Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-19
NEVADA.
The emit of AttractiOn-An En-.
tireIy New f.ed.e Further East
Fine Prospects-A Man Killed at
the California Nine.

zine Pros pects-A MAN h1lled AT
the California Mine.
VIRGINIA CITY, April IS.
The Chronicle of this evening has
the following: The central point of
attraction on the Comstock, just now,
il the locality of the Savage, Hale IL
Norcross, Gould IL Curry and Best "
Belcher mine. The recent ore discOv-
cry in the Savage is or an entirely
new ledge, which lies still further east
than what is known as the East ledge:
therefore, perhaps, the Easter ledge
might be regarded as a very appro-
pirate name for it. It's general course
appears to be from northeast to south
west, and it looks as though it must
have branched off from the main
Comstock somew here neal the north
end of the Hale 4 Norcross mine,
which adioins the Savage on the south.
The north DRIFT was started at 400
Yesterday in the Savage, on the DOT.
wall of The cross cut to the new devel-
opnent, and the south drift WAS started
from the same point to day. These
drifts will be continued as long as 1t
shall be necessary to develop new
finds, cross cuts being made every fifty
feet or so. The first cross cut will
probably be started by the end of next
week, but before that time work will
be resumed in the cross-cut in which
ore wa- struck. The east cross cut
runs through hard ground for the first
90 feet from the incline; the formation
then changes to regular vein matter,
with tlakey streaks of clay and spar,
until the clay wall, which precedes, or
channel, is cut through. This ground
is very soft and liable to di>integrate,
so that it has been necessary To re-
timber all along the way from the
hard ground. This timbering will be
completed by t. morrow morning.
At | o'clock to-day the water was
below the 2,l00 level of the Savage and
Hale & Norcross, the 2,100 level being
from three to five feet higher, was en-
entirely drained. A quantity of water,
which had been damned up in the
north DRIFT on the 1000 level, burst
through this morning, and a small
deluge fell down the incline for half an
hour or so. This drift is being put i'll
good working order, preparatory TO
cross cutting. At the Hale IL NorcrosS.
the proposition to start n or more
cross cuts, to prospect for a new ore
body, is under considerations. The
water is all out of the 2,l00 level. and
if the north DRIFT is not III too bad con-
dition, a joint cross cut will be- started
on the savage and Norcross line. A.
there is no DRIFT on the 2,l00 level OF
the Savage, this work must be done ty
the Hale q Norcross Company. AT
the Gould ~ Curry, every nerve j.
strained to drain the 900 level, and
get it in working shape. As soon
as this is done. four east and west
cross-cuts will be started as follows
One on the Best Il Belcher and Curry
line; another on the Curry and savage
line, and two at intermediate points.
These will be run both east and west
from the main DRIFT. The expenses OF
running the joint cross cuts will be
shared equally by the companies In
whose ground they are run. II the
ledge retains the trend shown in the
Savage mine, east cross cuts must be
driven at least 500 fact before they can
be reasonably expected to strike it,.
A car man, named Charles j. Har
vey, fell down a winZe in the Caliior
MIA mine at halt past 7 O'Clock this
morning, and was so seriously injured
that he died half an hour after.