Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-11
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szesllsnt progress. the roek In he boz.
tom blasting ont Ansly. The north dhit,
on the 1550.foot level, IL still driven
ahead. The face in ioh ore. This drift
has bosn advanced twelve feet during
The week. The north drift. on the 1900
| foot level from cross-cut No. I east, has
| been connected With east cross-cut No.
2, and II now being continued north 70
connect with east oross-out No. ), 10 add
still further 70 the ventilation Of that
| portion Of the mine. The ore In The
lace OF cross-out No. ). on this level.
stiIl continues OF . good quality. East
~oross-cut No. Z. also continues IN fair
milling ore, and Il being rapidly driven
ahead. The south drift from the south
Wine, In eross-cut No. 2, on the 1900
foot level, II advancing rapidly toward
the south line, the face still In good ore.
This drift Il now In Q distance OF &c
feet. Tho south Wine. on the lAOO-
foot level. 10 still steadily advancing
downward TO connect with the l500-foot
level. the bottom still In ore OF . ano
quality.
Lady Bryan.
The main west drift al the 380-foot
level, Is in 30 feet. With strong indica-
tons Of soon reaching the main ledge.
Tho fow Of water from tho face Of this
drift IL quite strong. although not
enough 10 check the progress OF the
work. Tho west cross-out, On the 250-
foot level. Is still being driven westward
through the ore vein without change OF
interest to record. The face Of the south
drift In the ore body. on the l80.foot
level, still continues In good ore. This
drift has now penetrated the ore body .
distance OF 40 feet. the Average assays OF
the orc running from $50 70 800 per
ton. A small air shaft has bssn COM
msnced on the surface nearly perpsndic-
ularly over this body OF ore, for tho
double purpose OF prospecting tho ore.
which Is supposed to extend nearly to
tho surface, and also TO more thorough.
ly ventilate that portion OF the mino.
The south drift, on the 250-foot Lowell,
has yet about 20 feet 10 run 10 connect
with the old shaft.
YIerida.
During the past week, owing 10 repairs
10 machinery. sinking In the shaft was
suspended for four days. II Is now 40
lively resumed, however, and making
excellent progress. the ground working
well and water not interfering. The
new and powerful pumping and hosting
machinery for this mine has been arriv-
ing from San Francisco the last two or
three DAYS, and in due course Of time
will DO placed In working position. This
will be done under the supervision Of
Mr.. Patton, the experimenting engineer
OF construction OF the Consolidated Wiz.
ginia mill. The two new boilers are g.
Inch and the machinery u Of sufficient
power and capacity 70 sink 70 The depth
Of $500 feet. Superintendent Maggie 10
driving the work ahead with all possible
energy. and tho requisite grading for an
extension to the rear Of the main build.
ing will DO completed this week.
Justice.
Sinking the main incline Is making OK.
ccllent Roadway. there being no increase
Of water. and the now pumping and
hosting machinery working splondidly.
The main drift south from the 600-foot
station 10 now In 80 feet. This IL q very
important drift a. Il will opsn the 500
foot level and pass directly beneath the
very favorable ore Developments made
at tho 400-foot level. Considerable
water IL coming In from the face Of the
drift, indicating o near approach TO the
vein. At the south or Waller Defeat
shaft, work is being pushed ahoad vigor-
ously. the objective point being to open
up tho 400-foot level and make the OK.
osllcnt ore developments available a.
soon a. practicable. The Justice 10 fast
being brought into efficient working
shnpe, and will make better record In
tho future.
savage.
The main incline IL completed deop
enough for q stump below tho 22o0.foot
station; the station finished and o drift
started south 10 connect with the north
drift from tho bottom Of the south winze.
This drift has about 30 feet yet to run
TO complete tho connection and thus AZ
ford q sufficient ventilation 10 enable the
prosecuting and thorough prospecting
OF the ledge on that level. The cross
cutting and prospecting on the 1000
foot level, has Afforded nothing new
during the past week. The erection Of
the new incline hosting machinery ID
making excellent progress. everything
being done In the most substantial and
approved manner.
Three car loads Of new pumping ma
chinsry. consisting Of spur wheels. solo
plates. engine beds, etc.. were received
at the depot Of tho Virginia and Truckse
Railroad. and will DO plseed In position
ready for use at the mine at the earliest
possible moment. The foundations for
the new machinery arc completed, tho
frame OF tho new building up, and tho
erection Of the whole Ia pressed to COM
pletion as fast a. the nature OF the work
will permit. Both then ofth aud south
drifts on the 400.foot level are still
driven snorgstically ahead, following the
line OF the ledge. the iaos Of each still
in a mixture Of clay. quartz and por.
phyry.
sisrrA Nevada.
Sinking both the old and new shafts
Is making steady and rapid progress.
The rock In the bottom Of the nsv shaft
blasts out finely and The water n longer
interferes In the least with the sinking.
The bottom OF tho old shaft 10 In ledge
material. carrying some low grade ore.
but nothing yet that will pay the cost Of
extraction or milling. There has been
q considerable flow Of water 81 the bot
tom during the past week. Repairing
and cleaning out the old drifts at tho
700-foot level OF the old shaft, IL making
excellent progress. There 10 no change
worthy OF note In the prospecting opsra-
tions In the other portions Of the mine.
Making nne progress In driving the
main tunnel ahead. Face Of tunnel still
in promising ledge matter. The ledge
Ia large and we'll defined, and carries