Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-07

- Wuicu pOiut Nuo ikCt VI tuo uAAas'
In . very favorable formation. The cas-,
drift from the 1900 station day before yes.
tsrdy penetrated Z fne vein OF quartz,
passing from the quartz first struck gradu.
ally into orc that assays from $lo TO $40
per ton. This Is. to say the least. . very
favorable discovery. Tho extent OF this
discovery cannot Of course yet be deter
mined, but the prospect OF iinding . con-
tinuation Of the great California BONANZA
on the l9O0-foo level Of tho 0phir now
looks very encouraging. Sinking the Joint
Mexican Wine has been resumed.
Chollar.Potosi.
Daily yield 40 tons OF ore, the assay
value Of which Is s24 per ton. There 10
nothing doing yet in the east drift on the
lsOO-foot level. on account oil the repairs
now being done to the hoisting cable and
machinery. In the Combination shaft the
men arc still employed In cutting out from
behind and easing up the last 100 feet OF
timbers. tho ground ct That point being OF
. very heavy. giving character. This
work will be completed In . lew days more
and sinking the shaft resumed. At the
same time . drift will be started west TO
meet aud connect with the east drift from
the old works on the lS00-foot level.
sutro Tuanei.
The hoader Is now being advanced 81 =
much more rapid rate than for tho past
three or four weeks. and last evening the
total length Of the tunnel was 1926 feet.
Extensive repairs have had 10 be done 70
the timbering . few hundred feet back
from the face Of the header. owing 70 the
swelling nature Of the ground passed
through. but this 10 about completed and
henceforth the header will be pushed Com.
stockward with no obstacles In tho way.
The drills are doing good work. and the
cars have all they can do to remove the
debris.
Jasties.
Daily yield 500 tonS Of ore. This ore 10
crushed a. fast . extracted. The ore
slopes on the 700 and sOO-foot levels are
showing we'll. Both the Wine below Tho
sOO-foot level and the upraise from the
lO0O.foot level are still In good ore. These
two shafts will DO connected In . very few
days. The drift south OF the l0OO.foot
level IL steadily advancing. tho face In
quartz and ore OF . favorable description.
ON the li50-foot level the main south
drift Ia being rapidly driven ahead with
out change Of value 70 record.
ward.
Sinking tho main shaft 10 going rapidly
ahead. tho bottom In soft porpyhyry carry.
lug occasional strcaks Of quartz and clay
Of q fine character. The WORK 10 being
pushed vigorously and the management are
determined that II there IL worth In the
Ward that II shall soon DO developed.
The capital stock has been raised from
a, OOO, 900, divided into 10000 shares, 70
sll 900, 900 divided into 10000 shares.
The officers OF the company are Thomas
Cole. President; J.. N. Livingston, Treas
urer ; Frank II. Thaycr. Superintendent ;
Joseph Mcguire, Secretary.
succor.
The station at the 9O0-foot level IL we'll
opened. and the drift Is In about 10 feet.
The vein material 10 porphyry and quartz
mixed, and most Of It gives low assays,
with good promise Of improvement.
Indeed tho same material Is encountered
which was passed through In the south
crosscut Of the Alta mine, near by. before
cutting into their rich orc vein. The
prospects for = good ore development In
the Succor at no distant date are excellent.
Hale q Norcress-
The pumps arc working splendidly and
the water has been lowered TO . point In
tho main incline 100 feet below the 1900
foot station. This brings Il down TO the
caved portion Of tho main incline, which
10 being repaired as rapidly as II 10 pos.
sible for such work TO be accomplished.
Tho head OF the water IL evidently over.
come, and when the cave Is past and the
shaft repaired tho remainder can DO taken
out In q very short time.
overruAs.
A crosscut Is being run To tho eastward
from the north drift on tho i4OO-foot level
near the north line Of the mine. Tho
face Of this drift is In very favorable
quartz and porphyry. The south drift on
tho i3OO.foot level Is being rapidly pushed
ahead to connect with the Caledonia. A
Wine 10 also being sunk from tho 1900
foot level TO connect with the 140O-foot
level. The cast crosscut On the l200.foot
level Ia steadily advancing In softporphyry.
Niagara
The drift south on the 500-ioot level 10
now in 20 feet from tho main shaft; face
In lively and promising vein material.
No particular change TO note In the other
portions Of the mine. Water does not
trouble, N the mine Ia thoroughly drained
by the Justice and Silver Hill mines.
which are thus shown 10 DO on tho same
lead. The machinery Is In perfect order
FOR a long run.
The north drift In tho ore vein on the
iO5O.foot level continues In the same eI-
cellent character Of ore a. heretofore TO
ported. Sinking the shaft isgoing rapidly
ahead. the bottom being In ground OF .
much softer and more favorable charac.
ter. The dow Of water gives no trouble.
The ii5O.foot level will DO reached In .
few days. when . station will DO opened
and another level prospected.
Best a Belcher.
Sinking the winze In crosscut No. 2. be-
low the i7OO.foot level. is progressing at
tho ratio Of three feet per day. The west
crosscut from tho main north and south
lateral drift. on the i700-foot level. 10
steadily advancing. the face 10 hard quartz
aud porphyry mixed. 1t 10 now In Ito
feet. The southeast prospecting drift. on
the l5OO-foot level. IL steadily advancing,
the face In %porphyry.
Utah.
The north drift on the 1880 foot level 10
steadily advancing. the face In very favor
able vein matter. The south drift on the
same level. running 10 connect with the
Sierra Nevada, 10 making fair progress and
IL fast approaching the south limo OF the
mine. Opening the new station Of the
i3OO-foot lovel is nearly completed.
BelehsF.
sinking the air and drain shaft 10 max.
Ing excellent progress. II 10 o down
90 feet below the 20co-foot level. The
east drift on the 20OO-foot level 10 steadily
advancing In very favorable ground. The
south drift on the i900.foot level 10 show
Ing some very fne quartz. 0thsrwiso no
material changes.
Buliies.
The connection between tho main In
cline and the drift on tho l7O0.foot level