Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-16

foot level 10 steadily advancing, witnout
. change in the porphyry formation
heretofore described. This drift will
have some distance yet to run to reach
the ors vein. The upraise from the
north DRIFT on the l700-foot level Is
making excellent progress. The north
| drift on tho l400-foot level has been
| cleared and repaired q distance OF 2l6
feet. It 10 the intention In . very short
time to start . Wine downward from
the drift TO connect with the upraiss
from the level below. This viii give q
good ventilation Of the lower levels
and greatly facilitate the devel-
opments Of all points In the
mine. Il 10 the intention a. o o
the north end OF the drift on the l400-
foot level In reached and the repairs com
pleted. to drive the DRIFT directly ahead
toward the north line. The company
have yet $50 fsstof virgin unprospscted
ground on the north end Of their claim.
Of tho character Of which ON the 1900
foot level nothing whatever 10 known.
The ledge on the 800 and l000-foot lev
els In that portion Of the mine was over
$50 feet In width, carrying rich streaks
Of gold ore. and IL may DO that q devel.
opment OF that portion may yet prove 1t
to be the bes, portion Of the mine.
Consolidated virxisia.
Daily yield. $50 tons OF ore. keeping
all the mills steadily running. The ore
breasts were never showing moro favor.
ably than Mt this time. and the future
prospects Of the mine were never more
fiattering. The yield Of bullion mp to
the present time Is over $500. 900 ahead
Of what Il was ut the same date last
month, and 10 no accident or unavoid-
able delay shall occur before the close OF
tho month. the yield will not fall short
OF 3 5000. 900. There 10 no prospecting
being done in the mine at this time.
nor Is there likely to DO any until tho
@. & G. shaft il sunk TO n sufficient
depth to drift to and open tho lGOO-foot
level. This will not probably DO ac-
complished until late In the Summer. as
tho shaft will have TO be sunk 10 q depth
OF 400 feet or over before commencing
to drift. The east drift, running In the
east country rock. to connect with tho
@. & @. shaft on the 1300-foot level. IL
going steadily ahead. the face still being
perfectly dry, showing almost beyond q
doubt that there il an intervening body
Of clay between this drift aud the strong
body OF water now being drained In the
shalt.
Mexican.
The week has been mostly spent In
driving the main drift on the l4G5.foot
level. further to the northward. and in
prosecuting to determine the width and
extent OF the ore body recently struck
in that portion Of the mine. The pros
pecting shows that the orc body Is un.
| doubtcdly large, and has also proven
that the quality OF the ore In such ~ to
pay well for mining and milling. The
full limits Of the discovery cannot OF
couse yet be known, but enough has oil.
ready been determined to prove that IL
10 Of great value. and the chances are
that IL will prove itself to DO the richest
and largest body Of paying orc ever yet
developed on the north end OF tho Com
stock. The ore. while averaging well,
has rich and poor spots. some portions
assaying into the thousands, while
others run quite low. The finding OF q
continuation Of paying ore to the north
ward IL not only a good thing for the
stockholders Of the Mexican. but Is also
u great encouragement to all %neighbor.
ing prospecting claims. bringing. M II
does. the ore Developments right to
their very limits.
Daily yield. $50 tons OF ore. keeping
the Empire State, and Nevada mills
steadily running. The Winfield mill
has not yet started up. the bad condition
OF the roads preventing tho delivering
Of a regular supply Of ore. The ore
breasts are yielding well. and show no
signs whatever Of depletion. The east
dnit ON the ll00.foo level Is steadily
advancing, with increasing prospects.
The raise from the 1300.foot level to
connect with this drift Is steadily nd.
vancing, the face still In ore. Clearing
out and repairing tho cast shaft, which
connects the 14G5 with the l7O0.foot
level, IL making good Roadway. II Is
now cleaned out and repaired to q depth
Of co feet below the l4G5-foot level. The
new and powerful incline hoisting ma.
chinery was started up day before yes.
terday, everything working with the ut.
most ~smoothness and perfection. The
new Office Is fast approaching compile.
ton.
Caussrnia.
The north DRIFT on the l550.foot level
has about twenty feet yet TO run to con.
meet with the bottom Of the Wine now
sinking below the l500-foot level In
crosscut mo. G. Both the face Of the
drift and the bottom Of the winzo are
still In rich ore. The north drift on the
llO0-foot level 10 steadily advancing to.
ward tho Ophir line. without change OF
interest 10 report. Sinking the @. x @.
shaft Is going steadily forward. notwith.
standing q strong. steady flow OF water
ct the bottom. The pumps are hoisting
q steady stream OF about 70 inches oil
water, miners measurement. They are
capable Of hoisting 40 inches with the
same ease. no that there Is no immediate
danger OF q dow that they cannot mas
ter.
Cosmopolitan.
Tho face Of the main drift north. fol.
lowing the vein. continues in the Same
excellent ore which has characterized
the last thirty or forty feet, allowing
considerable improvement, however. n
further advance has been and Is being
made. The whole face OF tho drift Is
now In orc which gives high assays. and
heavy additions TO the already well
loaded dump. This main adit tunnel
Is now In nearly BOO feet. and crosscut-
ting in the good ore vein at the north
end will soon be commenced. Work Is
suspended In the Wine below the sdit
level. In order TO give better chance for
working the ore body above mentioned.
The face Of the north drift from the bot
tom Of tho Wine was still In ore when
work was suspended.
sierra Nevada.