Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-24
LOCAL MINING SUMMARY.
For d. Week Ksal.s SEPT. ~, 1874.

lU1Nl mtUtUU SUmWNuis
Fer chs Week Kadins Sept. ~, 1s1l.
The stock market for ths past weak
has been unusually lively. showing q
decided inclination fer "riss." The
TIVE ends Of the ledge, however, seemed
TO have The most Of the fun. ophir and
overman going up 10 pretty high figures.
The middle portion Of the Comstock did
net experience so high . degree Of favor,
but was and In content to bide Its time.
Crown Point was under q cloud, and
still Is to q certain extent, but its bottom
has not dropped out" Its low price
is owing to interested bearing. more by
insiders than outsiders, and holders
need not be afraid; they will come out
all right. Belchsr Of course suffers for
the time, but has = splsndid oss feundA-
ton, and will come cut all right.
Justice and woodville, down in the Gold
Canyon section. are doing ~splsndidly,
and showing more good ore than ever
before. with highly encouraging pros
poets ahead. The greatest drawback
Just now in the bullion production Is the
low stage Of water in Carson river, in
tsrisring seriously with the running Of
the mills. Below We give the latest and
most correct items Of mining informa-
ton obtainabls:
OphiP.
The ore breasts on the 1300-foot level
are yielding the usual amount OF good
ore. and improving in appearances daily
as they are opened and developed. The
| ore in the north Wine, on this level,
continues Of q fine quality, while
that in the south Wine 10 much the
same az heretofore reported, the assays
averaging about $40 per ton. The ore
breasts on the l4G5-foot level are open.
ing out ~splsndidly and show no signs Of
exhaustion. The body Of ore mentioned
in our last report. found in the east
| cross-cut from the main south drift on
| the l4G5-foot level, continues to open
out splendidly. and promises . fine. val
liable development. This 10 ~undoubtsd-
ly a continuation OF the rich ore found
On the level above. and 10 generally &C
copied ~ undoubted proof that the
| Ophir il once more q paying mine. The
ore il steadily accommodating in the dumps.
| The results of that crushed at the En-
pire State mill Is $50 per ton. The Ne
vada mill, with . crushing capacity OF
from so to GO tons per day, will COM
mencs crushing ore from the mine du-
ring the coming week. and other mills
will be added Al soon IS they can be OBJ
tanned.
New York.
The east drift, on the 550.foot level,
Is in 40 feet, the face in clay and quartz
mixed. which looks very promising.
The west drift on the same level Is in Go
feet, with n streak Of fne quartz in the
face, the thickness Of which has not yet
been ascsrtained. As soon as the drift
has penetrated this body Of quartz a
drift will DO started to follow and pros
pect II more fully. An east drift has
been started at the G50-foot level, which
is expected 10 cut the streak Of quartz
which was encountered on the upper
level, in q very few days. This streak
OF quartz gave some very promising as
says. The new water pipes, $500 feet
In length, for bringing water to the mins,
are conplst,d. and 1900 cords OF wood
has been received at the mine ready for
Winter use. The fine condition Of the
machinery. the heavy supplies for the
Winter, coupled with the fact that this
company's claim joins the promising
claims OF the Overman o n the north, =
the Lady Washington on the south.
gives great faith in its future prospects.
Bsiehsr.
Daily yield, 500 tons Of ore. The
mine is looking we'll throughout. All
the ore breasts and slopes on the differ
emit ore producing levels are both look
ing and yielding wall. Tho new air
shaft Is completed to the 95O-foet level,
and 10 fast sxhausting the hot air M
cooling tho mine throughout. This
shsft was commenced in June last, In
accordance with surveys and plans made
by Surveyor I. Z. James, and the sink
ing prosecuted under his management,
and reflects the greatest credit upon his
skill, not only in the extremely quick
dispatch Of the work, but also In the
correctness Of the surveys, a. the up
raise from the lower levels and the shaft
from the surface came together so exact
that none could tell but that tho entire
shaft had been sunk direct from the u r
face. As the heat gradually decreases,
prospecting In being resumed at the va
rious points on the lower levels.
Dayton.
The ore breasts on both the second
and third station lsvels never were look
ing or yielding better than at the present
time. The southwest drift at the second
station level, where the body OF water
was recently tapped, has been cleaned
out and repaired to the face, and will
now be again pushed ahead toward the
Kossuth line. The north drift on this
level Is being steadily driven ahead
toward the Cherokee line. TO connect
with the old Felix Wine o being sunk
from the level above. This winzo 10 now
down 1l2 feet. and when connected with
the north drift at the second station level
will secure the perfect ventilation Of the
mine to that depth. Enlarging the main
shaft for the completion OF the third
compartment, below the drain tunnel
level, will be commenced In a very short
time.
Consolidated virginia.
There il no change in any Of the ore
breasts ON either the 1900, 1900 or 400
foot levels. All are looking well and
Welding sple.didly. On the l5OO-foot
level the ore bodies are opening ont even
better than was expected, and the Vir-
cinia Consolidated Is now placed upon q
basis Of permansnce and prosperity not
even hoped for by the most sanguins
heretofore. Enlarging the drifts and