Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-04


Crsvu Pstss asd Bsieher-rhs
s,,u.,,es In the Ophir. Cali.
t.vsis, Consolidated NtrEtnts.
Ala, Julia. Jussies ssd Other
Miaea-
The grand feature Of the mining situ-
alton for tho week has been the cross-
cutting Of the new ore body in the Sierra
Nevada at a point l4o feet below the
point at which the quartz and ore VA
first struck. The crosscut had psus-
tratsd the quartz but a very few feet DO
fore the ore showed improvement. aud
by the time q distance Of ten feet Was
penetrated almost the entire face oil
the drift Was in rich ore. Twelve
feet in the average assays ranged
from 800 to 5000 per ton. an aver
ago Of i've assays showing $6io.
This morning many Of the richer
specimens OF ore assay up into the thou
sands. while a fair average OF the whole
face Is probably $500 to $500 per ton
What the length. breadth and depth OF
this ore body is. a only be e%onjec-
tured, but there now seems but little
doubt that another OF our extensive and
rich bonanzas has been struck. and that
the Sierra Nevada alter years OF patient
prospecting is in turn soon to take its
place as perhaps the leading mine o; the
Comstock.
Tho Belchsr on Saturday last started
two east crosscuts ON the 1880 level
one pa feet south Of the north incline
and the other directly opposite that
shaft. These drifts in . short time must
psnstra,s the ore vein at n Point where
there is q strong prospect Of again find
ing . renewal Of the Lost ore.
The Crown Point also started two
sast crosscuts into the heart Of their
ground this morning, 80 that II will no,
be at all surprising should the south
or Gold Hill end Of the Comstock soon
begin to keep time with the grand
change wrought during the past few
weeks ON the north end.
The situation in the ophir. Califor.
mia. Consolidated Virginia. ovsrmau
and Julia are virtually unchanged for
the week. At the Alta and in the
Justice. Silver Hill. New York and other
south-snd mines preparations for lively
dsvslopmsnts at no distant day are ma
king steady progress.
Below We sive our regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information. derived from Of
fcial and authentic sources, showing
the situation Of each mine to-day up to
the time Of going to press:
Consolidated Virginia.
Daily yield OF ore 200 tons. which Ia
being crushed as fast as II IL extracted.
Repairing the consolidated shaft 10
making steady progress at the rate Of
i've feet per day. Sinking the c. 4 @.
shaft is progressing at the rate OF two
feet per day. It is now down II feet
below the 1850 station. The rock in the
bottom ia still hard blasting and the
dow OF water apparently stronger than
ever. The main south drift on the 1850
level is being again rapidly advanced.
the face in hard blasting porphyry.
Crosscut No. 2 on this level is now in =
distance Of l7s feet. the face in vein
porphyry. A drift from this crosscut
has been started at a point 12l feet west
from the main south drift, which Is in
tended to connect with Wine No. 5 from
the 1850 level for air purposes. The
east drift from the bottom Of the joint
Best & Belcher Wine on the 1850 level
is making steady progress, the lace still
in vein matter showing strsaks OF quartz.
Crosscut No. 4 on the 1850 level has
been stopped and erosscut No. 3 started
mp. This drift Is now steadily advan-
cling. the face in vein porphyrp. Sink
ing the winze on the ore vein below this
level i. making steady progress. the
bottom being still in good ore. II Is
now down is feet. The uPraiss to ION.
nee, Win IN n ~. i9sS ,.,.i \. s,s.siIv
oS,snc;no ths face in ane ore IN.
w;nrs from The lsysl aboys h. also In
eaod ore and viii comnlsts a connection
In IN. nn,si.s In |. day or Two mora.
Fn,s,s;n, snd Numbering The main
90, and xs.t dr;ft connecting with the
q 3 q .hait ON mn, ICJO level ia
makins cool progress. The southwest
drift on the 1900 level Is being repaired
AT the rate Of three feet per day. Re-
timbering the east drift on the 400
level, leading to the east ore Slopes. Ia
making fair progress. The south drift
on the 1900 level has been retimbsrsd
for a distance Of 400 feet.
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Daily yie'd' z'o IONS o' orc A'sP.as
the Battery mill steadily running. Ths
ore Slopes going northeast on the 1850
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