Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-31

cred the water to . point 90 ieet oeio" the
1900. foot level ; but owing 10 some trouble
experienced with one Of the donkey pumps
and some necessary changes In the savage
machinery. the water again rose until iml
evening Il had reached q point only 10 feet
below the i9O0-foot level. This morning
everything Is again working finely, and
the water Is being again rapidly reduced.
eco
Owing to tho fatal and very unfortunate
accident which happened In the shaft on
Saturday last whereby one Of tho miners
was killed. work WAS somewhat impcded.
but Ia now progressing again. A station 10
being cut out at the 900-foot level, or bot.
tom OF the shaft. The level will DO opened
by Q drift prosecuting the ledge. The
vein material at this point 10 Of tho most
promising character. and good ore devel-
opments are confidently looked for. Al
Q Is the station 10 fairly opened. sink
ing tho shaft will be resumed.
Opnir.
No work Ia being done In tho Joint Mex.
lean winze on tho north line on account OF
the building Of adump for the extraction Of
ore from the California mine. This dump Is
about completed and work will be resumed
In the WINE IN uAy OF tWV mv,e a III
main northeast ariit on the i'vv''oo. ie's.
70 being rApiaiy W. .ho sSo ~
very encourAging grouha' i is ~. .nJ \.
showing somo very encouraging streaks Of
quartz.
0ouid a Curry.
The bob-pit at the isOOfoot level has
been completed during the past week. Tho
west crosseut On the south line from tho
-, 49,. 49, .aw,,..,,,n w,r,.
oo.son y. .no oS'ss0 a. go IN
s..ns.his nosnSvrv w., cro.scut No. ..
~, A." .an,ar ~ n. MIN. In stesdily AL.
a.a.,na ,ha TO- a. h.,d h
north Irift ON the iooO.foot level h making
s,ssdv nro,re.s Ana f.ce In hard blasting
porphyry,
south Com.sock.
Tho south drift, on the 5OO.foot Lowell has
advanced during tho month . distance Of
.i,tv foot. tho faoe still being In soft vein
nornbvrv The mineral yoin Al the
fa.,'r o,rt %, roachcd IN The soutb.
~ ~ IN 80, 81 ,,,jo ,ha entira
"a,uo. hsv,n. n,.h ,ha ssma .n,csr.
sn.a al ch.rss,sr;s,ic. a. thst m ths
lower levels Of the Justice. The indica-
aons show q steady Improvement - 'he
p''s
Norsh Co"so,'"n'o" .
superintendent ID. Ii. jackson " ou'y
making some important changes and I'm.
proycmcnts 10 tho pumping machinery.
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p,,'pa'A'o'! 80. ~ - 49, 7, a
VI .ne .s'V, .naa ,hs, s..ry,hino will
DO In complete order for starting up, 10
full operation, by Friday or saturday neht;
vhe pio'p ssro VI nor s%p morc ' briph, han At
the present.
Belehsr.
s,nt;n, ,hc air sh,ft incline 4. roing
r.-.. ,-,, 60. ,ha
s'eahiiy ior~Aru ine oas' uii'' 'iom ~
1000. foot station OF this shaft. running 70
cut The ledge. Ia being pushed vigorously
Forward. The south drift on the i9O0-foot
-.
sinking .no ~inz We, ". ~" .on,h driy, on
tbo iooo.foot level for air purposes Is DO.
ing pushed ahead with steady vigor.
silver Hill.
si,liny Tho main incline below tho 300
-, -..,,.. ....,,.,, ,,our...
1901 ieVei Is mAAihs eAe'ii'h' p'os'''''
The east drift ON tho SoO loot level run
ming to cut tho orc vein 10 making tho
best Of progress. The north. south and
east prospecting drifts on tho 650.foot
level arc also each mAking the Ses. o. pro,
SreI \, r,a,h sSs morrill, and south drifts.
sa !. , -,,o,
Iho Sou'heas' u'h' w wv ~
level Is steadily advancing tho lace In
norphvry. carving streaks OF quartz.
s,','' -. - A.. : tool,
1in n, aro.'.n, Va . 4. mailing uooJ
beadway. the bottom Ia good sinking
ground. West crosscut No. !, on tho l10O-
foot level, Is ssesaily ayans'ng; 'ho .sse
Uni p s,r"al. ~ reIsy ~
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o~" -
The south drit on tue iloo-ioos level
running to connect with tho Sierra Ne
al. "a making .tesdy proprcss, the face
.-...,J. v.,, matter Tho nortb
drift on tho Same level is In Q distance OF
3Oo ieet' lhe IAco ~ sci! ~ .sSi.ss
IIin,sl n, tls iaso. foot level. il about com.
pleted, ready to commence drifting for the
ledge.
sutro Tunnel.
Total I.nyth Of tunnel. lsst evening,
-, 49,. III.
1918 Iee' raeoo heAa'' "o
Ing Ledge porphyry' win streaks OF clay
and quartz. This ground 10 not easy 70
manage, requiring close aud constant hm.
ve,lhs A %nsoci;vi,x' Tn harder and more
reliable rock, where the drills can DO used
10 advantage, better progress can be made.
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The water was steadily lowered ny the
pumps until day before yesterday. when
some necessary changes Of tho machinery
created n delay that permitted the water
to rise q distance OF 10 feet In the main in.
cine, odo a,lns ~. 1919 rvssr,sInr
ia seain working we'll and the water is
being steadily lowered.