Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-26

somebody. The lively flea Of the market
during tho past half = dozen days
has been Alta. That stock has
skipped up aud down so fast and
suddenly that no fellow could keep run
Of IL. puzziing even its manipulators.
This lively movement in Alta was induced
by existing or anticipated good ore de-
velopments at the i050-foot level. 10
be brought out by crosscutting. which 10
commenced under the most favorable
auspices. Good pay ore will be found
without fail. Justice. too. Is showing still
better at the ii5o-foot level. and tho pros
pects Of tho entire group Of
mines in that vicinity are correspond
ingly raised. Jacket is also showing
. little orc at tho lower level. The ore
and bullion yield Of tho great bonanza Of
the Consolidated Virginia and California IL
fully sufficient up 10 the present time TO in
sure the paymentoi the regular 81 dividend
by each next month. In fact. the ore
yield Is considerably ahead Of the milling
capacity. and twenty stamps are to be
added tn tho crushing department Of the
California mill forthwith.
Air connections are the order Of the day
at present. and some very important ones
in the bonanza mines. a. we'll ~ at the
south end. have recently been made. ~
for instance. that from the Belcher and
Crown Point air shaft connecting with
the 2000-foot level Of the Crown Point.
completed this morning. Another vAlu-
able connection will be made In the next
two weeks from the Savage through
the Gould aud Curry 10 the Best
and Belcher at tho l900-foot level.
Rumors Of a compromise between tho
principal mine managers and the Sutro
Tunnel Company are played entirely out.
As VIC told you. ON good authority.
there's nothing in it," No author
itaiive anil official attempt at such COM
promise has yet been even attempted. the
published opinion Of some Of our San
Francisco contemporaries to the
contrary Notwithstanding. And now
let sutro put his tunnel through
10 completion a little faster than he IL
doing. Then let him 30 in for a water
"a royalty" draining the mines. He
will find that II will pay better than
any royalty on ore, especially In
case Of the Savage and Hale and Norcross.
which yield moro water than ore at pres
ent. The mines Of Tuscarora are attract
ing a good deal Of attention now. even
on the &nstock. Assessments arc In
order. Delcher and Savage each levying .
new one. Others will follow. DE Frees.
Of Tuscarora. will levy u in a day or two
Of ~ or 50 cents per share.
Below We give our regular weekly sum.
mary u the latest and most correct mining
information. derived from official and
authentic sources, showing the situation
Of each mine to-day up to tho time OF
going to press:
Ileicser.
Nothing new to report Of the prospect
ing operations IN the iCco-foot level near
the Segregated line. The main drift south
at tho io0o-foot level is steadily being
advanced. and the face continues in favor
able vein matter. composed VI letlge
porhyry. with streaks OF quartz. The
connection between the Belcher and Crown
Point air shaft and the south drift at the
2OOO-foot level Of the Crown Point mine
completed this morning, and q very
valuable and much needed circulation VI
air ia thus established which will much
facilitat. the working and development
operations Of both mines.
Geuid a curry.
Al tho i9O0.fcot level the drift south 10
connect with the drift coming north from
the Savage Joint Wine at the same level Is
advancing slowly in hard. unfavorable
working ground. The heat is very great
In both drifts. They lack ~ feet Of con-
Meeting. AMI Il 10 thought that this ground
can be- lrified through aud the connection
completed In about ten days. Sinking the
savage Joint WINE below the iyOO.foot
level is resumed. The increase Of water
gave considerable trouble. but this diff
Guilty /. obviated by increased pumping
facilities.
The main drift east from the Wine, Of
the iso0-foot level. Is in = ine quality OF
vein matter. which gives good promise Of
an ore development In that direction be-
fore long. Tho main south drift at this
level Is steadily pushing ahead in low
grade ore. Crosscut No. = Is steadily adj
yanciny In low grade ore. and crosscut
No. . has its face In hard blasting rock.
The prospects for q good paying ore devel-
opment at this level are very Gathering.
Uaien Consolidated.
still repairing the main cro--lrift east
ON the i30O-foot level. The repairs will
be completed in two weeks. when the face
will be reached and drifting ahead re-
sumed. The Joint eros.cut east ON the
itG5-foot level. at the Union n Mexican
line, IL going aheai. The c~rosscuts being
run east and west from the main drift on
Joint count At the Mexican line are AL
yancing we'll. with the faces in promis-
ing vein matter.
The main south drift at the ii5ofoot
level is still pushing Aheai in quartz. and
has abou, 2iG feet yet To run In order to
reach the south line. Tho north DRIFT,
same level. il steadily advancing In favor
able ground. Tho vein at this level 10
axa, iul fcst wile. Of solil quartz. which