Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-02
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ta.os esd Il Gold I'm. 7ndi s4oo'n
south Of The Esrops uins. havinspess
into The psopristouhip Of man Of espib
and enterprise, 10 uov bsing actively d.
vsloped and brought into deservsdproin
inencs. In times past a. can b. sea-
by reference 10 the back dies Of II
Nkws. considerable prospecting worl
has been dome ON thls claim. 4 shaf
was sunk 10 the dspehr OF % lest an
drifts run from Il following The lsdgs
and q considerable amount OF good min
ing ore, paying S15 or $50 to the ton
found ; but the ledge. which Il abput y
feot vide between. the walls q tha
depth, showed lack Of concentrated
and Il was plain that only depth VA
needed to demonstrate IL Iu'
valuo and develop D good paying
mine. This h the point which the new
p~ropristors are Alter and they have 40
cordingiy commenced sinking a erst-elasl
working ahaft nearly 700 fest south q
the old one. Il IL 70 consist OF three
compartments, two Of them I By 8 fec,
aud the other 5 By 8 feet In the clear
Az soon o. needed the proper steam
hoisting machinery viii be brought 70
bear In the case and the mine developed
to . great depth. The company u vel
| organized, and incorporated with q CAPT
tai stock Of 80. 000. 900. Trustees-E.
j. Baldwin. A. X. p. Harmon. L. BarTis,
s. Z. Holcombe and Ohas. o. Smith.
Lady wsshi.ssss. atb/
Work Is progressing at this mind very
systematically. The new wing to the
building has been completed. and the
painters are giving 1.-THE finishing touch-
en-. Inside Of this wing The massive
hswn granite blocks. upon which tho
new engines II TO rest are all IN place.
and bang smoothed By the stone cst-
ters preparatory to receiving the engine
bsd-plates. The ex~cavadonriu the shaft
for the pump-tank. al the EGO foot level.
Is well under way. and being pushed
ahead ~ rapidly n three shifts Of men
can do the work; this will probably Do
completed next week. The water IN the
shaft Is meantime being held at its pres
ent level BY the bailing tanks. Tho
clack chambers and working barrels Of
the pump. which were received yester-
day, weigh Is. 900 pounds. and are fins
specimens Of solid foundry work.
Dele.vr.
Work was suspended during the most
Of tho week. pending tho putting in OF
new gallows franc and the making Of
other necessary surface improvements.
Yesterday work was resumed at all
points In the mine. and On soon N the
water In the Carson River will justify.
the old amount Of ore will Be again sx-
tracted and milled. The ore breasts on
tho HOO, 400 and l500.foot levels still
contain an abundance Of ore ready for
extraction. Prospecting the lsO0.foot
level Is being prosecuted with oil the
energy possible. .,.
Crown Psi.s.
Owing TO q scarcity Of water in the
Carson river: thu yield Of ore has boon
considerably decreased. Is there was no
moro dump room. either OF the mills or
mine. A soon ~ the how OF water
shall return TO q sufficient extent. the
extraction Of the usual amount Of ore
will be resumed. Sinking the south
winzo below tho lG00-foot level 10 pro-
gressing ~ usual. without change OF i'm.
portance 10 report. The main east drift
ON the l7O0-foot level Is nteadily advanc-
ing toward the ledge. uiftriH
ophir. ~ Eo,A ~,
Daily yield. 100 IONS Of ore. This
ore is mostly extracted from tho 1900
and lG00-foot levels. Tho orc breasts
are looking we'll and show no aiminu-
ton In either the quality or quantity OF
tho orc extracted. Work ut oil points
on the 400. 1000 and 1600-foot levels
IL progressing ~favorably. No work OF
consequence Is being done on the HOO
foot level al present. u we except some
repairs to the east onl west cross drifts,
The erection OF tho new pumping anil
incline hosting machinery Ii progresing
favorably.
0ouid q Curry.
Some trouble 10 experienced by the
giving way OF partially decayed timbsn
in the main shaft caussd BY the chang.
ing Of the air currents upward instead
OF downward, as before the completion
Of the l70O-foot DRIFT with the Best d
Bslchsr mine. About all the work
being done in The mine u the cleaning
out and repairing Of the north drifs on
the 1700-foot level. That dnft was
almost totally destroyed by the water
Stacking the sides at the time Of the
cave In the shaft o fow weeks since.
Lee. a
Development operations are ssesdily
aud vigorously carried on. resulting in
very encouraging prospects. The DRIFT
north, from the bottom OF the Wine, 10
In 81 feet to-day; the ground Is pretty
hard, but quite dry. and blasts out
well. The hanging wall Is very smooth
and we'll defined. The Ledge matter
shows Improvement both In character
and qualify. The ledge Is very large.
and Il il expected that when cross.cuts
are run, good Developments will DO
made.
Sinking the main uhaft Ia being
pressed ahead with al the vigor posi-
bic, the rock In the bottom blasting out
quite easy, and the hov Of water steadily
a. greater depth Is attained.
The Gov Of water. however. 10 mot 20
strong but thni the pump still handles
II with the most perfect case. Cleaning
out and repairing the main drifts on the
I00-foot level. preparatory 70 resuming
the development Of that portion Of tho
mine. il making good progress.
The main west drift on the 400-foot
level Is rapidly advancing toward tho
main lodge. the face Of the drift show
ing. during the past fow days. streaks OF
quartz and ore Of an excellent character.
These streaks are undoubtedly but feed
ers Of the main vein, and there II every
indication when that IL reached that
some valuable orc developments Win be
made. The upper tunnel under tho
groupings is stendily advancing. Without