Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-19

Tho excitement over the break in
Sierra Nevada stock yesterday was in
tense and many were the anxious in
quirers after reliable information in
regard to tho condition OF the mine IN.
til a late hour in the night.
It having been rumored abroad that
visitors would be admitted to the mine
this morning, at an early hour a large
number Of the mining men and experts
OF the Comstock presented themselves
at the mine. and. accompanied by q
representative Of the News. we're CON
Quoted by President Skae first to view
the ore Developments OH the 1900 level
and then the situation Of the 2lOO
level.
The 1900 station is opened in good
shape and two drifts are started. N in
Q northerly direction with q steady
swing to the westward. and the other to
the southwark with a sharp curve to the
westward. until its direction is now
nearly at right angles to the course OF
the ore vein. Tho north drift is in 10
or IS feet. the face still in porphyry in.
terspersed with small seams OF clay and
quartz. The curve Of the south drift
has carried IL back westward 20 to 80
feet from the station. Sixteen feet Of
this distance was through hard por-
phyry interpreted with small veins OF
quartz and clay slips. Eight or ten feet OF
the remainder was composed OF q soft cap
rock with considerable ore intermixed.
A strip Of porphyry wa then sncount.
cred, passing through which. u strong
clay seam was passed and the drift
passed into what is undoubtedly the
ore vein proper.
At @ o'clock A. NJ. the time OF our
! visit, the bottom Of the drift had pene-
trated into the ore a distance between
@ and Z feet, while the top was
Just entering the quartz and ore.
The dip Of the ore vein is about 81
degrees, and the clay separation and cap
rock is as perfect and fine a formation
as can DO found on the Comstock. Ex-
tending across the lower two-thirds OF
the drift the ore is rich and will prob
ably mill 800 per ton, while the 70.
maining one.third being yet consider.
ably mixed with the cap rock was much
poorer. Below We give the result Of a
number Of assays, not more than two OF
which were taken by any n person.
and all, with the exception OF two taken
by the writer. having been taken by per-
sons visiting at different times during
the morning:
Average assays Of coarse ore across
the face Of the drift (; S257 20. Sll0 &C,
S25G o., S2GO 65. sis 81. 1924 40.
From the bottom Of the face Of the drift,
Sl79 II; from the middle Of the face,
$40 lG. A picked sample from the bot
tom Of the drift went S225 IS.
A piece Of the cap rock. over the vein.
assayed 81. while two assays from the
upper face or poorest portion Of the
DRIFT, Sl3 ~ and SGi IS. One assay
taken by one Of the experts and selected
~ the poorest that could DO obtained,
yielded SOS per ton.
At the 200 level the station Is in
good working shape. and two drifts have
been started similar to those on the
1900 level. The north drift at this
point Is intended to connect with the
north perpendicular winze below the
100 level. The south drift has curved
back to the westward OF the sta
ton about twenty feet. aud is just
entering the orc vein, the ore in the face
being yet much mixed with the cap rock
and vein porphyry. Two average assays
Of the face went respectively sos 10 and
S2l per ton. The drift will probably
have ten feet or more to go to encounter
the rich ore struck in the face OF the
first little crosscut run just below
this level before the station was opened.
Taken altogether. the prospect OF the
two levels could hardly show better with
the amount Of advancement made.
Public expectation has been entirely
in advance Of the real progress OF the
work OF development, which APP
pears to DO in rs forward a state OF
prosecution as 1t is possible under the
circumstances. Where the stock may
go to II is Impossible to tell. but with
go feet Of ore on the slope, assaying as
richly ii does at every point where II
has been penetrated. all signs must fail
for once ON the Comstock II the Sierra
Nevada does not prove a rich dividend
paying mine.