Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-29
CALIFORNIA.

to the principal Offices OF the various COM
panies in San Francisco;
CALIFORNIA.
vmGrSi, crr. October %. is77.-C.
+. Gordon, Esq, Secretary California
Mining Company-Dear Sir; The work Of
repairs is still being continued ON tho
north lateral drift /; also in erosscuts Nos.
2 aud 3. and In the drift leading to the @.
| a c. shaft on the 1900 level. We note no
change In the ore breasts on this level.
On the 1850 level we are extracting .
large quantity Of ore Of medium grade.
We found the ground was pressing badly
| and this ore hal to be taken out immedi-
ately. II not 1t would entail great ox-
pense in the future. There is now q sur
plus at the different mills Of about 5000
| tons. The progress In sinking tho main
shat, below this level has heen slow. The
rock il very hard blasting the dow Of
water light.
The drift bsing run cast on the 1000
| level to connect with tho northeast drift
| has been temporarily discontinued. The
| ore breasts on this level are looking we'll.
We find In stopping up on the west side
| that the ore Is improving and also widen
ing on toward the west. We have been
| repairing No. 5 Wine below this level the
past week. and consequently bat little has
been done In the crosscuts 100 feet below
this level. The east crosscut has been adj
vanced II feet aud west erosscut only nine
feet. Both are In vein matter.
On tho 1850 level west crosscut No. i
has been advanced 20 feet. and Is west Of
| the ore body $50 feet. When this crosscut
reaches a point under the shaft We Nll
start an upraise to meet the main shaft.
| which l. being sunk from the 1850 level.
The material passed through the past week
ia this crOssent has been vein porphyry.
The lateral drift north from No. 2 cross
| cut in the ore body has been advanced -
| feet: total length. &C feet. aud connection
with crosscut No. J will b. made the com.
Ing week aud better ventilation secured.
This drift will DO continued to west cross
cut NOD. No work has been done in west
| crosscut No. 3 the past week. We have
been engaged In putting down switch
plates aud getting ready 10 stope out ore
at this point. This work has interrupted
| our progress somewhat In all our crosscuts
on this level. West crosscut No. ~ has
been extended twelve feet; total length, 10
feet. The face il In fine ore. West cross
cut No. ) il now In AZ feet-progress for
the past week II feet-and Is In vein mat.
ter. East crosscut No. I has been extended
n feet: total length. 81 feet. The east
clay wall Is not yet reached.
On the 1850 level vi are yet engaged In
timbering west crosscut No. l and no
work has been done in the face VI this
drift the past week. The repairs on the
main drift from the ore body to the Q. 4
G. shaft are being continued. We are
also drifting north from No. I Wine to
connect with No. 3 WINE and north from
the latter Wine. When We reach No. .
Wine. and secure ventilation, We can then
erosscut both cast and west. and not until
then can any correct idea be formed OF the
extent aud value Of this level.
No work has been done In the south
drift on the 1910 level. owing TO tho repairs
on No. 5 Wine and tho joint Wine on tho
ophir line.
We have not yet resumed work in the
G. 4 q. shaft or on tho station at the isj0
level. Yours. respectfully.
JAMES G.. fAIE, superintendent.
By PATTON.