Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-26
LOCAL MINING SUMMARY.
vor tho Week ..aIns March as, 1874.

sor tso week Ending March 10, 1874.
Stocks went a little Off" again to-
day and yesterday. The decline, how.
over, Is attributable mora to the usual
fall ut or toward the close Of the month
than anything else, for the mining sit.
uation Is all right. This depression
may Include the balance Of the present
week, but bears no sort Of permanent
character. The season Of the year for
Increased prod uctlon In all the mines
Is near ut hand, the roads nre getting
better aud better every day. aud new
mining enterprises are being project
ell aud entered Into with a will
that bcspeaks Increased prosperity.
Activity In stocks Is the necessary re-
suit. We are glad to record tho change
In the management and experimenting
Of the Ophir, feeling that II will inure
to the benefit Of the mine and all con-
cerned In its honest prosperity. The
prospects OF the north end Of the
ledge, including Of course the Con-
solidated Virginia aud neighborlng
mines, Is mort brilliant than ever be-
fore, and rs to the southern section,
Including the Belcl,or and Crown
Point mines, 1t holds Its own, and
moro too. stocks will go up as the
first Of the month and the regular d.
yldend days, draw near. Below we
give what We know about tho mines :
Consolidated Virginia.
Sinking the main shaft below the
liO0.foot level Is making rapid pre-
rress. the rock In the bottom blasting
finely. The south DRIFT, OH the liOO-
foot level, Is being driven vigorously
ahead to connect with the north DRIFT
from the 400 foot station In tho north
winzs. The north drlft from this winze
Il In 80 feet, the entire distance In rich
ore ; the car samples yesterday aver
aging Sli3 per ton. The west drift
FROM the 100. foot station Il In 10 feet
In good running ground. aud IL soon
expected to reach the orc vein. The
ore breasts OH the l3O0.foot level are
being extended both north aud south.
The ore vein continuing to widen to
the southwark and containing tho same
rich quality Of ORE. 10 the northward
the ore retains Its width, anu appears
to grow richer In quality as the work
advances At n point one hundred feet
north Of tho orc breast y cross.cut
west has been commenced, which
| shows the ore to be richer I'VE than
that In breasts. The north winze has
been enlarged from the 1900 TO the
300 foot level so ~ to make IL l2xl2
In the clear, greatly Improving the
| ventilation Of tho two levels. Tho
south drift on the l300.foot level to
connect with the south wlnzo from the
1900 foot level Ia In 1853 feot from the
north winze, following tho cast wall
| of tho ledge. Tho west drift from tho
1900. foot station Is In 20 feet aud Is
expected to reach the ore vein In a day
| or two more. On the 1000 o level
the orc vein Is being p~rospected both
north and south, and has already been
| developed $50 feet In length. a north
crosscut has just been started on this
level to determine the width VI tho
ore.
Ophir.
The main south DRIFT OH the 100.
foot level Is being steadily driven
ahead to connect with tho south wlnze
frem the llG5 foot level. The rock In
the face OF the drift Is softcning some-
what admitting OF better progress than
heretofore. Tho north drift OH thi,
level Is also making rapid Roadway,
without change OF Interest to note.
Sinking the south Wine from the 1860.
foot level Is also making lair progress,
following the foot wall Of tho ledge TO
connect with the south DRIFT OH the
l7OO.ioot level. The up raise from the
liC5. foot level Is being pushed rapidly
ahead to connect with the winze being
sunk from the l30O. level. Both.
the wlnze from the l3OO.ioot level and
the raise are being prosecuted for Q n
tiliatlon purposes alone, without re-
gard 10 prospecting or ore develop
msnts. Tho north Drift on the 1900.
foot level Is still pushed ahead toward
tue hortn ilne, tne ,"o mno,
oeens'ona 81 ~ ,ho NM, .,iic,sn, a"d
,.Nuisn' ouU ,aar;,,onJsn,, on
thoronsn m,n'ns supe,i ,'.n ""
the ootns'oos' VA, o,h... ~ III,
Poiht'nens VI ospe''h'enuen y, wi,
IN yiv, tina utmost satisfaction to the
shareholders.
aouih & Curry.
The erection Of the new air COM
pressor is completed, and the entire
m,ehinerv |, In full operation, every
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.n'ng To.n,uS WI. ' 10. n,,,.I,i I,,ii.
tlon' W anot We. ~ n,',i nsora,,nn
WI, oc "'s'Hneu auu ~. ,1"n ran"i
.m ootr sI,'.s oI mm Wv Ison can,
ihe man no,'n u.',. on uno .ooo
lever mas niaue pu. ,''.,e .nj
tho Week on aecount y, ',c s'eauy ""u
heavy now Q, o wafer TON W." ,n'.
whlcn Is vi .na' JnI Pam ~. ,7on' loot
,m ,., !. i, aSI t,.t Tho fscs I'm much
.ofter and more favorable looking vein
matter. this drift will have about 50