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


Sinking The shaft 10 making excellent
progress. The south drift from The 500.
foot station Il steadily advancing. the
face In q hns quality Of quartz. carrying
spots Of orc. The prospecting drifts on
the S80-foot level are oil showing we'll.
and the west crosscut No. I IL steadily
developing a hns body OF pay ore.
Stopping ore on the 60.foot level has
been commsnced. The mill gave some
little bother and trouble In starting. but
10 now running very smoothly. and Is
doing szcsllsnt work, crushing ore from
the mine.
Knieksrsssksr.
The greatest activity Il exhibited both
in sinking the shaft and opening the
drifts on the lower levels, preparatory
to prosecuting the ore vein. Six and
eight hour shifts arc employed at all
points In the mine. The bottom OF the
shaft Is now 10 a very favorable char.
acter OF soft grsen-stone. interspsrsed
with strsaks Of lively looking quartz
and base metal ores. This character Of
rock ID looked upon a. being very favor.
able for the formation Of bodies OF orc.
Uaien Consolidated.
The vino now being sunk below the
130o-foot level Is steadily advancing
downward. cutting In It's course many
Ans strsaks Of good ore. The situation
OF this winxs IL some distance west OF
the new ore body discovered by the
north drift In the Mexican ground. 90
that II cannot be expected TO strike the
sams ore body until 10 has reached the
LACE. foot level and q drift has been run
from the bottom far enough east TO reach
the same portion OF the vein.
Yellow Jacket
The north drif, from the bottom Of the
north winzs on tho l9i0.foot level 10 In
q distance Of ass feet. The northeast
drift ON tho same level Is In a distance
OF 205 feet. Tho middle drift ON the
same level 10 In l40 feet. AL OF these
drifts are In porphyry. The south DRIFT
on the same level II In q distance OF 160
feet. the face In favorable looking quartz.
The crosscuts on the l7A0.foot level con-
tinus to look quite favorable.
Trojan.
The erection OF tho new hosting
works building and the new stsamhoist-
ing machinery Is making steady pro.
grsss. About forty men are employed
on the works, and the erection oil the
whole Is being pressed to completion az
rapidly a. the necessary timbers for the
foundations and gallows frames a b
obtained.
The mine 10 looking we'll throughout.
The usual progress Is being made with
the south drft from the bottom Of the
vinss below the tunnel level. The on
tire face OF this drift Is In good milling
The extraction Of ore for milling
was commenced yesterday. 1t II esti-
mated that there Il an abundance OF ore
In sight; enough 10 keep o ten.stamp
mill running for eight months or more.
Baisimers and Anseriean Flat.
The east drift on the io5O.foot level Is
steadily advancing. the face In very
favorable ledge formation. Tho ll60.
foot station Il completed and ready to
start . prospecting drift at that point.
Sinking the main incline In making or.
osllent progress. Everything In aud
about the mine IL In tho hest possible
working condition.
Hale q Nercross.
Nothing doing in the mine on account
OF the flooding Of the lower levels BY
the water from the Savage. Prepare
tons are 10 DO commenced shortly for
the reception Of tho new and powerful
pumping machinery recently contracted
Tor. The upper portion Of the shaft IL
undergoing repairs.
Imperial. Empire.
The north drift. on the 2OOo.foot level.
has passed through the broken up form.
alton OF quartz and ~porphyry. reported
last week, into q fine orc formation that
promises the opening Of q large body OF
pay ore. There 10 no change to report
Of the prospecting operations In the
southern portion Of the mine.
New York Consolidated.
Tho west prospecting drifts on tho
s5o.foot level are showing some very
favorable ledge formations. Tho en-
Of tho shaft is making rapid
progress.
Caledonia.
The new pump station at the soo.foot
level Is completed, and the pumps are
again doing excellent work. Sinking
tho main shaft Is again making good
progress.
Sinking the main shaft below the
lO00.foot level IL making steady pro-
grsss, the bottom In soft porphyry and
ledge material. Tho dow OF wator 10
slight.
auceor.
Sinking tho shaft Is making good
Neither the shaft or cross
drifts on the 550.ioot level show any
change worth noting.
RED aad white crsss.
Sinking the shaft goes ahead lively.
n 1. NV down 70 feet: material nj bot