Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-06

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Of the proceeds Of the run. This altar
noon the entire mine 10 To b shut down.
In order to take out all the old hosting
and pumping machinery and put In
now. Of ths same pattern and power -
that now In use at the Caledonia and
Dayton mines. This will take some
time to accomplish, but Il Is found to
bs too slow and expensive Q job 70
longer attempt to do the work With the
old. The mine was never showing BET
ter than at the present time.
nisrra Nev.ds.
Sinking the main shaft is going stead.
lily forward without change or hindrancs.
The east and west prospecting drifts on
the i5OO-foot level are being steadily adj
vancsd with no important changes 10 re-
port. The prospecting drifts on the
l250.foot level are also making good
progress. and are looking quite favora-
Die for tho speedy development Of .
much more encouraging prospect. The
south drift on the 1000. foot level. run
ming to connect with the bottom Of the
winze from the 70O.foot level Of tho old
shaft, for dir purposes. Is making good
Roadway.
silver Gay.
The mill Is kept running to its full
capacity on orc from tho mine, and .
good showing Of amalgam IL being made.
giving assurances Of an excellent clean
up. The first shipment OF bullion will
be made the first OF next week. The ore
breasts and Slopes from all three raises,
above the main tunnel or adit level. are
showing and yielding splsndidly. and
the face OF the south end drift is In low
grade ore. There Is plenty Of good pay.
lug ore In sight In this mine and oil tho
mill has to do Is extract the bullion.
Justice.
Tho extraction Of ore has been com.
mcnced from both the 400 and C00.foot
levels, and 10 being sent TO the mills for
reduction. The main south drift on the
S0O-foot level Is being cleaned out and
repaired rs rapidly as possible. The
main north drift ON that level is being
pushed steadily ahead. Evsrying will
be In readiness to commence crosscut:
ting this level In q very short time.
Opening the l0OO-foot level 10 going
steadily forward with good prospects Of
som reaching the orc vein.
dayton.
On Saturday last q strong fow OF
water was tapped at the bottom Of the
shaft. driving the men out and stopping
the sinking for the time being. How.
ever, yesterday afternoon the pumps
had again extracted the water, and the
sinking was resumed. The water done
no particular damage whatever to the
shalt. The north aud south drifts, on
the 50O.foot level. are steadily advancing
without change OF interest. No change
to report OF the main south DRIFT. on the
800 foot level.
Bcicner.
Daily yield. $50 tons Of ore, keeping
tho mills steadily running. The ore
breasts show little or no change during
the week. The mine Is looking wen
throughout. The usual diviasna OF 81
per share, aggregating Sl0S,0O was
declared yesterday. The ore prospects
in the wines below the 1500.foot level
nre steadily ON tho increase. The erec.
hon OF the new pumping mA9hs.ym
making s'eauy anu 'a'o'ao'o neaa"AJ'
south Csmstoek.
The heavy Influx of water tapped oy
tho crosscut west, having subsidized con.
siierably through drainage BY deeper
shafts in the neishborhood. the works
wero steamed mp on Tuesday last, and
the still further reduction OF tne Ws.er
actively prosecuted. Yesterday tne water
being sufficiently reduced WORK wasre-
sumed In tho lace OF the mar dr,it or
crosscut west under I'ns most 'a'o'A''s
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Inc wa'sr was arAihea ''o'n 'h' man
incline curing ne ia'''f P@" ~
week. aud the sinking resumed. Two
or three heavy blasts were exploded,
when n fresh flow OF water was sncoun-
tered. which drove the men out and has
prevented any work In the bottom since
that time. The heavy l4.inch pump
columnsI are being now placed in the
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incline n u wiz DO Out . .s,y Ies
uays osio,e sns SAW
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SINKING tue main ihchne "AAins
excellent progress, tho bottom In good
sinking ground. The main east drift,
:. A.. ,o.o .,oo, Lave, q. .,..d;,x al.
On 'no ic.sn, 49,, ~ in;.,..,
Tho nn,,h onJ sou,h drifts. ON tbs Io5o.
foot level, both show an increase Of
quartz, which Is also generally in0reas'
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Sinking the shait Is going steadiiy
nhcad. the bottom in hard blasting rock.
Tbe flow of winter In still very strong and
impedes the progress 10 A slipht extent.
%snaicient dsptI will be reached 10 two
weeks q TO permit Of opeuipe an.
o,Lsr station Al the 750.foot leyel. which