Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-25

li,bed mine last Monday, under new and
,,vor,hls ~,u,piee.. Situated "A II ia upon
,hs main Gold CANYON section OF the Com.
tool ina, aboye Devil, Gate. and in the
immediate vicinity Of tho Silver Hill,
Justice. Lady Washington n other prom.
men, m,ne' \ ~ ins cdrS ~ M
rs.t. A sb.ft has been sunk 10 the depth
Of 800 feet. and from 1t a drift was run
away to tho westward. cutting alarge width
OF very promising vein matter out no
paying ore was found. water comm IN
too freely to contend with TO any asvan,
tage, work was suspended iast april oin.e
then the water has subsidized owing uoIp..
mines. and the company having recuper-
ated their strength. now propose seeing
the thing out. Mr.. j. Z. Lennon has beeii
appointed Superintendent, and commenced
the active discharge Of his DUTIES on Mon,
day. He Is having the boiler, engine anu
other works overhauled and In a day or
two will lie in readiness to start up. It's
proposed to hoist out the water. SINK the
shaft = hundred feet or more deeper. u
and then drift east for the main orc bear
Ing ledge o known 10 exist IN that
"irecuoh'
a ~
Daily yield 100 ions Of ore. The ORC
Slopes on the i'oo md iooo-iooi levels are
looking hneiy' Especially Is 'his tue case
Win the ofe Slopes going north on thci'oo'
foot level. About - feet in width Of these
.tope, 4. TO-DAY Welding ore. which for
-,...u- ...
~ was NV" '''u 49,
siderable q OF ore yet extracted from
the mine. On the l.oo'foot level the north
uiit Us agaih steadily advancing 'nous"
slowly Tit heat IN the lace Is intense.
Additional blowers are being put u
furnish = better supply OF air. anu uri'e
the Burleigh drills. AT the i6oo-ioot STA
ton OF the u. and U. shaft the west Urn. 70
cut the ore vein 10 now drained per,'suy
dry' andis Icing pushed aiead win ~, .ne
speed possible 10 reach tho ledge. Inc
mills are all Kept steadily running w 70
their full crushing capacities. = laigc
new ore dump Is being constructed ut the
q. and Z. shaft. anu the side switch OF thr
| Virginia and Truckee Railroad will be
completed to the shaft in . very few days
more really 10 eomnehsc .he snlP"he"''
NIL. iii, ,so 80. :, m. IN. mn,
'"' 900 -.
""i.s "" Nv ~. 200 o.,
!'e'u'hs 'p''"a'' "'' :"
level the oro breasts bet"eeh crosseu's
| No.. 3 and d are extended directly across
| the vein, an opening drift being kept n
few yards in advance. The breasts and
| this drift, whVh IL nov 30 feet Ia advance
| without vet having reached the wall, nj.
| ready have opened the vein 10 the magniii-
| cent width Of go feet. How much wider
IL h. at / at point yet remains To b. seen.
| The main south drift ON the iGOO-foot
level il steadily advancing through the
| center Of III. 0rc-vein. the face still In
| rich ore. This drift Is making about 2
feet per day, and shows the ore vein to he
n solid mass ~ rich pay orc rs FAR ~ u
has yet penetrated. The drifts and wines
ON the 1900 aud iiOO-foot levels are all
| being put in the best possible repair. The
mills are crushing the ore As fast as Il Is
extracted. sinking the q. and q. shaft Is
hlaAihs INC "sua! Pt"sres, ~ Nv" ~
k%,sniur Inc pnmps busy,
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nil. .;.,, ,co A. ~, TON. a, or. I'll.
49,. -. .,o ,ool,,, wei, a, ali point..
o.' '"ie. "' ~
Inc upfai'e III h~'o'e'o'' ,''" 'i,
ON the iOO-foot level Is showing = nne body
Of ore which will Weld from SEQ to $50 per
ton, The development Of the ore body
downward below the COO foot level Is prov
ing II 10 he rich in stcphanitc AMI ruby
silver. some Of the choice pieces fairly gilt
~ Al.
son'too, Level n winze has been started In
,So isJ,a ie,wecn crescent. Nos. ? and 3,
a. h,,,om ~ which h, Welding ore that
80 r;ch In COLL The ore in the face
~ cro..cut No. 4 ON that level il shaving
. steady Improvement in quality. Cross
cuts Nos. l, z aud > on that level are s.esn-
NY AuNanoihs ~ .ou m. nor,bsa:,
erosscut on the iOOO-f foot level Is advancing
as usual, the face In ledge formation. The
main southess, Urn on 'ne ~ az, ,ha
n,a xaSn m. pnmp, ar. handling the
water with ease.
Tr"ln".
Tho cage and shaft arrangements are
now all riuht again. and the development
:, -. a. ao,n. ,,..J Tn, north.
VI '"e hh."' :" s'.
west driit NJ tne soo'ioot ,c',l y
pushed ior"aru iu'o tne Nv oou!, M.
ceiient pay ore Is being 'aAen ou'. !.
same may DC sam y, ~ .'iaa
paint. Tn main nptin UNI aor, i and y;
aasahcsu ssa,n' = n.Js ha,i, sast and
west. George westfall having resigned
the SUPPLEMENTARY Of this mine' James