Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-24
consolidated Yirxinia.

Consolidated virgiaia.
Work Is being driven at all points
with the same unfaltsring energy dis
played evsr since the destruction Of the
works by ERE. The main hoiatiug.works
building. 50Il35 feet in sizs, aud % feet
in height. is completed; also the boiler
room. 40xS0 feet in size. aud % feet
in height. The frame Of the machine
shop. 2018o feet in size. aud II feet
high. IL being erected ; also that Of the
ore dump, which Is 106 feet in length,
"a feet In width, and IA feet in depth.
The timbers are being framed for the
carpenter shop. which will be 40 by W
feet in size, and the blacksmith shop.
which Is to be 30y50 feet in dimension.
A new hosting frame. 40 feet In hight,
Of q superior. solid and greatly i'm
proved character, is ready for erection:
The hosting engines arc In place, and
the shaft and driving wheels are being
fitted into position as rapidly rs posi-
BILE; In fact, the entire completion OF the
works IL being advanced at as rapid a
rate as men and money a accomplish
IL. The lower levels Of the mine are
kept in good repair. and q few tons OF
orc are hoisted daily through the Gould
4 Curry shaft. The Q. x @. shalt IL
going steadily downward at tho rate OF !
feet per day. The rock In the bottom
works well. aud the water has given no
trouble whatever since tho new pump
was started up. II Is now down $50
feet. II the good weather holds for a
few days longer. the Consolidated Viz
ginia will soon be able to begin hosting
her rich ores ii usual.
Lady Bryaa.
Sinking the main shaft Is making
good progress. The southwest pros
pecting drift on tho l70.foot level Is
steadily advancing without change.
Sinking the Wine below cross.cut No. .
ON the 250-foot level Is making excel.
lent headway without change to record.
This is intended for an air winzc. and
will greatly assist whom completed the
working OF the south portion Of the
mine. On the 3S0.foot level the main
north and south drifts are being grad.
ually extended without material change.
Two cuts are being run on the
ledge, one east and the other west, at q
point In the south drift $50 feet south
Of the shaft. Both Of these cross-eutu
are in very favorable quartz.
Julia.
Sinking tbs main shaft is making
splendid progress, the bottom in soft
ledge material. quartz and porphyry
mixed. The main southwest DRIFT on
the l5O0-foot level IL In n distance Of
l02 feet. the face in soft clay. porphyry
and quartz mixed. Of q very favorable
character. The main southwest DRIFT ON
the Ii00.foot level Is steadily aavanc.
ing. the face showing very encouraging
prospects. The main south drift on
the 1000. foo. station level Is bsingagain
steadily advanced, the face in porphyry-
Imperial.Empire.
Daily yield. 90 tons Of ore. the aver.
age assays OF which range from $50 to
S65 per ton. The ore breasts on tho
1?00.foot level aro gradually widening
out aud promise n much more extensive
body and better yield than was expect.
ed when the opening Of the level was
The east drift on the 1000
foot level is being steadily advanced,
without any material change, except a
stronger flow Of water from the face.
Nothing new Of any other portion Of
the mine.
RuIiisn.
The north drift on the 200O.foot level
is steadily advancing. The north drift
on the l70O-foot level Is going steadily
forward, following the west wall Of the
the face In quartz and ore OF q
very promising character. Sinking the
main incline IL progressing at the rate
81 4 feet per day. The new mir ma
has greatly cooled the drifts,
md Is fast making tho lower levels Of
he mine just IN comfortable for work.
Ing purposes as tho upper. 10 far the
new plan il u complete success.
sierra Nevada.
The north and south prospecting
drifts, ON the 700.foot level Of the old
shaft, are steadily advancing without
any important changes 10 record. Tho
west drift, on the i00O-foot level OF the
shaft, il steadily driven forward.
tho rock In the face still being hard. but
blasting out well. Sinking tho now
shaft 10 making splendid progress. the
rock In the bottom blasting out finely
and there being nc water whatever to
I~eyiAthAn.
Tho crosscut west, at tho 420-foot
Lowell. Is discontinued. having reached
what is thought likely to be tho west
wall Of the ledge. The ore-body Is
shown TO be about 40 foet wide. and the
face Of the main drift north still con.
in good ore. showing that its sx-
tent In that direction Is not yet defined.
The new building over the shaft and
hoisting works 10 completed, giving
shelter from the storm.
North Consolidated virginia.
Sinking the shaft is making goodpro-
gress, the rock in tho bottom blasting
out well. and the water giving but little
Occasional streaks Of quartz
and soft ledge material pitching steadily
to the eastward. are encountered in the
shaft, indicating that the main orc vein
10 not far away. and that when drifting
Ii commenced there will be NO great dis.
lance to run to strike the ledge.
Amazon aud Gissgow.
The north drift on the second station
level il in n distance OF iG feet, tho
face OF tho drift in fine looking quartz.
The south drift on the same level Is In
% feet the orc giving good assays, and
The vein looks strong and promising.
There evidently Is . strong improve
ovcr that OF the ore vein on the
level above. II is the intention TO SOC
sinking the shaft.
CaIifsraia.
Sinking the winze below tho l55O-foot
is going steadily forward. the bot