Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

steady progress. The rock In the bottom
continuing 10 blast tough and hard.
There is q light steady aeepags Of water,
but not enough 10 rstard the progress Of
tho work. The north drift from the
main sast drift on the l50O.foot level 10
being pushed steadily ahead to connect
with a drift from the bottom Of the
south winze. The south Wine Ii now
| down 10 the l500-foot Lowell and q drift
| has been started south 10 connect with
| the main north drift from the incline. |
| The bottom OF the south. middle and
| north wines are all In fair ore. The
face Of the south drift on the l500-foot
level 10 still In quartz and porphyry.
mixed with clay and small strsaks OF
ore. The imbering Of the new air.
shaft below the S00-foot level Is rapidly
approaching completion. Daily yield
$50 tons Of ore. keeping tho mills all
steadily running.
Julia
Sinking the main shaft Ia progressing
at the rate Of az feet per day. The
new air compressor is in place ready 10
start into full opsntion. Tho Burleigh
drills for tho shaft will also DO in rsadi-
ness for operation In q dry or two more.
The shaft il now down 1906 feet, or 2GG
foet below tho l000.foot level. At tho
depth Of 1850 feet q new pump station Is
being put In, ready for the reception OF
another lift pump. The main south
drift, on the l0O0.foot level. Is In q dis
tango OF $50 feet, the face still In soft
porphyry, clay and quartz mixed. There
Is still q considerable fiow Of water from
tho face Of the Drift, but not enough to
at all impede tho progress OF tho work.
savage.
Sinking tho main Incline Is making
favorable headway. the rock In the bot
tom working finely. Tho water tanks
at the 22OO.foot station are about com.
pleted. Enlarging tho main drifts. re-
timbering, and the laying OF tho car
tracks on the 2200.foot level. IL rapidly
approaching completion. Driving tho
north drift, on the 2000.foot level, 10
making the usual good headway without
change Of interest. A south drift has
been started on tho 2lOO.foot level from
the south Wine, to connect with the
north drift from the Halo and Norcross
on tho same lovol. The erection OF the
new incline machinery IL making steady
progress.
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Daily yield. 40 tons OF ore, tho assay
valuo Of which ID $50 per ton. This ore
is taken from ore slopes aud breasts in
A.. nj, r,,o, xo,t;nu. NJ tbs nina.
Sinking the main incline has been dis.
continued for a few days to give an OPP
portunity for finishing some Necessary
aeaa wo,s ,n,u n = ,h" ,,sS'soo, ,ovcI
In siiIi lriyan vigorously ahead with no
CHANGE Of intercst 10 report, The same
may Se said of the south drift on tho
Ia;0.foot leyol. The grading for tho
side railroad track 10 the site of the
nav shaft In nearly comploted.
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Inc sou'heast efoss'cu' s''i' eoh'ihueS
in tho orc voin, not having yet reached
tho hanging wall. This cross-cut Inns
developed IL ieet OF iedge wnich eP-
it;t .,n,hs, ~ Srotsn mn As soon ss he
hanging will of the ledge Is reached Il
Is the intention to start drifts both north
and south directly along tho ledge,
when some coed orc Developments may
10 looked for. The ores already do
veloped carry q large amount Of baso
metals, which, II Is believed. will soon
give way TO ores OF u FREQ character.
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f.ce Of tbo Jriit il still In a mixture Of
CLAW. ouaYtz and porpbyry. The west
crcss.cnt from tho north drift Is in 90
feet. the face In very favorable ledge
matter. Two cross.cuts. one oast aud
,ho other west. aro being run from tho
main soptb drift. euch of which il now
i'm n distance Of 10 feet In clay and nor.
phyry, mixed with streaks Of quartz.
o,o,,. s,o,..,iant.u.
Tho 4OO.foot Lowell is still flooded with
winter. although II is again being gradu.
allv lowered by the pumps. A drift
north has been started ut the 25O.foot
i.yoI stotion. on the vein of quartz en-.
counterel nj that poiut while sinking
tLs sh,it This vein. where II was
struck. was about o.. feet in width. It
ia GRADUALLY widening o. the drift pro.
crosses. aud now begins 10 look o.
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little or no change In either the looks or
yield Of the ore breasts during tho past
week. The prospecting operations on
tho lGOo-foot level are still vigorously
prosecuted with no new or important
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