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

ODhir.
The ne~ pump bob at the 1900 level Wa
...r,ed up last Friday and works splen-
didly. The entire pumping machinery 10
now in splendid working condition and
will without doubt DO able TO handle any
dow Of water that may DO encountered on
that level. A soon a. the pumps were
found to DO all right, sinking the main In
cline and driving the south drift from the
1900 level station Was resumed. The now
water from the face OF that drift 10 still
very strong and extremely hot. The east
drift on tho 1900 level Is in 40 feet. the
face in soft birdseye porphyry. The south
drift east OF the ore vein on the 1900 level
has reached . point 25o feet south OF cross
cut No. I. where Q Wine station 10 now
being cut out for the purpose Of sinkinga
Wine below the 1900 level 10 test the ore
vein In q downward direction. This WINE
will b sunk perpendicularly and viii cut
The ore vein II . depth OF u or 20 feet.
The Joint Mexican Wine on the north line
has reached the 1900 level and will con.
meet In . day or two more with tho west
crosscut from the north drift on the 1000
level. This will greatly assist In ventilating
and working the lower levels Of the mine.
The Joint east crosscut on the south line Is
steadily advancing. the ground In the faoe
being much softer and showing streaks oil
quartz and ore.
Yellow Jacket
On the 22Oo level the main drift east
toward the new shaft Is now in 72i feet ;
face In very hard porphyry |; no water.
From tho north drift at the Same level.
connecting with the Imperial mine, two
have been started-esst and west.
The one 10 the east IL In . distance OF ~
feet. and shows very favorable ore indica-
tons. giving Assays ~ high As Sl3 to the
ton. The crosscut west 10 In 90 feet, and
10 also In ~ine-looking quartz. The new
shaft 10 being sunk at the rate OF three
feet per DAY ; bottom In heavy ground.
The foundstions for the pumping engine
arc fast approaching completion. and the
masons are now getting tho coping stones
into position.
LsvfashRn
Sinking the incline below the 600 Lowell
soes steadily forward. with the bottom In
hard blasting rock. the incline Geins Sn.
aisI n0 ,wo,I. A., rate and present
prospects promise the most favorable 70
anita will soon reach the 100 level. Al
tha ANIMAL meeting of the stockholders Of
h. comnanv bsld Al San Francisco dsy
1870 xs-t.yJ,y. "a. 2CG shares of stock
-. r.nr..ented and the following Qeu-
49,. .s,sJ po.rd N Tru.tees FOR the
sa.tn. 49,. ~ nv NJ smith N. Akin.
so. NJ H.xmona' II. W Massey. a. p.
Th.ua.. nj 40. sub.aonent meeting G.
" " smith vac elected Presidsnt, PrE.
In,x, Secretary. and John MacMahon, su.
porintsndent.
Crown Point.
Daily Weld. GO tons OF ore, from the old
INNER ,,opos on the 100 and $50 iovsls.
rhs pro.n.etiur drifts south on these
levels. A. we'll a. those on the 800 Lowell.
Afforded no now features or developments
Of value. Owing TO the breaking Of tho
air compressor, . sufficient amount Of air
could not be had TO drive the sinking Of
the drain shaft and the east crosscut on
the 1000 level, 30 In consequences 10 was
found necessary 10 stop the drift tsmpora-
riiy. A vipzc IN. been started In the
vain D feet north OF the Belcher line.
which is making good progress. but has
discovered nothing Of value yet. Every.
thins worAinS we'll
sierra Nevada.
Sinking the deep. doubls WINE. below
the 100 level. Is being pushed forward
with all tho vigor possible. the bottom In
lively ledge matter. The south drift on
the 1900 level was connected by the up
raise with the north drift from the Mex.
lean mine day before yesterday. making
tho ventilation OF the mine complete 70
that depth and affording an opportunity 10
crosscut and prospect . large portion Of
the new ground In the southern portion OF
the mine. Sinking the north winzo below
the 1850 level WAS somewhat intsriered
station and ihe s.Ar1ins Oh e,oss ~
Tn. .,ns viii /" r.,umsd in a dsy or
two more.
ovswmsn.
Sinking the winzo below the 400 level
IA making good progress. This winIe 10
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