Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-19
CONSOLIDATED yIRoINIA.

VIRGINIA CrY, November ~. ls77.-A.
W. Ravens, Secretary Consolidated vir-
ginia Mining Company Dear Sir: The
ore slopes ON the 1900 level are all looking
we'll. The orc retains its width and quail
ity as the breasts are extended 10 the south.
The main drift. connecting this ore body
with the Gould X Curry shaft, requires
much work TO keep IL in good repair. ~
the ground Is very heavy. On the 1900
level the past week has boon spent In en-
larging the main drift and In replacing
the crushed timbers. No work has been
done in the drifts In the ore body. On the
1900 level the ore slopes are looking better
than At any previous date. The ore body
il proyin. OF great width and the quality
excellent. On the 1900 level the drift con-
Meeting with the z. a @. shAft has been
enlarged and retimbered within 10 feet OF
the OF. body. II will be continued through
the timbsrs In the ore body. n will be
connected with the Consolidated Virginia
shaft. Work on the south lateral drift Is
nearly completed. Tho ore ehutss will DO
completed the present week. We can then
very conveniently reach and extract the
ore from thl. level and the level above.
ON the 1850 level the work OF repairs on
the main air gallery connecting with the
Gould 4 Curry shaft is completed. We
are now cutting through west to connect
with our west air gallery. The air current
through this drift il very strong. The
south drift from the station on this level Is
now in IS feet aud continues 10 pass
through a solid body Of quartz. assaying
from 50 to $50 per ton. This quartz body
in this locality ID a new and unexpected
feature. The main shaft has been sunk
and connected with the level below. by
the end VI tho coming week we shall DO
hoistin; ore from the 1850 level through
this shaft. On the 1850 level the various
slopes are looking exceedingly favorable
in all parts. The ore body continues to
widen as IL IL extended south. Tho cast
and west ore bodies ars now one, all traces
Of the horse having disappeared. The
south branch drift from the main q. n q.
drift is now in 2J7 feet. The drift has
been passing through good ore tho past
two days, which shows that the ore body
is rapidly widening 10 the east. This drift
mar be- connected with tho opening In The
ore body by the ond OF the coming
week. West crosscut No. /. which
connects with the main shaft. Is being
retmbered and the waste rock from the
shaft and station Is being remove
through il to the @. 4 @. shaft.
ON the 1850 level no work has been done
In cro-ocut No. I the past week. The
lateral drift frOm crosscut No. 2 TO No.
will 10 all timbercd tomorrow evening.
and We will then commence the upraise To
connect with the level above. The work
% enlargins and timbering west crosscut
No. 3 Is not yet completed. The ore passed
through IN hi. level the past week In
much better than any previously encoun-
tered. The work OF enlarging and timber
ing the main drift between the ore body
ami the q. 4 @. shaft Is being continued
with all possible speed by two gangs Of
men. "A yet no work has been done on
the 1850 station. or in the shaft below that
level. Ten of the twenty additional
stamps Of the California mill arc now run
ming. The remainder will he tomorrow.
jams q. Fam. Superintendent