Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-11
C.u,oliaa,.a yirxipia.

Daiy yisid OF ore, zuu tons. inefeis
no change in any Of the ore producing
sections Of the mine. On the 1850 level
the south drift 10 steadily advancing. the
face In blasting porphyry. The south
drift from crosscut No. 2, intended TO
connect with Wine No. 3 from the 1850
level. is making steady progress. The
joint east drift on the 1000 level, from
the Best & Belchsr Wine. Is making
steady progress. the face In favorable
vein material. Wine No. .. below tn
1850 level. Is being sunk steadily.
the bottom still in very good ore.
Wine No. 3 below tho 1850 level 10
making good progress, the bottom still
In good ore. II IL now down III ieet.
The upraiss to meet this WINE IL also
making good progress. Repairing the
several drifts and crosscuts on the 1900.
1400 and 1900 levels 10 making the usual
fair rate Of progress. Repairing the
Consolidated shalt Is finished down to
the 1900 station. and repairing the sta.
ton and driits leading to the ore breasts
on that level has been commenced. The
drifts here a. we'll rs on the levels
above are oil badly crushed and will
require many months yet TO put them
In O proper condition for the extraction
Of ore. Everything Is done to forward
this part Of the work that can, but 1t
will b . long time after the repairs to
the shalt are completed before the many
hundreds Of feet Of drifts on these levels
can again be put in . 1T condition for
the extraction Of ore.
Ophir.
Sinking the Wine below the 1000
level Is making the best Of progress, the
bottom 10 hard blasting porphyry. It
10 nov down CO feet. The east drift on
the 2lO0 level Is also making good pro-
grsss. the face In porphyry. It is now
In Q distance 100 feet. The north lat
ersl drift on the 1000 level will soon be
started up again and carried through
direct to the North Consolidated Viz.
Qinia shaft, from which point alike drift
on the same level will DO connected with
the Sierra Nevada shaft. This will
open up an immense scope OF entirely
new ground, which. taking into consid-
ration the splendid prospects already
developed in Opbir and Sierra Nevada.
can hardly fail In making developments
OF the most valuable and interesting
character. On the 1000 level the joint
Mexican east crosscut Is steadily advan-
cling, the face In blasting porphyry. II
10 now In 274 feet. The repairs to the
main shaft are making good progress.
Sinking the main incline below the 2l00
level IL going steadily forward, the bot.
tom in good blasting ground. No water
10 trouble.
Horsh Consolidated Virginia.
Sinking the main shaft 10 making the
best Of progress, the bottom In hard,
solid blasting ground. The rate Of pro-
grsss Is about two feet per day. The
hard rock through which the shaft is
passing will, when the shaft 10 compile
ted, mako 1t one Of the best and least
expensive on the lode. A drift has been
started from the north drift In the Union
Consolidated on the 1000 level TO con.
meet with the bottom OF the shaft. When
that connection Is completed not alone
will this mine receive the best OF ven.
tilstion, but also the Union Consoli.
dated, Mexican and the north half OF
the 0phir. That connection will also
enable q thorough prosecuting OF oil
those mines. as we'll Is the North Con-
solidated Virginia down to that depth.
II will also form o base for the prospect
ing by means OF wines all the vast body
Of new ground lying below that level In
those mines.
Juiia Consolidated.
East crosscut No. I, OF the 1000 level,
10 being pushed steadily forward. the
faoe now being almost entirely in quartz
Of . nus. lively character. The assays
from this quartz are still light. but the
prospects are that good ore may DO en-.
oountered slmost any day. Crosscut
No. 2 from the main south drift ON this
level has been stopped for the present, o
drill having been run In tbs face some
distance ahead. which proved conclu.
sively the existence Of q large body oil
water which. IL tapped. might again
give much trouble. 30 that II was deemed
bsst 10 stop II until better facilities for
handling the water were attained. The
main south drift on this level 10 enter
ing what appears to DO n fine quarts
formation. which gives low assays in
both silver and gold. The developmsnta
are being pushed vigorously at oil
points.
Consolidated Dorado.
During the week work at this min'
has been pushed ahead rapidly. Sink
ing the shaft still continues. the bottom
showing good indications Of a rich body
Of ore. The machinery is In place and
preparations are being made to start II
up a. oon a. possible.
solid silver.
Good ore is being extracted from the
slopes In the main tunnel. Everything
rupnipQ we'll,