Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-05


and east OF tho ophir. and 1900 feet
from the Consolidated Virginia shalt,
and acknowledged by the best experts
on the lode to b. on q direct line with
tho dip and trend Of the great ore bodie,
in those mines to the north and east,
is daily drawing q greater share OF pub
lie attention. and bids fair ut no distant
DAY in the future TO claim for itself n
fame second only to the bonanza mines
themselves. This mine comprises
severai Lscatioss,
Covering an area GOO feet in width by
1900 in length. One OF the oldest OF
these locations is the old Spring Gar.
den. or Butcher Company. located In
1859. which owing TO a lack OF means
was allowed to lie almost entirely idle.
But when the true course Of the i'm
mense ore deposits OF the north end
was once determined by tho mining men
and experts OF the coast, 1t did not take
long for men Of experience and capital
10 SEQ and understand its value. From
the first discovery OF early times down
to the present day, the ravines and hill
sides north and east Of the 0phir. reach.
ing up to the location Of the North Con-
solidated virginis shaft, have been
worked and sluiced for the gold they
contained, whenever the melting SHOWS
afforded a sufficient supply Of water.
often paying richly for the labor be-
slowed. Among those first ready to
grasp the truth OF the situation were
James Keen, Milton =. Latham, Z. w.
Kellogg. Horace Hill. J. Q. willmading.
and many other well.known mining
men and capitalists OF San Francisco.
These men Immediately
Ferasd = Csspasy,
With II. G. Rogers, IL. 7. wakslee. Z.
NJ. Fry. n. b. Stone and George W.
Hopkins as Directors. Subsequently, X.
c. Rogers was elected President. Jo-
seph Mcguire Secretary. and ID. ii. Jack
son Superintendent. No time was lost;
the title to the ground was at once se-
cured. aud the sinking OF q shaft COM
menced. Since tho breaking OF ground
ten and one.hali months have elapsed;
and n visit to and an examination Of the
mine yesterday established the fact that
the shaft. which has two working COM
partments ii,,x5. and a pumping COM
partment 5x5n feet in size, as well tim
bered and In as fine q condition as any
ON the line Of the Comstock. has been
sunk in that length OF time u depth OF
go feet-a rate almost without a prece-
dent, in even tho fast mining Of Nevada.
During the same length OF time
C~omussdisus Hsistins works
Hav, been erected, carpenter and black
smith shops. and a fine, comfortable Of
fee built. adjoining the main works.
Sinking the first 100 feet OF the shaft was
prosecuted by means OF n small donkey
engine, which has been replaced with
engines and hosting machinery capable
Of sinking the shaft to the depth OF
HOO feet or more. Every 200 feet u
tank station has been opened and water
tanks put in to catch and hold whatever
How OF water there may be. The dow
81 water at the present amounts to about
~, 900 gallons per day. half OF which In
caught aud hoisted by tho water tanks
from the iO0-foot station. and the rest
taken FROM the bottom Of the shaft. u
single tank hosting at each trip 300
gallons. During the ten and one.half
months in which the work has been
prosecuted, the sinking has been de-
layed only to the extent OF about four
weeks time, and the total cost Of build
ings, hosting machinery. sinking and
timbering the shaft, etc. has amounted
to but sii.lO9 ca, showing a careful.
ness and
Waterfall Eeonoaay
That reflects the highest credit on the
Superintendent. While sinking the
shaft many fine seams and feeders OF
quartz have been cut, all Of which have
a regular dip OF fo~rty-ive degrees to tho
north and east. some Of which are ~
much rs five feet in thickness. and give
assays as high ~ Sl7 to the ton in gold
and silver. The pitch Of these seams
indicate that the orc vein lies to the
eastward. and now that a sufficient depth
has been obtained To almost warrant q
certainty Of finding the top Of the ore
body. a station is about being opened at
the 620-foot level and a drift started to
prospect the ledge. Just how far the drift
will have to b run no n can tell,
~ il must penetrate entire virgin
ground. but the appearances indicate
that it cannot have very far to 60.
IN she Meastim~,
The shaft will DO pushed downward with
all possible vigor. so as to open another
level, and thus continue without inter
ruption. the steady development OF tho
lower levels Of the mine. Taken
altogether. there are certainly few OF the
prospecting mines GU the Comstock that
occupy as favorable u location and pre-.
sent as encouraging prospects for early
ore developments Ms the North Con-
solidaied Virginia.
uArcn BRornERs At uoNE.-The
iavorite and popular old firm OF Hatch
R,otbsrs Virginia. are once more all