Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-21

drill vss started In the face Of crosscut
No. 4 east to prospect the country and vein
In hat direction, ID being In the first place
a much cheaper method OF prospecting
than by drifting. and In the second place
much safer. should q large or strong
dow Of water he encountered. Al the
drill hole could then b~eplugged up aud the
water drained very gradually. The north
lateral drift. driving to connect Wine No.
5 and Wine No. g, Is steadily advancing.
the face still in good ore. On the 1850
level, charging and retimbcring the drift
connecting with the c. and G. fhait IL ma
king rapid headwAy. Tho ore In srosscut
No. 2 east on this level has shown . very
great improvement during the past week.
This drift Is also making good progress.
II IL now In 60 feet. No. 3 Wine, which
Ia being sunk below the 1850 level.
east Of the ore vein. Is making splendid
progress. The main south drift on the
1870 level 10 making steady and favorable
progress. The twenty additional stamps
10 the battery mill were started up last
sunday. and are now running steadily.
This mill ID now capable Of reducing daily
AS tons Of orc. ready for the amalgama-
ting mills.
silver Hiii.
Tho north drift on the COO level 10
steadily advancing along the wet wall Of
the orc vein toward the south line Of the
Justice at the rate Of GU feet per day.
This drift has now but . very short dis
lance to run TO connect with tho Justice.
Az soon a. that connection Is completed
and ventilation obtained. crosscutting the
orc vein will he commenced. The south
drift on the same level 10 being also
cleaned out preparatory 10 crosscutting
and proving the ledge In that portion OF
the mine. The east drift on the 800 level
has passed. during the week. through .
nne vein formation. and was stopped this
morning for the purpose Of starting . drift
northwsrd In or alongside Of tho vein.
Sinking tho main incline shaft IL going
ahead st the rate Of two feet per day. the
bottom being in hard blasting rock. and
the dow Of water giving but little II any
trouble. Tho entire machinery 10 In tho
most perfect working order. and the new
management 10 taking hold OF matters
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., ~. m,,n .ou,h a,i,, ON m. 500 le,sl
4. ,.,,. ,,s.,uv ADVANCED ,bro,,ub ousr,x
and orc Of . finer character than anything
that has before been found In the mine ON
that level, The ledge appears TO DO again
....o,,,.,,r, N ,hs e..t and .outb of tina
sonior',ion. .nd holds ont a coodIy prom.
10y a., m. long deferred hone. OF the
I,,,,s .-,oclhoiJers will mai provo In vain,
mi mat they will vel be we'll rewarded for
their n~.tience and perseyersuce, The vein
matter in the face Of the east crosscut
sror, ,he EAT viny, ON the sams lsyel Ia In
A much softrr formation than Il was q week
AGO. carving strcaks Of quartz that assay
from a. Ia 81 per ton. This new formation
any Of the d,scoy.rie. hete'u,ors m IN ~
isoo station il now fairly under way. the
third set Of timbsrs having been put in
last evening. A splendid bah hol.ting
sus 'hs hn,.,iuv fun ,hs incline. and will
bo In place, ready for operation, la . very
few day,.
MAJ. a s.rcres..
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iho pumPs hA'' h''.' uo"
ful and constant WORK since thsy Were
started than they have for tho past week.
pv.rx,h;ny ba. worked ,plepdidly and the
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