Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
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week the 1000 level became noodeo our
ing repair and has not yet been drained.
Work in the winzs from the 1900 level
10 still going on; total depth, 100 feet.
the bottom in Q new quartz formation
which Il most promising. By partitions
properly placed the Ward shaft has been
changed to an upcsst. In the Julia
partition IL now to bs placed between the
pump and middle compartments OF the
shaft to make . fius OF the pump CON
partmsnt at the 1900 level, where the air
from the Sutro tunnel comes In. and
force that air down to the 1900 and 1000
levels. This will still further cool on
the mine and vsntilate 1t thoroughly.
Unioa Csaselidassd.
The drift south Of east on the 2400
level il now 65 feet In ore and has good
ore in the face; which Is Is feet further
than was anticipated and that distance
beyond where the ore body cut Of In the
other drift. For joint Mexican workings
sec report Of that mine. On the $500
level the DRIFT south. running toward the
joint Mexican winss, has encountered .
softer formation Of vein porphyry SINH.
lar to that found In the Mexican drift
north ON this level. The Slopes yield
100 tons OF good ore per day. which will
b increased a. fast - facilities are ct
hand for raising 1t.
Mexican.
The north drift, $500 level. continues
to cut soft blrdssys porphyry carrying
some water and requiring to be tim.
bersd. The drift 10 averaging four feet
per day; total length. l48 feet. For
Joint 0phir workings sec report OF that
mine. The joint Union erosscut west.
1000 level, 10 In harder vein porphyry;
total length, $50 feet. which Is being
increased al the rate Of four feet per day.
The Joint Union winxs from this level 10
down 210 feet and continues In vein
matter carrying some water.
Jassioe.
The south drift from the Alta shaft Ia
being driven ahead a. usual and In Ans
looking rock. The crosscut west ON
this level IL also progressing ~favorably
and Is encountsring some very good.
looking quartz which gives promising
assays. Work In the winze from the
1850 to the 1850 level is being prosecuted
a. usual. The lateral DRIFT south on the
1850 level IL being pushed along the ore
vein and IL making good progress. The
Ramsdell mill Ii reducing II tons per
day Of Justice ore Of fair erode.
Alta.
Nearing the 1850 level with the incline
which is cutting punches and ~stringsrs
OF ore. The quartz Is Of very good
quality, and carries considerable metal.
The water 10 coming In pretty strongly.
requiring all the compressed air at COM.
msud to handle II. hence no work 10 go.
ing on ON the 1850 or 1850 levels. The
drift north on the 1850 level In Lady
Washington ground Ia making usual
progress in . fne vein formation.
9osld q Curry.
Tho joint Best & Bslcher crosscut
east. 100 level. is making excellent
progress through hard. dry ground;
total length from main lateral DRIFT, 1873
feet. Sinking Il making better progress
at the G. 4 @. and D. 4 b. shaft.
About 25 feet per week will be made,
although the dow OF water 10 strong.
The pumps work we'll and handle all
the water by running six strokes per
minute.
North Bosansa asd Flowery.
The shaft Il twenty feet below the 600
level. There are no changes to be no.
ticed in either the Flowsry drift on the
400 level or that north In North Bonan.
IA on the same level. The south drift
running from the crosseut west In North
Bonanza and on this level has Its face
In the same formation Of low.grade
quartz mentioned last week. There are
no changes to Be noticed on the 500
level.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shan.
A large and convenient working sta.
ton has been prepared at the 24Oo level
and today the main west drift on this
level was started. The material encoun.
tered In chambsripg for this station was
soft vein porphyry and some stringsrs
OF good quartz were encountered run.
ming through Il. The drift will be
pushed with all speed.
8ullion.
The incline WINE from the 2l50 level
Il now down 2e8 feet on the slope below
that level and continues In . mixture Of
clay. porphyry and quartz. Some hot
water seeps into the winxs, but not
enough to hinder operations. The north
drift, 2l00 level, 10 100 feet from Ex.
chequsr line, it, face In porphyry and
quartz. Some water seeps through the
rocks hero also.
Crosseut No. /, 1900 level, Is today IN
lss feet, its face In vein porphyry with
. little quart. running through Il. In
this crosscut the low grade quartz passed
through was 4s feet. 10 orosseut No. 2,
which IL in ITO feet. the quartz still con.
tinuss : total length Of It this morning.
80 feet. Other work Ii making usual
progress.
The stump Of the incline below the
5000 level IL finished and all energies are
bent to placing the pumps to the 2760
level, which commenced yesterday. A.
soon % II 10 accomplished the 5000 level
will b. opened and work on the 2760
be continued. This will be done about
the last OF the week.
Hale q Nercress.
On the 22c0 level crosscut No. 2 10 In
90 feet. cutting quartz with seams Of ore.
The work 10 prosressins we'll q the tenn.
psraturs OF the drift Is greatly reduced