Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-27
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tire mine is simply looking splsudidly.
aud is giving renewed promise day after
day Of richer aud greater bodies Of ore
TO uncover In the lower levels than has
yet been opened in any portion 0! the
mine already prospected. The mills
are all kept steadily running. notwith.
standing the feariully stormy state OF
the weather aud bad condition Of the
roads. aud tho yield for tho month will
reach and perhaps exceed Sl.8O0. 0O0.
The broken spur wheel Of the new Cali
fornia mill has been replaced. and one
bali the batteries were started up yester-
day morning. everything working finely.
The other hall went into full operation
this morning. This will add q crushing
capacity OF $50 TO 300 tons per day to
that already employed. The new assay
aud bullion reduction works ars fast APP
proaching completion. and when done
will without doubt be not only the largest,
but the most complete in all its appoint
ments Of any private assay office in the
world. Sinking the G. & &. shalt Il
making excellent progress, and crosscut
No. 2, on the 15O0.foot level. running
to connect with the shaft, is steadily nd
vancing. the face in very favorable
ground.
The main southwest drift on the liOO-
foot level is pushed steadily ahead, hav-
ing passed entirely through the hard
belt Of porphyry recently encountered
iuto quartz OF n very fine character. Tho
drift south. following the streak OF ore
frs, encountered on the lG0O.ioot level.
il making good progress. and shows tue
strata to bo about twelve feet In width.
The face Of the main southwest
drift, on the 1000 foot level OF the mine.
il in u tough. heavy body OF clay.
strongly resembling the east wall OF the
Comstock vein In the Bullion and other
mines. This clay body IL full OF cross
slips. and contains spots OF tne. white.
pulverized silica. in considerable quan.
titles, which, when struck with the pick.
will almost instantly give way and run
down like sand. Sinking the shaft be-
low tho lCOO.foot level is going rapidly
forward, the bottom still In ledge mate
rial. Sinking the shaft and driving the
drifts ON the 1000 and 1i00-foot levels
is prosecuted at all points with Burleigh
drills. and Is making rs good progress rs
Is being done in any mine on the Com
stock lode.
Ophir.
Daily yield. 100 tons OF ore. This
ore is being extracted from the 1900 aud
lCOO.foo, levels. Only u mill is yet
running on ore from the mine. but
another, the Winfield. will DO added in
a very few days more. The repairs to
| the lower levels OF the mine are pro-
crossing at all points A. fast rs II IN pos
sible for such work to be accomplished.
| The east drift on the ll00-foot level Is
steadily advancing. tho face in quartz
and low grade ore. the prospects becom-
lug moro and more encouraging ns the
drift advances. II will be remembered
| that this DRIFT is running into tho cast
country. and is in entirely virgin ground.
all the former prospecting on the upper
levels Of tho mine having been done to
tho westward Of tho shaft. The belief
in steadily gaining ground that the drift
will yet cut the top OF a portion OF the
great bonanza ore body. The machinery
is all working s~plendidly. and tho mine
is again fast assuming u good working
condition on all its levels.
Ama.on and Giasyow.
The cross drift. on the third station
level, is in a distance Of thirty.eight
feet. at which point the east clay wall OF
the ledge was passed through and a fine
vein Of soft white ore encountered.
highly charged with sulPhurets OF silver.
The ore vein ut this point has every APP
pearance Of being Of great width. and 1t
will undoubtedly take some time to reach
the west wall. On the levels above the
pitch Of the ore vein was TO the west.
but on this level. q depth Of iCs feet
below the groupings the pitch OF the
ledge is strongly to the east, showing
the ledge to bs a true tissure. having
the regular Comstock dip. II Is the in
tsntion to thoroughly prospect the mine
on this level, and with the ilattering
prospect already obtained. II does not
seem reasonable to do otherwise than
expect the development Of a paying
mine.
Belcnsr.
Daily yield. $50 tons Of ore. The orc
slopes are all looking we'll. and the ore |
still runs high in gold. Tho mills are
all kept steadily running ON ore from
tho mine, and the yield Of bullion for
the month will fully equal. II not excel.
that Of last month. The east Drift on
tho 15OO-foot level is in a distance Of
100 feet. The south drift from the in
cline. ON the same level. 10 in 1873 feet.
The north drift on the l60O.foot level Is
steadily advancing. without change OF
interest TO report. AT tho annual meet
ing, held in San Francisco, the following !
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: j. ID Fry. President; A. X. Z.
Harmon, Vice President. Trustees
X. +. Morrow, J. II. Dobinson and 10.
seph Sharon: W. II. Smith. Superin-
tendent; G. l.. Thomas. Secretary pro
TEN.
North Consolidated virginia.
Opening tho 63O.foot station is max
ing excellent progress, the excavation
being in 30 feet this morning. In per.
fectly dry ground. It Is confidently
believed that the vein material, carrying
water, has been passed. the character OF
the ground being precisely similart to that
encountered in the Ophir at the same
depth, and the water coming from the
westward just the same NJ 1t did on 100
foot level Of the Ophir. IL Is now the
intention to put in n large water tank
ut the G3O-foot station, and take mp the
water at that point, this will leave the
bottom OF the shaft perfectly dry. Az
there is no flow Of water whatever ut the
bottom ut the present time, sinking tho
shaft will thus be greatly expedited. and
tho prospecting forwarded at 4 much
moro rapid rate Of speed.
GIebc Consolidated.
Mr.. George westfall has been APP
pointed Superintendent Of this mine in
place Of John f. Jewell, resigned. Mr..
westiall Is an old Comstock miner. and