Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-13

About Z o'clock last evening. In COM
pany with other representatives OF tho
press. and mining men. . reporter OF the
Nrws paid = visit OF inspection 70 the
famous ore development recently made In
the drift east. on the i9oo-foot level OF the
ophir mine. The point where this drift
ran into
THE NEW ORE vriS
Il about $40 feet east from the incline
station and nearly in tho center OF the
mine. being 800 feet north Of the CAL
ifornia line. The l9oo-foot level oil the
Ophir corresponding 10 about the 1000
foot level Of the California, makes II about
$50 feet below the 1850 or present low
est ore producing level OF The California
The i75O-foot level Of tho latter mine 10
now being opened. and shows large
amount Of ore thus far. but it, true ex-
tent and value 10 - yet comparatively un
explored and unknown. The drift In the
Ophir has passed through the ore vein. and
and at the time Of the visit lAst evening
its face was In vein porphyry. showing no
ore. II has evidently run into
MORSE"
Tho extent Of which can only DO asoer-
tanned by further driving ahead. The ore
ON the north side runs up even with the
face Of the drift. while on tho south aide
il does not reach the face Of the drift BY
about six feet. Eastward tho ore comes
up squarely against tho porphyry. the ssam
OF clay between tho two formations not
being moro than an inch In width. On
the west side there 10 no clay seam between
the ore and porphyry. The change 10 por-
phyry Is immediate. This 10 particularly
noticeable on the south side OF the drift.
On the north side Of the drift. where the
vein was first struck. there 10 . mingling
Of ore and porphyry. 90 that the line 10 not
90 strongly marked a. upon tho south side.
The ore body Is about ten or eleven vt
through.
ruE ORE
In the vein 10 tolerably uniform and COM
pact in quality. though in most places IL
may be broken out by . pick. II 10 richer
next the "horse" than where frst en-
countered ON the west side, and shows the
best at about the middle OF the deposil
Tho ore Is . mixture Of chloride and black
sulphurets. the latter prsdomisating. The
development has the appearance OF being
connected In some way with . large oody
Of ore. The direction In which this much
wishe,l.for bonanza IL ~ be found can only
DO determined by further prospecting.
The porphyry Is indicative Of the presence
a - sk-.L Aha .any-ItaNnv0rRd
deposit IL not a. large a. might DO desired.
all the surroundings are most favorable.
rMy PROSPECT Z
The drift has now advanced some ten
feet into the body OF the horse and the
material continues about the same-vsin
porphyry with small streaks Of quartz.
Thi. Is very favorable vein matter and the
drift Is liable TO pass through into . vein
beyond at Any moment. with the chances
in favor Of finding . richer vein than the
one already passed through. Tho direc.
ton Of tho drift is ten degrees south oil
east and the vein crosses u d~iAgonaily 10
q northeasterly direction. This direction
however. may have been given II BY the
crowdipg Of the horse-so to speak. II no
ore 10 found In further advancing. drifting
each way upon tho vein is very liable 70
develop . bonanza In a direction or tns
other. The ore passed through will prob
ably mill at least $40 per ton on the AVER
age scrVss the width Of tho vein.
AssArs.
A great variety Of assays have been OBJ
tanned from this new strike. some OF the