Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25

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l000-foot station. Prospecting on the
900 and l076-foot levels has developed
nothing now OF important during the
past week. Sinking the new shaft ID
making steady progress; u 10 now down
Il feet. Tho grading for the side track
from tho Virginia and Truckee railroad.
to carry the necessary supplies to the
new shaft, the Overmnn and othor minos
In that vicinity. Is progressing fsvorably.
Tierida-
New shaft down 446 feet to-day. The
foundations for the new boilers and
heavy hosting machinery are being laid.
and all the arrangements for the new
works are being laid out and directed
under tho supervision OF Mr.. Patton,
tho constructing engineer Of the nsw
mill and works OF the Consolidated Vir-
ginia Mining Company. The sinking
Of the shaft will have 10 be suspended
In the course OF q week or two, in order
TO effect the necessary changes OF ma
ohinery.
Bclchcr.
Sinking the main incline Ia making
good Roadway Notwithstanding the OK.
treme hardness Of tho rock pene-
tratod. Tho main east drift from tho
l500-foot station OF the incline Is steadi-
ly and vigorously driven forward. II
Is now In q distance Of $40 feet. Sinking
the three wines below the 1400-foot
Lowell Is making good progress the bot
tom Of each still In orc. Sinking the
now air shaft Is also making good head.
way. Daily yield 900 tons OF ore.
ChoIIar.Potosi.
Sinking tho main incline is making
steady headway. tho rock in the bottom
blasting tough and hard. The face OF
both tho south drifts on tho ll50 md
1250.foot levels arc still in barren por.
phyry. Grading the site for tho CON-
pany's shaft In making steady progress.
Tho grading for tho side railroad track
10 the site OF tho new shaft IL nearly
finished.
Sinking tho main shaft Is progressing
at the rate OF two feet per day. tho rock
in the bottom continuing to blast hard.
The main south drift on tho l000-foot
level Is still pushed vigorously ahead,
the face In soft porphyry with a mixture
OF quartz and clay OF q very favorable
character. Some water In tho face OF
the drift, but not enough TO impede tho
progress Of the work.
Rock Island.
Tho shaft Is down 23l feet below tho
frst station level, tho bottom In good
working ground. No winter to interfere.
II Ia tho intention to opon q new Lowell
at a depth Of 20 feet more. and start q
drift for the ledge. At that station n
north drift will also DO started to pros
pect tho Pacific Company's ground,
which lies Immediately adjoining the
Rock Island on tho north.
Kniekerboeker.
Sinking tho main shaft deeper TO
mako greater stump room. Is progressing
fayorably. The north and south drifts
ON tho 600 and 7O0.ioot levels arc still
driven cnorgctically ahead, following the
sast clay wall Of the ledge. Whom n
sufficient depth OF stump o IL attain
ed by tho shaft. c~rosscutting the ledge
will DO commenced.
Niagara.
Sinking tho incline shaft Inns boon re-
sumed. This shaft is down o depth OF
100 feet at which point ore Of a high
tons for erecting the new machinery
grade was encountered. Some fine
developments are confidently looked for
on greater depth 10 attained. Prepare
arc being rapidly completed. Every
thing in and about tho mine working
finely.
Excellent progress is being made with
the main west tunnel, tho faoo still In
soft working ground. A considerable
how Of water will probably 10 encount-
cred before the main orc vein Is reached.
Al soon M the water il drained from the
ledge. sinking the shaft will 10 resumed
to connect with the main tunnel for ven.
tilstion purposes.
L%sSiathAn.
Shaft down 100 feet. Under the 0
Superintendent, Mr.. Daboock, sinking
deeper and also drifting on tho vein Is
being vigorously prosecuted. Some
spots Of very good ore are occasionally
met with, and the prospects for develop
ing q good, paying mine aro excellent.
The new machinery continues to oper.
alto splsndidly.
Imperial.E Empire.
Sinking tho main incline Ia making
fair hsadway, tho rock in the bottom
blasting tough and hard. Tho main
south drift and the east cross-cut on the
20OO.foot level aro each still driven
vigorously ahead, neither having en-
countersd any important or valuable
change during tho week.
Yellow Jacket.
C~ross-cutting the ore vein, on the
l740-foot level. is being pushed vigor-
ou,ly ahead. with some favorable ore In
d~ications, but nothing that N yet indi.
Gates paying bodies OF ore. The water
ON the 1840.foot level has not yet
been drained, so that no work Is being
done In that portion Of tho mine at pros.
snt.
Gould q Curry.
Driving north on tho l70O.foot level,
to connect with tho south driit from tho
Best and Belchcr, IL making steady pro.
grcss, the face continuing hard blnst.
Ing. Enlarging tho shaft Is fast up.
preaching completion. Nothing now Of
tho prospecting operations on tho 1900
foot Lowell.
Phil. sheridan.
Good-sizod strinsers Of red quartz ars
boing passed through at present in tho
main west drift, giving good assays in
gold and silver. They aro evidently
feeders Of tho great main ledge, which
must be not far of. Water docs not in
t~orfsrc, and very good headway Is being