Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-22

OvsrmAu.
The water had risen in the shaft until
a has reached the lfOO.foot station. and

Il has reached the 1loo.foot station. and
was running through the connecting
drifts into the Beloher incline. but the
tanks were brought TO bear In
the case and soon reduced tho wnter to
below the 000.foot level. to which point
Il viii be kept reduced. The new pump
IL In position. tho pump rods In place.
and tho spur wheel aud crank will soon
complete tho connection with tho en-
gine. Every possible effort Is boz
ing made to get tho new pow.
srful pumping machinery running at
the very earliest moment. II Ia con-
Hdently expected that everything will DO
In readiness to start up by the hrst Of
May.
Baitimers and Americas Flat.
Tho new pumping machiney Ii oil
running and works with the utmost
smoothness and perfection, scarcely q
jar or trsmbls being observable. The
water Is being rapidly drained from the
shaft. Cross-cutting the ore vein ON
both the 75O and 850-foot levels In both
tho Baltimore and American Flat ground
will be commenced Immediately. Great
expectations are fxsd on tho develop
ments In these mines, and tho develop
ment OF paying bodies Of orc on that
portion Of tho Comstock cannot fail to
give new Life and vigor 10 all tho mines
in the American Flat section.
Leo.
Tho ledge In the faco Of tho main
tunnel continues well defined, and car.
ries avory favorable character OF vein
matter. Prospecting at this Lowell Is
progressing steadily and vol. Tho
cross-cut from the north drift Is now In
20 feet In very promising formation.
The ledge IN very largo at this point,
being 80 TO 40 foot wido. Will com.
menes sinking q Wine below this level
tomorrow. at nn eligible point, whore
valuable Developments may DO looked
for.
Ward.
The main south drift from tho Julia
shaft, on tho lOOO-ioot level, which is
now In q distance Of 02l feet, is being
pushed ahead for tho double purpose Of
prospecting Ward ledge at that depth as
we'll On the Julia ground. The indica-
lions in the face OF tho drift arc very
favorable for tho development Of q good
ore body In that portion OF the ledge.
Frank NJ. Thayer, the very efficient Su-
perintendent OF the Julia mine. has been
appointed superintendent OF. tho Ward.
Imperial. Empire.
Tho east drift ON tho 2000.ioot level
has boon suspended for tho present on
account Of an insufficient supply Of air
for that, and the cross.cut now being
run 10 connect with tho bottom OF tho
Wine. The main south DRIFT on tho
2OOO.ioot level Ia still driven vigorously
ahead. the face in clay, quartz and por-
Sinking the main incline goes
steadily on, the bottom still In porphy-
~ Of on extremely hard character.
Original Gold Hill.
Tho ore body developed by the cross.
cut and raise Of the south drift. is open.
ing out splendidly, showing plenty Of
good milling ore. which gives very salts
factory assays. An ore dump IL now
being built, and this orc Is TO DO extract
cd and taken to mill rs soon M propara-
tons can DO mado to do so. Nothing
new TO report In the north drift.
Gould 4 Curry.
Tho now pumps will all DO in place
ready for uso by Saturday ncxt. The
erection OF the new powerful pumping
engine Ia making good progress, but
will not probably DO in readiness to run
for o couple OF weeks yot. Nothing
new 10 record Of tho operations on the
l5OO.foot level. Nothing a be dono
below TINT level until the pumps aro
started and the water drnined.
Justice.
Tho rock encountered in sinking tho
main incline below tho sOO.foot level
Is somewhat softer ut present. allowing
OF u little bottor progress. The water
continues about tho same NJ ut last re-
port. Tho rock In tho face Of tho south
drift at tho 8OO.foot Lowell " also n little
softer. Nothing new TO report from tho
southern section Of tho mine, or tho 100
foot Lowell.
Phil. MERIDIAN.
The rock In tho faco Of tho DRIFT Is
getting softer. with moro strcaks Of
black clay, and tho strinecrs Of quartz
aro coming In smaller and moro numer-
GUS. This drift appears to havo about
passed through tho first range OF hard
vein matter and IL now going through
the intervening softer material toward
the main back ledge In the body OF the
hill.
Amazon.
Tho now working shaft is down 80
feet and thoroughly timbcrsd through.
out. When u depth Of 100 foot is at
taincd q station will DO opened and o
drift started TO cross-cut the ore vein.
That drift will cut tho ledge 200 foot DO.
low the groupings on tho surface; the
altitude Of the shaft being 100 feet less
than that Of the groupings.
Utah.
The erection Of the new pumping ma
ehinery Is being pushed to completion
N fast rs tho nature OF tho work will
permit. Almost tho entire machinery
IL on tho ground. The foundations for
Its reception are about finished. The
flow Of water from the face OF the north
drift on the 40O.foot level and also that
from the bottom Of tho shaft remains
unchanged.
Tho south cross.cut has not yet reached
the hanging wall Of the ledge, but pro-
badly will very shortly, when drifting
both north aud south following the vein
matter will DO commenced. The ledge
Is found to DO over 20 feet wide In this
cross cut, carrying base metal In consid-
orablo quantity.
Moore and Morgan.
Sinking In the shaft il about being
resumed and valuable developments
may DO looked for, as there IL NOR,
ore Indications, AMI really good ore. al
tho surface OF this mine than anywhere
else along tho east range. Regular DO.
mama orn In fou0d in tho surface crop.