Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-03
Opnir.

It will take ten days yet to carry the
incline down sufficiently to enable the
station at the 2400 level to be opened
out. The north drift. $500 level, Is be-
ing pushed on at the rate Of 8 feet per
day, the face in vein matter allowing
streaks Of clay and quartz. Good pro-
Qress Ii being made in e%xoavating for tho
tank and bob at this station. From the
end OF the main drift east o crosscut has
bean started IN search Of the Hardy vein.
In the joint Mexican winze from the
2lOO level the rock continues hard and
the water strong; total depth. IS feet.
Low grade ore Is being encountered on
this level In the drift north from the west
crosscut and running along the Hardy
vein; total length Of the drift, 80 feet.
The joint Mexican crosscut on the 1000
level il still cutting vein matter carrying
strsaks OF quartz; total length. 90 feet.
The slopes yield their usual 80 tons Of
good ore and are without material
change. As soon a. the @. & G. shaft
Is prepared to run its double line OF
pumps, the water OF the mine will be
sent there to be raised while the V-bob
Is being placed at the head Of the in.
cline. The usual repairs to the shaft are
still going on.
The work Of freeing the station on
the 1900 level from water had not this
morning been accomplished. but the big
pumps we're making nine strokes per
minute and were taking moro water than
was coming in. Superintendent Gillette
reports the station hot ~ two bells. He
thought he had seen hot places before,
but never such as that station. The air
comes in from the WINE 40 feet away
and draws over the seething food into
the station and makes one hell. Then
comes the food itself direct from head.
quarters, and that takes q turn n
eddies into that station and brings an.
other hell. OF course it Is neIt to i'm.
possible to stay there or do anything.
and down to this hell Of hollis the pumps
have been lowered. The south winze
has been enlarged and retimbersd to the
1900 level.
Uaiss shafs.
The shaft Is being driven toward the
1900 level Of the Sierra Nevada as fast
as men and means car push 1t. The
rock continues hard; total depth. 66
fee. below the 1000 level. To facilitate
operations work has been resumed in
the raise from the Sierra Nevada 1900
level Union 23O0) and Is making as
good progress as the facilities and U Z
rouudings will permit. The drift west
ON the 1000 level to connect with that
coming from the Union side 10 In 100
feet and In good working ground. Good
work Ia being done In laying the founda.
tons for the pumping engine and in
putting up the pump hoist.
Yellow Jacket.
The boilers for the new engine have
been shipped and the hosting engine Is
completed ready for shipment. The
coping stones are being placed on the
foundations. When these are dressed
down the works will be ready for the
engine. The stump below the 2700 level
ID down 10 feet. The water encountered
10 easily handled. The winzs from the
$500 level IL down 284 feet on the slope.
II 10 being run ct an angle OF about 80
degrees, 30 that Il requires 2 feet on the
| slope 10 make I in perpendicular depth,
the distance between tho two levels be.
ing 4l6 feet as the winze Is being sunk.
Mexican.
Progress IL slow in sinking the joint
Ophir winzs from the 2l00 level, the
rock being hard and the water strong;
total depth 70 feet. The joint Ophir
crosscut west, 1000 level. Ia in vein por.
phyry carrying strsaks Of quartz; total
length, 90 feet. The joint Union winze
from this level still encounters consid.
cradle water, although the rock Is some
what softer; total depth. AZ feet. Tho
Joint Union crosscut west continues to
pehetrate vein matter carrying streaks
Of clay and quartz, its face 81 feet from
the main north diff.
Consolidated Virginia.
The north DRIFT from the crosscut
west, $50 level. il In IS feet and in hard
ground. A lateral drift has also been
started south from this crosscut. The
two drifts will constitute o base for ad.
ditional crosscuts to explore that whole
section. The work OF enlarging the
drift, 1850 level. to No. 2 winze, prepar-
atory to starting the raise. Is still going
on. On the 2l50 level the east crosscut
Is passing through favorable material
carrying stringers Of quartz; total length,
l75 feet.
Uuiou Consolidated.
The drift east. 1000 level. is being ex.
tended toward the Union shaft on an
average 4 feet per day; total length, 2Go
feet. No change in the formation en-.
countsrsd. Repairs to the main north
drift ON this level are still going on. The
Joint Mexican crosscut, 1000 level, 10
making 8 feet per day through vein
matter carrying streaks OF quartz aud
clay; total length, SO feet. The joint
Mexican WINE from this level 10 cutting
softer rock carrying considerable water;
total depth. ~ feet.
Lady Bryau.
The raise for the incline from tho $50
Lowell to the GOO level was started up to.
day. The north drift, $50 level, Is en-.
countering more quartz, which looks
we'll. The south drift on this level is in
hard porphyry. The DRIFT west from
the south drift, 600 level. 10 encounter.
ing Q promising formation OF clay. por.
phyry and quartz which gives low as
says. The east crosscut from the north
drift is in porphyry containing streaks
OF quartz. Everything In and about the
mine working well.
Still running west from the station on
the 1850 level. It will take a couple Of
weeks yet to prospect this portion Of the