Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-22

AdvtnelnH 70 teaoh tha north orc body,
The north drift on tho le50 Lowell IL sload,
lily advancing. tho face 10 hard blasting
rock. The north lateral drift between No.
4 and No. . wines on this level has com
pleted . connection. passing almost the en-.
tire distance through ore Of rich quality.
Retimbering the Consolidated shaft 10 ma.
King better progress, the work being press.
Cd ahead with all possible vigor. The TO
pairs average about Is feet OF the shaft per
day. The shaft 10 very hot. owing 70 the
deadening Of tho circulation Of air In the
shaft caused by the platforms on which
the men are obliged 70 work.
Cssseiidassd virxiaia.
Daily yield. $50 tons Of orc. keeping the
California mill running to Its full crush-
Ing capacity. The orc slopes on the 1900
and i650 levels. where most Of tho ore ID
being taken from. show we'll and Arc yield.
Ing good ore. The face Of the south drift
on the 1850 level. In advance Of the ore
Slopes. continues In low grade ore. The
winzo In the west orc body on this level
continues downward In good ore. l.etem.
bring tho southwest drift on this level.
from the @. 4 @. shaft. Is going steadily
ahead. Tho west crosscut from winzc No.
on the 1850 level IL now In the west ore
body, which so far a. penetrated shows
we'll. The ore slopes on the 1850 level are
not showing 80 we'll. The south lateral
drift on tho 1850 level IL steadily advanc-
ing TO connect with the Best Il Belcller
Wine. A north drift will o be started
from the 1900 station Of the Joint Best II
Belcher Wine on the sGuth limo 70 con-
meet with the south lateral drift now being
run In the California ground on the 1851
Lowell. The repairs 10 the Consolidated
shaft arc making better progress, averag-
ing about Is feet per day. Opening the
1850 station Of the q. 4 O. shaft IL making
tho beet Of progress. taking into considera.
ton the steady. strong How Of water and
tho consequent Troubles attending IL.
savage.
No attempt was made TO lower the water
In the shaft during tho week until yesser-
day. when the speed Of the pumps Of both
the Savage and Halo 4 Norcross was In.
creased and the water lowered 10 . point
- feet below the 400 level. This Is being
done In order that the Hale 4 Norcross
may have . chance to put in another lift
pump at . point 30 feet below the 2iO0
station. Tho east drift on tho 1910 level
has passed through the low.grade ore re-
Gently struck. the face Of the drift. how
ever, being still In vein matter. The north
and south drifts on this level. west Of the
orc vein, arc each steadily advancing.
without any change Of vAluo 10 note. The
vest crosscut ON the 1000 level Ia being
steadily advanced. without any important
change ~ record. The working facilities
% this level have been greatly b. nefted by
the erection OF an engine aud the forcing
down Of . circulation u good air. Nothing
10 being done In the east drift on this level
yet. Tho east drift on ths 2iO0 level 10
steadily advancing. tho face In porphyry
streaked with quartz which affords low
assays. A drift west will DO started GU
this level In . day or two more. The TO
pairs 10 the 400 station aud the pump bob
al that point are about completed.
0pair.
The ore In tho bottom Of tho wlnzo be-
low the 1900 level still continues Of good
and covers tho entire .ize Of the
Wine. just how much more there Ia can
not DO told until the 1000 level is reached
and east snd west cross drifts are run.
This Wine Is now down % feet. with .
slight seepAge Of water coming in at the bot.
tom. Tho station In the joint California
cro.scut on the 1900 level is about COM
ready 10 start = winzo downward ~
the 1000 level. This WINS will 10
have double compartments, 10 fact.
be . regular working shaft. The east driit
on the 1000 level Is being pushed vigorous
~ forward. tho face still In hsrd blasting
p~orphyry. IL 10 o In . distance OF i0o
feot. Sinking tho main incline SHAFT De-
low the 1000 level 10 open up the 2ioo sia.
ton. 10 making tbs best OF progress ,he
bottom IN rock thai biAsts wen Ahu makes
: goou Molk'ns snAi npm, 'diIv
orvsr,i snJ will .oon he complet.J.
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H.. -, w,. .n,,ro,v drained from the
"""'
station M drih on the 2ooo level dAy oe-
lore yesterday, and men are now at work
,.,.i,,,, Tho drift and uniting everything
- .-.s... -. o.. .-,,,n.,.,n, ,La
n"e o.
OF tho ore vein; "A soon A
The driit 10 repaired n c,oled : erosscnt
ea.t viii he started 70 follow up uS s ~
nond arm hoio recen.iy IuI W wai.' =.
ore ssle ,ouau.
lhe same nine .he VIZ, na s Wv y sS' y, .hsra
a., hais -. rnn This il neces,ary
In or,ier 10 guard against n sudden strike
Of water. No work has been done on tho
1900 level during Tue week. o new lI'
nn asse re.ai 5000 .nx mara n, found
,Lsre Tbinys eonId hardly Ia In b.ttor
rim than thcy nav Ar, for A rspid al.
of Inc ore ~Iey.lopment. ON the 1000
leyel.
v.,,.v ..L
u -.h.,.- A.. , ,....,i 4.
luz "'''. -
down 2Is ieet' following tho Siope "'
the ledge. The bottom Is in clay. quartz
.,, ro,,,hvrx anil ouit. hard and dry.
atone dam ON the i73O level. N Keen
b.cl m. v,ter fiovin, In from the I" west
.onn,r,', Al that point. ia fast approach.
completion. The new shaft is down
i -i55 feet. and going deeper at the ratio Of
two feet and . half per day. the bottom In
very hard rock. WIN very h,ue wanr.
:, s a.. LIZ nn,pai n.. namning engine are
In place, and the other portions Of the
fu sahtnaFH ara living hf0nNIlt lntn WnfkInH