Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-21
Ophir.

Ophir.
The face Of the main south DRIFT OF
the l7OO.foot level il still In hart
blasting porphyry. The course Of TILL
DRIFT has been changed more to I'll,
westward, to connect with the soutl
wInzo from the l4G5-foot level. ant
thu, give a much needed ventilation tt
that part Of the mine. The bottom o.
the south winze on the li65.foe leveI
Ia still In fine ore. and has some thirty
feet 10 sink before reaching the wesl
wall Of the ledge. As soon ~ the wesl
wall 10 reached, this wlnze will be In
| clined and run to connect with the
south drift on the 100. foot level. The
south winze on the l300-foot leveI
reached the west wall At n depth Of 8;
feet, at which point . cross.cut waj
started east to prospect the ore vein,
the face of which Is still IN good ore,
The up raise from tho 1860 level
/, still In good ore. The face Of cross
cut No. 9, on the 100000 level IA In
| clay and quartz mixed, indicating n
near approach to the main ledge. Botll
main north drifts on the 1900 aud 100
foot levels are being rapidly driven
ahead. without change OF Interest du'
ring the week. II Is expected that the
extraction of ore will DO commenced
In about two weeks time.
savage.
The main South DRIFT on the 1000.
foot level. yesterday morning, at q
distance Of 70 feet from the main
Incline, cut tho clay wall OF the ore
vein, finding some small punches OF
quartz OF q very favorable looking
character. The West drlft from the
l9OO-foot station Is still making good
Roadway. the face IN hard blasting
rock. Sinking the South Wine from
the l700.foot level 10 also making
steady progress. AZ soon as this wlnze
shall have reached the ], 900 foot level,
q drift will be started North to con-
meet with the main South DRIFT OIL that
level and thus ventllate that portion oil
the milne.
Daily yield, 600 tons OF ore, The
ore slopes on the 1900 and l3OO.foot
levels are looking splendldly. The
1000. foot level also gives promise OF a
fine yield OF ore for many months to
come. The company have q vast guam.
tity Of low grade ore on the llOO. foot
level that will pay we'll for working
aud which they are preparing TO ex.
tract. The failure yield Of the niue
promises even better than the most san.
guine have ever expected. The mills
ON the Carson River are running up
to their full working capacity. Tile
main Incline u down OIL feet below the
l4OO.fOot level In hard blasting ground.
The north drift from the l400. foot level
Is In 70 feet In hard, tough ground.
Crown Point.
The main south drlft on the 1900.
foot level, Is making good progress,
the face still In ore. The north Wine
on the l400.f foot level Is down 30 feet,
the entire distance In rich ore. An
other winze has Just been started, lao
feet north OF the Bslclior line, which
Is down eight feet-also In rich ore.
The winzs Ia what 10 termed the east
development. 10 down 20 feet, the en-
tire distance In rich ore. Daily yield,
400 tons Of ore, which Is mostly being
extracted from the 1900, 1900 aud
| 1000. foot levels. The ore slopes and
breasts are looking finely at all points,
aud the future OF the mine looks bright
and prosperous.
Gould q Curry.
The east DRIFT OIL the 100. foot level
Is In 25S feet. the face In hard blasting
porphyry. The north drift on this
level Is In % feet, running through
vein matter, q mixture Of clay quartz
and porphyry, with a continued though
light flow OF water from the face. The
face OF the main northeast drlft on the
1900. foot level, 10 In q mixture OF
quartz and porphyry. There IL also
quite q strong flow OF hot water from
the face Of this drift, aud the air Is 80
extremely hot that but slow Roadway
car be made. The east DRIFT In the ore
vein at the sixth station 10 still carried
forward without change Of interest to
report.
Ovcrman.
The main west drift ut the 1900 foot
level, 10 being carried forward at tho
rate Of ~ feet per day, tho rock In
face continuing to blast hard and work
badly. At the depth Of 30 feet In the
Wine a drift has been started south In
the clay wall Of tho ledge, n side OF
the DRIFT cutting the clay and the other
In ore Of . low grade. Tie air engine
aud other machinery for driving the
header In tho Taco Of the DRIFT At the
l2O0.foot level aud hoIstlng from the
winze OIL tho 1000. foot level, Is all In
place ready to start up rs soon a. the
alr.comprsssor, which Is daily ex-
pectsd, shall arrive.
ChoIIar-Potssi.
Daily yield for tho past week, fifty
tons Of ore, the assay value Of which
Is $40 per ton. This was all the ore
that could be extracted, on account OF
the great difficulties encountered In
getting tho ore to the mills. The
prospecting drift at the fourth station
are silt driven ahead without change
Of Interest to report. The main south
drift at the nth station is also pressed
steadily ahead, following the west
wall OF the ledge, aud occasionally
cutting small punches Of fine orc.
Rock Island.
A heavy flow Of water was tapped
In the bottom Of the winzs from the
north drift during the week, driving
the workmen ont aud stopping the
sinking for the present. At the time
of striking the water the wlnze was In
good ore, which bids fair to develope
Into a fine body. A large three coin.
partment shaft ha, just been started
1900 feet east Of tho ledge, which 10 cal.
culated to strike The ledge At the depth
Of 1900 feet, although prospecting
drifts will be run ut several points be-
fore reaching that depth.
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