Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-27
Oeuid Curry.

TIE shait IN not W usc tot UNIT PuiPossS'
The exhaust air fan Is working admirably.
The erection OF the new machinery Is
steadily advancing. The combination
winze now being sunk on the Savage line
Oh the iGOO-foot level il down 30 feet
below that level, the bottom still being In
perfectly dry ground although IL Ia nearly
100 feet deeper than the level OF the water
in the Savage shaft. q.
Florida.
Face Of north drift. at the 40O-foot level.
shows considerable improvement. very
promising sireats Of quartz coming In.
This drift IL now turned In q westerly d.
rrction 80 o. to crosscnt the vein. and IL
liable To make some interesting develop
ments before long. Water decreasing.
The south drift at this same level IL also
now swinglng round 10 the westward.
Work has been impedel somewhat by water
the last few days. but to-day are pushing
ahead again. Machinery and everything
In aud about the works In excellent condi-
ton aud operating finely.
Mexican.
Two crosscuts have been started In q
northwesterly direction To cut the ore vein.
One of these Is ON the iCOO-foot level and
the other on the 1t65-fooi level y both
are near the north line Of the Ophir. On
the iiG5-foot level the face Of the crosscut
Is IN fine ledge matter, carrying occasional
small strcaks Of ore. On the lCOOtfoot
level the face Of the crosscnt IL In q very
favorable formation. The chamber for
the Wine. In the northwest crosscut on
the iiG5.foot level. Il completed and sink
Ing the wine has been commenced.
Baisiaere and Asseriesn Flat.
Sinking the main incline is making fair
progress considering the strong flow of
water at the bottom. The pumps handle
the water with ease. but the How consider
ably impeies the progress Of the sinking.
No changes of value Ia relate Of the pros
pecting drifts both north and south on the
iO50-foot level.
NITRO 'ruanei.
Face Of header IN hard working por.
phyry. with streaks Of quartz aud clay.
The Burleigh and Ingersoll drills make
very iiair progress In this material. al
though II IL more difficult 10 work than
harder and more compact rock met with
heretofore. Total length of tunnel last
evening. 1912 feet.
East Justice.
Good progress is being made in the sink
ing Of the shaft. the rock Is becoming soft
er aud works to good advantage. A streak
Of soft brownish quartz. sir inches IN
width. running north and south. has been
met with during the past lew days at tho
bottom Of The shsft. The surface grading
Is nearly completed.
ward.
sinking the shaft 4. going ahead ai tie
,.n,, raj. ~ dy. fee, NE, J,v n 4. nov
aorn ma Zoo, ,hs ho,,om lin in very n.
yorable ground, The south drift Of the
Julia is rapidly approaching the Ward
line. the face ia auaril and low grade ore.
which shows u steady Improvement.
-. 49,, ..
-. .,,n. 80 =, ,ho,, to al .
o'a'.'' Jus
half feet per day; The BOLTON !. now ~
the most favorable ,oohihs ma.etla, ye,
rnco.c ra,.oe, s,.r,s lin "i,..ia,si
.,rssls which civ. low ASSAYS.
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~. .n.t, al ,ha ro.,. a.. now
n..w..., 49, no.,,,on Oh. ,,m,.
inc enyine 4. in place. and Is being rapidly
NM, tnge,ber. ready Ia steam nj. The
WORK \. being pressed rapidly forward al
all points.
sinking tue s"A', " ho,"s ,Ap,''' y"
ward. the bottom siili III splendid blasting
grouni. The bo''om "i ine 'nA,, SHOWS
The work Is oe'hg pus''u VIII" great ''s'''
Alta.
T,. .r.c,ion M the new machinery /.
,n.....a..,i,. .om,,c,,o, I, will
mat now l., long before everything will be
in as thorough a shape for fast deyrlope-
ments ~ In any mine On the coin''och'
Dayton.
The water at the hottom % the shaft Is
W.. NM arii.s an ,be zoo and 7OO-foot
l.yel. ara steadily advancing. without any
new features Whatever 10 record.
Prospect.
Total depth Of shaft al feet. Material
a, ho,,om somewhat softer, composed Of
porphyry with considerable red jasper