Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-29
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SINKING tho WlnLb pcioW inc ivvV level
10 going vigorously forward. the bottom
still In good ore. This vinEs Is now down
ios feet perpendicularly. tho entire sizo
Of the shaft having passed through rich.
unbroken ore for the last 40 feet. What
may bc the width and extent Of this ore
cannot Of course DO told until matters are
In proper shape for c~rosscutting. It's the
inisntion 10 push this winze ON downward
70 complete An air connection with . drift
shortly 70 DO started eastward ON the 2i00
level, though previous 70 doing that . drift
will probably DO run 10 the westward to
form an air connection with the east drift
now being run on the 1000 level. That
drift 10 nov In . distance Of 1876 feet. and
will have In the neighborhood Of 100 feet
TO yet run In order 10 complete tho con.
nection. The rock In the face Of this drift
!: hard dry porphyry. The ore and waste
chutes ct the 1000 station are nearly hn-
ished. Sinking the new Joint winzc below
the 1900 level on thetCalifornia line has
been commenced and IL making good
progress. The Wine below tho 1850 and
tho upraise from the 1870 level near tho
south limo In the California mine have
been connected. and together form one OF
the beat ventilators In the two mines. and
arc aiding greatly In cooling and faciii-
tating the prospecting operations on the
lower levels OF both mines. Sinking the
main incline II making fair progress. IL
II now down IS feet below tbs 1000 level.
There 10 . light seepage OF water at Tho
bottom, but not enough TO give any
trouble whatever. Repairing the upper
portions Of the main shaft Ii making
steady progress.
Tho east crosscut on the iGl0 level 10
now In . distance OF 100 feet. having
passed entirely through the porphyry after
penetrating the 25 feet Of low grade orc
int found. the face now being In . splen-
did character Of quartz. which shows i'm.
provement with each foot Of advancement
made. The west drift on the 1000 level
during the week struck water and quartz.
the dow Of water being W strong that no
advance has been made In the drift until
to-day. tho water having gradually drained
out and subsidized. This drift IL now In
40 feet from the main north and south
lateral drift. Nothing 10 being done In the
east drift on this level yet. The north
lateral drift ON the 1000 level 10 being
steadily advanced toward the Gould d
Curry line. Cleaning out the Wine near
the Hale 4 Norcross line 10 making good
progress. the repairs needed being much
more than was At firt supposed. The east
drift on the 400 level Is advancing. the
face In favorable blasting ground. The
400 station has been repaired and put In
good working order. The water 10 down
to-day &c feet below the 2i00 station. The
new pump rods are ready and will be In
place In . day or two more.
BsI~h.r.
The pumps are being lowered and the
pump-rois put In the incline shaft from the
2iCO down to the 23G0 level. sinking this
shaft has been discontinued for . short
time. In order to finish up the 23co station.
The east drift at this station 10 being
pushed rapidly forward TO reach the ledge
and connect with tho south drift from the
Crown Point winze on the same level.
This drift will have about lao feet TO run
In order 10 reach the quartz. Judging by
the ledge formation on The 400 level. The
course Of the south drift on the 2iG0 level
has been changed NO - 10 run outside OF
the quartz. In order TO avoid . portion Of
the heat and the tapping OF more water.
sinking the south winse below the 1900
level 10 meet and connect with the south
drift on the 2iC0 level 10 making good
As soon A. this connection Ia
made. prosecuting the 2iGo level will be
commenced.
Sinking tho incline below tho COO level
was suspended last Thursday. and asation
was commenced for . drift east TO crosscut
the ore vein. This drift 10 well started
and will have to run forty or fifty feet TO
reach the vein. owing 70 the incline hav-
ing been sunk altogether In the foot wall
at Q slightly different anglo from the dip
Of the ore vein. The new station q level
IL It's feet in vertical depth below the COO
leyel, and will hereafter DO known u dcs-
ignated a. the 7G5 level. that being Its
depth below the surface. When tho vein
in reached. lateral drifts north and south
will DO run In the west wall Of u, 20 ~ to
at three different points at once,
thus opening out the new or 7G3 level. 10
the beat possible advantage Good ore do
yelopments are anticipated on this level.
justified by what was found In the same
vein OF the 600 level.
Jsiia Consolidated.
Tho water 10 entirely drained from tho
1000 level. and two crosscuts east have
been started. one . hundred feet south Of
tho shaft and the other two hundred feet.
The fut Of these drifts will follow up the
drill hole recently run until the quartz Ia
reached. Tho heat 10 yet very great on
this level, the steam created by the hot
water being Of times almost suffocating.
To obyiate this q blower IL being erected,
which will DO In full operation In . day or
two more. The pumps handle the water
with perfect ease running at about . half
rate Of speed. Everything IL fast getting
into shape for making some very interest
ing developments In q few days more. No
work 10 yet being done In the main south
eastdrift on the 1900 level. The machinery.
both hosting and pumping, IL In excellent
working condition.
sisvrs Nevada.
All tho work In the mine at present Ia
being done on the 1000 level. which Is
being opened up In tho most energetic
manner. Al that point four drifts are be-
ing run. ono east. one west. one north aud
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