Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-13
New Ysfs C....iiaa,.d.

New Ysfk Consolidated.
Sinking the main shait Il suspended
BY reason Of the machinery not beinI
powerful enough for any deeper sinking
The hns prospects already developed b,
this shaft, however. Justify the compan!
In procuring now machinery OF Thu
most powerful and effective description
This Il already contracted for. and I
new departure will soon 10 inaugurated
in the working development Of THU
mine. The pumps arc taken out, the
shaft we'll secured. and grading for the
foundations Of the new machinery ID
actively going ahead.
Calsdsaia-
Sinking the main incline, at the old
works, Is making steady and favorable
progress. Sinking the new shaft is also
making excellent progress. Driving the
main tunnel IL making excellent head
way. The preparations for the erection
Of the new pumping and hoistng ma
chinery, II making all the Roadway pos
Eble. A large portion OF the new ma.
ohinsry Is already on the ground.
Impsriai.Empire.
Sinking the main incline Il making
steady and favorable progress, consider.
ing the extreme hardness Of the rock
penetrated. The west drift 10 connect
with the bottom OF the winze on the
20O0-foot level Ii making good hsadway.
Tho main south drift on the 2OO0-foot
level 10 also making Ano Roadway, with
no material change to record.
Dayton.
Tho masonry for tho reception OF tho
Of tho bed plates Of the hoist.
ing and pumping engines is fast ap-
preaching completion. A largo force Of
iaborers and mechanics = employed,
and the entire work Is being pressed to
completion as fast rs Il Is possible.
The water In tho shaft remains about
the Same as at last report.
Europa.
Sinking tho new working shaft 10
resumed, the road being completed, and
tho requisite timbers supplied. Mean.
while, the drift or cross-cut east from
the winze, ll3 fcot below tho adit level.
10 being driven ahead, and the faco 10
In the most favorable looking quartz.
II 10 hard, but Of excellent quality, and
gives good assays.
Rock Island.
The wost drift at the 450.foot station
Is being rapidly driven ahead toward tho
ledge. This drift will not have a very
great distance further 10 run to reach
the ore vein. When that Ia again cut, II
Ii confidently expected that some good
ore developments will DO made.
seuth Comstock.
Shaft down 1874 feet to-day. with tho
bottom in hns looking ledge matter.
Some Of the quartz strsaks give GOOD
assays, and when the main body OF tho
ledge IL met with, something better IL
anticipated. Some little increase OF
water Is noticeable, but not sufficient 10
interfere with the work.
Yellow Jacket.
The main east drift on the 1Si0.foot
Lowell Is being steadily advanced toward
the ore voin, with no valuable develop.
ments whatever to chronicle. The CROSS
cutting and prospecting on the l7io-foot
level has shown no new features during
the weok. Everything working SMOOTH
ly and woll.
IsviRthan.
Sinking the shaft has been suspended.
but will DO resumed In two or three
days. II il now 800 feet deep. Drift.
ing at the 220-fo levol goes ahead en-
ergstlcally, ~ usual, and q fno lodge OF
good paying ore Is developed. which will
b made available In the way Of bullion
production before long.
Amazon.
A station has been opened at tho 100.
foot level. and o drift started TO cross
cut and prospect the orc vein. This
drift will have about 80 feet to run TO
reach the ledge. and will prospect the
ledge at q depth Of 200 feet below the
groupings, and 100 feet deeper than any
OF the old surface workings.
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