Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-28
mi Kossurm NINE.

steadily proceeded in the most system
attic name possible. The shaft has
been sunk nearly 400 feet. and over
1900 feet Of prospecting drifts, tunnels
and crosscuts have been run during mat
time. This work has cost the e1pendi-
ture Of considerable money, which has
not, been done. however. without ns re
ward. A close, careful inspection OF the
differen, levels. drifts and wines oil the
mine, made day before yesterday. ena'
blcs US to lay the following facts before
our readers in regard to
Pre.eut and Future Prospects.
Agar ago opening the first or 2Vo-
foot level was just commenced. and II was
uncertain wha, the extent OF the ledge
would prove to be. New pumping ma
chinery had Just been erected by ihs
company, and a main drift following
the west wall OF the vein commenced
Since that time that drift has been eN.
tended north and south a distance OF
1900 feet. laying bare as fine and con-
tinuous n clay wall as can be seen In any
mine on the line Of the Comstock' ior-
ever setting at rest all doubt ~ to the
ledge being a rue h,surc vein. FROM
this drift crosscu,s east have been made
M n distance oi about 200 feet apart,
showing til. ore vein To be n solid, coih-
pact. mineral. bearing lode ot quartz,
ranging from 200 to i5o feet IN width.
Character OF the Ledge.
Outside OF a small porphyriiic mixture
IN on, or two places. this ledge is one
unbroken mas, Of low grade gold and
silver ore, assaying from 20 to $50 per
ton. Prospecting on this level developed
two distinct and valuable features, the
frat of which was the finding OF nuiaer-
us small streaks and stringers Of al
mos, pure white silver-bearing quartz,
west OF and separated FROM the
principal ledge. which is OF n reddish
cast, by about forty feet OF clay and
porphyry mixed. The other was as'eady
increase in tho proportion oil silver M
the developments advanced southwark.
the ore ass.ying largely in silver with
but a small percentage OF gold ut the
south emil Of the drift. A double COM
partment air Wine reaching from the
surface TO this level, has been suns Ooo
fee, south Of the main shaft, the entire
distance in the same character oil ore.
From the bottom OF this winze n arm
Was run 100 feet to the eastward and an
other uin1o sunk porpendicnlarly 10 the
3Oo.ioot level: also. the entire distance
in solid ore. Here another valuable
feature was developed. After passing
through the red ledge the body OF por-
phry found on the west, 100 feet above,
had narrowed down to a foot aud pass.
inc which the winzo entered n solid
body Of
white silver Hearing ore.
Assigning as high as $40 per ton. which
is undoubtedly a concentration OF the
streaks Of white ore found above. At
the depth OF 800 feet tho men were
driven out by water. and the confirm.
apcs OF the Wine downward stopped
until the water is drained. To do this.
tho 3J0-foo, level has been opened. and
after reaching the ledge, a main south
drift, has been driven along the foot.
wall Of the ore vein a distance OF ioo
feet. This is draining tho water aradu-
ally. and as fas, as the pumps a hoist
10 the surface. The west wall at this
has the regular dip OF the Com
or about ~ degrees. The course.
A. on the level above. is nearly north
and south. with a slight trend to the
south and east. The ore. wherever II
has been cut ON this level. shows n more
compae, body. and is much richer IN
gold. the assays ranging from 500 to
$3.50 per ton.
CroSscutting.
Atapoint 200 feet from where the ledge
was struck. a crosscut has been run lso
iee,. through solid quartz aud ore. with
out the least sign yet Of finding the
east wall Of the vein. At the depth OF
900 feet another station has been opened
and a drift run 100 feet west. to the east
wall o! the ore vein. from which point a
drift has been driven south along tho
.ast wall a distance Of 200 feet, b OBJ
ice, being To drain the heavy body OF
water from the ore vein before cross
cutting. This drift has cut in its course
fine stringers Of quartz. some OF
which give from so to $50 per ton IN
gold ami silver.
The Developments
So far advanced ON both the $50 and
5OO.ioo, levels certainly show an i'm
mense improvement in the character oil
the orc, a. well as n steady develop
m,nt OF the vein, and the indieatsons
are beyond a doubt tina, the 5OO-ioot
will prove a paying level. The opin-
ions Of tho best experts on tho Com
gtock are. that the west white vein. a'
though small at the surface, will eventu-
ally swallow up the red ore and prove to
be The main ledge. il being OF the same
general character a. that 90 the Belcher
and Consolidated Virginia mines. All
is being don. to develop the mine that
close. careful and economical manage
mcnt can effect. the pump.hayine run
steadily nj the rate OF III strokes per
minute for the pas, year. throwing
small river OF water. This water Is
utilized by being sold to the sluice mon
along Gold Canyon. With the present
prospects the stock Is selling at less
than ope-tenth Of its actual value, Tor
LAYING aside its bright future prospects,
had the company only a mill Of 'htir
- M..- -. ~ 90 AnA.