Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-23

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CheIIar-Fotosi.
No ore IL being extracted on account
Of the condition Of the roads being such
a. TO prevent its being transported 10
the mills after Il IL extracted. Tho pros
pseting drifts south on the 1850 and
l350.foot levels show no changes during
the week. Sinking the new combination
shaft Is making excellent progress, the
rock In the bottom blasting out finely.
The erection Of the powerful hosting
engine 10 going forward as fast a. tho
nature Of the work will admit.
North Consolidated v~irEinia.
Sinking the shaft Is making tho usual
good progress. the bottom in good work.
Ing ground. carrying streaks Of quartz Of
. very favorable character. It Is now
down SIG feet. The fow Of water shows
0 slight increase, but not enough to at
all impede the progress Of the work.
The developments In tho Mexican mine.
going northward. are making the chances
OF the North Consolidated Virginia And
Ing pay ore moro favorable every day.
The pumps and bailing tanks still
hold the water at tho ls00-foot level.
Nothing IL being done in the mine what
ever except outing out for the pump
stations for the new pumps, which will
be put In q soon AZ they arrive. On
the surface. the heavy stone founda.
tons for tho new pumping engine. are
being put In place rs rapidly rs possible.
! and everything done TO forward the
work that can be accomplished.
Overmaa.
Owing to a disarrangement OF some OF
the machinery. nothing has been done
In the shaft during the past week. A
new steam chest Is being placed on the
ENGINE, aud % soon as that 10 again In
good running order tho water will DO
drained and the sinking resumed There
are no new changes 10 note OF the devel-
opments In either the Wine OF cross
drifts on the 1l00.f foot level.
s~uiIivan.
The foundations for the new machin.
cry are completed. The main cost cross
cut has penetrated the ledge for a dis.
lance Of $50 feet, the face still In quartz
and low grade orc. II Ia confidently 81.
pectsd that some good developments
will be made ON this level soon.
silver IIiII.
Sinking the main incline has been
stopped on account Of the strong flow OF
water, which made Il necessary TO put .
plunge pump TO work at the head OF the
incline.
North Daytsn.
The quartz in the face OF the north
drift IL very hard. but gives excellent
average assays In both gold and silver.
Sinking the incline Is making good pro-
gress.
best and Deicher.
There Il nothing doing In the mine,
sIcspt the prosecution Of the repairs to
the main drift connecting with the Gould
& Curry on the i700.ioot level.
Phil. sheridan.
The erection OF the new hoisting
machinery is getting well under way and
Il will not DO long before work can be
again resumed In the mine.
Trojan.
The erection Of the new hosting
works 10 prosrssaing rapidly. and II will
not now bs long before work can be
commenced In the mine In good earnest.
Dardanciiss-
The face Of the north drift, on the
ll0.foot lsvel, Is looking much more
favorable. showing some line strsaks OF
lively looking quartz.
Cosmopolitan.
The face Of the main north drift still
continues In good paying ore. and q val.
liable development in that line il being
made at that point.
The shaft Is drained OF the now OF
water recently struck and the sinking
has been resumed. The lower tank
station has been completed.
Rock Island.
Tho prospecting drifts. on both tho
$50 and c50.foot levels, IRE steadily ad-
vapcing without any now features what
svsr TO record.
Unien Consolidated.
Sinking the WINE OF the south line
IL making steady headway. the bottom
still In very favorable quartz and ledge
matter.
Rsugh asd Ready.
Shaft 1ls feet. deep, and good prog.
rsss being made In favorable working
ground. The buildings are oil CONF
plsted.
Continued improvement Ia met with
In tho face Of the main north drift, moro
quartz coming In which gives better
assays.
tuperior.
Shaft So feet deep. No water 10 In
~tsrfers, and good progress Is being
made, although In rather hard rock.
Original Gold Hill.
South ore body continues looking
we'll. Some necessary timbsring 10 bo-
ing done 10 the shaft at present.
Menumsatal.
Sinking thsrhait 10 making excellent
progress. Il IL now down ITO feet, the
bottom In hard blasting ground.
Leviathan.
Shalt down 5o5 feet. Progress rather
slow at present. owing to the hard M
ture Of the material met with.
xsrning star.
Sinking the shaft Is making tho usual
good progress. the work being pressed
ahead with all possible vigor.
Red aud white cross.
Shaft down 90 feet, With the bottom
In very favorable ledge matter, showing