Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-28


completed. and sinking The new three
compartment working shaft IL resumed
under the most favorable auspices. Till
mine IL very eligibly situssed In the hear
Of tho great. broad Comstoek ore beit,
short distance cast Of Gold Hill. anc
shows . ane ledge Of white Comstcck on
from the surface down TO adepth Of eighty
feet, the depth Of the old workings. Tho
main body Of quartz developed 10 aoou'
ten feet wide, and gave Assays OF nearly
500 10 the ton, two-thirds Of which wa
silver. This, however, IL merelyA surface
feeder belonging 70 the main ore vein
which this new shaft 10 expected 70 do
vslop.
Satire Tunnel.
Total length from mouth 10 face Of
header this morning ii.4a4 feet. Very
fair average progress 10 being made q
present., the face being In favorable work
Ing material. composed Of hard porphyry.
with quartz and clay streaks. Ahssvy
stream Of water flows from the tunnel,
suficient 10 supply several mills In oase
they were needed. And the chances ara
that mills will be needed sooner or later
for very excellent ore prospects and assays
have been met with at various points thul
far already. and the tunnel has penstrateo
the regular broad Comstock ore belt ior
over 1000 feet. A BONANZA may b run
into by the Sutro Tunnel at any time.
Buiiien.
The drift north at the l400-foot level.
and the drifts east al the 1900 and 1000
foot levels arc being driven ahead ~ usual
with good prospects,. Tho main drift
north. at the f700-foot level. 10 being
cleared Of waste rock. etc.. preparatory 70
rcsuming active work In . few days. Az
the 20OO-foot level. connection was made
with the Imperial drift last Sunday. which
10 Of great benefit 10 both mines In the
way OF ventilation. Work 10 resumed In
the main northeast drift at this level. The
face 10 In very promising material, show
ing neal proximity TO the ore vein. a..
Niagara.
Shaft 4C7 feet deep, with bottom In rather
hard rock. which blasts and works easy.
allowing Of very fair progress. Good
Of ore frequently appear. giving
promise Of . good ore body when . proper
depth shall DO attained. At the annual
Of the Company In Ban Francisco
Yesterday 57.755 shares were represented.
The following were elected a. Directors :
Silas Selleck. Z. Caldwell. Alex. Badlam,
g. y. Benedict, W. 3. Hopkins. The new
Board Of Directors will meet next Monday
I y. N. to elect . President. Secretary.
and superintendent.
Dayton.
Sinking the shaft 10 resumed and pro-
steadily along. with tho bottom In
favorable ground. The c~rosscuts-.at the
3OO-foot level are being pushed steadily
ahead, and at tho 500-foot level tho cross
cuts are showing improvement, showing
more quartz which gives better assays. A
. splendid Burleigh air compressor oil
he largest size, No. 4. 10 set up and -
soon as the connections are made and the
fully completed the compressor
will set 10 work-ne1t week probably.
0euId 4 curry.
Rctimbering shaft and drifts and cloan-
ing out tho main incline below the 100
loot level goes ahead we'll. South drift at
Tho i70O-foot level is being pushed for
YARD In favorable ground. Good work 10
icing done sinking tho Joint winxo bslow
he iCOO-foot level at the Savage line.
There 10 . strong force Of men hurrying
~ work on the massive stone foundations
or the large and powerful new pumping
Baitic Consolidated.
Main west drift has cut through 70 Whist
. considered to be tho west wall. Tho
matter passed through has been Of .
tightly favorable character. and next 70 the
rest wall . vein Of splendid quartz Of the
rhits Comst0ck character 10 found. carry
ng heavy mineral indications. This Ia
Iow being drifted upon 10 tho northward
0 ascertain iis real vAluo In That dirsc-
Ion.
Yellow Jacket.
A. the 2oiO-foot level the south drift 10
n dry soft ground. principally quartz. and
/ 10 now being timbered. The east cross
ut drift at the same level during the past
reek has passed through several clay
sans running ~ tho southeast with some
Of water. Sinking the south WINE
Glow the l9iO-foot level progresses slow
, owing TO the hardness OF the ground.
CosmspsIitas.
The Slopes continue their excellent yield
Z good milling ore. and the orc vein do
by the winre below the main adit
evel IL showing finely. Al the depth OF
ixty feet II 10 over four feet In width.
nd q drift from the Wine al that point 10
cling run north. taking out the ore. The
rom this mine next week.
Trojan.
Shaft down 40 feet. Material at bot
hard porphyry with tough clay seams
nd occasional stringsrs Of ore, dipping 10
he southeast In the direction Of the good
,ody Of ore passed through by the shaft.
Il the depth Of 800 feet . station will be
poned for Q drift In that direction when
valuable deposit Of ore will doubtless 30
ound.
B~aisinNsre and American Plat.
The drifts north and south al the 1850
GOT level are steadily advancing, the south
rift showing more and better quartz In
u face; north drift no change. At tho
i5O-foot level the drift 10 making good
,rogress toward the ledge. The pump ar
angements at that station are completed
nj oteratinv ehiciently.
Utah.
Very good progress 10 made In the cut
ing out and construction Of the pump
ank and bob-pit. further sinking Of tho
haft being suspended for the purpose.
he pump column. bob. and other requisite
arrangements are on the ground ready for
% a. soon a. required. and wood and
imber IL being laid In for Winter use.
Aiabama.
Shaft lG7 feet deep and sinking 81 pres
n. In fine looking strsaks Of ledge por-
hyry. clay and quartz. Some Of this
very fair assays. and 10 In fact low
raie ore. At the depth Of 200-feet cross
utting will DO done. unless . good ore
,ody is cut into by the shaft itself.
Alpha.
Connection being made with the
imperial at the 2OOO-foot level. giving
sluable and much needed ventilation.
Iork Is resumed In the main northeast
riff towards the ore vein. Face Of drift
bows very good vein matter. and In
icates near proximity TO the vein itself.
Aurssta.
uh.u down rs feat TODAY, Heavy veins