Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-28
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foot level. Il In 2I7 feet. Face in favor.
able working vein matter. South drift. d
tho same level. IL In sss feet; fscc In low
grade ore, Allowing constant improvement
and giving good promise Of running into
. paying ore body. The south drift Of tho
i600-foot level. Ia also showing we'll and
very promising, passing through fine look.
Ing vein material. with occasional small
punches and streais Of pretty fair ore.
Tho probabilities Of running into . good
ore body before coming TO its proposed
connection with the Ward shaft, arc very
encouraging.
Lady Bsyas.
The new Joint shaft is getting along
finely. The bottom 10 In good working
ground. BONE little increase Of water ID
met with. but not enough to interfere
with the sinking. According 70 the de-
vslepsd workings Of the mine heretofore,
this new shaft should o cut into . ledge
Of . dozen feet In width OF low grade ore.
The contract for the erection Of the power
full new hosting and pumping machinery
has boon lei 70 I. y. Thompson. the Welt
known mining and milling engineer. and
1t Will DO placed In working position -
o - practicable.
Imperial Consolidated.
Ore extraction going ahead - usual at
the 2ooo-ioot level. and everything run
ming all right again throughout the mine.
The water 10 drained from tho shaft and
work going ahead ~ before In the drift
from the south Wine; also. In tho north
drift. The connection made with the
Alpha drift 81 the 20O0-foot level 10 Of
great Importance. giving an excellent and
much needed circulation OF air and cool
Ing both mines considerably.
Florida.
The northwest drift. atthe 400-foot level.
10 now 50O-foot In length. and the face Ia
In soft and very favorable vein matter.
with considerable quartz. heavily charged
with Iron pyrites. Tho west wall should
not be very far Of. and this rich mineral
streak doubtless lies In ih immediate
vicinity. Considerable water flows from
u. Sinking tho shaft goes steadily along.
In hard blasting ground. the pumps and
machinery working well.
Ward.
Total depth Of shaft to-day. 63s feet.
Hard blasting rock at bottom. with plenty
Of water. but the rock blasts we'll and the
water 10 easily handled. Two and three
feet per day 10 the regular progress made
In sinking. The drift from the lG00-foot
level Of the Julia mine 10 connect with
this shaft 10 coming along lively. showing
constant improvement In the character OF
the ledge material - u advances south.
Chsiiar.Potosi.
Daily yield. abou. 100 tonso ore. Assay
ing S27 per ton from average car samples.
No change 70 report Of the old ore sections,
the various stopos and breasts holding out
and looking about ~ usual. Extra good
progress 10 being made at present In sink
Ing the main incline, the material 81 tho
bottom being softer than heretofore.
Rssampsios.
Tho exploration Of the ledge BY means
Of the old tunnel and side drift continues
with excellent success. Largo quantities
Of fair grade ore are met with, aud with
present prospects tho operations Of the
company will DO reduced 10 . milling and
bullion producing proposition before long.
overnsan.
Sinking tho main shaft continues TO
progress we'll, the material at tho bottom
working very favorably. Al the i2O0-foot
level the drifts both north and south are
advancing we'll In good looking quartz
showing no new features OF interest to
mention.
Drifting west at the 40O-foot level to-
ward the ledge. A hoisting tank il used
now 70 raise the water from the sump Of
the shaft. that being much cheaper than
running the pump. and fully ~ efficient.
Cnisdoaia.
North drift 81 the i6oO-foot level driving
ahead with ine looking streaks Of quartz
and vein matter In the face. Excellent
progress 10 being made sinking the shaft.
and also In cutting out the tank pit 81 tho
i5O0-foot station. for the plunger pump.
silver HHi.
Face Of north drift at the 4ii-foot level
continues In fine looking vein matter. and
tho 6sO-foot level tho east drift shows no
special change. Good work Is being done
In the excavation Of tho pump tank sta
ton near tho bottom Of the incline.
South End.
Excellent progress Ia being made sink
ing the shaft. II Is now down 272 feet.
with the bottom In very good working
material. At the 3J0-foot level crosscut-
ting into the ledge will be commenced.
North Carson.
Sinking the shaft progresses at . very
rate. II Ia cutting into the
ore vein developed al the soO-foot level.
from the seams and punches Of
ore met with.
Soms little increase Of water Ia met with
In sinking the shaft, but not enough
70 interfere with the good progress being
made In sinking. Material hard but work.
Ing favorably.
Best aud Beiehsr.
R~stimbsring the crushed drifts at the
1900 and i700-toot levels. and the double
Wine connecting. preparatory " cross
at the i700-foot level. Resetting
tho engine.
Very good progress continues 10 10
made In sinking tho shaft, the bottom
being In very favorable ledge matter. with
stringsrs Of quartz and low grade ore com.
Ing In.
AisrPa Nevada.
Owing 70 the great amount OF water met
with a the i7O0-foot level. sinking The
shaft IL mot yet resumed. Prospecting
operations at the upper levels 80 ahead ~
usual.
New Ysrk.
The work Of raisinglthe pump-shaft, and
putting In the tanks 81 the various stations
10 being pushed ahead lively a. usual,
night and day. with three shifts Of men.
Buckeye.
Drifts north and south steadily advanc-
Ing. with good prospects. especially In tho
north drift. The Hope mill 10 engaged TO
run on orc from this mino shortly.
Mint.
Total depth OF shaft 1855 feet. Material