Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-12
THE NEW OPniR DEVELOP
AENT.

rnE NEW OPiIiR DEVELOP
NEWT.
Yesterday morning through the kind
Of Captain Samuel Curtis.
Superintendent Of the ophir mine, we
visited and inspected the newly discov-
cred ore body u. the iGoo-foot station
in the north Wine. This ore body, as
We have already published, is an entire
ly new discovery. and n Of the most
valuable and important that has been
made ON any Of the lower levels OF that
mine.
The North Wiase
Was commenced at . point 100 feet
southeast Of the main shaft and 200 feet
north Of the south line. in the east ore
body on the l465-foot level. II was
sunk 10 or IL feet perpendicular until
the unierside Of the ore body was reach
oil. which at that point pitched strongly
to tho northwest: then inclined with the
dip Of the ledge TO tho l6O0-foot station.
This carried the bottom OF the winzs
ubout 20 feet north and 30 feet west Of
the point Of starting. locating the new
orc body about It's feet southeast Of the
main shaft ut the l600-foot station and
nearly 100 feet southwest Of the east
shaft sunk from tho li65 to the l700-
foot Lowell. II will DO borne in mind
that the
East shaft,
Connecting tho li65-foot level with the
l7O0-foot level. is located 2Gl feet di-
rectly east Of the main shaft. and is
sunk perpendicularly to the l70O-foot
level. NJ that taking the main shaft ms
the west. the east shaft as tho east, and
the orc body as the south point, the To-
cation Of each to tho other would DO
nearly in the shape OF u triangle. The
change in tho character OF the ore oc-
Cured at a point in the Wine about 10
feet above the 1600-foot station. where
the ore pitching to the northwest was
suddenly
by the new body which came in from
the west side. with a strong dip to the
north and east. At the bottom Of the
winze n station ~ or li-ft. square has been
opened. and a drift. Gl.x7 feet in size.
started in n n~ortheastcrly course to con
meet with q corresponding drift ON the
same level from the east shaft. The
entire size Of the station and drift. which
Was in q distance Of 20 feet, vas in rich
orc assays Of which give from 500 to
1900 por ton. This ore il Of
Direreat Character
From any OF the other ore bodies yet
developed on tho lower levels Of the
mine. II il u fine sulphuret AMI chloride
ore. tho body Of which is mostly silica
combined with u sufficient quantity Of
lime TO cause ID TO slack readily, and be
easily pulyerized when exposed to the
air. and strongly resembles the first rich
ores found in the Consolidated Virginia
mine on the i550-foot level. But what
is Of vastly more Importance to the
stockholders Of the ophir IL the fact Of
its pitching so strongly to tho north and
M a. :, 49, n, ,hs raoo' Zoo. s,o,;on
seems almos, positive proof that the
broken mp formation Of the upper
is past at last, and that
N rr.. Vel.
Il o,c, moro reached. That read.
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may "V'''
that the hrs' or south pody OF oreieuhu
the l3OO-foot level. pitched to tho
south and west; the second body. onthe
iiG5-foot level. to the north and west.
and that this last body II the first in that
portion OF the mine that has yet N.
sumed the regularly established dip OF
the Comstoek ledge. The point Mt which
this pody OF orc u 70 DC 'oahu on .ne
i'vo-'oo' ie'.'' - nov on. " 81,
~ nror., su,vcvs and as,aal n-rosp.ct.
Ing. There GEMS hut little doubt, how
tina, the pitch Of the ore body will
carry II much farther
East aud North,
Than any Of the prospecting vet dono ON
,-nn,.. - ,ss, ,,., ,,so
'"' "VOO0' 'o',,
To support this CONCLUSION ~ 'n'
finding Of a small bunch Of ore OF a very
character in tho north drift on
the i7O0-foot level. about 100 feet from
the east shaft. This bunch vas found
the cast side. and ut the top Of the
drift, and may, when raised upon. lead
directly 10 q valuable body. While in
tho mine, we visited points Of interest
on both tho 1865 and the l7OO-foot
everywhere finding the PROS
pec,inc Of the mine driven ahead with
sil the energy possible. but for want Of
space must conine ourselves 10 a short
mention Of tho
E~st Crs-,-sus.
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