Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-30

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inclination Of the vein 10 . perpsndiculsr
depth Of 2.i00 feet. As tho dip and in
clination Of the fissure Was determined
the machinery. buildings and surface
works Of the several mining companies
we're gradually removed to the eastward
and new shafts sunk. Those Of the Gould
4 Curry. Savage, Hale 4 Sorcross and
Chollar- Potosi mines were located nearly
ON a north and south line with each other.
at a distance OF about I 900 feet east Of tho
ou,-croppinss Of the ledge. These shafts
were sunk psrpendicularly until the foot
or west wall Of the vein was encount-
cred anu then inclined with the
course or dip Of the lode. This inciinA.
ton soon again carried the operations OF
the miners ON tho lower levels several
hundred feet 10 the eastward OF the works
on the surface. To apply the ordinary
| character Of machinery 10 the prosecution
Of the work In that way. placed 1t na
great disadvantage, and required nearly II
not quite double the power necessary, In .
| direct prosecution Of tho work through
perpendicular shaft. In addition 70 this
IL added immensely TO the coat.
Two years aud q half ago the Chollar-
| Potosi. Hale 4 Sorcross and Savage Min
ing companies entered into q combination
to sink a perpendicular shaft for tho pur-
pose Of prospecting tho lode Of depths
hitherto deemed impossible. This enter
prise assumed the name OF the Chollar-
Norcross-Savage Shaft Company. In this
| company the Chsllar-Potos hold an inter
est VI i,iO0 shares ; the Hale d Sorcross
900, and the Savage 500 shares. To super
intend the construction OF these great
works and the prosecution OF the shaft,
Isaac l.. Eequa, for many years Superin-
tsndcnt OF tho Chollar- Potosi mine. WAS
selected. The site chosen was on asteep
hillside to the eastward Of Virginia City,
| 300 feet south % the lineo Of the Sutro Tun-
| mel. AMI about $500 feet east Of the crop
| pings Of the Chollar and Hale 4 Norcross
| mines. The first step taken was 10 con-
| struct q siie-track from the Virginia Il
| This track Is a.27G feet In length. and be-
ing bull, along 4 steep hillside. with many
| deep cuts and fills, was. considering Its
length. q very expensive undertaking.
| The foundations Tor the machinery M
1al'uinss wete Si .se n, vas y .sro,,,a., \.
u w, = n as,~ q,
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hoisuhs anu mn.ns sni.,na
is'ci win mo sn.a,os ~ une n,.ns
frame anu .h.itely nue. '"' "ou'" VI 'A'
SHAFT tfoih '"v ens,neeis .o-,no 4.
u nam ouiiuins VoAivV w. ~
sac, tho waiis ~ iee. in neAsn',
roomy y eommodious IN every resPcct;
~ s~hait.house' e,.enains va a-ca ~, snu
adjoining tne man ouliulhs' " so,ov ,eys
WIN walls " isvt sun iaseo -,
smi'h anu masnmh' thu III. 80, w.
win zv,ico' walls ine po ~ a, %.n Ia
tue horth Is toAyo Iee'' Viii ,.N ans
Ihe carpenter shoP ioVnDo iees siNo'
with walls 10 ice. nlsn; ineso ns ~
mtnt VIII serve 70 sAPiAin, anu NOV .nc
huge p~reparsnons oe.ng nl.ue ior r he
carrying ON OF uhe grca. un~us,.AAins. lns
pumping engih. Is one OF tne mos, Pow
erfui OF The Kind ever eo,..ruetes. h.s
COMPOUND, eohlsnsins; u,.e,T,uus oe,,a
engine. with a s.-ineh iniiai syiinaer, ~
loot s'roke, me = cS-ihen expansion YIN
der anu s-ioo. uose esPa' ..
Ordinary pt',su'e ". M. .n..inp-
Io.vuS - r. -. ,,ear.,,isI y.I,s
controlled by "a. pav,y ains,enuAi .Aise
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