Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-04

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A new and valuable improvement In
the arrangement Of the air machinery
Of this mino has resulted In not only q
complete success. but promises II In
troduced. which We have no doubt u
will DO. q complete change In the sys-
TEN Of furnishing air In al the mines on
the line OF the Comstock. A small cir
engine is placed at the 2000-foot station
Of the Imperial mine and . suction box
attached to tho undsrsids Of the blower
with an air.pipe extending upward To
tho lS00.foot level. at which point the
natural draft down the psrpsndic.
ular shaft furnishes q supply
Of pure air. At that point a tunnel.
shaped opening 10 attached 10 receive
tho downward current OF air which 10
drawn by the suction 10 tho blower ct
the 2O00-foot station and then driven
directly by the blower into the face Of
the drifts. This use Of the natural
forces combined with the additional
suction power, naturally creates q say.
ing OF the power necessary TO force .
supply Of air through the pipes 1000
feet. Tho new arrangement OF tho
blower, works with tho utmost perfoc-
ton, aud Is fast producing o great
change In tho progress Of the work on
the lower levels. The l7OO-foot level IL
looking moro favorable, and the enlarge
msnt Of the incline IL making rapid
progress.
BELIEVER.
The daily yield Ia being steadily In
creased to meet the demand Of the mills
ON the Carssn river for ore. % the rise
OF water is gradually enabling them to
increase the amount OF ore reduced.
The pumps are running steadily and the
water IL almost entirely extracted from
the 1000 foot level. ready TO again cem.
mence ~cross.cutting In that portion OF
tho mino. Everything In and about the
mine Is working splendidly. and new
life appears 10 DO infused with the In.
creased extraction Of the amount Of ore
Choliar-rstssi. d
Daily yield, GO tons OF ore. This ore
10 being extracted from the old upper
workings. which show but little change
In any OF their features. The main
south drifts on the 1850 and l350-foot
levels are steadily advancing with favor
able changes OF interest TO report.
Sinking tho new combination shaft 10
making excellent progress. the rock In
the bottom blasting out finely.
Yellow Jacket.
The north DRIFT from the bottom OF
the south winze on the l9t0-foot level
is In q distance Of &c feet aud the south
drift from the bottom OF tho north Wine
on the same level IL In 80 feet, the face
OF both In good running ground and
perfectly dry. There are no changes OF
interest In tho north prospecting CROSS
cuts on the l7I0-foot level.
North Consolidated virginia.
The work in this mine Is still con.
fined TO sinking the main shaft. no
prosecuting having as yet been at
tempted. When . good and sufficient
depth IL attained, several levels can then
be opened and prospectsd In the sams
interval Of time that 10 would take to
prospect one. Sinking the shaft 10
making excellent progress.
ImperiAi.Empire
The ore breasts continue TO look well
and yield about 10 tons per day Of good
milling orc. There Is little or no change
to report Of any OF the prospecting drifts
on tho lower levels Of tho mino. Every.
thing working finely both In and about
the mino. Tho Kelsy mill at Silver City
was started up on ore from the mine
during the week.
savaxe.
But little has been done In this mine
during the past week, except to pump
and hoist water. The water has been
lowered In the inciina 175 feet during
that time, showing that the dow Ii grad
ually subsiding. II will not now take
long to drain the main incline, whom
work can then 10 resumed successfully
at all points.
suecor.
Driving the main north drift on the
55O-toot level Is making stoadY progress.
the rock In tho face being quito hard
and tough to blast. The rock In the
face Of tho west cross-cut IL much softer.
with stroaks Of quar- aud ore coming In,
furnishing strong indications OF . near
approach TO the main ore vein.
0vermAn.
The main west drift ON the ll00-foot
level 10 rapidly advancing. with no new
features 10 chronicle. The south drift
from the bottom OF the Wine on the
ll00.foot level Is steadily advancing.
the face In soft ledge material. Ne
change In the face OF the south drift on
the 9OO-foot level.
dayton.
Tho work In the mine 10 for the pres.
ont mostly confined to sinking the min
shaft, which il being pressed downward
at q very rapid and encouraging rate.
The new machinery works with the ut.
most perfection. and there is little or no
trouble occasioned BY the Aow OF water.
Best and Beleher.
The fire Of = week ago caused q sus-
pension OF the work at all points In the
mine for q few days; but everything 10
again In good shape. and the prospect
ing on the 100. foot level 10 being vigor.
ously prosecuted as usual. No changes
OF Importance to report.
Rock Island.
Driving the main west drift on the
55O-foot level 10 making steady progress,
Notwithstanding . steady flow OF water
that keeps the pumps pretty busy. No
important changes TO report Of the
prospecting operations on the 4s0-foot
level.
sIcrrs Nevada
Sinking the shaft making good head.
way. The west DRIFT on the l0Oo.foot
level OF tho new shaft Is steadily I'D.
vancing. without change Of value. No
thing new 10 report OF the prospecting