been
opened at a depth OF 10 feet In tile
v.jnzs. from the SECOND to the third sta
ton level.
GIobo Consolidated.
Tho up.rslse from tho main tunnel
has only about 10 feet moro to raise to
connect with the bottom Of the wlnzo
from above, which will give a fine cir.
~culatlon OF good air aud greatly IA
cilitate the progress OF tho work Ia
that part OF the mine. Stations are
being opened and cross drifts II ut
different points In tho raise to aid In
extraction Of orc whenever the con-.
pany are ready TO commence the pros
scution OF that portion Of the work.
Sinking tho Incline Is making tho
usual good headway. There Is no
change to report In tile main west DRIFT
at the 400-foot station.
savage.
The main southwest drlft at tho 1900
foot station. which Is being run 10 con-
meet with the north drift from the bot
tom Of the south wlnze from tho l70U.
foot level, Il making slow Though
steady Roadway. Tho heat In this
Drift Is Intense, but It Is expected tint
connection with the winzo will DO
completed by next Monday, which
will give 4 mxch needed ventilation.
Sinking the main Incline Is making rs
rapid progress a 8 the extreme hardness
OF the rock will admit.
Ovcrman.
Driving tho main west drlft OH the
l2OO.foot level Is making good pro-
gres., the face still In hard blasting
rock. Sinking the winzo from the
1000 loot level Is making good head
way. The prosecution Of the north
driit from the 200.ioot station In the
winzs Is stopped for the present or ac-
count Of a slight flow Of water from
the face. 1t being feared that u the
work was pressed ahead = much henv-
ior body might ~ tapped.
Now York Consolidated.
Retimbcring and enlarglng tho shaft
to mako room for tho new pumping
machinery has been completed during
the week for distance OF thirty feet.
The erection Of tho new boiler house
Is makiug rapid progrcss. The four
new boilers which are being now man
ufactured IN San Francisco will b.
ready for shipment In about eight
days. IL Is expected that the cree
tion Of the new machinery and repairs
to the shaft will be completed so as to
resume sinking the shaft by the 10th
Of next month.
silver Hill.
The main south drift at the frat Low.
oil. being run to tap tho old st. Louis
ore chimney, affords no change OF In
terest to note. The ore slopes between
the LIST and 81 levels north OF the shaft
are locking we'll aud yielding the usual
amount OF good milling orc. Tho
south drift mt tho second station, Is be-
Ing pushed steadily ahead, following
the vein OF white quartz recently
struck, which appears to DO widening
out and giving promise Of q good do
velopment In that portion Of tho mine.
sierra Nevada.
Sinking tho now shaft Is making the
usual good progress. Tho drain tun.
mel to connect with tho shaft Is still
driven vigorously ahead. The pros
Meeting work Ia the old Sacramento
ground, has been temporarily stopped.
but will be resumed again In a very
short time. The drain tunnel to con-
meet with the proposed hydraulic
works, Is being pushed TO completion
~ last rs the nature Ct tho work will
admit. Daily Yield OF ore, 90 tons,
keeping the mill steadily running.
south Comstock.
The main east drift, at tile l60.foot
level, reached tho east wall yesterday
morning. It shows the ledge to DO 81
feet wide, all sound quartz, giving low
assays, with the exception Of a fne
streak Of brown sulpliuret ore near tho
wc,t wall, which gave very good as
SAYS. The general prospect Is exrel.
lent aud very encouraging, and tho
company have not yet decided
whether to sink for a level 100 feet
deeper, or to follow the sulpliurot
streak at tho present level.
6phir.
There Is no change Of importance to
chronicle In the prospecting operations
Of this mins for the past week. Sink.
lug the south wlnze from the 1865 foot
level, to connect with tho main south
DRIFT OIL the 100. foot level, for the
purpose Of ventllatlng the two levels,
Is making good progress. There Is
nothing new to report OF any Of the
prospecting operations on the 1900 foot
level. Work progressing at all points
as usual.
Tho main tunnel or adlt, following
the lead Into the hill, shows n fine
streak Of ore from one to two feet
thick In Its face, which, during the
week has given assays ranging from
S37 10 to $lSi II to the ton. The
ledge matter continues wide between
tho walls. and the prospect Of finding
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