Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-17

did showing Of fine ore IL developed In the
Slopes south. east and west. and . largo
amount OF work 10 being done at this
level. On tho i550-foot level good work
is being done, with plenty Of rich ore in
sight. On the 1900 the various ore breasts
and slopes are looking finely. as usual,
and tho main drift connecting with the
c. L c. shaft 10 undergoing needed repairs
and enlargement. necessitated BY the
swelling nature Of the ground crushing In
the timbers.
Baitinssre Consolidated.
The pumps and machinery are working
finely and tho water in the shaft Is being
steadily reduced. From the annual re-
port Of Superintendent strother. tho fol-
lowing items are condensed The greatest
depth attained in the mine 10 i,45o feet.
The greater part Of the prospecting done
during the seven months In which the
mine WAS worked has been on the 1850 and
i450-foot levels. but little having been
done on the other levels. Work In this
Nay, 1877. owing TO the lack Of funds, and
no prospecting work has since been done
In the mine. During the seven months
from October I. 1876, to May II. 1877, .
total length Of $3.50 feet Of drifts were
made. Before closing the works the In
cline. vertical shaft and drifts were Sc
cured and little damage Is expected from
the water. which has filled up the mine TO
tho 10O0-foot level. Tho vein 10 well
defined and Of considerable width. On
the li50-foot level m east crosscut wn
started east Of tho west clay. and run IT'S
feet without reaching the east wall. The
best prospects, exist at tho two lowest
levels, where the formation Is most favor
able, and small spots Of good ore are
encountered.
Yellow Jacket.
On tho 2200-foot level the main drift
east toward the new shaft Is In 42o feet;
face In porphyry. with seams OF quartz.
Tho main drift south at this same level 10
In 36i feet. the face showing quartz. with
small. irregular clay seams. The drift
north to connect with the winze being
sunk from the 2iS5.foot level Of the Impe.
rial 10 In IT'S feet. with It's face principally
In porphyry. All work at this level will
be stopped tonight and suspended Tor
abont SC hours. In order to make som
necessary repairs TO the engine and reels.
At the new shaft everything Ia working
we'll. tho new machinery operating finely
In every respect. Sinking the shaft 10 ma
king fair progress. the ground being quite
soft; material, porphyry and clay. VIII
commence laying the heavy masonry
foundations for the pump engine and &C.
c~ompanying machinery tomorrow.
Crown Point.
Tho principal operations are confined TO
tho old workings near the surface, which
are assuming quite . degree Of interest, .
considerable amount Of good milling ore
being found. which Is being extracted for
milling. This ore assays from $25 to $40
10 the ton. and the yield 10 about 20 tons
per day. II comes principally from the
i60-foot level. and at the 230.foot level .
cross-cut 10 now being made. TO determine
whether the orc extends to that depth or
not. The water from the 1000 foot level
IL expected 10 be turned int the Belcher
aud Crown Point combination shaft TO-
day. This water. which has formerly been
lifted by the Crown Point pump. will here
after BE- taken out by the combination
pump.
Julia Consolidated.
Considerable improvement Is met with
In the prospects at the isOo-foot level. the
drift east from the winzo having run into
good ore. The extent Of the ore 10 not
sscsrtained 10 yet. but u Ia an important
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