Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-19
Cens,llsas.d yirrinia.


Consolidated virEinia.
Daily yield. coo tons Of ore. The or
slopes vsrs never looking better than
the present time or the quality Of th'
ore better. The returns Of bullion 70
the present month amount TO SSH,
626 IL, being an excess over tho yiel'
Of last month OF Tho sams date Of $l75.
6l3 50. The mills are kept stsadil,
running and the prospects OF the min,
were never brighter. The ore bodies OF
both the l400 and l50O-foot levels ar'
being opened further - the southwark
both proving rich - the work advances
Forty feet above the l400-foot level {
nae spur Of ore. assaying over 800 Il
the ton, twenty feet In width and run,
ming away from the main ledge In
northwest course, has bean struck. Tn,
cross-cut near the north line. on III,
l6S0-foot level, Is In distance Of l0(
feet. the sntirs length In rich ore. Sink,
ing the O. 4 O. shaft 10 making good
progress. Il 10 now down 600 feet. Tit
hoistng and pumping engines arc being
rapidly placed In position ready for use,
The new hosting works are being push
Cd 70 completion with nll tho vigor pos
sibls.
Face Of wost drift at tho 4O0-foot level
In very encouraging vein matter. with
but Q small fiow Of water, the strong In.
dur u hrst encountered having become
pretty well drained out. From this CIR
cumstanos tho ground does not swell 20
badly o. herstofors, and IL therefore
easier managed. Owing 10 this swelling
Of the heavy. saturated ground some Of
the tmbsrs were crushed In, and about
10 feet Of the drift has had TO be
retimbered. This has been done In
good substantial workmanliks style. and
With the present excellent rate Of pro-
gress the main vein should soon be
reached.
savage.
AL work on the 2000-foot level Ia sus-
pended for the present. Both tho north
and south drifts on the 2200-foot level
are steadily advancing. without any
change Of Importance whatever to re-
port. The south drift Ia expected to
soon connect with the north drift on tho
same level from the north winzs Of the
Hale 4 Norcross. Sinking the south
Wine below the 2200.foot level Is max
ing rapid progress. Sinking tho main
incline below the 220O.io level goes
steadily forward without change Of In
terost.
Lsviathan.
The proposed drift In the main ore
vein. spoken Of In last weeks report, Ia
NOW commenced. being the practical
opening Of the 400-ioot level Of the
mine. A stump or continuation OF the
shait has been made fifteen feet below
that station for drainage purposes. In
case any amount OF wator IL met with,
and the drift will be run directly for tho
main ore body known 10 exist In the
mine. from the developments OF tho
upper workings.
Phil. Sheridan.
In accordance with the recommends.
tons Of superintendent Jones, men.
toned In our last report, 0 and pow.
srful hpisting machinery has been or
dered from San Francisco, and In now
ON its way ovor the mountains. Grad.
ing for the site OF tho new hosting
works and machinery Is making steady
aud favorable progress.
original Geld Hiii.
A nne showing Of ore is being devel.
opod by the north drift. which Is evi.
dontly running into q body Of consider
able extsnt. Tho south ore body shows
hotter and better o. farther developed.
Ore extraction and milling viii DO COM
msncsd at the earliest practicable OPP
%portunity.
Sinking the main shaft Is going steadi-
~ forward. everything working with tho
utmost perfection. Driving tho main
south drift on the 1OO0.foot level Ia also
making rapid progress with greatly In
creasing prospects. The mine never
looked more favorable for the develop.
msnt Of something valuable than ut the
present.
Sessh Csmsteek.
Very good Advancement is being made
with tho cross-cut at the 275-foot level.
u being In &C feet to-day. Excellent
prospects are obtained In the face, and
Superintendent Nelson expects tho drift
win run into the main ore vein about
the irst Of next month.
saceeF.
The rock In the face OF the main wost
drift on the 550.foot level IL somewhat
harder than for some time past. The
clay seams appear to be giving out. The
face Of The north cross.cpt on the same
level remains without change. Both
drifts making good progress.
AnaBou and 0lssEow.
Sinking the shaft below the 6rst sta.
ton level Is making rapid hsadway.
The rock Ia q little hard, but blasts cut
we'll. Sinking the WINE In the ore vein
IL also making good headway. the bot
tom still In hns quartz and ore.
satire Tspnsl.
The rock In the face OF the main
header has been working more favor.
ably Of late, allowing Of better progress
than svsr-over one hundred feet per
week ct present. Total length Of tun.
nal, to-day. 0 1865 feet.
Lady nryan.
Sinking the main shaft Is going rapid.
" forward, tho bottom still In q hns
character OF quartz. Driving the north
and south drifts on the 380.foot level ID
making the usual good progress. No
material change.
The rock In the face Of the main west
tunnel Il again extremely hard. making
the progrcss necessarily very slow, Tho
dow Of water In slight and gives no
trouble. The drift 10 being pushed
ahead with all the vigor possible.