Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-20
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This is one Of The oldsai ADD most ell
gibls Of tho early prospecting locations
on the south portion Of the old Com
stock, bang situated just west Of hi
Baltimore and south Of The Caledonia
The locators Of 10 expended . largs
amount OF labor and money In it, dsvel.
opment, running . tunnsl 800 feet u
length, and sinking . shaft 500 feet
The tunnel aud shaft interesting gave
eycsllsnt ventilation and q very promis.
ing ledge II feet wide ~ developed,
from which considerable orswas sxtractsd
and milled and which vouli
have paid al present prices ol
milling and labor. but did mol
d that early data. consequently
financial difficulties intsrfsred and worh
had 10 be suspended. The mine has
aimee changed hands, and Is nov owned
By men Of capital and basinsss energy,
Who have secured full and straight title,
and have nov started In 10 bring out Ia
true merits. A full force Of men are put
to work. cleaning out and retimberine
the main tunnel, and the further devel'
opmsnt Of the mine IL resumed under
the most favorable auspices. Excellent
assays are obtained from tho ledge. and
Superintendent Broadhsad 10 pushinl
things.
Prespses.
Main shaft LOG feet deep. and ainkine
lively. under q contract let TO sink II "a
the depth Of 900 feet. The Ingersoll
rock drill is to be employed In thi'
work. The requisite arrangements will
arrive tomorrow. and put into operation
forthwith. The diamond drill. which
was being used for prospecting ahead,
from the surface, has been discontinued.
Il passed entirely through tho ledge,
which II showed TO no over 100 fsei
vide. and giving assays all the way
through u which averaged not far from
500 to the ton. The Prospect Com
pany have . good thing when they gel
down to II with their shsft.
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Work was resumed on this old-estab'
lishsd location day before yesterday.
under the direction Of Superintendent
Lyfori. Fort Homestead, Gold Hin.
southeast from the Imperial works, ID
included within the location, and directly
beneath the main building or ball ground
was broke day before yesterday for the
sinking Of q ilrst-class thres-coupart.
msnt shaft. The work In 10 be pushed
forward with all possible energy. The
Homestead Mining Company have Q very
eligible location and propose testing 1t.
value.
original Geld Iliii.
The main shaft 10 now bsing rstim'
timberod at points where the swelling
OF the ground has rendered II necessary.
aud when this work Is completed. sink
ing deeper will Be resumed In order to
open another level and get at the lower
portion OF the hns ore body developed
in the southern portion Of the lower
level. The company hold q meeting NJ
their Office In San Francisco on the 10Th
Of next month to decide upon q PROPOSE.
ton 10 increase the capital stock 10 $f0,'
O00. 900 from $3.0o0,0oo. as u Is at
present.
This mine IL being worked through
the combination shaft sunk by the ANA.
ron and Glasgow Mining Companies.
The company have now Tx acres Of
ground, title United States patent, shaft
sunk 3l7 feet and crossdrifts run 70 the
vein on three levels. The company are
now opening up the mine ON the 3O0-foot
level. The vein on this level shows
some good sulphurst ore. with fine en-
co-uragements for finding more a. the
drift psnstratcs the vein.
SIERRA Nevada.
Sinking the main shaft 10 making the
usual good progress, the bottom in good
working ground. The north drift on
the 1905. foot level Ia opening up . hne
body Of quartz. and the ledge appears OF
a much mora compact and favorable
character at that point than II has shown
| for some time past ON the levels above.
| On both the 1850 and l000-foot levels
work Is going ahead without any changes
Of interest whatever 10 report.
Lady washinsten.
Bottom Of shaft In very favorable
ledge matter. showing considerable I'M
provsment. streaks and bunehes Of fns-
looking quartz coming In. The mate
rial II soft and easily worked. allowing
Of fast sinking. The pump-bob station
At the c00-foot level In completed. and
the bob will be sent down and put into
working trim forthwith. The new pump
aud machinery working splendidly.
FLORIDA.
The new machinery 10 being started
up in good shape. and water pumped out
Of the shaft. Work Is resumed. clean.
ing out and fixing up the drift at the
3OO-foot level. Sinking will be resumsd
ut an early period for o new level. the
dsvelopments already mado ct the 800
foot level being sufficient TO show that
there is something below well worth
going for.
Ksickssbeeker.
Sinking the main shaft goes ahead
actively - usual. to iopsn the ooo-ioo'
level. Water does not interfere. conss'
quenlly excellent progress 10 being mads,
No large bodies Of ore have been me
With in the drifts Of the lower level thu
far. but the showing IL exceedingly good
for something better before long.
rwia PsakA
Shaft down 30 feet aud the splendid
ore vein developed at the bottom. men
toned by u . few days ago. videns out
aud shows more promising than ever.
Il ID q valuable development and will be
followed very energetically. The ore N
says we'll, 10 Of . white grsnulstsd tex
turs, and bids fair 10 lead into q nics
little BONANZA.
Tho station Is about completed at the
750-toot level. really to start drifts "a
crosscut and prospect the orc vein al
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