Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-31
NINE

q genuemanly and emcient
Superintendent Of the woodvills mine.
We visited and examined tho new ore de-
velopmsnts recently made on the 200
and 30o-foot levels. This mine. our
readers viii bear in mind. il situated in
Gold Canyon. some 500 feet north Of
the Silver Hill and in almost q direct
line with the Lady Warrington and
New York minss. For the past year or
two II has been very poorly and unsuc-
csssfully worked through an incline
shaft which has been sunk to the depth
Of 40 feet, following . vein Of gypsum
quartz, carrying some very nch pros
pects Of gold. and but little silver.
This vein Of gypsum had q strong dip
to the south and east, and although con-
tanning some rich spots Of ore, Of an
extremely promising character, never
was sufficiently concentrated 10 pay well
for extraction and reduction. Recently,
however. . new discovery was made.
which has infused new life and energy
into the stockholders, and gives every in
dicstion Of rich and permanent ore do
velopmsnt Of an entirely new character.
Descending the main incline TO the 200
foot station. We followed the main drift
north . distance Of 100 feet past the old
ore Slopes ON the line OF the gypsum
ledge. at which point that ledge ap-
pearsd to pinch entirely out. The drift
had then bean extended . distance OF 10
feet further through q belt Of hard. bar
rem porphyry, when all at once an en-
tire change was encountered in the FORM
alton. giving every indication OF an APP
proach to a regular Comstock ledge
formation, small veins and strsaks OF
white quartz and spots OF tine
ore being frequently encountered.
Continuing on through this material at q
distance Of 30 feet further . fine body Of
ore was encountered from 10 to 10 feet
in width, strongly resembling in looks
the ores Of the Crown Point and Belchsr.
This ledge, contrary TO all quartz devel-
opments hitherto made in the mine.
pitches directly to the north and east,
and has q we'll defined clay wall Extend
ing from a nor;hwssterly to . southeast
erly course. II lies nearly GOO feet east
Of the Justice; runs in nearly q par
allel course with that vein, and points
almost directly in the direction OF the
New York and Crown Point mines.
Although an apparent clay slip has been
encountered in tho course OF the drift,
there is m vet no certainty whatever that
tho east wall Of the ledge has been found,
and n very reasonable superstition In
that a few feet more may perhaps find
the ledge better defined and more con-
csntrated than ever. Eiatsd with their
discovery, however. the ourss OF the
drift has been changed 70 a. to follow
and prospect the pay streak. Drifts have
been extended in either direction on the
vein q distance Of 30 or 80 feet, showing
it to be continuous and having every APP
pearance Of being the top or outcrop-
pings Of n fine ore body. Returning to
the main incline we again descended 100
feet further. which brought rs to the
third or 3OO-foot station level. For q
distance Of 100 feet the north drift from
this level had followed the gypsum vein
in a manner similar to that OF. the north
drift ON the level shove; then ran into
me same naru cnhrsSs' on ioe,, .sn
eohtihueu ior some oo ies', ms
Snne Wni'e quartz 'sin ioIna'ioa an"
men ~ was again encoan.ersu.
Ihis discovery was maa ~ instance
OF 100 feet from the main incline, and
about 90 feet further 10 the southwark
than that ON the level above. II
has been driited ON . distance Of
~ ieet anu sun iooAins
hneiy' ms Gems 10 NOV an em
dent oil the ore poay &c =
southeast ON nat Ievei' anu g''es s,ea'
expectations OF pe.'er aeve,oP,
msnts when the driit shall have reached
a point directly under the orc aePos''
found on the level above Inc a.eisss
ASSAYS OF the ore on o ssconu s.As
ie'e' pr .u., nn ma = aoa
rom 'he norm uis. %n 'n'
100. ie'ei teasnes s,'o per M
pG, m " so'c ga - .Lu,s. - :
mining yes" $50 81 49, ,s"non.
,n'sr IN 49,, - NJ =,
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,ne 1881 e. m. sr,.
zen 49, M ~ n. a,;,,. rs.av 10
lace OF are p'isu up IN In .h.r~s..nt
!, 4. .,n..,sJ thst 40
nm" ps.na' a.. can hs s.siiy az.
- ~ 80 h.. hs.n eom-
msn..J ON the n foot level 10 connect
-;,h An. ror,h aim ON the 800 foot
80 Th;s v;n,e i, bsino ,unk In the
h.rr.r ns,.,;.I on ths unIer aide Of The
orc win anil 4, now down 40 feet. Last
..sn;na ,ha ;,cl;na,;on Of an. Vino
- .hs,s.J 40 =. to run n closer 10
an. ,sJcs anil this mor.ine the north
III. .us into son. Ana ore Tbi. 4. still
mars s-.eour.o;no as n sbovsa coutinu-
s,;an 81 thst Ssd, aovpvsrd.
The nrs.ant boi,tips works are large
and commodious enough to drive large
mount M vort |. but the old incline
Co. -.,,.,s;ve wort;nv purpose, Ia but
l,,,s RITZ, han mona Al all. About
.;ah, month. 400 The Germany COM