Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-01
o,...iidas.a Virginia.

Consolidated v~irginia.
Daily yield. 500 tons Of ore. keeping the
mills crushing to their full capacities and
insuring the payment Of tho regular
monthly dividend Of 50 per share. The
ore slopes on the iGoO-feot level arc open
ing out splendidly a. the extraction Of the
ore progresses southwark. Sinking the
double Wine below the l6jo-foot level IL
making fair progress. the entire bottom
being again In good ore. Tho dow Of
water In this Wine, which heretofore has
given some trouble. appears 10 DO grad
ually lessening. Tho main south drift on
tho i550-foot level Ia being pushed ahead
and enlarged to create . better circulation
Of air in that portion Of the mine. Sink.
ing the east Wine on the ore body on the
I5j0-foot level has boon resumed. This
vinze il now down ~ feet, the entire dis
lance In rich ore. Thedrift driving north
east on that level has been temporarily
| discontinued until the air connections can
be enlarged and the circulation made bet
ter. No changes on the l4OO-foot level.
Rstimbering tho south Wine, which con.
meets the l300-foot level from the douId
& Curry shaft. IL about completed. resay
to turn the current OF air through. AZ
soon a. the repairs are hnished the
air connections completed, the extrsenon
Of ore will be commenced again from that
| portion Of the mine. The north driit on
| the i2OO-foot level IL being continued to.
ward the Consolidated shaft. the face OF
| the drift being In very fine ore. which 10
being extracted for milling. The repairs
| the main shaft are being pressed vigorously
ahead. and will be completed In . day or
two more. On the i750-foot level the
north drift FROM the Gould 4 Curry Ia be-
ing pushed steadily ahead. following the
east wall Of the ore vein. This drift 10
| intensely hot. the degrees OF heat ranging
| from 10 10 100 Fahrenheit. The main
west drift ON tho l750-foot level from the
C.. 4 G. shaft IL making the best OF prog
ress. the face In hard porphyry. the drift
having passed through the vein matter re-
Gently struck. This drift is now In a dis
lance Of 407 feet.
California;.
Daily Yield, $50 tons Of ore. Tho orc
Slopes in every part Of the mine. from the
1000 up to the i4O0-foot level. are showing
finely and yielding the usual amount Of
rich ore. Tho mills are all kept busy
crushing M 70 their full capacities. and
| tho Yield Of bullion for the month IL fully
| up 10 the usual standard and insuring the
| payment Of the regular monthly dividend
| Of two dollars per share. A north drift 10
| now being run on the east side VI the ore
| vein TO connect with WINES No. 5
and No. O, In order TO increase the circu.
lation Of air In that portion Of tho mine.
This drift Is being run in the edge Of the
ore. half the width being In good ore. and
the other half In the clay. Sinking both
the No. 5 and No. G wines below the 1000
foot level are making good progress. the
bottom OF No. 0 still being In rich ore.
and that Of No. 5 In the porphyry east OF
the ore vein. The main north lateral
drift on the lG50-foot level IL steadily ad-
vancing, tho face still In rich ore. Sink
ing tho Joint WINE on the south line be-
low the i65O-foot level Is making fair pro-
gress. the entire size Of the winxe being In
good ore. At q point 100 feet north Of tho
double Wine. cutting out = station Tor
| the purpose VI sinking another Wine dow
to the i2jO-foot level has been commenced.
Repairing the double Wine On the north
line Is making excellent progress. The
south drift west OF the ore vein on the
ls00-foot level is making excellent head.
way. The west drift on the l7J0-foot level
from the q. and Q. shaft Is now In . dis
lance VI i07 feet, the face In hard blasting
porphyry. Sinking the &. and q. shaft 10
making steady Roadway. the dow OF water
at the bottom being very strong n
troublesome.
fellow Jacket.
Al the 22O0-foot level the main drift east
has progressed 2O5 feet from the Wine
from which this level Is worked. Tho face
continues in porphyry, showing no pnrtic.
uiar change. The main south drift at the
same level 10 in e. feet beyond the west
cross-drift. Quartz seams continue COM
INK In at the face, and all have . strike to
the southeast. drift north has also been
started from the Wine to see what can he
found In that direction. Thus far ut this
level. which In the only portion OF the
mine being worked at present. no ore de-
velopnient has been made. but the ledge 10
large. strong and well defined. with plenty
or ore indications. Black %sulphurets are
found even In the hard porphyry. and low
..s.ys Fan be obtained almost anywhere.
No sign Of any east wall as yet. Tho
larpest amount Of quartz met with 10 In
the south drift, and the strike Of the seams
met with being d~iagonslly across the drift
To The southeast, indicate the course Of the
ore channel TO DO In that direction. The
shining OF the new working shaft has been
somevhat DELAYED by some heavy ground.
diaicult 10 manage and requiring extra
timbcriuc. This has been forced
through and the shaft Is now sinking
a,.in In bard rock. The water Ia on the
sccreaso. rb new machinery IL being
placed upon Its foundations. the MOIST
ing frame over ihe shAi''s oc'hs Pu'"''
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shA'hs '"'
fair progress the rock In mo bottom oeihs
very hard blasting. New and heavy steel
rails have been laid the entire length Of
A.. -,,.,,.. w,,oh, GREATLY facilitates thu
'no N's.'' """ $500 ~.~"Nu
work. The Joint WINE on Tue HAvAge Iine
below tho isOo,ioot level mas resumea
sinking. and Will reach the i?oV,ioot ievei
In . distance Of % ieet more. when Una,
level Is reached urlit norm VIII DC s.IrSu