Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-20

pump. Tho station will 10 opened 1,
good working shape, aud msa will,
the sinking OF the shaft progresses live
ly and well. MS usual. The whole bot
tom IL now in regular white Comstocl
vein matter OF the most promising
character. with streaks OF quartz which
give low assays.
Total length OF tunnel, LILO feet
Tho face 10 now In clay aud quartz. sup
posed to be the wall Of the back ledge.
Tho company now propose sinking a
winzo shortly In the front ledge passed
through lately. which had Ave foel
OF q clay wall and ten feet Of ledge mat
ter. in order to see what can DO found
in II.
Justice.
Material In fncs Of south drift, at ths
l000-foot level somewhat softer. The
ground Is very wet. yet kept easily
drained. Face OF drift at 800.foot level
In porphyry. clay and quartz giving low
assays. Ore breasts and slopes at the
400 and C00.foot levels showing well and
yielding as usual. No new features to
report.
Original Oold lIlli.
Tho raise above the south oro.body Is
In excellent ore, and showing finely.
Tho ore.breasts aud slopes are yielding
as usual, about 20 tons daily. Hauling
and milling will DO resumed very shortly.
ns the dump IL getting full. Splendid
assays have been obtained during the
past week.
Sutr0 Tunnel.
Some very good streaks Of low grade
orc have been passed through Of late,
and tho prospects for old Sutro running
into n bonanza are not bad by any
means. An assay Office has been erected
near the mouth Of the tunnel. Total
length OF tunnel last evening. 1883
feet.
Shaft sinking at the usual good rate,
the rock at the bottom working well and
showing very promising streaks Of
quartz and clay. The tunnel 10 also
running In very promising material,
with veins and feeders which give high
assays.
Rock Island.
Sinking the main shaft 10 making
good progress. the bottom In good work.
ing ground. There arc no new or i'm
portant changes to report Of tho pros
pscting drifts on the 650-foot lUsl.
Best aud Dcicher.
The mine will resume full operations
on the lower levels as soon as the re-
timbsnng Of the Gould K Garry shaft Is
completed and the water drained down
TO the l700.foot level.
south Comstock.
Crosscut in 1856 feet. It has passed
through tho hard streak entirely. and
the whole face Is In vein material OF q
very favorable character, with streaks OF
low grade ore.
New York Consolidated.
The east and west prospecting drifts.
on the s00-foot level, are both showing
finely. Tho enlargement Of the shaft
goes vigorously ahead. and will soon DO
completed.
Nevada.
The north drift, on the tunnel level.
IL full sizo in fns quartz OF q much
softer and more favorable character than
has been encountered for some timo
past.
ueuId q Curry.
Rctimbering the main shaft Is being
pushed to completion with all the energy
possible. The water has been drained
down to the l700.foot level.
Centennial.
The machinery for the proposed new
hosting works has not yet arrived. As
soon rs II does. sinking the shaft will be
actively commenced.
Knickerbocker.
There is but little change TO note DUR
ipg the week. The flow OF water Is
still strong. The pumping machinery is
working well.
Florida.
Driving ahead with the west drift.
Water decreasing. The shaft Ia kept
we'll secured and good work Is being
done.
Shaft sinking at a very good rate OF
progress. Material at the bottom. ledge
~porphyry, with s.rsuks Of clay aud
quartz.
Sinking the main shaft Is making 81.
cellent progress. The machinery Is
working well. Otherwise nothing new.
Cesmspelitan.
Good prospecting work being done
with some better ore in face Of north
drift. No new features elsewhere.
LcviHthan.
Shaft down to the depth Of All feet
this morning. Everything working well
and good progress made.
Dardaneiles.
The north drift is again being steadily
advanced, tho face in quartz Of u very
favorable character.
Sutro.
The main west tunnel is steadily nd
vancing. No change Of interest.
North Carson.
Development going ahead with good
prospects.
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