Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-21

Melted lis connection with tho Belcher and
| Crown Point air and pump-shaft, giving .
valuable and much needed resource In the
way Of ventilation. The main DRIFT north
Al the same level, to connect with the iei-
| Low Jacket, hss less than 100 feet further
10 GO In order to effect the connection.
| Tho main incline Is getting down nneiy.
| and Ia now ten feet below the lsOO.ioot
station. Bottom In favorable working
ground.
south Cemstock.
Work In this valuable mino IL to DO re-
sumcd shortly. after 4 rest Of = few months
The old line Of operations will not be fol-
lowed. but . new programme pursued. A
drift Is 10 DO started from the 3oo-foot
level 10 cut and explore tho cast ledge, me
west ledge being pretty well prospectea oy
, the former workings. Good assays nave
| been obtained In the workings OF this
| mine heretofore, sufficient to show WA!
| good ore lies somewhere In the ledge, q
Il will DO proved some day.
Florida.
Shaft sinking at tho rate OF three fee'
per day. Bottom in hard blasting ground
composed u trachyte conglomeraie. No
| increase OF water. Northwest drift at
| iOO-ioot level pushing ahead at the rate OF
| three feet per day with face In hard vein
matter, mixed with more and moro
| quartz. Ne west wall as yet. The ma
| chinery works we'll. and the pump 10 rails
ing out tho water At tho rate Of $4,000 GAL
Ions per hour.
0euId = Curry.
Tho retimberiug and repairing Of the
shat. goes forward slowly. owing 10 the
caving nature Of the ground and the care
necessary to be exercised in consequence.
The Joint WINE below the lG00-foot level.
At tho Savage line. Ia down 3i5 feet and
getting along finely In good sinking
ground. The south drift ct thel1 .700-foot
level 10 also advancing we'll in favorable
working material.
Prospect.
The drift west at tho 400-foot level Is
being pushed ahead at the rate Of four
feet per day. passing through hard por-
phyry. II Is expected to reach the front
ledge very shortly. and will be continued
through 20 the back ledge where the main
ore body is. The pumps are working hne-
" and have no difficulty In keeping tho
water reduced In the shaft.
North Carson.
Shaft down 33J feet. with bottom In
hard rock with seams and punches Of
quartz and clay. The ore body, at the
30O-foot level. Ia showing splsniidly. and
improves constantly ~ farther sought into.
II stands at an angle Of forty-fivc degrees
and the shaft will pass through II In sink
ing deeper. II Is within six feat Of the
shaft nov.
Yellow jacket.
Atthe 2OI0-foot level the south drift Ia in
i2s feet from the east Wine face Of same In
quartz AMI ~porphyry. Tho east crosscui
on the same level is In ~ feet, the face 81
the same in grey porphyry with quartz
seams carrying some ore the south drift
on the i7iO-foot level Is In 70 foot over on
the Crown Point ground. Are running II
to connect with the Crown Point drift at
the same level.
Trojan.
Tho shaft 4. making very good progress
downward. The bottom is In very favor
able vein matter. Have sunk 40 feet since
sinking was resumed. and for about half
that distance the south side OF the shaft
passed through q body Of good milling
orc. but IL dipped away and passed out OF
the shaft. Al the depth Of 500 feet = sta
ton will he opened for q drift 10 open out
and work this ore body.
baltimore and American Plat.
Drift both north and south at the 1880
foot level pushing ahead with some i'm
provement In the south drift, more and
better quartz coming in at the face. Al
tho ii50-foot the drift is being pushed
ahead toward tho ledge. II 10 already In
over nifty feet. No trouble in keeping !ths
water properly subdued.
Phil. sheridan.
Shaft $50 feet deep to-day. Bottom In
quartz and ~porphyry, mixed. hard. but
blasting we'll aud working fsvorAbly. Will
crosscut the ledge soon. from the shaft.
A tank has been cnt out To catch the water
flowing from the 200-foot level so that II
need not low TO the bottom Of the shaft
and have To be hoistsd ~ tho surface.
Cosmopoiitsn.
The Slopes aud breasts Of the up raise
arc yielding considerable good milling
ore. and the Wine below the main tunnel
or adit level Ii now down ~ feet. In good |
ore all the way. At the depth OF 10 feet 1t
1. proposed 10 drift both north and south. |
..l.., ..t .ra Tl.aKo Ia nnxr ahnt,t nm i
tons on the dump ready 10 be hauled to
mill.
Superior.
The drift west at tho l60-foot level 10
now in 40 feet ,nd will have to 60 about 80
feet further to reach the ledge. Water
slacking of considerably. Drift running
in . mixture Of ~porpbyry, clay and streaks
of quartz. Hosting works building on.
larged and being rooted In. Machinery
all working iirstrate.
Herald.
During the week some very good ore has
been met with at the bottom. Of the incline
in sinking. and the prospects for q rne
paving bonanza are excellent. Itseems TO
dip away TO the north. and q drift Ii 10 he
run to more fully ascertain Its value. IL.
cline. i62 feet deep.
Hattie Consolidated.
Material In face Of main west drift soft
and easy to work. being composed Of por-
phyry. clay and quartz. Large streaks Of
.ow.grade ore continue coming In, and the
indications arc very favorable for running
into n good PAYING orc body before long.