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

VIRGINIA. New. January ~. 1878.
X. N. FoHi.. E.q., President Of CaiJor-
MIA Miai-y CS=pasy - DEAR sm; The
California mine has yielded during the
year ending December 81. 1871. 2i7.i32
tons OF ore. There remained ON hand on the
nrst day Of January. 1878, in the ore
| houses and st the mills. 1890 100000
tons making q total Of 2is,692 100000
tons. OF thi. ore asses 100000 tons
have been reduced. leaving on hand in the
ore houses and at the mills 5000 100000
tons. valued by assay at s5is.i3i. The
| ore reduced has yielded bullion Of the
value Of sis.s2t.s50 "a. or SIS i9s per
ton this yield being 70 $40 per cent. Of
the assay value Of tho ore. The value OF
the gold In this bullion was $3.50, las a.,
and Of the silver -. .ioi 80.
After paying the expenses OF transport
tation and the heavy discoun, which Is eI-
acted on silver. the net proceeds realized
from the bullion by the time It has become
converted into money. amount to consid-
| erably less than the stamped value OF the
bars.
In reviewing the operations in this mine
| for the past year. that there may DO . fuli
| understanding Of their nature and extent,
/ will describe what work has been done
on each particular level, and the results
commencing with the
400 Esot Lessi.-Considerable work has
| been done on this level and on the levels
above ID. bat not enough 10 Determine
| whether orc exists or not, in either OF
them. The drifts aud crosscuts hereto
| fore run are badly crushed and require
much labor to place them In order. This
should lie done aud the ore veins thor
| oughly prosecuted. and the value OF any
| ore which may be contained therein be de-
termined within the present year.
1900 Poo, Lersi.-From this level much
| ore has been taken. and much still remains
ON the east side Of the Slopes which have
been worked. Is quality. solar a. II has
been developed, IL OF low grade, ex-
cepting a small body lying south from
crosscut No. 4 and on the west OF the main
ore body. This body Ia but IA feet In
width aud between GO n 10 feet In length.
In the northern 200 feet ~ the mine on
this level and tho level above. our drifts
and crosscuts nave not been extended to
the east boundary OF the ore body, but
have terminated In q vast body OF poor
auartz-of too low q grade to justify ex-
traction. These drifts should be extended
10 the east wall and q thorough knowledge
Of this locality BE- obtained.
We are engaged now In running = driit
from the @. a T.. Joint drift on this level,
so far i3G feet. and Its whole length. when
II intersects the ore Slopes, will be 3Il
feet. From this drift We can develop this
body Of quartz eheaply and avoid the
crushing ground which adIoins the set
Ting ore Slopes.
The main north drift which extends
from the main shaft TO crosscut No. 4 ON
this level, also crosscuts Nos. l, =, 3 n 4
are In fair condition but they are kept 81
at continual heavy expense ON account OF
the constant settling and creeping to the
east OF the ground near ~ and west OF Tho
ore slopes. through which this drift and
these crosscuts pass. No. 1 Wine extends
down to the iGOOLfoot level. Through this
winze are passed all tho timbers for the
northern part Of the mine on the two levels
below. II will bs continued 30 the 1850
foot level, and be used for the same pur'
pose for that level.
1850 Foot Lsssi.-From this level a yasl
quantity ~ orc has been taken, 81 high
grade. On the sill floor the ore has eS.
tended the whole length Of the mine, ex'
cepting q few feet next TO the northern
boundary. The same NAV lie said of The
second floor and upward, excepting 10 feet
next to the north line. The part excepted
carries ore Of low grade. The ore body on
this level, at the widest point. Is iG2 feet
in width. To tho east Of this ore body
there Ia q very large body Of low grade
quartz. similar to that on tho levels above,
which has not been developed the cross
cuts not having been extended 10 the east
wall Of the ore vein.
From all appearances the largest por-
ton Of the bulk Of ore on this level has
been taken out. There still remains con-
siderable ore Of good quality. and 9 large
quantity OF medium grade.
We are now running . large working
drift ON the west side Of the ore body, In
the solid west wall. This drift will extend
the whole length Of the mine. connecting
With the main shaft on the south and with
the Ophir mine on the north. All the
crosscuts will bo continued to this drift,
and from II access will be had 10 all parts
OF the level. The completion OF this drift
will relieve Us from the heavy expense
which il required In maintaining drifts
close TO the settling and swelling ground
adjacent to the ore body.
This level l. we'll ventilated by wines
sunk At intervals In the vein.~ connecting
with the level above and with the level
below. Wine No. 3 extends to the 1850
- -. 81 LU uaana ~ n Rapa moi
and materials are cheaply conveyed down
1t TO the 1000 and i6j0-foot levels.
The east clay OF the ore body has been
followed northeast from No. 3 Wine l2O
feet. Lying against this east clay Is an
east seam Of ore IL feet in width. OF fair
quality. This ore seam gradually widens,
going north. II is east Of what has here
tofore been supposed 10 be the east clay
Of the ore body. Between this point and
the northern boundary the east wall has
not been reached on this level.
1900 Foot Lsr,i.-From this level i0J,-
T23 100000 tons o. ore have been ex.
tracted. and all OF this has been hoisted
through the 0phir shaft. The ore breasts
show q large quantity OF good ore remain.
ing. The sill floor has been extended
from the northern boundary south 10
within $40 feet Of the south line OF tho
mine. This $40 feet OF the ore body Is
untouched between this level and the
level above. except where 1t has been PEN
etrated by No. > WINE, which passes
down through IT, This Wine shows
good ore. and We have reason TO believe
that the whole block is Of the same good
quality. .
The sill fioor between winkes Nos. ) and
O discloses q poor spot extending across
the ore vein. Its length is so feet on the
east side aud nearly 40 feet on the west
side: but the second floor and all the floors
above show continuous ore over this poor
section. Wine No. G has been sunk from
this level 100 feot TO the i700-foot level.
passing down through fair ore to within
10 feet Of its bottom, at which point u en-
tered the west wall. Wine No. 5 has been
sunk $40 feet below this level and con-
nected with the 1850, 100, 1850 and 1870
foot levels. These wines are large, and
have each two compartments. with strong
air winding engines placed upon them,
and they are indispensably necessary for
the transmission OF men and materials and
for tho free passage Of air from level to
level. Wine No. 4 has been sunk 10 the
i65OLfoot level and ventilates that level.
A large drift connects with the Ophir