Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-24
THE ussHrun SHAFT.
the l~sisiasis. Or . 0rsas ssd Im-
psrsass wsrk Design ef the
works, esc.

The Gould 4 Curry-Bsst 4 Bslchsr
joint shaft. or. as II has been BY COM
mon consent christsnsd. the 0sbiston
shaft--in accordance with . general plan
which has changed the Chollar-Norcross-
Savage shaft to the Reqaa shaft, tho
Yellow Jacket new shaft to the Taylor
shaft. the ovsrmsn new shaft to the
Forman shaft. etc.-is nov the Gene Of
a new and busy industry.
1t is located on what has been known
for years a. 1.-the bone yard" from the
fact that the refuse Of the city OF vir-
sinia had. previous to Its present oocu-
pancy. been dumped there and allowed
To accumulate. Il 10 just outside and
east OF the city limits. and so near the
right line Of Washington street that the
pumping apparatus Of the hosting
works. when constructed. will extend
across the line OF that street. IL 10 Just
west OF the old Gould 4 Curry toll.road.
across which and the ravine below The
grounds extend. The toll-road was con-
structsd by the Gould 4 Curry for its
own convenience. and hence that COM
pany Is free TO use or obstruet II q u
sees ht.
The design to which the future struc-
ture il to rise is not yet apparent on The
grounds. but the plans have been drawn
and adopted and ara similar In all essen
tial respects to those Of the Taylor shalt.
The machinery will be OF the same mas
sivs weight and ponderous dimensions.
In order to give facilities for working
and use after construction. the shaft
will DO raised fourteen feet above the
workings ON the present level. This
will give elevation enough TO run double
cages and to use the approved style OF
ore dumps.
To reach the location by rail. the east
branch OF the q. X @. switch In to be
extended TO the work and will pass di.
rectly west OF the buildings. where wood
and timbsrs will be dumped. and then
switching hack again by q track which
will form, with the others. the last line
Of a W. the main track forming the frst
line, the ore dump OF the shaft will bs
reached. Thus. although the works are
so far east. they will be readily reached
by rail and easily brought 10 connection
with tho other mining projects OF the
Comstoek.
Like all the new shafts on the CON-
stock, the Osbiston Is q monster. As
now being constructed. II has but three
compartments. two OF vhich-those de-
signed for working-ars four fest nine
inches by six feet ak inches. The third
or pumping compartment Is eight fset
by sir feet six inches. This is designed,
however, for both working and pump.
ing. aud ons.half OF the eight feet will
DO given up TO q cage. The tanks Will
be cut out to the north. There will be
q double column Of i5-inch pumps. both
suctions extending into the n tank.
thus leaving In the pump compartment
nothing but the two pump columns and
the pump rod.
The workings are to be Immediately
covered by n temporary structure, over
which the permanent buildings will he
erected next summer. For this tenn.
porary structure the first loads OF luni-
Der were delivered to-day. There Is
also being laid In q supply OF wood for
running through the Winter the donkey
engine used in sinking.
Thus. this new. great and nnques-
tionably wise undertaking. may nov he
said 10 be fairly inaugurated. The work
will be pushed vigorously. Superin-
tsndent Osbiston has appointed ~ fore
man Of the works ]. Z. Tompson. form
erly Of the G. x q. shaft, q thoroughly
competent and energetic man. who has
the lsudable ambition to beat In sinking
this shaft the time and rate OF any shaft
vet sunk on the Comstock. The work
will be at the same time we'll done.
At present the sinking Is good aud no
great water courses are expected to he
encountered. The site Is on the same
general make o. that OF the Mint shalt,
which has encountered no water OF con.
equsnce for about 1900 feet. while
water courses are known TO lie ON each
side. The distance from the SHAFT TO
the line Of the Sutro Tunnel Ii about
the same or a tribe moro than at the
Bonner shaft OF tho Gould x Curry.
Connection will DO made with the Sutro
Tunnel at the proper time for safety a.
well as convenience and economy.