Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-17
LOCAL MINING SUMMARY.
Fer III. Week z.al.s p.e.-s.r ~, 1874


Fer the Week E.diss December ~, 1874
The stock market has evidently got q
ses-sawing mood. being down ysstsr-
day and up to-day. with q prospect Of .
continuance Of the same tactics. The
new and immensely rich bonanza dsvsl.
oped at the Virginia end Of the lode
Is all the 60. now. and the grand quss-
fion with experts and everybody
else is, show big is III" Cross
cut No. 2. at the I5O0-foot level Of
the Consolidated Virginia, $50 feet south
Of tho California line, shows 1t to be
nearly or quite $50 feet wide. no sign Of
east wall being met with as yet,
and tho face Of the drift
being still in fst-class ere.
Cross-cut No. I, only IA feet south Of
the California line was in 90 feet last
evening, with the face in ore viii h will
average 5000 or more to the ton Cross
cuts are being made at the 1900 and
l4O0-foot levels Of the California, to in
vestigate its worth and extent at those
points. From the present appearances,
the great bonanza concentrates from
both the Consolidated Virginia on the
south and the Ophir on tho north.
directly into the California. The
development OF the Imperial-E Empire
is slowly being brought to light, and
will mako q healthy stir in due time.
| Crown Point and Belcher are quiescent,
but still yielding plenty Of good ore,
aud considerable interest is manifested
as to what may DO developed in justice
when the new machinery starts up. BE.
low We give our usual weekly summary
Of the latest and most correct mining
information obtainabls:
Consolidated virgInia.
Daily yield about 800 tons. The
winze sinking in the ore body, below tho
1850 foot level, has attained q depth OF
20 feet below that level. and is in good
ore at the bottom. On the 155O.foot
level the exploring drifts are all in eI-
| cellent ore. The character Of the ore on
| this level and in the Wine beneath 1t Is
| Of great hardness and solidity. On the
l500-foot level the east cross-cut No. 2,
is $50 feet in length, and cross-cut No.
I, near the northern boundary line. is
| extended % feet. Both OF these drifts
have passed through ore OF extreme
richness. and still show the same de-
scription in their present faces. The
| drifts in the curse OF extension north
erly and southerly between the cross
drifts are driven through hrst-class ore.
| The ore breasts above the liOO-foot
level, and between the 1900 and 1900
foot levels, show the finest grade Of ore.
and are yielding the regular daily aver
age quantity required to keep the mills
in constant operation.
sierra Nevada-
Daily yield about 60 tons Of ore. prin-
cipally from the old upper workings.
The pumping machinery at the new
shaft has worked well the last few days.
and the water is nearly all out. Sinking
will be resumed next week. The hoist
ing and pumping machinery at the old
shaft, is being overhaulsd and put in
good trim, in order TO repair the shaft
and resume sinking. This shaft is 700
feet deep. and II is proposed to sink 1t
100 feet deeper, and drift for the yalun-
BILE ore deposit recently developed by o
drift north from the end Of the old tun-
mel. and some 800 feet from the shaft.
At the same time nh incline will be csm-
menced from the bottom OF the shaft, TO
follow the dip or inclination OF the ledge
TO the eastward. As o as practical
bic, new and powerful machinery will be
erected at this shaft. Tho old ore
breasts Of the mine continue looking
aud holding out well.
0suid a Curry.
On the 1700-foot level work has been
resumed. The subsistence OF the water
caused considerable swelling in the
ground adjoining the timbersin the hori-
sontal drifts. The crushed timbers have
been replaced and mining operations re-
commenced. On the l5O0.fool level the
water from tho east vein continues TO
fow with undated force and volume.
Tho winze progressing below this level
has been sunk to n depth OF 220 feet.
This Wine Is passing downward through
favorable vein material and will soon
unite with the north drift ON the l70O-
foot level. The accomplishment OF this
connection will secure sufficient yeAtla-
ton to allow OF the vigorous explora-
tons OF the ore body on this level at all
points.
Beiehsr.
Daily yield, 400 tons, from the old
working levels. The ore breasts are
Welding Ms usual and show improve
inent from last week. The prospecting
Of the l5OO-foot level is being actively
carried forward by means OF WINES
from the 1l00-foot level, which are be-
ing sunk in the ore vein, with no heavy
Developments thus far. The station ut
the l500.foot level is well opened, and
the drift east for the vein Is going rap
idly ahead. The main incline is down
81 feet below the l500.foo station. and
In GOOD blasting ground. The new mir
shaft il now down l27 feet. and the up
raise, to connect with it, is progressing
vol.
Occidental.
In this mine prospecting operations
have been continued during the past year
without intermission on q scale OF con-
siderable magnitude. The main drift
has boon run in the ore veinior n length
Of 5000 feet. Wines have been sunk
from the top OF the ore body and raised
from the lower adit. which ars o con-
nected. These vertical openings have
been carried through the ore without
showing its width. Cross drifts have
been started at regular intervals to de-
vslop the vein between the two levels,
which are 800 feet apart. All the lat
eral drifts are now in thorough repair
and the whole mino is in complete work
ing order.