Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-16

Latest Reliable Reports frsm ehe
Miaes.
People on the Comstock have ceased
to expect any general and continued i'm
provement in the stock market till the
question OF the adoption or rejection Of
the new Constitution Of California IL
settled. 1t il true some Developments
may 10 made which will liz certain
mines into temporary Importance and
cause values to vibrAts somewhat up
ward. but the advance would only DO
sectional and considerably restricted al
that.
The reported improvement In the
incline Of the ophir is officially denied.
The workings there are. however. in
very promising vein matter. in which
Developments are likely TO occur at any
time aud still may not occur in months
IL at all. Still they are looked for hope
fully and snIiously. II Ii also hoped
that the widening OF the vein on the
sixth floor OF the slopes above the 1000
level. going toward the California, may
DO a permanent improvement. At any
rate the situation in the mins 10 q Of
great promise ss well Is Of general In
terest.
The most OF the mines along the lode
are rapidly advancing toward important
operations. What these are In the
Sierra Nevada are well known. Those
10 Ophir are mentioned above. The
Hooded mines must wait the completion
Of the Suiro Tunnel. In the Imperial.
Alpha. E,chequsr and Bullion the ait
uation is not ready to culminats yet.
unless the erosscut. 2l50 level. Of the
latter should lind ore. The Yellow
Jacket Is working hard for something
in prospective. Crown Point and
Bslehsr are more promising Of imms-
dists results aud are pushing their cross
cuts. Should the levels new opened
prove unproductive. the next lower level
can scarcely fail Of giving more salts
factory results. IL indications have not
lost their significance. Important oper-
atoms in the Alta are still in allegiance.
Justice is likely at any time in the near
failure to open up Attenuation which will
be most satisfactory to its shareholders.
In the Silver Hill and Succor develop
meuts are increasing in importance and
promise. In fact tho whole Comstock
seems ripsning rapidly toward produc-
tiveness.
Below We give our regular weekly
summary OF the latest and most correct
mining information. derived from OF.
fetal and authentic sources, showing
the situation Of zach mine to-day up To
the time Of going to press
Bei~her.
During the present week. 20 feet will
be added to the depth Of the main in.
cline. AMI less than 30 feet now remain
to DO run. on the slope. TO reach the
27CO level. The station there will.
therefore, DO opened In from four to
i've weeks. The whole formation IL
strengthening up and has the same APP
p~earancs In the incline now that 1t had
after running II feet east from the sta.
ton on the $500 level to get out Of the
dyke. Crosscut No. I. AGO level. oppo-
site the incline. IL making 8 feet per
day, but has not yet reached through
the casing OF the vein. IL Ia cutting
some quartz and clay. n well o. por-
phyry, and is in . magnificent forma-
ton. A crosscut has been started east
also on the Crown Point line. but IL has
not yet reached the vein. Work in the
south drift. 25G0 level. has been re-
sumed. The crosscut ON the south line.
$500 level. is making 8 feet per day. and
Is In 30 feet. yet has not reached the
vein. which shows what q sharp turn 10
made by the ledge near the south end
OF the mine. A large chute has been
started in the north drift on the ?56O
level In which can be stored q large 40
cumulation OF debris should 10 81 any
time DO convenient 10 do 80.
opsir.
Repairs to the incline above the l4Gs
level are being continued. The main
incline Is averaging 2 feet additional
depth per day through = very favorable
vein formation and has bcen without
material change during the past week.
The bottom is to-day 10 feet below the
$500 station set. II will DO continued
for a stump before the station 10 sx.
cavaied. Work in the joint Mexican
upraiss from the 2lO0 level IL making
but ln feet per day owing to the u.
trems hardness Of the porphyry. There
has been = marked improvement In The
slopes going south during the past
week, the vein on the sixth floor above
the 1000 level having widensd con.
siderably.
caiiesuia
The joint drift. west, on the $50 level.
is in 20 feet aud averaging > feet per
day. The usual repairs are being con.
tinued in the joint DRIFT to the @. i Q.
shaft, on the 1850 level. Connection
has been made between the joint Wine
from the 1850 level and the uprsiss from
the 2i50 level. and there will be q joint
crosscut started wsst thsrsfrom ON the
1000 level in . few days. The joint
west drift, 2i50 level. from the Q. 4 ..
shaft il lO6 feet in good.working ground.
The G. 4 @. shaft 10 l6 feet below the
$3.50 level. Average daily yield OF ore
for the past week. 222 tons.
North Bssassa and Fiewsvy.
No work has been done from or
below the second station since Sunday.
An engine and blower and . 5-inch Dean
pump. capable Of handling aga gallons
Of water per minute. are being placed In
that station. At the first station the
chute is being enlarged to ten times Ito
former capacity. On the surface the
| pipes are all In and the steam COZ
nsctions made with the new engine which
IL In place and nearly ready to run. The
s~moks-stacks will be raised in three or
| fo,r I.y.