Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-02
baltimore Con.e,ia..ea.

baltimore Consolidated.
Sinking the shaft below the 800 foo.
level Is making much better Roadway.
having passed through q streak Of soft
giving ground encountered q few days
ago, into q more solid aud favorable
formation. The erection OF tho new
hosting machinery Is making as rapid
progress ~ tho solldity aud perfection
Of tho work will allow.
woodviIIe.
The now liolstlng works aro CON-
pleted, tho new machinery all working
with tie utmost perfection. Sinking
the new shaft will DO resumed In
very few days. The north drlft OIL the
3OO-foot level 10 still driven ahead In q
mixture OF favorable looking quartz
and porphyry. The erection OF the
new MILL Is making steady Roadway.
silver Hill.
Repairing the brsakago to tho hoist
Ing gear which occurred last week Is
making as rapid progress as the nature
Of the work viii allow. There IL no
change to report Of any part OF tho
mine except that tho ore In tho face OF
thu south drift ls OF q much coarser
character, aud II anything q little low
or grade.
Leo.
The rich ore streak In the face OF the
main tunnel, or adlt, still holds out.
A wlnzs was commenced last Monday,
which IL to-day down six feet, In this
vein. As was expected, It widens,
aud still carries the same lne ore,
promising to d~oyslope Into a good
sized body.
segregatsa Rock Island.
Tho east crosscut from the north
drift, made mention Of last week, has
penetrated q bsdy Of qua ritz, showing
very favorable Indications Of good ore
Developments, aud running tile main
north drift, toward the American Fiat
south llnc, has been resumed.
California.
The north DRIFT on the 1900 foot level
from tile Virginia Consolidated and
tile south drift from the Ophir on the
same level are rapidly approaching
each other, the sound OF the workinon
In each OF the drifts becoming more
distinct every day.
Phil. sheridan.
The company are engaged at pres.
ont In grading the ground preparatory
to sinking q new threo-compartmsnt
shaft. They will shortly commence
sinking the new shaft, and are now ne
gotlating for machinery needed In car.
rylng Nj the work.
Tho prospecting operations on the
ls0.foot Lowell Of the little shaft In the
canyon east Of the mill, ars being Wig
gorously prosecuted. No new dsvel-
opmcnt to report. Sinking the new
siiaft cast Of the hill Is making rapid
progress.
bullion.
The north drlft OH the l7O0.foot level
from the Imperial shaft 10 Masking
rapid progress toward the Bullion
line, Running through Alpha ground
with very favorable indications ofGood
orc Developments foon.
AIhambra.
Sinking tho shaft has been Suspend
od for the present. pending tho ereo.
ton Of tho new heistlng machinery
which IL all OIL the ground aud being
put IN place as fast as the nature OF
the work will allow.
Mint.
Machinery is nearly all In place.
Tho hosting works. building Is COM
pleted, and 1t IL expected that every
thing will DO In readiness to resume
sinking by tho last Of next week.
Chaplin and East Csmstock.
The shaft down 100 feet. The for
nation being passed through at pres
ent is quartz and p~orphyry, with n
little water seeplng In. The new ma
chinery and everything works finely.
sutro.
Tho drift |, still bolng carried for
ward In n n~orthcrly direction with
highly favorable Indications. The
heavy flow OF water has interrupted
the work OF sinking the SHAFT.
The south drift OH the 300 foot level
Is still steadily advancing through fair
grade orc. The south drift OIL the
1000 foot level shows no change oil
%conseoueuce to relate.
Nevada.
The main south drift, following tho
ledge, 10 still, driven ahead, the ledge
showing indications Of Improvement
In quality, and gradually widening As
the drift progresses.
Knickerbockcr.
The shaft Is down 500 feet, the bot {
tom In a mixture Of clay and quartz, !
with q considerable seapsge OF water. !
The machinery Is all working splen-
dldly.
Shaft down to-day s33 feet, being
80 feet below the 200 foot station. Tho ,
ground works easier than last week,
consequently better progress Is mado.
Justice. +,
Sinking the main Incline below the I
4OO.foot lsvel IL making steady pro-
gress, the bottom In pOrphyry clay
aud streaks Of quartz mixed. I
Montczumn.
Drifting along the line Of tho ledge
Is being vigorously prosecuted. en-
countering some fair grade ore which
Is being saved for milling. f.
Alpha.
There has boon u slight Improve
ment In the quality Of tho orc found I,
In the north drift OIL the l50O-foot
level during the past two days. Z,
KoAsuth.
Driving beth north aud south on the
Of the ledge, at the 20O.foot sta.
ton, 10 vigorously prosecuted without ,
Of value to chronicle. h
Crown Point Extension. {
Sinking tho new shaft l, making. {