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

Hale = Nercress-
Tho pumps are running steadily -
usual. keeping the water reduced - much
a. practicable. and ~ 500 - the Savage
pump is also in working condition again,
Il Is thought that the water be will speedily
reduced to the lower levels. The great
Choilar = Norcross = Savage combination
shaft is sinking at the rato Of two feet and
= half per day, and its total depth to-day Is
1873 feet.
sierra Nevada.
At tho l250-foot level tho main drift
north to connect with the Utah south DRIFT
ia being steadily advanced In good working
ground. At the l750-fo level the DRIFT
south from the shaft 10 driving ahead. and
the winze being sunk from tho l5O0-foot
level 10 connect with II 10 making excel
lent progress.
silver MIL.
The new incline pump operates finely
in freeing the mine from water. and work
Is resumed at the 65e-ioot level. pushing
the drift north In very favorable vein
matter. Some few repairs are found
necessary, but little damage. however. was
sustained by the food. The pump keeps
the water reduced with perfect ease.
Bullieu.
Resumed sinking the main incline this
morning. The east crosscut on the l7oo-
foot level 10 still In . mixture Of ~porphyry
and quartz, without notablesehange On
the 1000 foot level the combination north
drift Is getting into soft vein mattsr. which
requires very close timbering and greatly
retards the work.
Opnir.
On the i900-foot level the face OF the
south drift Is In the ore vein. The east
and north drifts are still In west country
rock. Splendid progress IL being made In
all these drifts. At the l7O0-foot level the
Joint winze at the Mexican limo 10 making
good downward progress In favorable
ground.
satro Tunnsl.
The face Of the header continues In soft
porphyry. clay and other difficult and un.
reliable ledge matter. requiring careful
and close timbering. consequently the I'D
vancement Is considerably impedcd and
slow at present.
Lady Bryan.
The new machinery has been started mp
and operates finely. coming fully up 10
the expectations. Az soon as full arrange
mcnts arc completed active operations
will be commenced. and the known ore
and bullion resources Of tho mine brought
out.
Havaxe.
The new pump rod Is completed and In
place. II Is composed Of 20 timbers, each
GO feet In length and 1ikIliis inches
square. Each section when ironed weighs
about i,CO0 pounds. The work Of putting
the pumps In limo and moving the bobs
will be commenced tonight.
Overnan.
Drifting east and south On the li00.foot
level. with no change. Crosscuttiug o n
the i3OO-fo level continues In about the
same character Of ground. Tho upraise
for tho i300-foot level 10 expected TO reach
and connect with tho 1200-foot level
to-day.
Caledonia.
On the 400 aud i600-foot levels drifting
north Is continued without change.
Plenty Of water flowing from both levels.
The plunger pump on the lG00-foot level
was started up yesterday and Is working
we'll.
Crosscutting Is commenced OF the 1850
foot level. and important orc develop
ments may DO shortly expected, ~ the
main drifts north and south at that level
have been skirting tho wall OF the vein for
some time.
Leviathan
Tho work Of putting up tho new hoisting
or gallows frame IL being pushed ahead.
II IL expected to DO finished by Monday.
The iron work IL completed. and the ma
chinery will DO ready TO resume work by
Tuesday.
Imperial Consolidated.
Tho south winzo from the 2is5-foot level
Is going ahead az usual. with no material
change. Tho work Of cutting out . sta
ton for tho incline winze between tho I'm.
perial aud Alpha ground still continues.
Homestead.
The entire bottom Of the main shaft
still continues Ia o flno character Of vein
material. and tho prospects are becoming
more and more encouraging.