Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-05

1 ANo wv ~ 4,
time some new reserve Of water appcaret
10 have broken loose on the lower levels
and IL rose steadily gaining on the pumps
until Il has Allied the shaft for . distance
| Of GO feet above tho lowest point reached
The rise has not ceased. the pumps barely
holding 10 In check at that point. and 30
ing unable to make any hesdwsy against
10 although running at the rat
Of seven strokes per minute. Thil
sudden rise Of the water il supposed
10 have been caused by the breaking loos,
| Of the floods Of water that had probably
| been damned up by caves In the drifts on
| the lower levels, and cannot therefore b
Of any lasting or permanent duration
| Every preparation had been completed fol
putting In another one Of the line OF Lift
pumps at the is50-foot level. when the
sudden rise Of wAtsr drove the workmsn
out and stopped the work at that point.
overmaa.
Sinking the main shaft below the 1900
foot level 10 geing rapidly ahead. The soft
streak Of ground recently encountered d
the bottom has been passed through. and
tho bottom Of the shaft IL again In hard
porphyry Of Just such character ~ makes
the most permanent and durable Kind Of q
smart The nov OF water !. stu consider
able. but IL easily handled by the pumps.
The face of both the north and south pros-
pscting drifts on the i2OO-foot level are In
quartz Of . very fne character. Both OF
s,sc,,on ~ ,hs nav nnmniny m.chIn.,, n
being pushed vigorously forward. Much
Of the machinery Il already ON the ground.
The two iron chords for the pumping beam
arrived yesterday. and alone weigh IS tons.
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49, a..
The east erosseut IRON the horth orn'
On the i400-foot level 10 In much more IA
,orsbls ground. with evident indications
.....,.n A.. ri. IL. m.
~ n .s ~. 49,, gs,.i h
s,s.aily -.lysnciny. and 1. in very lively
ledge material Of . favorable character.
The east drift running to cut the Ledge on
he ,o ,-n% is's, IN nor,h J rf. ~:
Amin started forward last Monday. An
ssst cros.cut from this drift has been
.tartsl To prospsct the ore vein. Tho
Alma drift on the 2OOO-foot level Is being
agsin nusbed rapidly ahead 10 the north
vsr,I. the face In very favorable ledge
w.,,.,
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Fiersds.
The norm efosseu' y" "e ''0,'' wv
has been advanced 2otee' dufihs tne Wesk'
The rock In the lace OF TINS erosscu' u
much softer. The now Of water J, very
strong. During the week several nhe
~stringers Of quartz have been passed
through by tho drift. Twelve feet have
been added to the depth Of the shaft
during the same length OF time. The
ground In the bottom 10 still very hard.
and requires constant blasting. The new
AIMING pump - p xnrt s,r nor.
r.nis ,.xslonm.nt az he min, /. making
COED progress.
u,..h,,.,v I. do;,c .n,s,.
ihe ""p'ns "A''
did work. anu. assisted by the Hale u
Norcro,. pumps, hal reduced tho water
over 200 feet M 10 last Tuesday afternoon.
when 4 fr,sb nool Of water poured into
N. shsft. causing q rise Of co feet In lees
than 30 hours. In the main shaft. The
rise has. however, seen as1.n 'n oh."r
y. ,hs pump.. with every prospect Of soon
reducing u tn the former level
Saiesisaia.
sinking tho main ,hsft \. going forward
:, -, AZ. rn.l In ,ha hot.
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