Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22

erai MiainS Aspeet-rhe Great
Eureka Miaing suit I,ecidrd-
Eureka wiss.
The rheumatic state Of chronic inactiv-
ity which Ia. fallen upon the stock mar
k-t. continues u sfiict it. Any step,
either up or down seems TO be accom-
plished with much pain and trouble, and
= strike" somewhere is earnestly. long.
ingly looked for to break the spell anil in
fuse new life aud activity into the patient.
As yet, however. there il nothing tangible
in sight Ia tho way 81 now orc dsvel-
opments at the mining depths to excite
anybody. and even the reports Of
dne prospects At the south end. and in.
creased ore Developments In tho lower
part Of the big BONANZA u, the north end.
fail to make stocks boom" more than q
dollar or two. Mining work at the lower
levels Of the principal mines il somewhat
retarded by the great heat prevailing.
but with the advent Of cooler weather.
aided by better air connections. which arc
being sought for. this difficulty will be
obsiatcl. The good prospects a, the south
end Of the Dcleher continue. but have not
resolved themselves into good tangible
bonanza form a. yet. Tho double winze
from the iG5O-foot level of the great Con-
solidated Virginia and California bonanza,
has reached the i7JO-foot level. q sump Is
sunk below that point to allow Of the
water to be pumped out with perfect case
and facility. aud = drift il started
east to meet the main drift west,
which i. coming from the e and
q shaft. Tho ore in both Wine aud irift
Is Of an excellent character. and the new
level bids fair to prove fully As good as the
present lowest working level-the 1850.
The connection between the drift west from
the g anil q shaft, AMI the drift
east from the winsc at the 1850
foot level Is expected to be made by the
10th Il September. The branch drift TO
the California mine from this west drift
will DO completed about the same time.
The reopening in the Consolidated vir.
ginia % the 1900 and i9O0-fcot level. is
going to soy uncover ore " u richness
AMI extent that will open the eyes 81 many
of the unbelieyers. At the time
these levels were partially opened
and worked three years age, the
pressure for getting lower levels
opened. so as TO ascertain their value, was
so grra, that Superintendent Fair was in
a manner forced To- leave the working Of
these levels To some future time. That
tune has now come, aud 4 portion Of tina,
mine which Was believed 10 be pretty well
worked out will - shown Ia contain many
thousand tons Of rich ore.
The suiro Tunnel ia making excellent
progress through the eastern outskirts Of
the Coinsiock. and In so feet more will
reach a poia, opposite VI north 81 the great
Chollar = Norcross . Savage Combination
shaft. vhero 1t will b. only three hundred
and .i,,y.6y. foot from II. The
shaft il already down To the level VI the
tunnel. and II a fair anil equitable ar
npr,m.nt can be mai. with the su,ro
Tunnel Company. the Chollar-Norcross-
Savage Combination Shaft will be con-
noc,e,i with ,be the tunnel by n
drift, at that point. such an arrangement,
would b. A matter Of much value to all
concerned. a. 1t would thoroughly ven
tilaie both the shaft and the tunnel and
.,,ll. the eomnla,ion of fla. remaining
-, ,....,.. ia, $50, Ia. 90,
P0i'''" ~ '"A" Wv"
and IN n much shorter space oi hme 'hah
| would otherwise be consumed.
a. ,.l.,rm. from, Nan p,anci.ro this
-.
ai'eth""h say 'ha' '"' s"'a' sun
the Eureka Consolidated and the Riehmond
Mining Companies at Eureka. is decided
~ ,,,or ., ,h. farmer. rhi, Of course
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mary OF the latest ah" in''' 0'''e
Information derived from oh'e.ai anu
authentic sources ho~ins 'he S'''A''oh
OF each mine to-day up To The time OF
goin. 10 press:
yellow Jacket.
The m,in 5ruu. both north anal south
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