Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-14

Sinking the shaft il iiiaking excellent
hssdway. the Durleish drills working
with the utmost perfection and tho work
being pressed ahead with all possible
activity. The quartz and ore veins In
tho bottom OF the shaft are increasing
In size and arc Of a highly encouraging
character. Tho face Of the main south.
west drift, on the li00. foot level. is be-
ing advanced by the aid Of the Burleigh
drills at the rate Of six feet per day. tho
face In ledge material OF a highly Ell.
c~ouraging nature. This drift Is being
run nearly parallel with the ore voin, Is
perfectly dry. large aud roomy. SO that
c~ross-cuts can DO started at almost amy
time to prospect the orc vein. A fine
streak OF quartz and orc has boon fol.
the face OF the DRIFT !or some
distance and still continues. Tho face
OF tho main south drift. on the 1000.
foot level, Ia In a much softor character
OF quartz and porphyry mixed. with n
considerable soepago OF water In the
face. The prospects OF this drift arc
also looking more encouraging.
%Caiifornia.
Sinking the Wine below tho 1850.
foot level Is making good progress. It
is now down 05 feet, tho bottom still in
rich ore. Tho north DRIFT Oh tho 1850.
foot level is also being steadily nd.
vanced, the face in good ore. On the
level the main drift north OF
cross-cut No. G Is again being advanced
tho Ophir line. A Wine has
also boon started In cross-cut No. o. to
connect with the main north drift on
the l550.foot level, for ventilation pur-
pesos. Tho main north drift ON the
level il in q distance OF 3l2
feet from cross-cut No. 8, the face In q
much better character OF orc than has
been before encountered. The up-raise
on the l400-foot level Is up los feet.
Tho battery mill Is almost completed |;
The pan mill Is also fast approaching
completion: Tho hosting engines OF
Tho Q. & @. shaft will DO ready to start
up In q day or two moro. Tho shaft Is
Town Cos feet to-day, tho sinking pro.
crossing at the rate Of four feet per day.
Morning star.
This mining location Is on the direct
Inc Of the Comstock. between the Utah
md Sierra Nevada mines. It is n Of
.he Oldest mining locations. but owing
% adverse circumstances II has been al.
owed to lie lido for several years, until
low having come into tho possession OF
men Of means and energy, II IL about to
70 properly developed and It's real
merits brought out. A frst-class three.
,ompartns nt working shaft Is about be-
sunk under contract, and grading
or the surface works Is already com.
nenced. A tunnel was u In the early
$50 feet In length. which cut the
edge. showing q width Of quartz twenty
wo feet wide, giving assays from $40 to
$50 per ton, principally gold. In order
o strike this ledge tho shaft will have
o DO sunk 900 feet, but hoisting works
4 sufficient capacity to sink much
will DO provided. Sufficient cap
tal 10 reserved to sink this shaft, with
nut assessing the stockholders. Tho
tile to the mine Is perfect.
silver Hill.
The fourth station Is completed. and
drift started to cut and prospect tho orc
elm at that point. On the third station
svsl the drifts havo shown tho ledge
o DO over 200 feet in width, the most OF
rhich Is composed OF o fino character OF
Iuartz with stroaks and spots OF orc
hat give good assays In both gold and
liver. Tho recent rich orc develop
nents In tho Justice provo almost con-
lusively that tho Silver Hill has q con.
inuation OF the samo ledge, and that
he finding Of tho same ore body further
o the south Is but q matter Of time.
Tho managers Of tho mino feel greatly
ncouraged. Its prospects are certainly
up.
Impcriai.Empire.
Daily yield, 40 tons Of ore. This orc
J being extracted from the ore Slopes
the 1850 and 20O0.foot lovcls.
he Slopes aro looking well and promise
considerable yield. Another mill
he Boston-has been added. which will
Increase the working capacity Of tho
aino 10 to 20 tons por day. An air
onnection has been made between the
70 slopes and tho l930.foot lovol, which
aids the work in that portion Of
ho mino. Burleigh drills havo been
laced In the east drift on tho 2000-
DOT level. which will greatly expedite
hat portion Of the work.
Yellow Jacket.
Both the north and south wines,
below the lsi0.foot Lowell have
tho 19l0.foot level. at which
'oint tho bottom Of both arc perfectly
Try, and stations arc being oponcd for
BIO purpose OF cross-cutting and pros.
the ore vein. Each OF the
rinzes will DO sunk 10 or IL feet below
he stations TO form q stump for water In
ase any shall DO encountered while
r~oss-cutting tho ledge. Nothing new
4 any OF the cross-cuts on the l7i0.foot
ovel.
CheIIar.Petosi.
Daily yield 90 tons Of orc, tho assay
OF which Is s33 to s35 pcr ton.
his ore Is being taken from tho old
Ipper workings. The south drifts on
he l150, 1850 and l350.ioot levels aro
everally being advanced at the rato OF
9 feet per week. No important
at any point to record. Sink.
NJ the new shaft Is making stoady and
avorable progress. the rock In the bot
ON blasting out finely.
Amazon aud glasgow.
Tho shaft Is sunk 10 feet below the
ecsnd station level, and a total depth
{ 325 feet below tho groupings Of the
,dgs. The ground In tho bottom Is
cry favorable. The second level sta.
Ion Is completed. and o drift has been
tarted 10 cut and prospect tho ledge at
hat point. A favorable and important
hange Is looked for soon.
Boienvr.
Daily yield. $50 tons OF ore. The
70 breasts arc looking finely and yield.
n we'll. Prospecting tho lG00.foot
vel Ia being advanced NJ rapidly as
ossiblo, with every expectation OF
God results. Everything In and about
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