Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-26
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Cssseiiaased v~irEisia.
Daily yield. $50 tons. principally from
the i65o-ioot level. aided by good con.
tributions from the 1900. 1900. 400 and
l5o0-foot levels. aud what ore Is removed
in prospecting and opening ont the 1850.
foot level. The ore breasts and Slopes OF
the three upper levels mentioned are look
ing finely. and in the i500-foot level the
orc Slopes TO tho southeast are giving an
excellent showing. The enlargement and
retimbering Of the main air gallery at the
15J0-foot level Is making good progress.
and sinking the main shaft for the 1850
foot level Is resumed. At the l6J0-foot
level considerable improvement Is met
with As the Slopes are extended southwark.
both in quantity aud quality. The main
drift west from tho Q. x q. shait Is being
steadily pushed ahead to connect with tho
shaft. which Is being continued downward
below the l550-foot level. Since last
weeks report this drift has passed out OF
the west ore vein and Is now running In
ledge porphyry with occasional streaks
Of quartz. This shows the west
ore vein to be about so feet wide. Some
Of the ore gives good returns. but the vein
does not average ~ well a. the other two
veins passed through and being worked at
this level. 1t Is a considerable distance yet
to the west wall. or syenite. but no more
ore deposits are looked for In that direc-
ton before connecting with the shaft.
The branch sonth from thi. drift, to con-
meet will anil facilitate the working Of tho
.outh ore body. ia running in hard blast
ing ground. AT the i750-foot level the
main drift south, which recently made
connection with the north drift from the
Gould anil Curry.is being continued south
directly over the Gould and Curry drift.
II Is some ten feet above II. but 1t Is nee
essary TO carry the sill floor through thus
in order to run the ore out to the @. aud o.
drift. Crosscutiing both east and west IL
now being done to test the width and value
Of the ore vein. The face OF the main DRIFT
west from the q. ani q. shaft At the 1850
foot leyel IA now in porphyry, but II Is ex-
pectcd 10 cut through into the west ore
vein shortly.
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Daiiy yieii' 90 IONS priheiPAiiy i.o"
the 1900 and lC0O-foot levels. Some thirty
or forty tons per day come from the lioO'
an, TO- 90 ,h,.o hrnlrei tons l.ilv from
the l6JO-foot level. The ore breasts Of the
l55O-foot level show considerable improve
meut since last weeks report. and the
same may be said Of tho i6Oo'ioot level, In
eh'eha.ms 'ho sil, noors w. y" y w,,h
east. . eonheeuon -, w,na' ~. nnhI.
tne ioto'ioo' I,set u'.,s ,i'.'ioa ~,
mine s'N,s sp'enu'u .h.n,,,' ,snrS
yoiunis OF 'r,s" ~. ~. ,,o.a'ae, iavai ,ho va.
Wv opnul. aogins - nro,ress (.
r,ous crosreu's Ai' ~ IL. -,
Also 'ne VIM oe'o", ~ ~" h.v;na
driit from INC W M o' 'nsi' ".,is
passed entireiy through tue west UT" 'o'n.
Is now IN porpbyry anu luitu' a . ~
amount OF rieh ore Is ueveInp,u ~ WI. az
level, muen moie uaa Twan,x mors
.tamns are about 10 be added TO tho crush
ing department Of the California mill.
AZ the iIoo-ioo, ie'si ,ne MAN VIZ t ~
.rUn, ' nc -, lin ~. ,ses in narnhyry
! vein. but n /, expected To cut through
into tho west ore vein in . day or two. II
will be continued through 10 the west wall
of the great ore channel. Considerable
rsp,irip, has been done during the past
~ ,n tbe timLeriny OF the q. and C..
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