Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-04

Yesterday afternoon. through the
kindness Of W. H. Smith. Superintsnd.
emit, ard under the guidance OF W. P.
Benefits. a NEWS representative visited
the Bslcher mine.
Those who have never been q hall
mile. perpsndicularly, beneath the sur.
face Of the earth may DO interested In
knowing the only route In this country.
At the old Bslcher works . drop Is made
to the $50 station, from which the In.
cline Is followed to the 1000 level. From
this point connection with the air shaft
Is made, and the main incline there
taken to the bottom.
This incline was yesterday 40 feet,
on the slope. below the 1890 level. OF
2cs5 feet. perpendicularly. below the
surface. This is not only the deepest
point reached on the Comstock. bui
also the greatest perpendicular depth
gained by any mine in America. The
bottom Of the incline is dry. and in 9
formation OF black dyke. which glistens
like anthracite coal. This incline Is
going down at the rate Of % feet. on the
slope, Der week, and when the 2760
level Is reached q new station will be
opened and the vein prospected on that
Lowell. Owing TO the partition placed In
the incline, the cool air goes down the
north compartment and up the south
one, making the ventilation In the bot.
tom excellent.
The Bslcher IL q great mine and an
immense amount OF work has been done
In II. The main points Of interest now,
however. are the crosscuts on the 1880
and 25G0 levels. The former Is being
run near the south line OF the mine and
Was in yesterday 40 feet. The drift
from which Il is run follows pretty
nearly the vein. which al the
crosscut takes q sharp turn toward the
east. The course Is somewhat tortuous
throughout its whole extent. The face
OF the crosscut IL in the casing OF the
vein. The formation consists OF black
dyke. strongly impregnaied with lively
lunches, veins and stringers Of quartz.
which are Of q very kindly nature and
promise better things further on when
the casing Is passed through and the
vein proper il reached. Assays yester.
day from this erosscut raa as high a.
$40 IS.
The crosscut on the 25C0 level Is run
900 feet south Of the incline. As on
ths level above. the drift has skirted the
vein from the station, which Is $50 feet
from the Crown Point line, TO the cross.
cut. There Ia also q p~erceptible and
important change in the formation on
this level. The vein appears TO be
strengthening up and strengthening AMI
no lode on the Comstock Is better defined
than this on this level.
The face Of the crosscut on this level
Ia also in the casing OF the vein. but the
stringers OF quartz, while OF the same
kindly nature as above, are stronger and
the transition from the dyke thereto
seems TO be more abrupt. This indicates
that the ore vein has strengthened aud
become considerably more compact
within 200 feet OF additional depth. In
other words the formation seems to
make down. 1t was perfectly dry on
the level above. but there was yesterday
quite q stream Of very hot water flowing
from the face OF this crosscut.
The general outlook on these levels IN
good. The formation 30 far rs can he
Judged from the faces OF these crosscuts,
Is very promising to say the least. The
vein must be OF good width and ought to
carry ore giving fair assays. or there Is
nothing in indications. A few more
days will solve the problem as to these
portions OF the vein on these levels.
There is. however. abundant oom along
these drifts for q dozen other crosscuts;
and some Of them ought to be pro-
ductivs Of the most favorable results.
Such at least Is the present outlook.
Should, however. all prospecting on
these levels DO barren Of practical re-
suits, the make OF the formation down.
ward Is 40 strongly marked that II seems
impossible that the 2760 level should be
opened up without finding q largo body
Of milling ore.