Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-13
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Tho daily yield OF ore has been in.
creased to 300 tous per day. which
keeps the Consolidated battery mill aud
the California pan mill still busy crush.
lug. There is no change OF value to
report Of any OF the ore producing sec
tons Of the mine. The south drift
from the Ophir ON the 1000 level IL be-
ing rapidly advanced. the face still in
bard blasting porphyry and q slight
seepage OF water coming In. The main
north drift on the 1860 level following
the ore streak is making good progress.
II is now in ll6 feet. The ore streak is
still narrow. but is Of a good quality.
The north drift. No. ., on this level, is
still advancing. the face in hard blast.
ing porphyry. Wine No. 3. on the
1850 level, Is being enlarged and re-
timbered. The north DRIFT from the
Consolidated shaft on the 1850 level Is
steadily advancing. the face still in low
grade ore. II is 10Y In 800 feet. En-
larging the main east and west drift on
this level connecting the G. X Q. and
Consolidated shafts is making good head
way. Sinking the G. X G. shaft is ma.
king fair progress considering the sx-
treme hard character OF the rock pen.
etrated and the strong dow OF water. II
Is now down 30 feet below the 2l5O
station.
sierra Nevada.
Sinking the north perpendicular winze
below the 100 level has been somewhat
interrupted for the past few days by
some changes that IL was necessary to
make in the hosting gear. In the south
incline Wine the work for the week has
been confined to opening the 220O and
2iOO stations. A, the 2lOO level the
station Is nearly completed. At the
2200 level IL was necessary to blast out
u much larger space to make room for
the ore chutes, turntables, etc. Two
drifts have been started at this station,
one northward and the other southwark.
The south drift is intended for the cross
cut or main working drift through the
ore vein and after being pushed far
enough ahead to comfortably clear the
station Is now being gradually turned
back to the westward to reach the ore
vein. which Il will in all probability do
in three days more. The north DRIFT
will make something Of the same char
acter Of O bend TO the westward, only
more gradual and will necessarily DO
longer in reaching the ore. Everything
is working we'll both above and below
the ground.
North BONANZA aud Fiowery.
The new hosting works building is
enclosed. the donkey hosting engine in
place ready to run and the work Of plac.
ing the remainder OF the hosting ma
chinery is being placed ready for use as
fast as possible. The main incline is
now to DO crowded downward with all
the speed possible, to reach a point 100
feet below the tunnel level, ut which to
to open q station and drift TO cut the
fine body Of ore now being cut in the
east drift from the old north tunnel
workings. That drift is now In 20 feet,
having passed the entire distance
through free milling ore, the last 10 feet
Of which assays from S2j TO $500 per
ton. II was the intention to start q drift
before this, downward. on the ore, but
It's holding out 30 much farther than was
expected TO the eastward, has caused the
management to still continue the drift
ahead. the face still being in rich ore.
Il looks as IL II was just cutting the top
Of a fine chimney OF ore. and had any
Of the deep mines OF the Comstock
struck such q prospect the value OF the
stock would DO enhanced TO millions.
bullion.
Sinking the main incline is making
good progress. 1t is now down 81 feet
below tho 20J0 station. The east side
Of the shaft is cutting into a fine quartz
formation which is liable to make into
ore at any time. Opening tho 2O5O sta.
ton Is being pushed ahead energetically
to prospect the ore vein to the eastward
at that point. Work has been resumed
In the west crosscut ON the 1000 level,
which is being pushed steadily ahead to
prospect the ore vein and form a con.
nection with the main incline for air
purposes. The quartz and vein matter
In the face OF this drift is Of q very fine
character. The How Of water is gradu.
ally decreasing. A station Is being cut
out and q large blower put in on the
2l00 level OF the Imperial Consolidated
and Alpha mines. which Is designed to
furnish air for u drift that is loon to be
driven northward on that level through
tho Exchequer and Bullion ground.
This drift will be started AZ loon NJ the
air machinery can be put in working or
der.
Ophir.
Sinking the main shaft Is going Wig
orously forward. the bottom still in por.
phyry occasionally streaked with small
seams Of clay and quartz. It is now
down l53 feet on the slope below the
2i00 station. No work has been done
in the east crosscut on the 2lOO level
during the week. at which point tho flow
Of water from the drill hole continues
quite strong. The new north drift on
this level is in 81 feet. the face still In
blasting porphyry. The north drift on
the 1000 level is being pushed ahead
with all the vigor possible, the face still
In soft vein material showing great reg.
ularity In make, and carrying occasional
streaks Of quartz aud small veins Of low
grade ore.
best d Beicher.
Sinking the new joint Gould 4 Curry
shaft is making good progress, tho bot
tom still in hard blasting rock. The
new boilers arc in place and a new air
compressor is being put up preparatory
to using Iugersoll's drills In the bottom.
The north drift on the 1900 level from
tho Gould & Curry is advancing at the
rate Of three feet per day. the face In
hard blasting porphyry. The south
drift from the pint Consolidated Virgil