Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-07
Ophir.

orc Is being mostly extracted from above
the ll65.foot level. and Is Of o I'm,
character. The ore breasts are looking
splsndidly. and promise n goodly yislt
for q long time to come. An up-rais'
has been made on tho ore body above
the 1300.foot level. This raise Is rox
up 90 feet. In splendid ore, with no ap'
parent indication whatever OF It's giving
ont. The raise Is on the west side Of
the ore. and the inclination proves the
ore to lie at least 200 feet further to the
eastward than any prospecting that has
over been done ON the 1l00-foot level,
and double that distance east OF all the
old prospecting work done on the 100.
foot level. This bit Of prospecting is
bidding fair to open up q new era in
Ophir affairs. rs the determination OF the
ore vein 10 far to the eastward Ia giving
200 feet perpendicular Of virgin un.
touched ground for prospecting. with
overy apparent indication Of catching q
portion OF the top Of the great California
and Consolidated Virginia bonanza.
The old ll00.foot station has bsen re-
opened and q drift started south with
six hour shifts Of men. to strike this
new orc body. Should tho body Of orc
prove to hold It's width and richness Mt
that point. tho old 700-foot station will
probably DO opened up aud now works
commenced TO tho eastward thors. On
the l7OO.foot level only n drift IL DO
ing run to the eastward at the present.
but In q few days moro 1t Is the inten-
ton to commence work again ON oil the
levels In good earnest and drive the pros.
pecting OF tho mine to completion at oil
points with oil the energy possible.
The Q and powerful pumping and IN
cline machinery are nearly completed.
NO that in q few days o the dead
work expenses on tho surface will he
greatly lossenod. which will give q bot
ter chance TO work more men In the
mino without IN additional increase Of
EXPENSES mins %e a,5
,an. ~ ~. nsr dsv Ths rsturus Of
bullion will double this month that OF
ANY ~preyious months work for tho past
two years. and The prospects of Ophir
are onee moro BRIGHTLY In the ascendant.
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Face OF driit ~ ooo-ioo' ie'ei u III low
grade ore, which improves with adj.
,apcemeut. and bids fair 10 furnish orc
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w., s.nm dor ; !, San ~ Ton Watsr
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,h;s jr;,, will soon RIM info Mo ore
bolv doyelopsd above In the old mino.
At tho cOO.foot level, this ore body 10
estimated TO DO at least % feet wide,
put its real dimensions arc mo yes M
ssrtaine1. Attne toV. 100 io,ei y -, ~
t'et wido' NJ me Soo-Ioo, ievei, ~
ieet wiue AZ the .oo,ioot Ie.el u. ~
l3o ieot long whieh IN us greatest ue-
tned length on yet, with tho TACO Of tue
DRIFT still IN rich ore.
New York Consolidated.
The powerful new machinery Is o
.ho,, nj, 4, nos;t;o, randy for working.
and will start up for tho first time next
Saturday. It will take about two weeks
to Tree the SHAFT Of water, when sinkihg
S% nn 70 i"nna a, III sbo Soo.foot I.,ol
Of tbe Justice mine. AZ well As in the
two lo,cls aboye 10 considered Of great
;mnortancs 10 The New York. "A the In.
Iications ars that n extends into this
mine. md that a portion of il had al.
ready boon struck In tho shaft before
sinking was suspendeL.
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shaft. and aro giving the most perfect
satisfaction. Coed progress 10 being
made both In running the drift on that
level and In sinking. The north and
south drifts on the 7OO-foot level OF the
old shaft arc both steadily advancing,
without change OF value TO record.
Everything in aud about tho mine look.
ing prosperous.
ChoIiar.pesosi.
Daily yield, 80 tons Of ore, tho assay
value Of which Is $50 per ton. This ore
is mostly extracted from the old upper
workings. The three south drifts on the
1850. aud 1850 and l350-foot levels are
steadily advancing without change OF
interest to report. Sinking the com.
bination shalt Is making rapid progress,
the rock In the bottom working quite
soft. The hosting WORKS oailding aha
other surface wotks "e '"s' "PPioaen'
ing complexion.
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sinking tho main ihenho mas oeeh
stopped during mo creator part o. Tue
week by the tapping OF s'rong pocket
Of water at tho bottom. the flow from
which keeps tho pump steadily ut work.
Tho indications are, however, that the
pocket will soon DO drained and the
sinking resumed. The two north drifts
on the 2l00 and 2200.foot levels are
steadily advancing without any material
change OF value to speak Of.
s~,,isdoutn.
Sinking tbs nav shaft il making good
progress, II has bcsn sunk during tho
mast weak n feat. The rock In the
bottom Ia quito tough and hard. Good
headway In being made In cutting out
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