Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14
Phoebe MlnIuu items.
tFsm the Record ofNay io.l


In the Raymond & Ely, tho sltua-
ten has altered but little from the
date Of our last report. The CROSS
cut from the 1900 foot station ID now
160 feet In length, and still has nos cut
the ledge. The appearance OF the
country rock indicates, however, mat
the vein 10 near ut hand. We cannot
but re-scho tho wish Of all our citizens
-"that the lead, when reached. Will
prove valuable both In quantity ana
quality" At tho present Junctnre
thls 10 the moro Important because the
further sinking Of the shat 10 almost
impracticabls until powerful machine
nv IL erected to keep the mine free
from water. That operation Will be
both ~expenslys and take some time ;
therefore the question Of the vein
proving r%smunsratlvs jnst above the
water level becomes . matter OF more
than ordinary importance. Since the
first Of the month. 20 stamps OF the 3O-
stamp mil! have been erushinR ore,
and the results are said 10 DO satisiac-
tory. The other mill and q portion
Of the pans In the large mill arc work.
Ing on taillngs which are proving
very profitable. The quantity OF ore
being shipped daily from the mine -
from u to 40 tons, the ore being Al
lowed to accumulate during the week
before last. as the dump ut the mill
was about full. As that Is being clear
ed of, more Is sent down. The ore
that Il now being taken out comes
from the upper Slopes, and seems to
be about Of the usual quality. As
during the month Of April over $o0,-
900 was taken cut ofths talllngs alone,
IL Is fair to presume as 20 stamps Will
work OH orc this month, that the re-
csipts for May will DO considerably
In excess Of those Of Aprll-say q to-
tai amount Of $40, 900 or $4,000.
So II the company should have to put
mp pumping machinery, n single
months work en- taillngs alone would
probably deiray the expense.
The work Of sinking No. 3 shaft In
the Meadow Valley, has csms to q sad
den stop. for OH the night before last
the workmen struck q considerable
volume Of water, ut the same level, or
perhaps q trlile lever than was found
In the Raymond and Ely shaft. Mr..
Tyrrel, the energetic superintendent,
was at the bottom Of the shah ysstsr-
day to see II IL vas possible to continue
sinking by raising the water by means
Of buckets. but after the utmost efforts
IL was found useless to attempt to pro-
coed further without proper appllan-
css. The shaft Is now IL feet below
the point where the cross.eut 10 started
for the ledge at a depth corresponding
with the l200-foo station Of the Ray.
mond and Ely. This eross-cut ls now
IL feet In length. 1t will probably
require a total length Of from 10 to %
feet to reach the ledge. When that
Is reached a level will he opened both
east and west, though probably the
western opening win 10 prosecuted
with the greater vlgsr until the Ray
mond aud Ely line 10 reached. On the
llth level the face la the eastern DRIFT
Is looking somewhat nero cnceurag-
Ing. Ii 10 In $50 feet. The western
side Ia opened to n length Of 200 feot,
but has not quite reached the wlnze
sunk frJm the tenth level, though IL 10
expected that tho connection will DO
made daily. Tho appearance OF the
face 10 unchanged. On the ninth the
eastern drlft Is In 76i feet, and must DO
Just about opposite to tho Summit
shaft, between which aud this drift an
opening will soon be effected. Tho
ere breasts on the western side above
the ninth are looking about the same ;
also on the eastern side OF the 52O.foot
level. From both these pslnts about
10 to 20 tons Of ore are raised daily
and dispatched to the mill. In No. D,
o Summit shait, the work OF sinking
has been suspended for tho last two
days, rs Ii was found necessary to put
q smaller center OIL the wheol, A. II
would not hold the cable. Tho shaft
10 now l,0il feet deep. At n point L.
OO2 feet from the surface a station has
been opened and a drlft commenced to
connect with tho ninth level OF No. 3,
which is opened to q point 10 or ~
feet from this shaft.