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


Ksssush.
The north and south driits on Vie 600
foot level are steadily advancing. botf
running parallel and east Of the ledge
the face OF both in very favorable ground,
Tho main south driit on the 3s0-foo'
level Is steadily advancing. the lace n
ore which assays rich In gold. To-
ledge on tho 35O-foot level IL steadily
widening and showing more favorable Ia
the southwark a. the drift advances.
The crosscut on the 200-foot level show
the ledge TO be much wider than hai
ever been expected.
Hieviaa.
The grading for the nsw and povsriul
hoistins machinery Is fully completed
andt hs mschinsryis being putin position
as fast as 1t arrives. Two car loads Ar
rived yesterday. and more is on the
way. The Florida folks are acting very
sensibly In this matter. Having AREA
dy developed the fact that they have q
good and valuable mine, they are now
erecting machinery which Ia capable Of
opening and working the mine 70 q
depth Of two thousand feet or more.
salii van.
Considerable improvement ID met with
In the face Of the east crosscut, better
quartz having been found during the
week than has yet been shown at this
level. II Is In flns looking streaks which
assay from $50 to $50 to the ton, and u
il by no means impossible for this DRIFT
70 run into = fine paying BONANZA OF ore
before long. Sinking the main shalt
deeper. to open and explore the mine ai
agreater depth. will be resumed shortly.
Dayton.
Both the north and south drifts. on
tho 5O0.foot level. are advancing In a
very favorable formation. running par
allsl with the ledge. Tho main south
drift, on the 00-foot level. ID also stead
lily advancing toward the kossuth line:
Sinking the main shaft 10 making rapid
progress. II is now down nearly 70 the
700.foot level.
North Carsen.
Drifting north from the nswly-opensd
25O.foot level Is actively commenced and
making excellent progress. The width
of the vein at this point II greater than
In the levels above. and some OF the ore
assays very high. with plenty Of u In
sight. The drift south. at the 2o0.foot
level, Is also going ahead well. and
showing q ine rich streak OF ore along
the east side.
North Consolidated virginia.
Sinking the shaft is going steadily
forward. without change or hindranoe.
everything working with the utmost per.
lection. The bottom Is still In porphy-
~, interpreted with streaks Of quartz
Of a very favorable character. The
dow Of water is slight. and gives but
little trouble at present.
Geuid q Curry.
REMEMBERING a portion Of the shaft 10
going forward as usual. Cleaning out
and repairing the north drift on the
l7O0.ioot level Is also making good
headway. Nothing new otherwise. The
excavations for the foundations for the
new pumping machinery will be COM
menced In o very short time.
savage.
Nothing is doing in the mine. II va
except the excavations being made for
the pump.bobs on the upper levels Of
the shaft. The water In the shaft re-
mains stationary at tho iSO0.foot level.
Preparations for the erection OF the new
and powerful pumping machinery are 60
ing steadily forward.
Lady Washington.
Very good progress continues to b
made sinking the shalt, the material
met with being OF the most favorable
character both for working and for the
development OF q good paying mine.
The water does not increase. and the
now machinery continues to work Of.
fectively and well.
susro Tunnel.
Total length Of tunnel last evening,
1868 feet. Tho material met with
works very f~avorably. allowing OF more
rapid advancement thnn heretofore. The
enlargement Of the main tunnel to the
regulation sizs goes ahead lively. with .
full force Of men employed.
Overman.
Sinking the shaft In making much
better progress than for some time past
although tho rock In the bottom Ii yet
very tough and hard TO blast. The cross.
cuts on the ll0O.foot level are both In
quartz and low grade ore. Otherwise
nothing new whatever.
Weber.
Sinking the shaft Is going steadily
forward, tho rock In the bottom blasting
out we'll. Mr.. ]. p. Hutchinson, the
very efficient Superintendent. 10 o In
San Francisco, contracting for steam
hosting machinery for driving the work
at q much more rapid rate.
North Dayton.
Rock In face OF tunnel getting q little
softer, although still rather hard and
not allowing OF very rapid progress.
The ore vein gives assays OF from $50
to $40 to the ton. and 10 increasing 10
width. Tho incline 10 now down SO
feet.
Owing to q heavy fow Of water at the
bottom Of the shaft. the sinking had TO
be suspended for the time being. II
has again been drained and the sinking
resumed. Tank stations have been put
In for catching up the fiow OF water.
Crown Poins. :
The prospecting operations on the
lCO0.fo,t Lowell show no change what.
ever. The east DRIFT on the 17o0.foot
level Ii steadily advancing In low grade
orc. Daily yield Of orc. $50 tons. keep
ing tho mills steadily running.
Rock Isiasd.
The prospecting drifts Of the S5o-foot
level are steadily advancing In very 70.
vorabls vein formation. The water 10
drained. and everything ready TO com.