Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-05
GIobe Consolidated

Globe Consolidated.
The face oil the main west drlft,
the 40O.foot level. Is In quartz OF an O,
tremely hard aud tough characte
making tho progress very slow. Ever
preparation for the extraction OF OF
from the up-raise from the tunnel lev,
Is being rapidly completed. Plan
aud specifications are being complete
fer the erection Of a 20.stamp mill, b,
the company. ut tho mouth Of thei
tunnel, which will enable them I
work with profit the immense body O
low-grsdo r already developed Il
the upper portions Of the milne.
silver Hill.
The body OF ore at the second station
north OF the shaft, near the Justlc'
Wine. continues to Improve In boil
looks and quality rs the work pro
crosses. Owing to n leakage In th,
boilers, but little ore has been extract
ed from the mine since our last report
The boilers, however, have been re
paired, and work In all parts Is pro
crossing rs u.ual. The dumps hav,
contained plenty Of ore to keep the
MILL steadily running. Nothing new
to report OF the main south drlft at the
hrst station.
New York Consolidated.
Sinking at tile bottom Of the shaft |.
suspended for the present. About l2C
feet Of the upper part OF the shaft 10 to
DO retimbersl, and meanwhile two
more boilers and some additional ina.
chinery will be procured, 80 that when
sinking 10 resumed, which will DO IN
about ak weeks. much better and more
effective work will be done. The pros
poets at the bottom are Of q highly ell.
c%ouraglng nature, fully ~wsrrantlng
this additional expense and prepare
tlon for deeper working.
ImpcrIaI.Empire
Tho ground In the face Of tho main
cast drift, at the 1850. foot level which
has been extremely hard, appears to
bo ~softening, aud shows indications OF
a near approach to tho ledge. Sinking
the main incline Is making. steady
Roadway. The north winze on tile
l7OO.foot level, |, down l2s feet, per.
pe%ndlcular, In soft quartz Of \ very
promising character. Tho south winzo
OH the same level, Is also In very f-
vsrable looking quartz.
Florida,
In the crosscut north, which Is being
made at an eligible polut In the main
tunnel, ssme very ins prospects are
being met with. Ore resembling that
OF the Ophir Is found In spots aud
strosks, giving good assays. As we
have heretofore stated, the Florida 10
the recently segregated north half OF
tho old Pony Express ground, at the
south end Of American Flat.
Keystone.
This mine, which Is very olIglbly 10.
Gated, adjoining the Justice on the
north, Is soon to be brought more
prominently Into notice. Tho COM
pany have just perfected their title,
receiving the U. $. patent for their
ground day before yesterday, aud will,
a. o as cxpedlcnt, commence opera
tlons for the permanent aud systematic
working aud development Of ticir
mine.
south Comstoci.
The station at the l50.foot level be!
Ing opened, aud prosecuting east
through the ledge commenced at that
point, Its width aud value Will soon
he better understood. The DRIFT has
already cut into four feet Of good
milling orc, aud the face Is still In It.
At the surface the ledge Is twelve feet
Wide, and corresponds In general char
acter with the rock now found 100 feet
below.
Main tunnel still following the ore
vein Into the hill. The ledge 10 now
largo and the ere more In punches.
It prospects we'll. The up.raise above
the main tunnel Is still In good ore,
which Is being stopped out and piled on
tho dump for milling. The Leo ad.
Joins the Silver Hill on the southeast
and bids fair to become q productive
rs we'll as valuable mine.
Utah.
The ground In the face Of tho west
DRIFT, at the FIRST station, Is quito soft,
with q steady though slow decrease In
the flow OF water. The body OF water
In the old shaft has been lowered q
distance Of 22i feet, and Is still gradu-
ally subsiding. There seem to be no
indications MS yet In the face Of the
drift Of q near approach to tho main
ledge.
Chollar-Potosi.
The daily yield las becn Increased
to 90 tons per day, the assay value Of
which IL $40 per ton. Tho face OF the
main south DRIFT ut the fourth station
is still In hard porphyry. The main
south drift ut the tifth station, Is
making steady progress without
change Of interest since our last re-
port.
As rapid progress Ia being made In
tho erection OF the pew works and 9TH
or surface work ~ tho extremely rough
state OF tho weather will permit. As
soon rs the roads will permit, the new
hoisting machinery recently purchased
from the Sutro Tunnel Company, Will
DO moved on the ground and erected.
BaltImore Consolidated.
Sinking the main shaft has been
again resumed, the pumping machln-
ery 10 all In flne working condition
down to tile GOO foot station. As 800
As the new boilers are In place, ready
for use, opening two new levels. one
at tho 900 and the other ut tho GOO. foot
levels, will DO resumed.
sutro.
Still driving the north drift from the
main west tunnel, which Is now In n
distance Of 100 feet, the face In very
favorable looking quartz. The flow OF
water IL rapidly decreasing. Sinking
for the purpose Of opening a new level
will be Commenced rs soon as de.
crease Of the water will permit.
Knickerbockcr.
Tho water tanks ut tho different