Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-28

face in soft porphyry. mixed with strsaks
Of quartz.
Justice.
Daily yield. a65 tons Of ore. keeping the
mills running up to their full crushing
capacities. The ore Slopes on the 400.
GOO. 100 and sO0.foot levels show but lit
tie II any change during tho week. The
main southeast drift ON the l000.foot level
has made but slow progress during the
week on count Of the steady flow OF water
and bad ground encountered.
Homestead.
Good progress has been made during the
past week In sinking the ahait. Ths form.
alton In the bottom has changed 10 clay,
intermixed with quartz Of q flns character.
which gives good assays In both geld and
silver. II Is the intention 10 soon CON-
mence the erection Of hoisting machinery
In order to expedite the sinking.
Choiisr-Potosi.
Daily yield 100 tons Of ore. This ore Is
taken from the slopes On the old upper
levels Of the mine. Tho east drift at the
l7sJ-foot station Is steadily advancing
toward the ledge, the face In very favor
able ground. Sinking the combination
shaft Ia going steadily forward, the bottom
in very favorable ground. No water what
over 10 trouble.
sierra Nevada.
The prospecting drifts on the i700-foot
level, both north and south, are being
pushed ahead with the usual energy. The
south drift IL showing moro quartz. Tn
| prospecting drifts both north and south on
the 1900, 1850 and i0OO-foot levels are all
making good headway. without any valua-
BILE or important changes to chronicle.
Mexican.
Owing to tho disarrangcments caused by
the putting in Of new pumps In the ophir
shaft. the work In the mine has been con
fined for the past day or two 10 driving the
east drift On the 13O0-foot level. As SOC
as putting tho pumps In tho shaft Is com.
pleted. work will be resumed at oil points
as before tho stoppagc.
Belc.sr.
Daily yield l25 tons Of ore. Sinking
tho main incline IL making steady pro-
gress. There IL nothing now TO report Of
the prospecting operations on tho 1000
foot level. sinking tho drain shaft Is
making the best Of progress. Opening
the is00-foot station Is also making good
lloadway.
Prospects.
Owing 10 the hardness Of the rock, but
ten feet has been added to the main west
drift at the iOO.foot level during the past
week, milking q total length OF $50 feet.
The water In the north lateral drift having
subsidized. drifting Is resumed In that di.
'%rcction, following some excellent ore lndi.
cations.
Mint.
Sinking the main shaft for q stump pre-
vious to starting tho prospecting drifts on
the iiO0-foot level, is nearly completed.
Everything Ia and about the mine Is In
splendid working condition. and the pros
poets are that some very favorable devel.
opmonts are not very far away In the
future.
Julia.
The main south drift on the ieo0-foot
level 10 steadily advancing. the quartz and
mr.. 4. ,bs f.ee .b.vi,y . ,,eadv and f.ver.
able improvement. The assays grow bet
ter a. the ledge 10 prospscted W the south
ward. The main south driit on tne lsvo-
1901 level Us AIS showing Dct'er ORE IN inc
face.
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Main nor,h J,it, n, ,ho cOo.toot laval
an - Iii. 4, x.r, ,.,or.
sun pushing A"e"a ",e'' |" 80
able looking quartz. The Taco Of the driit
running north frsm the bottom OF tne IN
.nh .niI.n,i. n.sr,ns .ha ors vain de-.
scrniinr from The level above.
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oihA'ns '"e '"a'' ''o" $500
level Is being pushed vigorously onward.
Inc hortn ufnt on 'he ifoV-Ioos io,e
al, ,. ME a.a."d" o. ~ tSoo.soot
level show no important changes for the
week.
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forward very snergeticaliy, with = Wow TO
speedy practical development Of the orc
resources Of the mine. The shaft IL now
down about fifty feet below the sOO-foot
Laval