Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-20

Lro&so " htuae ~ viii Mes haao
% e 10 To Reach the Comstoek-
improvements. Water Power,
ktc., Etc.
The answering energy displayed by the
indomitable sutro in the steady advance
ment Of his grea. tunnel, along with the
many advantages that ifs expected to be
derived from Its connection with the Com.
stick and the opeaing up Of the quartz
veins lying 10 the eastward. zone OF which
are known to 10 really valuable, taken to-
gether with the near approach Of the tun-
mel to completion. invests it with more
than ordinary inisr.s, at this time. De-
.irous VI seeing the progress made. and
laying before our readers the latest and
most reliable information obtainable In
regard TO IL. = representative Of the NEWS
Yesterday afternoon accepted = kind invi-
ta,ion from Mr.. sutro to visit and inspect
the tunnel. At 2 o'clock p. NJ. in com-
pany with a number 81 other visitors,
among whom were u. T.. Heating. stock
broker (: Frank Tagliabus. surveyor : John
virlen. of Colorado: Gilbsit Mem. Ross.
assayer : W. W. Austin, and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. n. virlen. of Gold Hill. We en-
tered the tunnel on the passenger ear.
LoSo suBrERHASElS .ipr.
II was just time for changing shifts.
and our little party was clad in tho most
gro,rsquc habiliment-, with a Ion. train Of
low ears following after. each car loaded
with four brawny miners in working
costume and carrying flashing lights. The
whole train was drawn by . stout mule,
with a flaming torch fastened to its collar
to light 10 through the dense midnight
gloom. Taken together with the continu-
ally changing scenes " the tunnel. as they
lifted quickly past Us, the whole formed \
comic and interesting picture. The dis
| lance from the mouth % the face OF the
| tunnel l. 1871 feet. u little less than
three and one-half miles. our mule Was
| driven the greater part % the distance at
a fast trot. and II was Just one hour from
the time Of starting until We reached the
face of the header. or end Of the tunnel.
As We stepped from the ears q scantily
| dressed miner with q pencil In his
hand and a timo-book laid on u
projecting rock. quietly demanded
u Col. Robert heating. who happened to
b@.nrst. "Yoar name, Sir" Bob. with =
quiet smile. responded 10 the order. when
glAncing quickly up, the man discovered
his mistake aud Informed tho rest that
| they might pass on" much to the
chagrin Of some others % the party, who
| would have been only too highly elated to
have succeeded as we'll ~ Bob in getting
their names on the payroll. The face OF
tho tunnel is in soft porphyry. carrying
streaks ~ clay. the whole having the exact
| appearance 20 the material that lies next
to aud adjoining the east wall of the Com
stock. II Is of Just such q character
as would lead a miner or an
expert to expect the striking OF q quartz
ledge at any moment. The face Of the
| tunnel has now reached a point 200 feet
west of shaft No. I. and GU feet east OF \
| direct north and south line from the sav-
| age-Chollar.N Orcro-s combination SHAFT,
\ which point Is ls.I3g feet from the mouth
% the tunnel. The dow Of water from the
healer Is ~ inches. The temperature Of
the water at this point is 81 aud at the
mouth u the tunnel u degrees Farenheit.
| The temperature of the air at the header IL
| % degrees, but j. pure. and the men have
no difficulty in working. The compressed
air for driving the drills In the face, and
yentilsting the tunnel Is brought from
shat, No. ., a distance Of i0.is7 feet. The
number Of men employed in the header at
present IL 10, one shift % which, the day
before u visit. sent out " cat loads, con-
tanning = tons each. of rock.
PROGRESS or rur WORK.
Work was begun on the tunnel On the
18th d,y Of October, is6s. during iho re-
mainJcr 81 which year, AGO. feet Of the
tunnel wa. constructed. In 1870 the to-
tai progress made was 1890 feet. anil the
average monthly progress iO's feet.
During ISL the total distance run VA
gl5 feet and the average monthly progress
5ga feet. In 1872 tho total progress
was SIS feet and the average Per month
&C. feet. During 1919 the total distance
run WAS 1913 feet. aud the average per
month including C55 feet OF drifts run
,a.t and wcst from the bottom u shaft No.
was los ala feet. In 1874 the total dis
tancc male was 2 CSC feet, the average per
month being 223 l-l2 feet. On the first
day OF April Of that year the first Burlcigh
drill was started. June ID. four drills
were Ia operation anil on tho Ith LAY OF
August, six drills were at work In the face.
During ISIS the total distance made was
3,TaS feet. anil the average per month
$40 s-ia feet. In 1876 ia. total distance
run was 500 feet. and the average per
month 30j 1912 feet. Daring 1877 the to-
tai distance run 10 August ist was 2.l3]
feet. Ani the average Of the seven months
10 that hat. was 305 feet. since the LIST OF
August the average daily progress has been
about II feet. ~ that IL nothing serious
happens 10 prevent. the total progress for
the wear ISL will not fall much, II any,
short Of 1000 feet. At the present rate OF
work an average % 2,OOJ carloads OF rock.
weighing two tons each, are removed
monthly.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Adrain tunnel hoo feet in length has
been completed from east Of the machine
shop. at tho mouth % the tunnel, and
A shaft SINK 90 feet in depth to the level 81
the tunnel. The design of this drain Is "
create a fall o. C0 feet for the water. tn oh
tain a paNsr sufficient b. run the entire
machinery OF the machine shop, without
the cost IL steam. The water from the
tunnel will Le turned downward through
this shaft. at the bottom OF which one OF
Len.Is l34 inch turbine water.wheels
will be- placed. capable " making 200 rev.
o~lu,ions peg minute. and which will fnr-
ni.h yOIhor.e power. This. IL Ia esti.
mated. will run with case the entire ma