Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-29


Hale 4 NsrerosA,
The uoFlh drift on the ai0o.ioot love
has connected with the south drift or
tho same level from the Savage. afford
ing q line circulation Of puro air. ant
greatly facilitating the entire prospect.
ing operations on tho lower levels.
There Is no now or valuable discoveries
to report in any Of the prospecting ope.
rati0ns OF the 2l00-foot level during
the past week. The grading for the
deep combination shaft Of the Chollar-
Potosi, Hale x Norcross and Savage,
is advancing rapidly.
Lady bryan.
Tho recent damage to the pumping
machinery has been fully repaired and
the water lowered co feet or more in the
shaft. The air connection between the
up-raiso from tho lS0.foot level and the
Wine from the Lowell above Is completed.
giving q much better circulation OF air.
Sinking the Wine below tho l80.foot
level Ia making steady Roadway, the bot
tom still in ore. The south drift on
this level is again being driven rapidly
ahead.
baltimore and American Flat.
Tho new pumping and hosting ma
chincry is oil working with tho utmost
smoothness and perfection; tho SHIFT
is being drained OF water and work 70.
sumed at all points on tho $50 and 100
foot levels. Cross cuts have boon started
too on both the levels to cut tho ledge,
and tho prospects for good orc develop
ments In these mines are growing
favorable every day.
Kniekerbockcr.
Driving the north and south drifts on
both the COO and 700-foot levels Is max
ing fno Roadway. The west cross.cut
on the 700-foot level is driven vigorous.
ly ahead toward tho orc vein. Cross.
cut No. I, OH the G00.foot level, IL also
making good progress. Another cross.
cut No. 2. has been started on tho same
level, 90 feet north Of cross.cut No. I.
Ovcrman.
Tho new pumping machinery will be
ready to start up by Saturday next. al
though II will probably take until Mon.
day next to get everything ingood work.
ing order. When onec In motion II will
be able to hoist q perfect little river OF
water to tho surface. Nothing can DO
dono ON tho lower levels OF the mino un.
Ill tho water Is drained.
Phil. sheridan.
During the past week tho main west
drift has been passing through softer
and moro favorable material, which
blasts and works finely. Moro seams
OF quartz and black clay arc coming in,
and the indications are very promising
for n good ore development before long.
There Is evidently n valuable ledge
ahead.
Lady washington.
Actively grading at the surface OF the
shaft for the new and powerful hosting
and pumping machinery. which Is al.
ready contracted for. This machinery,
as wo have before stated. Is TO DO q du-
plicats OF that Of the famous G. X Z.
shaft, Virginia City.
North Consolidated virginia.
Tho shaft is down $50 feet, the bot
tom still in ledge material Of a fine. fa-
vorablo character. Assays, ranging from
IS to SIS per ton, are frequently oh.
tanned. giving grea. confidence in the
future developments, whom a greater
depth is reached.
Msore and Morgan.
The cross.cuts In tho surface workings
continue to show oro which experts pro-
nounco TO 10 Of the same character and
texture as that found In the great
bonanza itself. Tho Moore and Morgan
is on the right rnngc for something Of
tho kind.
Dayton.
The excavations for tho foundations
Of the new hosting and pumping mn.
chinory aro rapidly approaching CON-
plction. Tho water has rison in tho
shaft 10 within about 80 feet Of the
drain tunnel Lowell. at which point II still
Yellow Jacket.
The water is drained from tho 1870
foot level, md work resumed at all
in that portionof tho mine. The
prospecting operations on the l740-foot
level arc still pressed vigorously ahead,
without change Of interest to report.
Troy Consolidated.
The new steam hosting machinery Is
now in full and successful operation,
and sinking tho shaft deeper is being
actively prosecuted. Tho shaft is now
$40 feet deep, with tho bottom in very
promising vein material.
Amazon.
Tho SHIFT is sunk and thoroughly tim.
bered to tho depth Of 90 feet. II is the
intention to open a station and start q
drift to cross-cut the ore vein ut the
depth OF 100 feet. This drift will have
about 30 feet to run to reach the main
ledge.
Wells Fargo.
Three shifts OF hands. working night
and day. aro putting the shaft down
lively. Tho drift at the l50.foot Lowell is
in 10 feet. Clay and quartz In face OF
drift, and also at bottom Of shaft. No
water.
Sutro Tunnel.
Tho ave mentioned In last weeks re-
port Is about 100 feet west Of shaft No.
=. Being loose. and sliding In from
above, II Is found 20 be n very difficult
job to drift through the caycd debris.
But 1t is being done, however.
Pisnerr Consolidated.
Shaft down over 100 feet, and tho
work being pushed lively night and day.
with three shifts OF hands. Sinking In
ledge matter. Steam hosting works
will soon DO needed.
DarIaneiles.
The drift continues In porphyry, with
occasional small streak Of quartz.
Tho machinery of tho old hoisliup works