Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-17

connection between the 400 and i7OO-foot
levels was accomplished last Sunday night.
This connection was one Of the most mo-
mentous importance to o only the Bul.
lion but also to the Imperial Consolidated.
II was a most difficult undertaking, and
was carried through TO complete success
under very adverse circumstances. Two
hundred feet north Of the 1io0-foot station
OF the main incline. q Wine was started
downward toward the iT00-foot level. At
the lIOO-foot level Of the Imperial shaft q
drift was started north and run q distance
OF 100 feet to reach q point directly under
this WINE. This drift. although known as
the lsOO-foot level drift, actually cuts the
vein under the Wine at q depth Of 1850
feet. there being = difference Of $50 feet In
the altitude Of the two shafts. To connect
the l400 and is00-foot levcls at that point
1t was necessary 20 construct Al incline
shaft se5 feet In length. Throughout the
length ~ the is00-foot drift and upraisc
from that level the thermometer ranged
from 100 10 lt0 degrees. making II . most
difficult thing for men 10 accomplish even
. very small amount 81 labor GU . shift.
Work was driven from both above and DO
low. the winze from above and tho upraise
from below meeting nj n half way point.
A o as the opening was completed .
strong current Of air set down the Bullion
shaft. aud passing out through the drift
ON this l100-foot level assembled the Impe- |
rial shaft. At the time of the connection
the Thermometer sto.sl In the drift at l3S
degrees. and this morning II IL down to
100 degrees and is yet steadily falling. |
| The connecting shafts are being enlarged
and thoroughly timbcred. Work was again
resumed In the face 81 the north drift on
200O-foot level this morning. Sinking the
main incline IL making good progress.
IA o a. the connecting Wine Is well Sc
cured and the i700-foot drift has cooled q
little more. prospecting the l100-foot level
and the ground intervening between the
400 and the l70O-foot levels will DO COM
mencet In good earnest. A station has
already bscn opened At the l500-foot level,
and men have been set 10 work again In
the face Of the north drift on the liO0-foot
level. Prospecting and opening out on
the lower levels is TO be prosecuted with
all the ,igor possible from this time on.
There IL but little doubt that the Bullion
will in . very short time begin 10 give q
good account Of itself. Superintendent T..
| 4. Schultz deserves great credit for 80 sue
/ ctrsiul y pru-tttiliDu VI ~ NNths uii' /
such great difficulties.
south End.
This is n Of the most promising Of the
| Silver City mines. II contains 1900 feet
| Of ground. adjoining the Goodman mine
on the south. The title IL n United States
patent. The company own a portion OF
| A.. ..l..lI. I.l... al. n.u.lu.u anil sha |
Herald. The shaft Ia situated On . steep
point of the mountain, Just below the line
| Of the Virginia anil Truckec railroad, and
| occupies . splendid and convenient po-
| aition for working purposes and obtaining
such supplies Of machinery. wood and lnm.
| Der ~ may b. necessary 10 work the mine. |
| The shaft IL situated nearly midway be-
| tween the two leigcs. The Goodman ledge |
| which crops out largely. west Of the shaft. |
| has q dip II about forty.ive degrees 10 the
east; while the Herald ledge. on the east.
has q strong dip 10 the west. An incline
has been sunk ON the Herald ledge To n
| depth Of sixty feet. the entire distance In
| quartz rich In gold aud silver. The loca-
cation Of this incline was such as 10 causc
is abandonment for working purposes. A
site for q new shaft was then selected by
Mr.. j. VI. Walker. % " the managers, |
and one % the most experienced mining
experts on the line ~ tho Com.tock. A
comfortable hosting works building. |
22xi0 feet In size. and . donkey engine.
was then erected. capable of sinking the
shaft to . depth % COO feet or more. The
shaft Ia q W. compartment. each division
being t1jt feet In the clear. well timbcred
throughout. and has been sunk during the
past months 90 a depth 81 40 fcct. a
rats Of progress equal TO the best work
that has ever been done ON the lode. W.
T. Robinson IL Superintendent. and j. NJ.
Walker 4 Co.. the well known stock men
u San Francisco. are the principal own
ers. They evidently have great faith in
thrir mine and are going Ia work tn de-
velop II in the right way.
Consolidated virginia.
but a small amount Of ore l. yet being
extracted. The shaft. however. Is about
completed to the i55o-foot level. The
The drifts aud Slopes on the i55O-foot
level are all being put In hrst-class eonai-
ton for extracting ore whenever IL Ia de-
sirsble to do so. The prospecting Of the
ore vein further to the southwark ON the
l5O0-foot level il going steadily forward.
On the l7O0.foot level the breakage OF the
diamond drills proved 10 be- much more
serious than was at first supposed. The
damage will. however. IL repaired and ev-
erything put in good running order In q
few days more. The C.. 4 G.. shaft IL down
IS feet below the lJ0O-foot level. the bot
tom still In hard blasting rock. The flow
Of water continues at the rate Of forty
inches per day. and IL easily handled by
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