Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-14
Sierrn Nevada.

rock In the bottom blasts well, and ti
quality passed through to the presen
depth indicates that the shaft, whei
completed. will DO n OF the fines
and snoothest working on the line %
the Comstock. The drain tunnel, L
connect with the new shaft. Is making
rand progress. aud Is now In li5 feet
The ore breasts are looking well ant
Welding the usual amount Of milling
ore. The mill Is Ia line condition ant
Is kept steadily running. crushing or
from the mine. A cross.cut las beer
started from the up ralse In the Sacra
mcnto ground, but has developed moth
Ing Of value as yet.
Gould q Curry.
The main east drift Of the l700.foo
level Is pushed steadily through the
body OF porphyry intervening between
tho cast aud west ore veins. The
north drift OIL the 100. foot level |.
driven vigorously ahead, following the
line Of the west vein, the face Ia quartz
OF a very promising character. The
east crosscnts OH the l500.foot loveI
are still pushed ahead without change
Of Interest to report. Nothing new IN
regard to the prospecting operation,
OH the 1000. foot level. At the sixth
station tho old east driit has been
cleaned cut and repaired, and pro-,
pecting the ore vein again commenced,
Ovcrman.
Sinking the wlnze from the l0O0.fooi
level to connect with the main west
drift OH the 1900 foot level is making
steady headway, the bottom still In
ore. The main west DRIFT on the 1900
foot level Is sill driven vigorously
ahead. the face In hard blasting
ground. The How OF water frem the
face OF the drift continues, but Ia no,
sufficient to at all Impede the progre'.
Of the work. The air engine for hoist.
Ing from the winza OH the l0OO.fo0t
Is In place aud will be ready for oper-
alton ms soon as the compressor pre-
viou'ly spoken Of shall arrive.
ChoIlRr.Potosi.
Daily yield OF ore during the week,
10 tons, tho assay value OF which Is
$50 per ton. The dumps are again all
full, and should the present stormy
weather continue, tbs extraction OF
ore will have to be discontinued until
the roads will admit OF getting the ore
to the mills. Prospecting operations
In the main south drift from tho $50.
foot station, are still pushed steadily
ahead without change Of Interest during
tho week. The nain southwest drift,
at the fourth station, Is also being
driven ahead without change Of value
to report.
S0nth Comstock.
New shaft down 80 feet. IL has
passed through the hard quartz streak
mentioned last week. and Il now Ia a
softer strata OF decomposcd gypsum.
etc. This shaft Il being sunk from the
west end OF the old tunnel Of the mine.
Tho tunnel 1. about 200 feet la length.
aud the point where the shaft Is being
sunk from Is about 100 feet beneath
the groupings, so that tho bottom Of
the shaft Is In reality 1872 feet below
the surface. or groupings Of the ledge.
Independent and Omega.
The shaft l, down to a depth at which
It Ia expected every day that a body OF
water will be tapped. The sinking Is
making good Roadway. The tunnel Is
cleaned out aud repaired to the ledge.
and a body Of line looking quartz has
been opened. containing spots aud
streaks OF ore that gives some excel
lent assays. A ross Drift from the
main tunnel has just been started, in
tended to follow aud prospect the
ledge.
New York Consolidated.
The main shaft Ia down $50 feet, the
entire bottom IN q mixture Of clay and
quartz. 1t Is the intention to COM
iience drifting for the ledge ut n depth
OF 600 feet. The shaft In sinking the
last 100 feet has passed through ten
different spurs or streaks OF quartz,
the last found la the bottom nssaying
more than any heretofore encountered,
which scems to Indicate the existence
OF n pay body Of ore at no very great
depth.
Julia.
Two crosscuts cast, on the l000.foot
level, have been started to prospect
the ledge. which so far ms the crosscuts
have penetrated. shows q hne body OF
milling ore. The south DRIFT on tho
900. foot level Is still pushed steadily
ahead, running alongside Of and par.
allel with tho ledge. II Il expected
that the main east drift on the 800 loot
level, will be again started up In n
very few days.
But little progress has been made
with the main west drift OH the 400.
foot level during the past week OH &C
count of tapping and drawing the
heavy body OF water from the old up.
per works, aud foul mir encountered In
the face OF tho drilt. The water from
the old works "a being gradually
drained. but not sufficiently as yet to
determine the character OF tie ground
ahead.
Europa.
The main west tunnel has passed
through 30 feet Of vein matter, with no
sign Of west wall rs yet. During the
week considerable gypsum lias been
In rs tho tunnel progressed,
aud some very good streaks Of ore have
also been encountered. Average as.
for the week from $40 to Sl5 TO
tho :on. .
Rock Island. = I
Still sinking the wlnze, but progress
|, somewhat impeded by Increase OF
1t Is down now about % feet
and tho bottom Il In good looking
luartz, somc OF which II milling ore.
The Indications are that nt n proper
u fins body Of pay ore will BE-
found ut TIL. point.
Loo.
The main tunnel Is still being driven
ahead into the hill following the orc
vein. The rock |, much softer than
last week, aud more tlmberlng has to
be done. The vein matter Is six feet
Ia width. n good portion Of which MS.
says we'll. Prospects very favorable.
succor.