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


fore stated. arc already inaugurated for
the immediate and practical Develop
mont Of this valuable mining location.
First-1ts steam hosting machinery 10
already purchased, and will DO placed In
working position at the mine a. soon n
the proper preparations can Be made.
The nnt Of next week the sinking OF
the main working shaft will Be COM
msncsd, the most eligible point having
been selected for the purpose. lis 70
Be . hnt-class thrss-compartment shaft,
and will b sunk a speedily a.
labor and capital combined will q.
Low Of. aided BY well applied
steam power. The Centennial ID In the
hands Of able and energetic men. and
they have taken the proper ourss In
developing their mine. BY starting In
with rood and effective hoisting works.
thereby giving the community an earnest
assurance Of somsthing more than .
mere hole In the ground. The location
In an excellent ono, being In the vicinity
Of good and promising mines. and its
entsrpisina owners and workers VIII %
amply repaid In duo time.
Crswn Psiss-
The yield Of ore Ia not quite 30 groat
Is heretofore. owing 70 . scarcity oil va
ter in the Carson River. which has for
the past week or two been gradually 70
ducins the crushing capacity Of the
mills. The orc breasts and slopes show
NO percsptibls change. On the lC0O-
foot level the main south drift 10 being
gradually extended toward the Belcher
line. Al tho same time o Wine has
boon started from the 1900. level.
which il 10 connect the main south drift
for ventilation purposes. Az loon a.
this connection Is completed, the cross
cutting aud prospecting Of that portion
| OF the mine will DO commenced In good
earnest. The main east drift on the
| l7OO-foot level IL still pressed forward, |
the rock in the face gradually softsning.
and showing evident indications Of n
near approach 10 the ledge. II cannot
take but q very few days more TO tap
tho vein.
Isnperial.Empire.
On Friday last the roof Of the hoist
ing works building caught hro from the
smoke stack and. for o short time. feara
were entertained that the building would
be Consumed. A speedy and powerful
application Of water from the hydrants,
however. q souelchsd the flames and
sayed the works. The damage amounted
to about $500, fully insured; 90 that
| with the exception Of o few hours delay
NO had result has followed. Work ON
the lower levels has gone right along
and il progressing well at al points.
The ore 10 the face Of the south DRIFT ON
ths aOOO. foot leyel still continues Of q
An. cha,actsr. ths assays running from
xsO IN ssO mar tom. The north drift
has been connected with the north Wine
which Ia greatly aiding ventilation
AUD coohng o. ,sse'. ..In oo. ~.
M mo,s y.Iuable.
a,.,. c-....,,s.,.a
T;uh.,in, tbs ,bait above the third
1890. IN.
s'auoh 'e.ei was
north drift ON tho Lowell OF tho old uiooe
tunnel In being steadily extended. the
fac. In +. mixture Of CLAW quartz md
nornhyrv. with A slight fiow of water.
| briitinc south from the head Of the in.
cline following the ore vein, Is making
Good progress. tho face in quartz Of
Ssry favorable character. A drift north
ON The ledge In the 25O.foot Lowell, In tho
old vorks' Ia Also being run, tho face Of
yh;cL Ia In ana ouartx. The grading
| Tor The new machinery In finished, and
emitting ont for the pump.bob has Just
been comn,encei. New powerful hoist
inc anil pumpipo machinery has been
ordered from Nan Francisco, u wiii
arrive shortly. ma'y
dSn.h Of 1000 feet.
s.,.s c.r,...
race Of lower tunnel in mort favora.
IL. vein matte, Than Last week. and div.
- A..
Ing iorSa'u in'o 'no "ai" way A
important and radical change has been
made in the management Of this mine,
q new Board OF Trustees having been
elected. as follows /: J.. I. Ayres (Presi.
dent), N. +. Bird and A. 3. Gould, OF
San Francisco, and II. N. Yerington
and Writ Hopkins, Of Carson City.
Nick Andrews. late Foreman OF the Sav.
ace mine, and well known for years a.
one Of the best mining men on the Com
stock ledge, has been appointed Super
intendent. Under tho new administra.
ton Il IL proposed, not only 10 drive the
lower tunnel ahead, put 70 eaunct tno
good ore known . e1is' !. .ns upps'
n... "a onsn ,ho mIns vithout fur.
tber nsssssments.
s.,.......,
- ,n.,,na 4. ooinu
onnnns 'n'
steadily forward without change OF con-
sequence during the week. The several
n,o.noctip, din, ON the 1850. 1850 and
aso ,..au, ,a,.no.
iSoo-ioet iesei, arc ~. s sr ~
ing 10 ,ns soatnxaiu, VIZ no Wv
lures OF nnposSans .h,sh
pN,y yio'd. oo .ons VI "s M
= oe,.g easssIeu noW - .o
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