Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-17
Ophir.

mine at the present time Is east crosscut
No. 2 on the 1000 level. This drift was
at 4 point 100 feet from cfosscut
No. I, and was supposed to have 30 feet to
to reach the ore vein. This distance
IL the vein widened, be reduced.
Whiio ON the other hand II m,gn' % eI-
'snded 'oas mueh Is 49, lin, n
49, ss.,"rd,x morninr Tor Tho pur.
- ~ ]nr,,inc I, a ,nrn.tsble and svitcb
!, ,hs @irrc,ion al the crosscut with the
,..in drift. The face Of ths
s-....n, h.. moi vet reached the ore. The
San,h Ait, from tho 2OOO station of tbe
-,a-s 4. steadily Advancing. the face In
h.rJ h,..,ing porpbyry. This drift Ia nov
100 -, ~, nea,iy one.h.if ,he d,s,.pc.
,,.,.s.n th. Two vinze., SINKING tbs Ioint
vim. an ths .onih linz 4. coiny
sLa.S ,ha dorl.v nrmn recen,Iv mt In
MIN ,be x.tsr Jown .o .s 10 yiye bpt
,;,,Ia ,,onhIs IA l. now Lawn n feat
sias,ns a. main ,n.iin. 4. w.I,ns .ooJ
n,agrsss anil onsning ths 9iO0 ststion
will 10 commenced in q very few days
more. Repairing the main shaft above
IND 400 lever Is making good progress
Sustice.
The pumps were stopped yesterday
morning IN ORDER to permit oil Necessary
to the pump-bob ~ tho soo level
The water IL steadily raising In the main
bpt will nrobablv mot reach the
,aoo L., ,.,.,a ,ha ,rrn. win he .y,in
WV 's'o's "e P1"f
ready 70 start up. The norm uris On sne
> y level has reached the Lazy Wasnihg'
line. at which point crosscuts poth
and west will be started tomorrow.
Work has been stopped In the south drift
the 1876 level on account OF the water
In the main incline. The ore Tor.
nation going southwark on the i3'0 lever
to show a strong improvement.
Wine No. 2. south; on the 10y lessi. y
-in,a h .unnins arJ worl' Will Cutting
ont a station Tor a hoisting engine and
Wine has been commenced GU tbs isoo
level. small AMOUNT OF o,1 SUM w
=. A.. ,,.u,,,
.. - O.
driiis 'hA' no ieAiSo 'ApP'ns a's' nv"
Of water In the main incline, below tho
a leyel need bo a~pprehepded, sinking
"A. lii. h.. 49,, r..,u.J and q.
As'A" "@ WV
good progress. The bottom 10
still In quartz Of q line character although
indications arc that the SHAFT VIII soon
pass entirely ont OF the quartz. leaving ~
On the under aud west side of the smart.
Raising mp to form an air connection over
south Incline De.ween .ne i.oo T ha
400 levels Is maAihs good PIos,ess
north drift on the 2oOo Lowell u. being
pusneu 'iso'ousy
.iSsrshis ssan,ga of water coming in,
Is . new, and Is generally con.
'idered 4 favorable eature, all the oia
apPe' "'' s
oser'n""'
There Is but little change TO note IN 'he
mine during the week. except q considsra.
NJ. ,,,s... 4, heat ean..l by tho How Of
,coo 80, ~, -
water throug me iooo 'e'ei u'iI'''o'h
the Belcher. That has been stopped. how
aver. by the ,tarting up again Of the
Belcbsr pump,, The east drift from the
lcOO station OF the main incline and the
vest drift from the bottom Of tho WINE
will o o complete a connection which will
assist the ventilation on that level.
The main south drift from the bottom Of
lne VINE on ue ioou , sinsins
,be Joint Wine on the Caledonia north
line Is going vigorously ahead. the bottom
n very favorable vein ma,'er, anu mo
"A''' s"'"s w
.x.y
= NJ.
Inc AIR connection win '"' '""o i"".
nsl continues to furnish q strong current
\, air m, ,omperature of which Ia grad.
- ,I....-In. IT, r. ~ ,ho o,.,
o..
iriit ON the iofo ie'oi s"o"' Nv nv" w"
,ure, whatever. The east drift on the
100 level has made but little headw.y
Tue past week, on aeeu' ,ts%
caused sy stoppago Of The Hale 4
Soroross pumps. The face Of tho west
'rosscut ON tho 2lOo level u showing some
Avorablo quartz. pay before YESTERDAY
he current OF ar was sioPPeu Inoni va,
.nnnei 10 pu'.ihg u VI p,P.s snu
In the Hale x Noreross, put was
gain thfoush 'he oA'sse Ss'e''
LAY morning.
Observation-Disclosures shan.
Tn. sh.f, 4. now in good condition and
-. ,,,.,,.I % ,ho haitian III.