Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-12
Hale a Norcross.

change of interest, except II widening
out Of the ore streaks previously men
toned In cross-cut No. 3. from the
main north drlft. near the Savage line
! Tho north drift OH this level Is still
pushed ahead through the Savag'
ground to connect with the south
Wine from the 100 foot level Of th'
Savage. No change to report OF TN
ore producing sections Of the milne
| Daily yield, 80 tons Of orc. At q meet
ing OF the Stockholders. held In Sai
Francisco yesterday, the old Board o
Trustees were reelected with tile OK
ception OF French, whose place wa
filled by George Congdon. Georgt
Congdon was elected President, Joe
F. I.ightner. Secretary, aud James U
Fair, Superintendent.
savage.
Sinking the main incline below the
l9OO.foot level Is making steady head
way. Tho crosscut south, from the
main west drift, Is still pushed ahead,
the face In clay aud porphyry with &C.
casIonal spots aud streaks OF quartz
There Is nothing new to report Of the
main west DRIFT OIL that level. The
south winze, from tho l700.foot level,
Ia down to the l000.foot level, and pre-.
psrations are being made to start a
drift north from tie bottom Of the
wlnze, to connect with the south drlft
from the l000.ios station.
0vcrman.
The main west drift OH tho l20O.foot
level Is still driven ahead the face In
hard blasting rock. A north cross.cut
from tho 2O0.foet station, In the wlnze,
from tho l000.foot Lowell has been
started, which Is following the west
wall Of the ledge almost the entire
face OF the drift being In ilnc ore.
Nothing now 10 report OF the south
drift from the 200.foot station In the
Wine. Tho air compressor, aud otlior
machinery expected from below 10 still
delayed BY the blockade on the mount.
aims.
Kentuck.
The cross.cut which has been started
eastward from the drift which con.
meets tho Crown Point and Yellow
Jacket mines, on the l500-foot level,
Is now In &C feet. 1t Is In ~porphyry.
Stresks Of barron quartz have been oil.
countered. From the strength aud
character Of tho orc found on the 1900
foot level OF tho Crown Point mine, at
a much farther %northerly locality than
at the upper levels. 1t Is believed that
pay Gro will DO found In this cross.cut.
Utah.
The face OF the main west drlft has
cut through tho cast wall Into tho
ledge developing a fine body Of quartz,
winch gives some excellent assays.
The ledge at this point appears To DO
quite solid. and the face OF the drlft 10
perfectly dry, while the body OF water
still stands In tho old shaft many feet
above the level Of the drift, and Is
steadily drained through the loose
formation Of roch further back.
south Comstock.
Tho crosscut east, ut tho l50.foot lev
oil, Is to-day In Is feet. Fourteen feet
Of this Is through ledge matter, that Ia
the face OF the drift not being Of quite
so favorable n character as that al
ready passed through. The average
assays of the drift thus far have been
from Sl7 to $35 per ton. 1t Is being
pushed ahead toward thu east wall aud
there Is very little water TO bother
with.
Globe Consolidated.
Stations arc being opened and drifts
run In the ore body developed In tho
up raise, preparatory to extracting
ore. which will be commenced rs soon
rs tho condition Of the roads will per-
nit Of Its being hauled to the mills.
The face Of the main west DRIFT mt tho
iO0.foot level u still In extremely
hard blasting ground. Sinking tho
main Incline Is making fair progress.
Europa.
After passln. through o. feet Of solid
quartz the main west drift finally
reached what Is supposed to be the
west wall Of the ledge. At that point
q drift north was started, which IL to-
day In IL feet. The rock assays well
and looks 90 favorable for q paying de-
posit that 1t 10 the Intention Of tho
company to commence sinking n wlnze
from this drlft day after Tomorrow.
Dayton.
The mine |, looking splendidly
throughout. The ore bodies on both
the second and third levels, II any
show improvement In tile quail
ity OF orc. The bottom Of the north
winze, from tho second level, Is still
In rich orc. The ore Is being sent to
the mills rs fast rs tho bad condition
OF the roads will permit.
baltimore Consolidated.
Tho steam connections with tho new
boilers have been completed and sink
Ing the main shaft below tho 0 0.foot
level was resumed again this morning.
The erection OF the new holstlng en-
glno aud tho completion Of the new
iioistlng works building Is progressing
IS rapidly rs the stormy state Of the
weather will permit.
ChoIlar.Potosi.
Tho main south drift OH the fifth
level Ia still driven vigorously
ahead. tho face In q mixture Of clay
and porphyry. The face Of the south.
west drift at tho fourth station Is In
hard porphyry. Daily ylold Of ORE.
DO. tons per day ; tho assay value Of
Is $40 per ton.
buckeye.
Tho cast cross-cut from tho 450.foot
level, has penetrated the ledge a dis
tance OF % feet without yet finding
any east wall. The ledge ut this point
appears to be considerably broken up
aud Is composed mostly OF white gyp-
sum quartz, which appears to carry
but very little gold or silver.
julia.
There Ia but little change to report
OF the ore Developments on the 1000.
foot level. The maln south DRIFT on
0OO. foot level cut into u ilnc body OF
orc during tho week, proving conclu.
sively that tho ore Il gradually I'M
proving as the work progresses further
to the southwark.