Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

Tia new Superintendent has gone Wig
orousiy to work 70 enlarge the stump In
| the vertical shaft. and complete the water
t.nis and the excavation for tho pump
| hob on the 1900 level, recognizing the fact
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a'oA.e ",' ,ooo -,
struck IN 'no o'e 'ein VIZ " $500
way must be provided TO IT. IL
will take 81 least " weeks yet TO get ev-
erything In proper order for the reception
Of . how Of water. should 1t DO encoun.
tered. The south drift on the east
side Of the ore vein on tho iyOo level 70
steadily advancing, the lace stu IN por-
phyry. During tho week. whenever the
drift appeared TO near the ore vein, .ne
nov OF water increased so rapidly in,tne
fsoe hat u WAS deemed oe,'sr W ons y
~. sr.n 49, ~ 10 avoid isoodine ths
drift. and . stoppags Of the work. Moth
Ing has been done during the week In the
i.e: o. .ne sou QUA ,o, ,h uroh.Si en- be
Acne until lie pumps and tank station at
| the main shaft are completed. On Friday
last . drift east was started on the iooo
level 10 reach the newly discovered ere
vein on that level. Al soon - u 10 rescnea
. WINE will Be started downward 70 con,
meet with the south drift on the isoo
level. This will give . much needed ven
tilation Of that portion Of the mine.
$3.50.
-, ,,ou An.
The WAFER mas oeen arAinea
face Of tho south drift on the HOO level
and work resumed at that point a drn'
| north on the orc on this level has been
...r,ed. the fsoo of which 10 still In good
ore. Three crosscuts east have also been
started. n opposite the SHAH and one 70
the northyard. md ,ne 9.n ni.s srs BEING
sl,u 49, ~ en-, he ore ysin. The shait
ai.'easas-S r. ION level. and IA being
ns..sI S..n-.rS 90 msts sump room.
Sonsu 49, ,hs ION ieveI. 10
otnAins .ns M I'm i.,si IA going
connees wln ho,,o,n .,,ii In ore
.sesony sue.n sa,ss.s, ,,r;ft.. on Inc
,,arc IeasI I. - .,s.d,ly .dy.nciur In
~ r,onrS STATING Tho north and
ns',s 49, an sha ora vein below the 800
is.., !" so;n. st.saily ahead without
S.-.In A. racorj.
s :" a. 49,. A..
DRIVING east ero''e'' -" -
main sou'a u'hs y" In 4.
making sooa 49,. :,
very favorApiotiedgo inA''e''
east crosscut No. O. on the same lever; Is
In . much more favorable vein iorma.on
than for some time past. There Is s.ious
how Of very hot water from the lace ., .nis
drift. and tho appearances are tnst is's.
body Of quartz may be counter ~
almost any moment. Sinking tho WINE
below tho 1900 level 10 going vigorously
forward. the bottom In hno vein matter
A splendid baby hoisting air engine, WIN
double cylinder. s'ineh diameter and IL,
lnIn .a ~ -. sois,in, sram tbe incline,
and .ill be on The ground ready for use
In = very short time.
saiiien.
Sinking tho main incline. to connect
.,,h an. AN laval. has bean resumed, and
m. 80. In An.
10 making goed hesa"Hy
bottom works well. The south drht on
,h. ,7oo laval has been stoned for the
nrs..nt. Chsmbering out for the WINE
%ststion. N sink An Air connection from the
ran M m. 1000 level Of the Imperial mine
ia making steady progress. The north
drift on The 2ooo lsysl s'eadiiy .a,su
nSs. i;ss,. ,Sits% oye.bearins o1srtx. Of
: much more favorable description than
any Of the quartz bodies found on the up
per levels. The cas-, eros,eu' IN .ne "a o.,
chequer ground mas ooen u'seon"uuea 'o'
tho present.
Ye,,ev Jacket
~. main a,itt east ON tho 22OO level
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eonunues IN very "~'"
being porphyry with streaks OF quartz.
On the same level the drift north toward
the Imperial 10 advancing ats good fAue,
with its lace 10 isvorao,s ,1os,1f p1'P ps
ors' No other prospecting or development
work 10 being done on this level. owing TO
the great heat M lack OF vcnuiauon' ou'
this difficulty will be obyiated oy the CON
nection sought with the Imperial oy meAns
Of tho north DRIFT. Sinking the new shait
progresses at an excellent rate, although
the ground 10 very heavy and unreliable.
| requiring about double the usual amount
Of timbering.