Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-10-19
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md real merits Of the ere dsvslopmsnts
the ophir mine. From time 70 time
he Com HUI News. In il weekly min
ing report. has given . faithful dsscip-
lion. along with the general progress Of
he ore Developments. These state
msnis have met with many oontrsdic-
lions from psrens In The bear interest
Of the stock narkst, and othsrs who
care nothing and know nothing Of the
dsvslepmsnt Of our mining resources.
Yesterday aftsmson. accepting . hAd
IRON Superintendent Curtis 10
visit and examine the mins. In company
with seine fifteen sthsrs, mostly mining
supsrintsndsnts, experts and stock spec
ulaters, We stepped on one Of the cases
and glidsd smoothly and noisslsssly
down to the l300-fsot station. Pro-
cesding along the main diff. In west
srly course 100 feet. brought US 70 q
turA-table and the main south drift.
This drift We followed Q distance Of ITO
fest, which brought n TO Wine No. i.
whore the
First ore Disssvsriss
Were made on this level. The Wine Ii
an incline. on the siass Of which the
ore has bean breasted out. two sets OF
timbsrs in width. to . depth OF IS feet.
At thst point the ore breasts Are still be-
ing carried forward. with fns ore in the
face and overheard. This body OF ere
mills SIS per ton and lies go feet north
Of the south line. Again following the
main south drift 100 feet. brought n to
east cross-sut No. 2, $50 feet from the
mouth Of which vas struck an sxtrsme-
ly rich vein OF ere, four feet in width.
This ore assays fron $500 70 500 per
ton. and was the hrst discovery Of the
East Devsiepasss ore Dedy,
On this level. An incline WINE was
fint started en- the ore vein. but after
sinking . few feet. finding themselves in
rich ore on all sides, the Wine, was
changed TO q perpendicular shaft II feet
square, which il down 30 feet, the en-.
tire distance in ore. the tub samples OF
which give average assays OF IRON wv
TO $500 per ten. This Wine 10 $50 feet
from the south line. and 10 in a. hns an
ore development - has been made on
the Comstsck for many . day. Its e.
tent In a. yet undetermined in any dirsc-
ton. The west sias near the top slant
ing to the westward. and the east side
pitching to the east. gives the whole
the appearance Of q mighty wedge
shaped body, with the butt end Of the
wedge downward. From this WINE We
passed into q southwest drift which took
US to the
seashwsss ORE Bedy
Developed near the south line in east
cross-cut No. 3. This body Of ore aver
ages $40 per ton milling test, and its
extent north and south is yet undetsr-
mined. An incline Wine has been sunk
directly in the ore. through to the 1865.
fool level. and the whole body lies full
100 feet west Of the east development
winzs. We then dscsndcd through this
WINE to the lt65-foot level. stopping
frequently on the way 10 examine the
rich ores exhibited on its sides. We
reached tho l465-foot level
Near the South Winss,
Which extends downward 10 the l700-
foot level. and from the mouth Of which
q hot swsltsring steam was escaping.
From this point q drift has been run in
n southeast direction 80 feet beyond the
south line into the California ground.
the entire length Of which il in rich ore.
Nearly opposite the south Wine and
about 20 feet from the south line We en-
tered
East Cress-Cus We 3,
Following which, q distance Of 90 feet
brought US to the face. in the right hand
corner and bottom Of which some nns
ere was just beginning 70 show. and
which is believed to Be the extension
southwark Of the rich east ere body ~
ing between the 1900 and l400-foot lev
els. About 40 feet from the entrance to
this cross-cut q WINE had been started
ON the left hand side. which was down
II feet, the bottom in ore which gives
average assays Of from $40 to $500 Per
ton. Returning to the main south drift,
80 feet in q northsrly oourss brought us
to q vest cross-sut, which carries US
back 80 feet 10 where the
ore DsAy
Found in east cross-out No. I, on the
i3O0-foot level. wa being breasted upon
three sets Of tinbenin Width, and which
ia OF a much better quality than the ore
was in the breasts in the WINE 30 feet
above. This body il also undetermined
in extent. and mills $50 per ton. Again
returning TO the south drift. ITO feet
farther to the northvard and $50 feet
from the shaft. us sntsrsd east
cut No. 2, OF that level. following which
. distance Of l60 fest brought NJ to the
rish
East Ore Dsvslepas.s,
But very recently made. At that point
a large chamber had been s~Icavatsa in
tho orc preparatory to putting in tinbsrs
and stopping. This ere body had been
cut into q distance Of 90 feet. and in the
face, overhead and on the sides was one
rich mass Of sulphurst ore. not a spot
showing where either the sulphurets Or
rich chlsrides we're mot disclosed. The
point at which this body VS. struck 10
about GO feet vest OF whore the east de-
vslopnsnt VINE 10 bsing sunk in the
rich ore body lying heivssp The 1900
and 1865 foot levels. The entire body
mills sl25 per ton. there not bsing Q
scrap Of waste 10 Be found miIsa With
the ore. A few feet further on q cross
cut has been run TO the northeast. . dis
TANGO Of 80 feet. developing Ane ore.
the milling test Of which gave q result
Of 500 psr ton. Returning 70 the shaft,
We entered east nrpss-ert No. I, which
Is In . distance Of 36l feet trsw the
shaft. at which point IL the north air
Wine, which connects with the l7oo-foot
level. According 70 the
asasarsns.ss asd ssrvsys
This cross-cut drift will have about 80
feet yet to run to reach the east ore
hodx A. M work Vas bainr dome on