Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-01-16

been extended west across the vein 10 the
Consolidated Virginia main shaft-a dis
lance Of 40 feet. and ore Is now being
| hoisted through this shaft from this level
This level has been partially opened bya
main drift which runs in the middle Of the
vein for the whole length Of the mine, ex-
cept 40 feet In which the drift 10 now being
advanced. The drift, as 1t passes north,
connects with wines Nos. 8. 4, ~, ana
G.. Crosscuts Nos. 2. J, 4. ~ and D nave
been extended across the ore vein, each
one touching. a. we suppose. the east clay
and the west clay. Some OF these crosscuts
pass through fne ore. and some through
worthless matter.
The sill floor Of the stope opened on the
south line extends north los feet, passing
ON each side Of the horse. The ore again
unite, at No. 8 Wine. the horse giving out
Al this point. Here We have opened q
small sll floor SOx30 feet and ~ feet In
hight. and the ore here Is OF excellent quail
ity. The orc body again splits In going
north. one part OF 10 bearing TO the north
east and the other part TO the northwest.
under the ore body worked on the level
above.
The main north drift In tho ore body
.inhsre5 Ave times. and /. now In bal
san5ition' tn says the great EXPENSE of
,sns m.int.,ning drifta In the orc vain. a
,.,.r.I dyift b.s han started from the
- 40 .,J xiiI ha rpn north an tbe
amn-S $500. - n, ,ha WA, ali Tor ,ha
whole length Of the mine. All the cross
cuts will DO extended to this drift and will
enable Us to reach all parts Of the ore
oVny .l.
Ine,c IM ium ~ ~
i.,s,' y ~, on,v =, ~ .on,hsrn Nam
.one' .,,s..,;an ~. -,
u!sa r. ,cna To-, Law, .hora Ira
~ 80. Al. .nd hs.,. .nd nina,
vro oouy w a. s.aiJ .,nsh,aa :,
~ so,Aou 80. 10 y,
um's ~ ~. -, - 49, On
orc. au,n "vt o IT,
mls se,SiS ~ aon'
NO. winho mas o,en su"n ~ anu oo n
necpsu win w, i''Vioo' ~" nsAeV
mas ooen piaceu III ono VI US eouiPA'''
ments, aho,uihs sery oga.en,onn pI
Z from iesei 20 Io'eI. y ,en',iAuon
oil THIS lever mas oecn msdo pe.,e.. " .n1
ionr wings ~h'eh connect u WIN '"o 'e's'
below. -,,
A. -.. .u o.i.o .ho on.,I..,n
uniis uss,i.poe, w ~ W. NJ n wh;sh
40 i.ssoa ,oa nao, TN onr .nor,hsrn
us' - s,nS 40 M. iava, sron,
SN ,ana;oa, i1.oI Prom ,ha ho,,om ~
Wv .aN.en, hss re-, ,nn Iop feat nsssing
!, g., ~ a,a ~ soo.i %nnsIitv ami termin.
-. no,nhvr snd rnart,.s No vsIne
,u.s dritt, H. hem nm north and veal
., a. ars hoiv connecting Win ths ioint
;%noIins w;nrco an the north. which yentiiates
~ ,aysi lno,hsr ,.t,ral drift h run
nh IN ,ha hsrd xcst wall Connecting
-. - u = .hi.h s,,s,d. dovn M
,I,~N,s,n',ao, ~ A. s.., cro..cn, hs.
n I'M ~ Ia, s,da driii.bols ooo fee,
$3.50 h., No or "a yalns hs. h,sn an.
nai IT, ai,ho. cros.c,t hss bean
~, I'm mi. x;,sa 40 sea, nss.inv
III ~ 80 In vein matter AMI law grade
o. R,t ',i,,Ie l. vol Lnoxn Of tbis Isyel.
oT ,.a ~ + Ia,sI hss bssn
..,S.u, on.noi n, running . ioInt drift
~, s,,n, ,hs con.olid,,eJ yirrini. and
c.,,,ornIa ,oin, raft hio fss, on onr sonth
H. A, IN noint Tho drift forLs. IN
.an,b branch n.ssinc into the Consolidated
yiryini, min AMI The north branch into
ne c.Iiforni. mine Al a point no fee,
no,,h 81 tho .onthern boundary. The orc
hsiy h.. heen cyosscuttej Inv A joint cross.
am, n..r ,he south line ana Inv cros.cut,
Sas ? ~ anil q. which extend from the
eas, elay to he west clay Of the ore body.
A drift has been run in the middle Of the
vain from the. outh line north $50 feet. a,
which point IA passes into the west wall. II
continues i'm the west wall 225 feet, ia
eourso being north i've degrees east, and
In rs or 20 feet more a IL expected 10 out
The or, body which was prosecuted on tho
I7OO.foot level, AZ the vein bears u tho
northwest a. we approach the north end oil
tho mine. This drift has 10 be run l9j
ary. whero n will intsrsect the north joinl
winze and ore chute. This connection
viii venl.ia'o inc lever anu snnp's us a.
~, !, .an,h 70 mr. own shsf,.' Winze
No. 3 connects with this drift by . cross.
cut west 10 feet. which ventilatos all OF the
drift south OF this Wine. Crosscut No. !
connects with the large double WINS SUM
from the level above.
The ore body on this level 10 very wide,
and the vein ID well defined. Win regular
walls. The greatest part OF the ore 10 OF
too low q grade " pay Tor mining and
milling. The good ore IL confined 10 the
east wall, and Its greatest width does not
exceed % feet. As tho sill foors OF the
level above carried good ore. and ~ wines