Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-23
consolidated y,rxiui..

at the rnts OF Sl,SOO.0 0O per month.
On the 26,h OF October last the eom.
pany's hosting works. machinery. ore
houses aud mill were q mass Of smould.
erinp, red hot ruins. In fifty days from
that time, all ia replaced stronger. bet
ter and more convenient than ever be-
fore. All the defects OF the old ma.
chinery and works have been rsmsdisd.
and the new. although erected in all the
haste possible. does the required work
to perfection. It hardly seems possible
that such can be the case. but so IL IL
aud q whole community-in fact We may
say the Pacific Coast .rejoicss that II 10
20. Were II not out Of place We would
gladly pay q fitting tribute OF praise to
tho men who have accomplished In 50
short a time and 30 eomplsts
aud successful mnnns 30
desirable a result, but must for tho
present conins ourself to . limited
space. The lower levels OF the mine
arc all in the most perfect repair. and
were II possible to obtain them. more
mills would be Immediately added to
those already employed In crushing the
ore. The foundations for the assay Of
flee and bullion department arc being
laid, 90 feet in width by 100 feet In
length. These works will have o capa-
city for assay aud melting bullion to the
AMOUNT Of 50. 200. 900 per month. Like
every other part Of the works. they are
to DO greatly improved. A condsn.ing
flue OF brick work 2Hx5 feet. will be
run tho entire length Of the building.
100 foet aud return. which will give a
fue 200 feet in length before comInsnc.
ing to ascend the chimney. which will
be SS feet in height. The bottom OF
this Hue will be shesthcd with iron to
assist in saving tho gold aud silver
drawn of In the fumes from the furnacs.
sullivan.
The tunnel having arrived at 4 point
Immediately beneath the bottom Of tue
shaft. a station is now being cut out for
a raise to connect with the shaft. This
raise will have TO be A feet In extent.
which. added to the present depth Of the
shaft, will make II Just III feet from the
surface to the track floor OF the tunnel.
When this is completed and the pro-
posed new hosting works In position,
the sinking OF the shaft will DO resumed.
The ore vein or fissure deposit Of ledge
matter developed by this tunnel and
shaft is 1870 feet wide between the walls.
which are clearly defined. II 10 OF the
white ledge character peculiar 10 the
cast ore vein OF tho Comstock. and 10
composed OF soft porphyry, quartz and
clay. Some OF the several fine looking
ore streaks met with in passing through
it assay up in tbs hundreds. and consti.
tuts a very safe indication OF what will
DO developed at a greater depth.
LeviathRn.
Cross.cut No. . from tho north drift
at tho i20.foo level Is now twelve feet
into the vein OF rich ore reported last
Saturday. and the face OF the drift con.
tinues In the same. giving assays ~
high rs $40 to the ton. Sinking the
main shaft deeper Is now being In.
augurated in order to tap this good ore
vein at u lower level. the fine develop
menis at the present level showing very
conclnsivcly what may be found still
down.
Nniiion.
Sinking the main incline 10 making
splendid progress. An upraiso Ia short.
~ to 10 commenced from the north drift
ON the l7OO.foot level. to connect with
the bottom Of the incline for ventilation
purposes. This raise when completed
will place tho mine in an sxcsllsnt work.
Ing condition. the north DRIFT. on the
l7O0-foot level, is steadily advancing, |
following tho foot wall Of the ledge.
The combination drift. OH the 2000.ioot
OF the Imperial, Is making excel.
lent progress.
OsermRn.
The shaft has been drained OF water,
Tho timbers repaired. and everything put
In good shape for rssunins the sinking
which will DO done in q very few days
more. The main west diff on the
level Is being steadily adj
vanced. the face In good running ground.
Tho main south drift from the bottom
Of the winzo on the same level IL also in
easy working ground. The main south
drift on the 900.foot level Is steadily ad-
with no change Of value.
lhoIiar.Potosi.
Daily yield, GO tons OF orc, the aver.
ago assay value Of which il $2S per ton.
There il no change in any Of the ore
or breasts. The two main south
lriits on the 1850 and l350.foot levels
are advancing al the very rapid rate Of
) feet per day. there being M material
in the character Of the porphyry
and ledge matter encountered In each.
Sinking the new shaft 10 making good
the rock in tho bottom working
Dayton.
Sinking tho shaft was progressing
finely up to day before yesterday, when
i was suspended for the purpose Of
In q station at the 500-foot
level. As soon as the station 10 finished
will be resumed. The main
south drift on the third station level has
been cleaned out and repaired. and 10
again being pushed forward toward the
south line to connect with the Kossuih
works for ventilation purposes.
Hale q Norcross.
Retimbering the main shaft Is COM.
the guides in place in tho shaft.
md everything ready to start up Is o o
Is the breakage Of the main shaft Of the
pumping engine, which occurred q cou.
pie Of days ago Is repaired. This will
AXE only u very short time, and whom
completed, work will be resumed ~
usual ON the lower levels.
Imperial. Empire.
Daily yield, 80 tons Of ore. The ore
extracted continues Of a good quality.
md the orc breasts between the 1890
md lS50.foot levels continue 10 both
Iook aud yield we'll. There has been
considerable improvement shown by the
prospecting drifts ON tho 200O.foot level
the past week. and the Imperial
may yet prove itself q much better mine
han has been expected.