Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-21

Sinking The vinze below the l200-feot
level II making the usual fair rate Of pro-
grsss. the bottom still In very favorable
vein matter carrying strsaks Of COED ore.
A light seepage Of water was struck In the
bottom Yesterday morning, but 30 far has
given but little trouble. This winzo Is
nov down 50 feet perpendicularly. On the
i3O0-foot level the east drift Is being again
advanced 10 reach the west wall OF tho
ledge. This drift Is now perfectly dry, the
water having been drained BY the east
drift on the li00-foot level. The stories
put in circulation BY interested parties TO
the effect hat the ledge has been pene-
trated by diamond drills on either the
1900 or i4O0-foot levels have not . word Of
truth in them. The only prospecting that
has vet been done with the drills ahead OF
ths drifts ON either level was the sending
Of the drill ahead OF the face Of the drift
on the 1SOO-foot level TO tap the water.
There the drill Was driven In until IL
struck and stuck fast In what Is sup
posed 70 be the west clay wall. Finding
II impossible TO drive the drill further at
that time, tho water was allowed TO drain
and the drill again inserted. but stuck a
badly a. ever. The drilling WAS then
abandoned and the drift started forward.
but has not yet reached the clay. On the
lIOO-foot level the water has drained until
tho strong head recently encountered has
weakened sufficiently 10 admit OF again
pushing tho drift ahead. Mr.. James
dluyas, for q long time foreman OF the
mine, has resigned. and David Munroe
Tyrreli has been appointed TO NIL the
vacancy. Mr.. Tyrrell 10 an old Comstoek
miner, and tho position could not nave
fallen into better or more competent
hands.
Consolidated v~iryiuia.
Daily yield $50 tons Of ore. This Is q
decided increase In the quantity oil ore
produced. and begins to look Is II the
promised resumption Of dividends would
moi. now be much longer delayed. The
Trench and Bacon mills have been added
10 ths crushing capacity OF the mine, and
Notwithstanding the DELAY caused by the
repairs TO the Consolidated mill the hrst
OF tho month, tho bullion yield for the
month Of March will undoubtedly be
largely In excess Of thatof February. Tho
vest drift oup the l55O-footlevsl 10 finished.
making the extraction Of the ore In the
southvest portion Of the mine on that
level much easier. On the l6j0-foot level
the sills have been laid and tho first sets OF
timbsr put In. preparatory to stopping the
ore. While doing this about 30 tons OF
rich orc per day have been hoisted through
the @. 4 q. shaft. The drift south ran.
ming TO connect with the Consolidated
Virginia deep Wine il In q distance OF 80
feet to-day, the entire distance having
been run through ore Of the richest char.
scter. The face Of the drift Is . mass OF
the most magnificent orc. Laying the
track and making tho repairs 10 the main
west drift on the 1650-foot level are nearly
completed. The water In the bottom OF
the q. a q. shaft IL still too strong to
admit Of . resumption Of the sinking.
Hale q Sercross.
Owing TO q stoppage OF tho Savage
pumps during the irst part Of the week.
the Male 4 Norcross pumps wero unable
10 keep down tho flow Of water, which rose
In the main incline to q short distance
below tho i9O0-foot station. The pumps
were, however. kept busily at work, and
last evening the water was again drained
TO q distance Of IS feet below the 19OO-foot
level. At the rapid rate at which thu water
Is now being reduced, the cave IN the mAin
incline will soon b. reached and the repair
ing again proceeded with. The great heat
in the shaft, created by the high tsmPsra-
ture Of the water. necessarily makes the
| prosecution Of such work slow. At the
annual meeting Of the stockholders, held
| in san Francisco on the nth instant, Col.
J. q. Fair rendered his resignation as
| SUPERINTENDENT, and Mr.. Il. Deideshcimer
WAS appointed TO ill tho vacancy. Mr..
Deidssheimsr Is mining expert and an
old Comstock miner. having formerly held
the position Of Superintendent OF the
Ophir mine. He Is q first-class man, and
will find pay ore u IL exists within the
limits Of the mino. AL he asks Is just to
once get the water out and DO able 10 see
the bottom, when. II there is ore in tho
mine, he is going for 1t. !
C~aiiforaia- ,
Daily yield $50 tons Of ore keeping the
mills running up to their full working
capacities. The yield Of bullion. notwith-
standing tho delay experienced In Its pro-
duction the first Of the month on account
OF the renovation Of the California mill, IL
already In excess Of the yield for the month
of February at the same date, making sure
tho payment Of the regular dividend OF 80
| psr share. The ore Slopes In every part Of
| the mine are yielding rich ore. and the
| future prospects were never as bright a. at
| this time. On the iC50-foot level . double
track has been laid In the drift connecting
| the deep winzc with the west drift. This
| drift IL TO DO extended northward through
the ore vein until IL reaches and connects
with WINE No. ., for ventilation pur-
poses. At the same time II will furnish q
| base for stopping out tho rich ores on that
level whenever Il may be desirable TO do
90. 30 far a. yet prospected the l65O-foot
level Is superior to any level yet opened In
the mine. The dow Of water Is still 80
strong In the bottom Of the q. a O. shaft
A. TO delay the sinking. The pumping
and hosting machinery at the O.. q.
shaft Is all In the finest possible work
ing condition.
Lady washington.
A drift has been run . distance OF 80 feet
west from the 950-foot station, at tho bot
tom Of the winzc below the sj0-foot level.
| slmost the entire distance through quartz
and low grade ore. The opinion OF most
| of the experts who have heretofore exam
| iped tho ledge on the sJ0-foot level. has
been to the effect that the larger portion
and better portion Of the vsin was most
likely 20 be developed TO the eastward.
| This quartz body opening out entirely west
Of the discoveries on the S50-foot level, ut
a depth Of 100 feet more, seems to rather
upset these theories. and looks As II tho
west wall Of the ore vein had not yet been
reached at all. II also carries the vein
back nearer = direct line with the ledge In
the Ovsrman. which. On the lowest levels
in that mine. has . strong tendency to the
south and east or almost directly toward
| the Lady Washington ground. ~Thequartz
and ore in the face Of the main northwest
| drifts, ON the sj0-foot level, 10 looking
| quite favorable. No changes OF value In
any Of tho crosseuts ON the sjO.foot level
10 the eastward.
Delensr. |,
Daily yield, ninety tons OF ore. The
ore IL being crushed As fast as II Is extract
sd. and is paying . better profit than for
some time past. Tho yield for the month
| Of March will not he far from $4,000. and
| the profit on the ore crushed will nearly.
II not quite. pay the running expenses OF
the mine for the month. Sinking the
main incline was stopped by a breakags
Of one Of the small pumps on Sunday last.
| The water rose i2i feet in the shaft before