Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13

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bottom In good sinking ground. Tho
pumps and rods arc all In good working
condition down 70 the 2ieo station. The
east drift on tho 2o60 level IL making stsa-
DIV progress, the face In hard blasting
ground carrying occasional stresks OF
good looking quartz. The water In this
drift IL gradually increasing - the drift
ADVANCE, The south drift on tho 1000
level is still advancing through quartz
that asssy from $40 10 SIS per ton. This
drift will In . very short time complete .
connection with the drift east from the
bottom Of the south winze. The lace OF
the east drift from tho 1900 station IL stu
In fns favorable quarts. and making good
progress.
The south drift On the 1850 level 10
being steadily advanced. the face still In
vein porphyry Of . lively. favorable look.
Tho west crosscus on the samo level 10 In .
distance Of 70 feet, the face In blasting
rock. A crosscut west on the lib0 level
hss been started $50 feet north Of east
crosscut No. l. This drift IL now In 50
feet. having passed Almost the entire dis
lance through . 6ne character Of quartz.
The east drift on this level has been run .
distance Of 1T feet, at which point IL hAs
been discontinued for the present. The
face Of the west crosscut neal the north
line IL penetrating moro favorable ground.
the porphyry being softer and showing 90
casional hne stringers Of quartz.
Bsss q BsIchsr.
Cutting out and completing the prepar-
atoms for sinking the joint winso vino
in crosscut No. I on the northern boun-
dairy line OH the 100 level 10 making e1-
cellent headway. This will bs adoubls
compartment working Wine and will be
sunk psrpendicularly TO the 1900 level,
where ID will DO connected with the north
drift now being run from the Gould d
Curry east winzo. That drift 10 In dis
tsnoe Of 1854 feet from the south line and
IL steadily advancing. tho face In hard
block porphyry. One half the expenses
Of sinking tho Joint wlnzo 10 70 be paid BY
the Consolidated Virginia mine.
Yellow Jacket.
Sinking the new shaft Il making excel
lent progress. and everything IL working
splendidly. The broken piniOu has boon
replaced bya new one. and now gives no
further trouble. Tho east drift on the
22O0 level, running 10 connect with tho
new shaft. IL making splendid progress
and IL In . distance OF SAG feet to-day. The
east crosscut from the north drift on tho
22O0 level IL still advancing. the face In
vein matter. The west crosscut opposite
this drift has reached tho west wall and
has been stopped.
0vsrmas.
Sinking tho main shaft 10 making steady
progress. the bottom in hard blasting rock.
with = considerable aow Of water. Sinking
the south WINE below the iiO0 level 10
also making good progress. the bottom
being In q fine character OF lively vein
matter. Tho main south drift on this
level 10 also being rapidly advanced.
Preparations are being made for sinking .
Joint winzs with the Caledonia on the
south line. The east crosscut on the 400
level il also being pushed vigorously for
ward.
Unioa Consolidated.
The heat In the Joint east drift on tho
south line. on the 1000 level, 10 not 20
great and mueh oe'Nr Pros'.' O
made. During last Sunday night tho face
Of this drift cut into . fine quartz forma-
ton carrying some ore. the whole being
intermixed with streaks Of porphyry. This
10 . very favorable indicauon anu iooks
II the DRIFT was approaching . much moro
solid ledge formation. The north driit on
the same iSyei =, oeing .ssn,,y sa'
the face still In blasting porphyry'
u.,.
Tho water in the main incline IL reduced
today TO . point 20 feet bslow the 1000
level. whore IL has been hold while tho
donkey pumps we're being lowered. those
are now In place and tho drainage OF tho
mine will now be pushed ahead with the
usual vigor. That IL will now DO but .
very short time before tho mine 10 clear OF
water, Is . certainty. provided the pumps
Of the Savage and those OF this mine can
DO kept at work 10 conjunction. one sun
sool earnest on the 1000 level.
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been started 70 connect WIN tne nor'n
drift on the 1000 level Of tho Justice mine.
The bottom Of this Wine ID In excellent
quartz and ore, which has every indicauon
OF extsnding from the $50 10 the looo level
OF tho Justics. An average milling r ,ccy
~ ~ ~ ha,osa ..s,srJ.. a..o |. ,stnrn of
sls per ton. Tho prospects Of the Lady
Washington arc daily on the increase.
Caledonia.
..,., ,.n,.r ,h.n -. ,nocted IN
get the broken paris OF 'ne mscn'noiJ TO
placed, so that the pumps have not yet
been started, and consequently no work
has been done on tho 1900 level during the
week. The north drift on the 400 level 10
steadily advancing, the lace In porpnyry
and quartz. me east dri' on sne i.vo
,ese' n,sV ana us,n s MATT,
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Total length OF tunnel to-day 1881
feet. Tho number Of feet driven during
AZ. Ma, xool va. 81. Tho aov of water
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