Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-02
OFFICIAL MINING LETTERS.


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August 26.-On account Of the heat crsss-
stopped. The Wine from erosscut No. 2 has
been started.
MARTIN WHITE.
August %. i ship you this day five bars Of
silver, valued at $40. We nave lett eleven
tons base bullion, valued at $500, making
total for eight days ruo. SLIGO. Am driv-
ing the two new euptls as fast as possible.
CALEDONIA.
August Q .-Sincs last report the drift on
l4OV-foot level has been extended ~ feet and
the drift on lO0J level - feet. The drift on
100 level IL in q mixture Of quartz: and the
DRIFT on 400 level has been in very hard
porphyry, but now works easy.
coz. IMPERIAL.
August 49, We arc now prosecuting east
as fast as possible, preparatory to starting
Joint Wine on line b tween Imperial and
Alpha. The crosseut continues in favorable
looking ledge matter, being ~porphyry with
streaks Of quartz ~assaying from IS to sl2.
BULLION.
August 1--WE are retimbering the main
shaft between the 30 and 3Oo-foot levels: ex-
pect to be through by the LIST proximo. The
good progress in vein material. On the 1000
foot level combination drift. the north drift
is making good Roadway in vein material;
the same as when last reported.
oyERMAN
August 2.--During the past week the east
drift l300-foot level has been extended 70 feet:
south DRIFT l30O-foot level ~ feet; south cross
cut l3OO-foot level 30 feet; east drift l~i0O-foot
level 40 feet. and tho upraiso from ~l5OO-foot
level % feet. There is little change in char
acter of ground, drifts and crosscurs during
the week. all continue to look very PROM
ising.
oPHIR.
August 2j.-The 1900 level drift from bot
ton of south Wine is in matter, some water,
and slow progress is made. The 1869 north
lateral drift is in "A feet; rock hard. South
west drift, same level, to connect with ver-
rock. Chute on 1900 station will be COM
pleted this week.
sAvAGE.
August Give ha~ve'iowerod the water 50
feet since last report, being now ~ feet be-
low the I9OO-foot station. The pumps are now
in good condition.: had them thoroughly
overhauled; we will now make good progress.
Gould * Curry joint Wine has been sunk IL
feet during the past week; have about "a feat
yet to sink before reaching the ly00-toot level.
Have things generally in pretty good shape.
GOULD AND CURRY.
August 26.-Crosscut No. / from tho 100
foot level is now very near the ground that
compelled The stoppage OF the main erosscut;
quite a stream Of water is flowing from IT.
he Joint WINE is down 20 feet. Tbs south
drift, 1909 foot level. to connect with the
winze. is down 2i5 feet. Work in the main
incline has been retarded by a flow Of water.
Its total depth is now Us feet.
SIERRA NEvADA.
August 26.-The north drift. l2J0-foot level.
10 connect with the Utah, is In 1862 feet, $50
feet from the Utah line. In the south drift,
li00-ioot station, the Wine to connect with
the south drift. I7JO-ioot station is down 20
feet, leaving l35 feet to sink 20 reach that
level. The raise from the lJD0-foOt level to
connect with the Mexican 400 is up 50 feet,
Leaving 80 feet TO run. The south drift. l7JD-
foot level, is in lbs feet. and there remains
800 feet to get to the point where ii is to meet
the Wine from the lyDO-foot level.