Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-10
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DAILY yield y tous " wv A.re
the mills all running up to theif fnn
crushing capacity. There is no appar'
ent change in the appearances OF the ore
breasts or the quality Of the ore extract
cd. The shipments OF bullion up TO
last evening were s25S.@i 50, In ex-
cess Of that OF January at the sane date
in the month. a showing that proves
conclusively TINT the returns OF the new
California mill Ia beginning to make IT.
self known. The California mill IL now
crushing regularly 800 tons OF ore per
day. The pan mill has . capacity OF
about $50 tons. The cold. snowy
weather OF the past few days has not In.
terfsred in tho least with the operations
Of either the mine or mills, and the
prospects are, that although a short
month, the yield Of bullion for the
month OF February will exceed that Of
any previous month since the opening
OF tho great ore body.
Crown Point.
The usual amount Of ore is being q.
tracted and millsd. without any change
In quality or value. The main east
drift from tho 1700-foot level 10 steadily
advancing. without having yet reached
the east or hanging wall OF the ledge.
The face OF this drift 10 in ine quartz
and low grade ore, which gives average
assays Of ST. to SIS per ton. The
main south drift on tho lGOO.foot level
Is still showing some excellent ore pros
poets, aud has about 10 feet to yet u
to connect with south winzs No. y,
which IN being sunk from the loOO'ioot
level. This Wine has about 40 feet to
sink 10 reach the level OF the l6OO.foot
drift. As o A. the connection oil the
two are completed, aud ventilation OBJ
tanned 80 ms 10 permit II. prosecuting
will be started to determine the width
aud extent Of the ore body on the 1000
foot level.
Lady bryan.
Sinking the main shaft Is going steadi-
ly forward. the bottom still In quartz
and ore. The cross.cut from the south
drift on the 170.foot level has en-
countered some very rich ore, apparent
IL lying very nearly parallel with the
course Of the drift. Spots OF this orc are
very rich, '~assaying MS high as $4,000 per
ton. Average assays give q result OF
$500 and upwards per ton. The ore In
character aud appearance 10 precisely
tho same rs that Of the rich ores OF the
Belcher and Consolidated Virginia mines.
Cross.cut No. G. on the $50 foot level. Is
also showing a steady Improvement, and
will In all probability o strike the
rich ore found ON the level above.
Crosscuts on the JS0.foot level are also
being pushed In the direction Of both
the north and south oyo bodies, and the
prospects Of the mine are certainly bet
ter than they have been for months past.
south Comstock.
Total length Of crosscut, 3G5 feet.
The last twelve feet OF 1t is in hard
white quartz. heavy with sulphurets. or
pyrites OF iron AMI giving very fair as.
says in silver and gold. The drift
passed through q thick and very
favorable looking clay wall before en-.
countsring the solid ledge OF quartz.
which is evidently the main west vein
which Superintendent Nelson has been
drifting for so long. After passing
through the clay wall, considerable
water was met with which increased
rapidly with every foot OF advancement,
and has proven no troublesome the last
five or six days. that very little progress
has been made in drifting. the machinery
about all II could do to keep the
water reduced. Some improvements are
being made in this respect. however.
aud drifting can shortly DO proceeded
Beies.r.
Owing to an over supply OF ore In the
tho mino was shut down for a
OF days during the week, but was
up in full blast again this morn.
ing. The mills ON the river have boen
bothered somewhat with lee for the
week past. 40 that the amount OF ore
crushed will not DO as great this month
NJ last. There is no change in the ore
or the quality OF the ore extract
cd. The prospecting DRIFT south on the
l500.foot Lowell IL steadily advancing.
but shows no change OF value to report.
The water still prohibits u resumption
OF work on tho 1G00.foot level. The air
shaft ia being pushed steadily downward
the iG00.foot level. The bob
nit for the new powerful pump at the
mir shaft Ia completed. The first tank
station Of the shaft Is also complstsd.
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Tho pump has been again started up
and tho water drained from the bottom
the shaft. Samples OF tho orc taken
from the ledge. recently struck in the
OF tho shaft. give average assays
ranging from $40 to 5000 per ton. No
opportunity has yet been given for de-
tcrmining the width OF the ledge and the
extei.t OF the orc body. Now that the
shaft il again clear Of wafer. some lively
developments may DO looked for. This
ore vein is In an entirely new and un-
prospected range. and Its further dsysl-
is n matter OF much interest to
nh the mines to the eastward OF the
Justice and woodyille. and the results
will be a~nxiously looked for by many
outsiders, as well rs the direct stock.
holders OF the Succor. The north cross
cut on tho 550.foot level Is also showing
some very favorable looking quartz and
ore. No change in the main west drift
tho 550.foot level.
Amazon aud Giasgow.
A day or two since n strong flow Of
water wal encountered In the north drift
ON the 3O0.foot level which has driven
the men out. and stopped work In that
Of the mine at present. Tho orc
vein is showing strong and heavy going
northward, and some good results ars
looked for when the water Is
once extracted. A large Blaks's pump
has been ordered and already shipped
from San Francisco. and will arrive in
a day or two more. As 500 as 1t ar.
rives it will 10 set up. and work In the
resumed. New boilers have also
been ordered and will arrive about the
time AZ the pumping machinery.
The prospects OF tho mino IRE o.
cellent.
West Bsicher.