Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-28
Juiis Consolidated,

holders. valuable contract and compro-
mise has been made with the Sutro Tun-
mel Company. BY the terms Of this
contract thu tunnel company are to COM
plets and connect with the Julia shaft at
the earliest day possible q south branch
Of their tunnel which will serve the
double purpose OF q drain and working
tunnel for the conveyance OF timbers
and supplies. Work on this branch
tunnel Is to b prosecuted from both
ends. and has already been commenced
on the tunnel side. As o a. the tun.
mel reaches the Julia shaft, the shaft will
be doubled in size and DO used for the
hosting and lowering supplies through
the tunnel. q depot being established
for that purpose. For the privilege OF
the drain the Julia Company 10 TO pay
500. 0O0-and for each foot OF tunnel
run from the Julia side the company IL
TO receive back $40. Not the least i'm.
portant feature Of the contract 10 that
the Sutro Tunnel Company release all
claim TO that portion OF the Julia claim
lying within the limits OF the Sutro cor
porsion. and liable to dispute by
mem. TAKEN. all together u Is Q
III. spisnua os'sain .os onno
'..i u, noi.oS
80 oseu s,eAueu ou' anu i.PA
W = I.r 'sss 'eyouu ,ns Juaeu'.o
sISsseut 40. :; orosscu' NO. on INC
~ ,s.e' Ms oeen oleansu gu. anu
PHiou W sne iscs' anu " ve'us sss.u
aIi.sh iorwaru q ias' ~ 'ne Intense
aea' % tns ieVei wiz permit ine 'A.o
nAs already eut some very nne quartz
and ore. out mas NOT YET reached tne
point al which II Is eipectsd 70 cut the
oest ore. Crosscut NO. = has osen
cleaned out tor q distance OF ~ ieet' anu
wiii also soon Ne In working ORDER 70
iaes' Inc mscninery 10 al WORKING wei.
sasro Taanei.
Total length 20. 473 feet. The header
I. u.l,,, .ooa ,,o,r..s aud IA r.r,a,v
nearing the west wall OF the great Com
stock ore belt. Definite and satisfactory
arrangements having been made with
A.. Jn,,. Nr;,,,, comn.rv t,,,v ,..o,-
nizins and acquieseing In ths claims OF
the Sutro Tunnel Company. q branch
ys.,srday. which ia intended 10 connect
with the Julia mine and continue south
70 Gold hiii. This south lateral 1raneh
W. In. =. ~, sas, h;as".nd n.
point Of commencement Is 1918 feet
from the mouth or entrance Of the Tun.
mel. The distance throush the branch
ron % 'sno s.a, "ns m",s :. ~ ~
bs Commenced from the shait. n h cal.
culated that the branch will be complet.
ed to that point and connection made
by the LIST Of December. Meanwhile a
large ditch or conductor for water Ia TO
be constructed throughout the entire
length Of the Sutro Tunnel. rs well as
the branch. OF sufficient capacity to car.
~ all the water which may DO pumped
or discharged into 1t from the Julia or
other mines OF the Comstock. AZ this
water will be hot. the drain will be care
fully covered throughout. In order 10
prevent the heat and steam from II rot.
ting the timbering or heating the air Of
the Tunnel.
Caiibrnia-
The average yield Of ore was lesssened
for tbs vsek by n stoppaps Of AZ hours.
-, r.. t.......ot T. ,,un .o1
'"u ;. Ps"P '''
at the Z. * U. shalt. That has been 70
paired. however. and the average daily
extraction Of about 200 tons Of ore per
- .
., -
ou'' o", ms'".n
,sss hsIow the oo5O station. and will he
continued down twenty feet farther to
form a stump before commencing to drift
on the sooo ievs,: Inc loln' oPni,
m. soco lsvsI' Al which noin,
ions are being made to start a south
main lateral working drift. designed to
connect with the q. 4 q. shaft. and
form q working base for the opening up
Of the mine to that depth. The north
drift on the 1850 level Is steadily al.
vancing. and Is now in q distance Of
42i feet, the face still In quartz and low
grade ore. Rstimbsring the 400 sta.
ton OF the c. 4 G. shaft, has been CON-
pleted. and the work is progressing
downward ~ rapidly as the intense heat
will permit. There 10 yet l35 feet OF
the shaft 10 rstimber much Of which 10
an bad or worss than any that has yet
been reached.
Ophir.
The south winze below the 1900 level
h.. ,s.ch.d tina 1000 laval and will now
I~".., "a. a.. 80. ,-;n -.
70 eonne'e' WI" wv
thai level Tor air purposes AS soon AZ
that in done II Ia the intention 10 con.
tim. mi. .outb. drift directly through
IN. C.liforpi. ground to the G. 4 @.
.b.ft. forming a working base for the
DEVELOPMENT Of the entire levels OF both
nina Sinking wipzs No. 1 below the
1000 level is making steady progress.
the bottom being IN blasting porphysy.
w,n1s NO. .,nc 49, I. nv.
in : ai.,spes Of i25 feet. the face still 10
hard blasting porphyry. Sinking the
main ~;ncl;n. hslov ths olOO station Ia