Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-20
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mills are kept steadily running on or
from the mine. and bad It not been To-
the breskags Of a spur wheel the Cal
ifornia mill would ero this have addst
nearly 200 tons per day TO the crushing
capacity OF the company. The orr
breasts and slopes ars all yielding
splendidly, the north drift on the lo0o'
foot level OF the California having
reached the north limo n con.
nected with the 0phir. This drf'
is run It's entire length 10 good orc.
The north drift, on the l55o.foot level y
still pushed steadily ahead To- connect
with winze No. 8, which IL about 2O0
feet south OF the Ophir line. The ines
Of this DRIFT il also In rich ore. Inc
east drift, on the 1900. foot level running
to connect with tho q. and O. shalt on
the l350.foot level. Ia making good
progress. From the annual report Of
superintendent James G. Fair. we sI-
tract the following: During the year
there there has been no cessation In the
payment Of the regular monthly divi.
bends, which for tho last ten mouths
have been at the rate OF $40 per share:
Ono hundred and n~ixty.nins thousand
three hundred and seven tons oil ore
have been distracted. and 10000 tons
have been reduced, which yielded $l6.-
73l. 653 ~ in bullion. There are nov
at the ore.house aud at the mills 2.9sS
tons. valued by assay at s47S.0SO. The
dividends for the year amount 10 $l2.-
2Oi, 900. On the l500.foot level the ore
has been traced south for a distance OF
1870 feet from the northern line. and has
been thoroughly explored by orosscnts
from the east wall to the west wall. on
this level all tho ore in Of a high grade
aud tho width Of tho body varies
from $50 feet to 800 feet. The ground
south Of this IN entirely unexplored.
On the l55O-foot level q lateral DRIFT 81.
tends the whole length Of the mine.
Starting at the southern boundary IL
runs noItherly ON the east side OF the
orc until 1t reaches a point 400 feet dis
tant from the northern limo, where 1t
cuts through the clay, and thus passes
all the way through ore to the northern
line. This level is only partially dc.
x.lonad Mana nj thu cross.cuts have
op az a.s,s.n houndsry NJ ths
Wv ''a Ths VIZ az ,h;. i.,.i IL ~ . bst.
~ ,hs, whi.h h.. b.rn
,n dI ~ orx ~ ,hs ls,sls above. Tia
.;d,h Ihay. NO doubt. viii nroys great.
or. The coming year opens most au.
spiciously, aud with the present facili.
ties for orc extraction, and increased
milling capacity soon to 10 added, the
TI,,on proaIe ."a ~, nr,;m;,,3 with .hs
prospects also that the millions dis
bursed in dividends the past year will DO
more than equalsd in the year before Us.
The q. Il Z. shaft is situated ioio fset
east OF tho Consolidated Virginia shaft.
It is now sunk. with three compart-
ments. to the depth Of 1910 fset. The
cost OF this joint shaft to this date has
been $3.50. 1888 IL. A DRIFT Is now being
run east from the l65O.foot level Of the
Consolidated Virginia mine when wiz
connect with the Z. 4 q. shat. IL VIII
reach that shalt and DO IN readiness ior
the transportation Of ore rs soon a, the
shaft is sunk to that depth. Three hnn-
dred and t~hirty-six feet remain 10 10
sunk to reach this driit. After ,his
connection with the y. * Y. smart IN
made, i feel safe IN saying that the
hosting capacity will be 2,VOO IONS per
day. and as'to tho supply OF ore, we have
now in sight In this mine q sufficient
quantity to last for many years.
Lady prynn.
Sinking tho main shaft has mado slow
nrocrsss duripU the week. owing to q
steady and strong flow Of water which
has been nbout all that the pumps could
handle. The ore In the shift continues
Of n good quality. The ore in the
north drift. on the 3S0.foot level, Is
also holding out finely. The west cross.
cut OF the shaft, on the 3SO.foot level. 10
showing some fno ore. Crosscuts No.
2 and ,, on the same level. are steadily
advancing, both having very favorable
chances OF developing pay, ore soon.
The south winzs on this level Is steadily
advancing without any new or import
ant changes. Sinking the south winzs'
below the 25O.foot, Is making good pro-
gress. The east erosseut, on tho iIo,
foot level, is rapidly advancing. . race
in quartz mixed WIN streaks anu spo's
OF ore. The main sou'h aiiI', on tn'
o0O.foot level, SHOWS NO cnangs. VI Ih'
terest during the week. An a,erass ss'
msls n few lava since. cave SAT 60 per
ton. n pretty good showing.
cniitorm,s.
Sinking the G. & G. shaft Is making
s,cell.nt beadway. the bottom being in
..., Ii, ,ror,I III. mai, ro,,h
soo"
drii' on tho ioVo''o0' ie'e' nas psne'
tnted to The ophir line, the enire dis
lance in good ore. The north drift on
the l55O.foot level Is steadily advancing.
to connect with the winzs sinking In
crosscut No. 8. tho face OF which 10 In
rich ore. At the annual meeting OF the
stockholders, held yeAtsrday, In San
Francisco. 5f1.375 shares were repre-
scented. The Trustees elected are n. II.
Follis (President), w. y. O'Brisn Vice
President). j. q. Fair (Superintonisnt).
Q. I. Gordon (Secretary), !. U. Flood
lIreasurer)' so.. fieyaen,e'u' anu inos.
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