Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-29
California;.

cities. The Slopes on all the reproducing
I.vels NJ The mine arc looking splsndidly
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Anu arc si'iu'"s ''n o'"
from the mills warrant the assertion that
tho monthly Weld for August will exceed
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time for the past six months. A breakagc
OF a valve in the driving engine At the
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yesterday OF About ten hours IN the run
ming. but that will not affect the returns
at all as the amount Of bullion produced
Is already In excess OF that for the mont
OF July. This secures beyond . doubt the
payment Of tho regular monthly dividend
Of 80 per share. On the lG0O-foot level
the ore Slopes are being gradually extended
southwark, and the 1650-foot level north
ward. following the west side OF the ore
vein. The ore at both points Is OF 4
splendid character. A DRIFT west from
Win. 20. :, on .no oIv ,i.,.n,. -
tsa, he ontire distance being
in orc Of the richest character. ON the
l7oo.foot level, or 100 feet below the isco-
ioos lever. ,"e nor,n J,m m,,h . All, an
,he s.ms isvsi from The Ophir. A drift
from this winze Is also being extended to
the southwark to connect with winzc No.
2. On the iooo-ioot lever No. "I'A
,t,s.n sss, ths hoi,om in rich ore.
The branch drift from the &. 4 G. shaft.
ON the i75OLfoot level, is being pushed
ahead 10 reach the ore at the very earliest
day possibIe, The south drift ON the 1910.
foot level /, still advancing, running west
OF the ore vein. The heat In this drift IL
stealily on the increase, ani makes the
progress necessarily much slower than II
wonld otherwise lie. Sinking the &. 4 c.
shaft below the is50-foot level Is being
pushed vigorously forward. The How OF
water IA sill strong, but il Il the intention
20 Keen the shaft sinking without delay or
stoppage a, long as the machinery IL capa.
ole Of handling the water aud doing the
work.
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Daily yield 900 tons oi ore Inc orc
Slopes going south on both the 1900 and
,an,.foo, level. mr., welding rich ores and
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opening up hneiy' ihe orc s'opcso" '"e
liO0.foot level promise n yield OF many
tbousspi tons OF good milling ore yet.
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are emP'"!eu in e"ia's'hs '"o y 'o""'
tons with the Gould \ curry n IN OPEN
ing the south end of the mine 80 a. 10 get
At the ore bodies remaining in that quarter.
On the l5O0-foot level u drift il being
run southwark in tho ore vein
10 connect with Wine No. 2 on that level
proving that there is yet . large amount OF
rich orc ON that level ready for extraction.
ON the iGJO.foot level the west crosscut
near the California line, which was stopped
In tbe vein when the ledge was struck, Is
bainv extended 10 the Westward 10 connect
with the bottom Of the Consolidated vir.
ginia shaft, which Is now being sunk from
the LEO 10 the lGJO-foot level 10 meet the
drift. The ore IN Tue iaee OF this utht u
now aoo., ,r,o nan, rs. ~. ,,o,na creI.
uaIly extended 10 the southward toward
tho deep winzo. The sill doors confirm.
ing IN ore o. the richest character.
rne on ,,,a ir,oIaon, lave, \. ",ssaiiv
Advancing along the east wall of the ore
vein, the face in favorable ground. and
the heat being most intense. At the bot
tom Of the deep Wine on the i7j0-foot
level a drift has been started southwark to
connect with the north drift from the
Gould 4 Curry aud another 10 tho east.
ward 20 connect with the main west drift
from the 4. 4 &. shaft ON the same level.
Both Of these drifts are making excellent
progress, and the east drift will probably
complete the connection with the q. & q.
Jrift In five or or slx Jays more. Sinking
N. @, & q. shaft is being pushed rapidly
abeal. the bottom in harl rock and the
aow az water still very strong. There
will h, no s~toppar, Of the work OF sinking
thi, .hsft. but As soon as the lsJO.foot sta
lion il op~ned tho sinking will be ron.
tinue'i To reach and or"n tue i'''''oo'
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The maip east arm NJ the .z"o,'oo' lever
IL In 2i5 feet from the winzc' Tue lace OF
the drih Is IN green porphyry' win pro'n'
ising srsri- OF quartz. me nam SCUM
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quartz Of a very favorable character. SINH.
lar IN TIA, found On he 1900 and 2OOo.foot
iav.I. where n carried A considerable
.monnt Of pay.or,. The main north drift
NJ Inc same level is also being pushed
shasJ In norpbyry and ouartz. The new
sh,f, 4. dawn sj2'feet, with the bottom in
rooJ .inlinr ground. The water decreases
Continually The main building over the
new shafi anil also The boilcr-honse at the
north M. arc fast approaching compile
lion. hath being inclosss and the shingling
of the roofs almost finished. The heavy
boi,,inr gear Il being PLACED in position.
and will 10 ready to start into active opc-
ration IN About TWO "..As' rue SAILING
~. u' an. In, nnshs,I forwar1 anil
viii be completed a. soon as required.
u.w..,..a.
s,.,i,s Al. mai, .h,f, 4. making the
u.u,l ,,cellen, progress. tho bottom In
goe., wo,linr rrounJ. The burst Of
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present month still continues but the now
!. now light aud does not materially Inn
p.sI. The progress u work. The character
Of material encountered in the bottom il
A liyeIy blus porphyry. mixed with gypsum
anJ cia,. carving continued stringcrs
AMI buncbe. Of quartz of tho most favor.
,hie ,nne.ranc,. evidently Indicating close