Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-04
ODhlr.

Daily yield. 100 tons Of ore. The
new compartment Of the shait has been
finished down to the head Of the incline
at tho lGOO-foot level. The entire works
are now in the finest possible working
condition. The south drift on the HOO
foot level is steadily advancing. the face
still in quartz Of q highly favorable
nature for the development Of an ore
body. The upraiss from the 1900. foot
level is nov up nearly 100 feet. the face
still in ore. On the l600-foot level the
south ore slopes. which are now within
about $50 feet Of the California line. are
yielding rich ore. the quality Of which
appears to 10 growing better o. the
slopes advance southwark. The north
DRIFT ON this level il also being driven
ahead with Burleigh drills worked By
compressed air. to reach and prospect
the ore vein under where tho ore was
found q short time sincs In the Mexican
mine. A west drift has BEEN started on
the l600. foot level. 100 feet south Of the
Mexican line. which is showing some
very favorable prospects. On the l700-
foot level the damage done by the water
Is much less than was expected. and tho
north drift Is nov being cleaned out and
repaired. preparatory to pushing 1t
ahead iuto the Mexican ground. The
mills are kept steadily running on orc
from the mine, and the future OF the
Ophir begins to look more prosperous
aud hopeful.
California.
Daily yield. $50 tons Of orc. The
ore breasts continue Ia open up rich and
handsomely as the work OF develop
ment progresses. The California mill
has been kept steadily running on ore
from tho mine. and on the first OF May
the Sacramento mill was added to tho
crushing capacity. The yield 6t the
California mill alone for the mouth OF
April will nc. fall short Of $1,000, 900.
The north drift. on the 1iOO-!oot level,
10 steadily advancing toward the Ophir
line, the face ia n mixture Of quartz,
clay AMI porphyry. Sinking the winze,
below Crosscut No. q, ON the 1b5O-foot
level, Is making the usual excellent pro.
gre.s. Sinking the g. 4 Q. shaft 10 60
ing steadily forward. tho bottom still In
porphyry, and the fiow OF water contin.
ming al the rate Of forty inches. This
water furnishes a great impediment to
the rate Of sinking and must continue to
do so until the How il drained. This
delay u the sinking must at the present
rate OF speed necessarily create q delay
Of nearly three months In the compile
ton Of the connection between the shaft
aud the l50O-foot level 81 the two mines.
Otherwise everything Is working rs well
as it Is possible.
Dsrby.
Thii is n new mine. but recently
located. to the east Of the Dansy mine.
in Spring Valley. Tho ledge in the
Dayton mine was found TO have q much
stronger tendency to the eastward than
was formerly supposed. showing SON.
clusively that II crosses the valley to the
eastward Of the Daney shaft. II was
upon this discovery that the Derby mine
was located. A fine working shaft with
two compartments IA, feet. and pump
Ing compartment JIG feet in size. has
bsen commenced. and il % down 10
feet. The first II feet is timbored solid
| with l0xi0-inch timbers, aud the rest
with square sets, making m good n
working shaft to that depth as can be
made. The company il very able one,
and having great confidence In their
location, are going to work to develop 1t
in n manner that warrants tho belief that
they have no doubt IN TO the value OF
their mine. The following are the OFF,
GERS OF thu company: Trustees-A. X. p.
Harmon. John Skae, Lewis Sloss. A. j..
Simmons aud &. Derby; President,
A. X. +. Harmon; Secretary. W. L.
| Dean; Superintendent. n. q. Hall. who
il also Superintendent Of tho Dayton
mine.
Consolidated virginia.
Daily yield, 600 tons Of ore. Every
thing has been running perfectly smooth
with this mine until a day or two ngo,
whom. by an accident, the cylinder.beads
Of the driving engines Of the Brunswick
mill were bursted, NJ a. TO stop the en-
| tire mill. This IN u serious drawback,
as tho cylinders cannot be replaced under
| thirty days, and the loss Of the mill
must considerably reduce the production
| Of bullion for the month OF May. II
also cuts short that OF April nearly
500, OOO. The returns Of bullion from
the mill. for April will not now reach
over 81, 2J0, 900. The ore Slopes arc
looking splendidly. and thore arc NO
changes Of interest 10 report OF any
| portion Of the mine. Tho grading for
| tho erection Of. the new so.stamp battery
mill below tho G. 4 G. shait has been
| commenced. The machinery for both
the battery aud matchmaking mill 10
now being forwarded aud will soon all
he ON the ground ready for erection.
Lady wsshington.
The pumr-bob arrangements at the
GOO-foot station are about completed.
The shaft has penetrated over 10 feet in
to tho most promising ledge matter. with
streaks Of quartz and low grade orc, but
latterly exposure to the air has shown 1t
to be Of that peculiar swelling nature, no
frequently encountered along the Com.
stock ang crashing in the heaviest
timbers with n gradual but irresistible
force This has nccossitatsd a suspen-
sion Of sinking the last two or three
days in order TO ease up and secure the
timbering. There Is no increase OF
water. the pumping and other machinery
works splsudidly. aud sinking will he
| proceeded with at once under the most
favorable auspices.
coiusabia.
This mine has a very favorable loca-
ton. adjoining the Senator on the north
aud lying just east Of the Gould 4
Curry. A fine shaft. with two compart-
ments, has been sunk to depth Of 3G5
feet. Recently Mr.. j. q. Lennon re-
ceived the appointment OF Superintcnd-
ent, aud seeing the immediate Necessity
| Of having another compartment. COM
msnced at once to enlarge the shaft by
raising up a third compartment from the
bottom. This work il now well under
way. and is being pressed TO comple'
| ton with great vigor. 1t IL the intsn.