Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-08


Prospect.
This IL an old location lying som
5000 feet west Of the Occidental. an
now altar years Of lying idle. IL ons
more brought into good working shsr
under able and competent Management
The old Leo tunnel, 800 feet In Length
which was formerly run toward It's d,
vslopment. II being continued. aud |
about 50 feet further will cut III
main Ledge, which IL known to b
about one hundred feet wide. Thi
ledge 10 Of the best charaets
q quartz. runs In . northsrly AM
southsfly direction. and dips cast q
an angle OF about Is degrees. A larg,
new working shaft Of thee compartments
Is now being started st an eligible poin
about 1000 feet east Of the groupings
Lady bryan. F.
Owing 10 the breakage Of . spul
wheel Of the pumping machinery and {
stoppage Of the pumps, the lower leve
OF the mine 10 completely flooded, II,
water having stopped all work below III,
25o-foot lovel. Sinking the south WINE,
below the 60-foot level, Ii making hns
progress. the bottom still In hns ore,
The face Of the south drift on that Level
has encountered what appears 70 b q
small spot OF porphyry. 70 that the face
does not look 30 well as OF Jul lost
report. I'D
Justies.
Water increases as the mnin incline
atiains depth below the sOO-foot level,
but . new pump Is being placed in posi-.
ton In cas the flow Of water should
prove too much for the present pump.
The rock Is very hard, consequent sink.
ing progress Is slow. The face Of the
main drift south at tho 8O0-foot level,
from the incline, Is in hard porphyry.
very wot. Nothing new to report in the
south mine, or at the 400-foot levol.
Amsrican Fiat.
No work has been done In the mine
the past week. owing TO q slight
change that II was necessary to make in
some Of the machinery. Everything.
however, will be in Emo condition for
uninterrupted work by Saturday
next, whom tho development OF the
lowor loysls will DO commenced In good
earnest, with most favorable prospects
Of finding o valuable mine.
Grown Psint.
Daily Yield. 500 tons Of ore. There
Is no change In any Of the upper orc
levels Of tho mine. The
prospecting driits on the l600-foot level
have shown no change OF any import
ancg during the past week. Opening
The l700-foot station Is nearly compile.
led. Everything In and about the mine
ID working finely.
InperiaI.E Empire.
The recent connection mado with the
Jacket north drift, on the 1850
foot level Is gradually improving. the
uir on that level greatly aiding tho work
In that portion Of the mino. The face
Of the south drift on tho 2000.foot lovol
ID still In clay and porphyry. Tho face
Of the east cross-cut from this drift 10 In
porphyry.
baltimore.
No work Of any consequence has been
lone on either the 100 or S50.foot lsvols
tho week. The shaft is being
thoroughly repaired and placed in tho
best possible working condition. The
new pumping engine did not set ready
10 start up last Monday, as was expected,
but will by tomorrow or the next day
fail.
Phil. sheridan.
The reddish brown stringers Of quartz
10 plsntifully met with OF late, and
which give such good assay. increase in
frequency as vol as In size. Thors Is
svery indication that these will concsn.
rate at o lower level into'a heavy body
81 ore, yet the present drift Is very like
10 run into q valuable ore body boz
lore long.
Buckeye.
The water has been drained ut tho
,50.ioot station, and n drift started east
% determine the full width Of the vein,
u tho entire station Is In ledge matter.
drift west has boen started to
nut tho quartz body known to Ito to tho
vest Of the shaft.
1ullion.
Driving tho east cross cut from the
north drift on the l700.foot level is
making ans progress, with evident indi.
OF q near approach to tho main
edge. Tho body OF quartz In the south
iriit on tho s0O.foot level continues to
a. the work Of development pro-
yressss.
Yellow Jacket.
The 1740-foot level is being gradually
,ooled of by the connection with the
Imperial mine, so that much better pro-
yress can DO made with the prospecting
operations In the future. Nothing new
% report Of any OF the cross.cuts on
hat level. The l840-foot level Is still
with waller.
Niagara
The ledge continues to show improve
mont as tho shaft gains greater depth.
Il 10 now down 100 feet. well timbered
throughout. The orc Is Of o fns grade
md gives great encouragement. As
soon a. the erection Of the new hosting
works are completed. much better prog
rsas may b looked for.
Nsrsh Consolidated virginia.
The now shaft Is down over 100 feet,
With the bottom In hns looking ledge
which gives good assays. Good
buildings are erected over the hoisting
and for other requisits purposes,
and everything goes along smoothly and
Fine progress is being made with the
opening Of the new station ut tho 60
Tho ore In tho fnco Of the
south drift on the line Of the ledge ON
he 35O.foot Lowell Is showing considers
bio improvement as the drift advances.
Occidental.
The main north drift on tho lower
$50