Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-02
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AL.
foot level continues in quartz and ore OF
worry favorable character. The ore 10 some
what spotted. but Is rich In places. The
west crosscut on the 1G00-foot level ID
making steady progress. the face In . mt
character Of ledge material. A crosscu'
east has been started on the 1700-foot level,
tho face Of which 10 showing some very
favorable stringors Of quartz.
AuiIien.
The north drift on the i5oo-foot level 10
steadily advancing. tho face in quartz and
ledge material. Tho face Of the east drift
on the leOO-foot level IL still In porphyry
Of q soft character. There arc no I'M
portant changes 70 record Of the prospect
Ing drifts on the l700-foot level. Inc
north drift on the 2O00-foot level Is max
ing steady progress.
Utah. E
The main west drift on the t0ofoot
level has been stopped. the face being still
In hard blasting porphyry. Some distance
west Of the shaft . soft streak Of porphyry
was penetrated by this drift. Az ina
point Q drift has been started southwark
to follow up this soft streak and determins
the value Of the ledge In that direction.
Hale q Horeross.
Tho repairs TO the shaft below the 1900
foot level are going steadily forward, with
out interruption. Tho heat IL Intense
and hui moderate progress II being made.
As soon a. tho repairs 10 the shaft are COM
plsted, the pumps can be again lowered.
and draining the dow Of water resumed In
good earnest.
Dayton.
Tho east crosscut, from the north drift,
on tho 220-foot level Of this mine.
has penetrated during tho past week some
very good ore. which promises the dsvel-
opment Of quite = largo body. The pros.
pecting drifts on the 500 and 70O-foot
levels have shown no important changes
during tho week.
Chollar.l'otssi.
Daily yield. 100 tons Of ore. tho average
Assay value Of which 10 $25 per ton. Tho
east drift on the l785-foot level 10 being
pushed steadily forward, without change
Of value 10 record. Sinking the combinA-
ton shaft Is making the usual good prog
ress. the bottom In good blasting ground.
Union Cesseiidated.
The quartz In tho face Of tho north drift
ON the l3OO.foot level shows no important
changes, the character being favorable for
better developments ct almost any time:
Sinking the WINE below the 1300-foot level
Ia making the usual fair headway, the bot
tom still In favorable ledge material.
Lady washingten.
The east drift from the bottom Of the
winzo on the 95o.ioot level IL still In
quartz Of . very encouraging description.
There 10 no matsrial change In the charac-
ter Of the quartz and ledge matter In the
face Of the north drift on the SSo-foot
lsvsl.
New York.
The upper sections Of tho pumping COM
partmsnt Of the shaft has been completed.
Tho second section only lacks 10 feet and
the third section Is feet Of being finished.
When finished, this work will make the
New York ~ fine . working shaft - there
10 on tho Comstock lode.
Cniedoaia-
The north drift on the ii5o-foot level 10
going steadily ahead. tho face still In IA
yorabio ledge matter. The face Of the
north drift on the l400-foot level 10 In
hard p~orphyry. Sinking tho shaft 10
making good progress. Otherwise no
changes.
The face Of tho main south drift on the
IsOO-foo level Is still In quartz and low
grade ore. The east erosscut mo. ~ from
this drift Is also In quartz. with now and
| then encouraging spots Of ore. Good
progress Ia being made At all points.
Atlantic Consolidated.
A considerable quantity Of ore has been
extracted from tho tunnel while following
the orc vein to the northwsrd. and prepar-
| ations aro being made 70 m IL
milling In n short time. The prospects OF
| tho ledge continue favorable.
Prospects.
Seven feet more has been added TO the
length Of the main west drift 81 the 400
| foot level during the past week. Face In
hard porphyry. with streaks OF Jasper and
ouartz. This material does not work well
and progress ID necessarily SLOW.
Imperial Consolidated.
The east drift on tho 20OO.foot level Is
steadily advancing. tho face still In favor
able ledge matter. The east crosscut on
| the 2i35. foot level 10 also making fair pro-
gross. without any important change TO
chronicle.
seiid silver.
Tho upraiso above the main adit tunnel
is pushing into some very Ano-looking ore,
which gives excellent ASSAYS, principally
in gold. A valuable development ID looked
for at that point. Nothing new elsewhere
In the mine.
Sinking the shaft has been temporarily
suspended for the purpose Of putting In
another lift pump at the 9OO-foot lsvel.
The shaft is now down 050-feet and will In
all probability cut the ledge within the
next 200 feet.
sutro Tunnel.
Face OF header In ledge p~orphyry. with
streaks Of clay and quartz. This material
drills and works very unfAversbly. render
ing progress slower than usual at present.
Total length Of the tunnel to-day. lG,677
feet.
DardaneiIes.
The new shaft 10 down ninety foet To-
day, well timbered throughout. The bot
- I
tom Is | N good working material. consist.
ing Of country rock. with strcats oil
porphyry and quartz.
savage.
Tho water Is being gradually lowered
by the pumps, which are kept steadily
running, at tho rate Of six strokes per
minute. It IL now down IS feet below the
l9O0-foot level.
North Consolidated virxinia.
Sinking tho shaft Ia going steadily for
ward. the bottom In very favorable ground:
The fiow OF water gives no trouble. and
good progress Is being made.
Daitimors Consolidated.
Tho northeast drift on the i+o0-foot
level 10 steadily advancing. the face In
soft ledge material. Tho dow OF watsr 10
steadily increasing.