Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-22
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SINKING The Wine below the main


ledge is making very favorable headway;
II Il l8a feet deep to-day. The ground
continues 10 work well and Il still com.
p~arativsly dry. The ledge IL running
pretty fat at present. and Is showing
great strength. The whole bottom oil
tho Vino is now In q heavy clay wall;
the clay Is OF . dark blue color, and car
ries seams and punches Of quartz Of the
Comstock character. The prospects
continue very promising.
Cssmspeutan.
The mine Is now In good working
trim. aud considerable ore ID being eI.
tractsd from the slopes, which are look
Ing exceedingly well. The ledge In the
face Of the main tunnel northward, shows
great improvement the last few days,
over half OF Il being orc Of moro than
average richness. II is being taken out
for milling. and the Hope mill will bs
started up In about 9 week.
Amazon.
The WINE below the Hrst station level
has reached 4 depth Of 90 feet at which
depth the assays show q decided i'm.
provsment In the character Of the ore
vein. Sinking the SHIFT Ia also making
splendid progress, the material ut tho
bottom blasting out vol. The new
hoisting engine is doing excellent work,
and everything Is working with the
utmost satisfaction.
Gould q Curry.
Cutting out and repairing tho rotten
timbsrs at the point where tho recent
cave occurred. Is going steadily forward
although many Of the timbers being
very rotten, great care has TO be eIer.
cissd in the work. The heat on the
1700.foot level.is still intense. and but
allow progress can be made with the re.
timboring Of the drifts.
Driving the main south drift on the
l0O0.ioot level is making steady pro.
gress, the face In soft working ground.
Sinking the min shaft is being crowd
cd with all tho energy possible and Is
making rapid Roadway. New life and
energy seems 10 10 infused into every
department OF tho work, and the pros
poets OF the Julia are evidently look.
ing up.
Lady Washington.
The pump-bob and other portions OF
the massive new machinery arc being
placed In position. Next week the old
machinery will DO started up to pump
| out the go feet OF watsr now In the
| shaft, preparatory TO putting In the
large new pump. BY the time this 10
done, the powerful new pump engine is
10 expected to arrive from San Francisco.
Lady Brysn.
Sinking the shaft Is going ahead rap.
idly. The flow OF water at the bottom
is quite strong. but does not materially
impede the progress. The face OF the
west cross.cut on the 3S0-foot level Is
still In o fine character Of quartz. The
main south drift on the 3S0.foot level Is
steadily advancing. following tho east
wall Of the ledge.
Halo & Norero~s.
Cutting out for the new station at the
22OO.foot Lowell, Is going ahead as usual.
The north winzo, below the 2l00.foot
level, IL down 10 feet, at which point
II reaches the 2200-foot level. A drift
will now be started south from the bot
tom Of this Wine to connect with the
main incline for air purposes.
BalNmere and American Flat.
Sinking tho main incline IL going
ahead as usual. the rock at the bottom
working finely and good Roadway being
made. The most OF the week has been
consumed in necessary rstimbering and
repairing Of the drifts on the upper
levels, 80 that no new or valuable ore
developments have been made during
the week.
Rock Island.
Tho shaft Is down 100 foct below the
45O.foot level. at which point q new
station IL being opened for the 550.foot
level. The north drift, ON the fJ0.foot
level, IL In n distance OF 2l+ foet, and
the south drift on the same level q dis.
TANGO l78 feet, tho face Of both drifts
being In soft working ground.
Nsrth Consolidated virginia.
Sinking the main shaft Is going ahead
o. usual. The addition TO tho hosting
works building for the reception Of the
new machinery Is nearly completed. A
dispatch received statea thai the engine
and other hosting machinery was ship
ped from San Francisco to-day.
savaxs.
Sinking the. main incline goes steadily
ahead without change or interruption.
Driving the main north and south drifts
on the 22O0-foot level IL making rapid
progress, with no new features to re-
port. Sinking the south winzo below
the 2200. foot level Is making fair head
way.
ovsrnsan.
The pump has been lowered to the
llO0-foot station, and tho water Is fast
being drained from the bottom Of the
shaft. The entire machinery OF the
mine Is In splendid working order. and
everything Is fast putting on q thorough
business look that Is very encouraging
70 the stockholders.
auccer.
The main west drift on tho 550.ioot
level Is showing considerable moro
quartz In the face. and the prospects, Of
yet getting O body Of pay ore on this
level are looking good. Inc rock In tho
face Of the north drift on this level Is
still very hard blasting.
wsedviiis Consolidated.
The entire work In ths shaft Is now
concentrated In chambering out for the
head OF the incline, which Is about req.
dy 10 be commenced. Tho flow OF
water is still considerable. but the work
goes steadily forward without Interrupt
ton.
silver Hill.
The shaft 10 down 4i5 feet, the rock
In the bottom still being quito hard. but
the sinking making good headway. The
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