Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-03

/ Prospects 81 y hiees
In the early times Of "washos" the
Lady Bryan was looked upon - an "eut-
side" mine. not being considered within
the boundaries Of the great Csmstosk ore
bait. but .. year altar year the vorhinu
and ore Developments have extended fAr-
ther 10 the east. and tho eastern boundary
Of tho great lode itself found o BE- lees do
fiaed or understood. the Lady Bryan IL
now looked upon - enc Of the principal
cuteropping assures Of the series soanse
| ted with the broad. main mineral bslt OF
this section. Tho Lady Bryan Ledge runs
In a northssstsrly and s~osthvssssrly dirso-
ton. and 10 . very strsag. wsll-dsnasd
vain, showing an average width Of abelt
| $50 feet, the great body Of which 10 sslid
/ quartz. In fact. the Lady Bryan vein
| shows proportienatsly moro quartz within
It's walls than does the main Constoek 10
surs itself.
TINE yIRsr WORKINGS
OF the Lady Bryan were naturally In the
| hssyv outcroppi.gs At the surface. and
nm. ,.o.l having bunehss. .trssis and
go, - .o,ls,
uePos''s " or' "".
by degrees the vsrkings were exSnese
downward until the aid OF machinery and
| capital had 10 Be invoked. The ovneuhip
Of the mine passed into different hands
from time 10 time. and although . lArss
mount Of i-eveiopmsnt work vas done and
capital expended. !, We. not away ~ W.
iiss' u., wasa or i.ss Jstrimsntslly con-
s.ctei Herewith. II Ia true that large
amounts Of rich ore were sIir,essH. y'e'a,
snk - ~. i..Scisnt -rsehinery. he
o"ins " |. -, IN mi.msn.
siea' am Jun 80 49, cirs.mstsness.
seMsn. = -arts5 anon n.
.hs nm ~. ,.m.n.trstsa Nv
me',ps, si.e' W. : -Li.h .,ii
the iarye .n'osh. ~ S.
rsmAih uhtouenrs IN W. ePps' Iii
OF the nme. mus .''n -.-M
connseted WIN ,ne uiin,.
ago. proved AiAiiuIe' ~
the mine Tor tns ,sst w y N -.
made . move IN tns .,ka. w.
they staited sinnlns ..s pS.. ~. TO-,
ing shaft some ioo ieet iArtneI east ..S snn
the CID one, anu om'Asaeee -.
OF powerful y sneeu's
working the mine 70 tne pss. s,,AnsIss'
They stepped All WORK IN tue o'u m.
and removes The maehinery run tns o'a
shaft last April. since Wnien YIN: 'neJ
have been engaged IN tne srecush
TINE INV vo.xs.
v-y-.-- 49,,
rhsso arg sns's'y ~
advantageous point possible Tor SINKING
,hs .haft and working the mine 10 Q depth
..ana,..-.-..a an. u..h;,.rx
OF s'oVo WV "
will 10 Of amply sufhcient power 70 90
his. The jumping engine 10 already In
po.ition. and the eomplstisn 81 the details
anil connections 10 bsing pushed forward
a. fast A poxsibls. II IL Q new style OF
enxin.. now being adopted by the principal
eomnanies Of the Comstook. and the same
.s th,t Al the pelchsr air shaft, the Over
nan and si,o Al the Chollar-Norcross
s.y,,s Combinstiou shaft. Technically
.n.stiny. N h, a vertical compound con-
5@sn.inc engine. airsct-acting, with
inverted beam. and controlled BY Davy's
dissrsrtiary valve gear and cataract melton.
The initial cylinder Is twesiy-six inches In
diamet.r. with eight feet stroke. and the
.xuan,ion cylinder Ia thirty-eight inches
i'm diameter with ten feet three inches
,trele. The engine, however, can be con-
trolI,J 10 any lesser length Of stroke. and
yy.atsr dsgree Of spssd givsn II re-
a,ir,I. A condenser and air pump for |
Creating the required vacuum in The sx-
n.n.ion eylipLsr are conveniently con- |
nsc,sJ. and the whole forms q very sab
.tantial and highly effective arrangsnsnt.
Tbs engine Ia iOO-horsc power. nominally |
,resking. vet IL can DO spssdsl up
40 5O0Lborss power II required. |
IA uss designed and built ct the Risdou
Iron Worls. ssn Francisco, and put In
n-o.ition undsr the supsryisioa Of I. y. |
Thonn.on tbs v~,ll-knsvn csustrustipg |
sas,nssrs Who bss tbs contract for placing
m. m.rhiu.ry Of thess new works. Robert
NO. warts AMI = mater mechanic. h
employed by Mr.. Thompson a. foreman
OF me Joo. rue M s,hS,.n,isi y.
INV in tbis .sction. The Dit beneath this
engine. for tho pump-bob or beam. 10 Is
feet deep = the beam i,eh u " Iss'
saas,rnc,.l .f,sr Am imoroved styls, which
W" 4, A.. .,r.ny,h Of othsrs which
49,. ,io.hl. n. much. Tbs pump
go -, a. .ir..av In .lses. Il
so'nnis, A. an..r .nJ ,hs upm.s ara
s c..h .,xIs two ~inny.rs mi ene
~, LII si.ht lee, .trols. The Soilsrs
nm ,sS ana ara now bsipr ,et. and
~. snc;ns viii h. .t.rtsI into operation
use,.si. i'm a,out Two veels. humping
ipho-s,.r an, an tLs .hsft and mine. The
Sa,.,,ns .os;ns. .hich i, Of N, b~orizsptai
~. In IL ;.eb cylinder sni IA inch
~ !. comnlsisi .ni will ,rriys shortly
,,om san Fr.pei.so. The foundatious arc