Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-02
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the north line IL making good progress
and will be completed during this week.
after which they viii timber II securely
and begin sinking the winze. The work
of charging and timbering the joint
Union upraise connecting with the vinzs
down from the 1900 level Is completed.
and 1t is now a valuable air connection
for that part Of the mine. On the 2100
level the excavation for the joint Ophir
winze on the south line to the $500 level
Is timbersd, and sinking has been com
msncsd.
Yesterday afternoon, at the time Of
the 3 o'clock shift. the cable Of the
giraffe in the incline broke. Eight men
were on the giraffe at the time but
escaped injury. owing to the effective
ness Of the safety catches. which
operated Immediately. not allowing the
giraffe to drop back more than . few
inches. Owing to the fire occurring In
the Imperial mine Last evening sending
Q great rush Of smoke and gas through
this mine. all work has necessarily been
suspended since, no one being able TO
60 into the mine at all.
North Boaansa and RlswsPy.
On the 800 level the lateral drift north
is running in low.grads ore. assaying -
high as $40 and $l2 to the ton. This
drift will have to be run 800 feet further
in order TO reach Q point beneath where
the rich ore was found In the surface
workings. The south drift running
into the Flowsry ground IL steadily I'D.
vancins in birdseye porphyry. and the
cross Drift has reached the esst wall OF
the vein. sinking the main shalt makes
slow progress. owing to the cutting out
Of the station being opened for the 400
level.
Beleher.
The main incline has attained . depth
Of about 90 feet below the 2760 station.
The east drift from the station IL In 1853
feet, showing soft vein porphyry In Its
face; the north lateral drift from this
| east drift IL in l20 feet, and making very
good progress. On the 1850 level the
south crosscut is in l65 feet, with its
face in o very promising quartz lorna.
ton. The main incline pump 10 in good
effective order. and work goes ahead
lively at all points.
consolidated Imperial.
The FIRE OF last evening occurred in an
old abandoned winzs. known as the
o'Donnsl winzs. which goes down from
the 1000 to the 2l35 level. aud stopped
all work In the mine. As described
elsewhere in this paper. although the
ere Is still burning In that winze 1t can
not extend from II, and can do no ma
| terial damage to the mine. The men
are all at work again to-day, and the do.
vslopment Of the mine goes ahead a.
usual.
Unios shar.
The shaft 10 now 100 feet below the
100 station. The winzs down from the
Sierra Nevada 1000 east drift is now down
4s feet, passing through . vein lorna
ton showing streaks Of quartz. On the
| 1900 level (Which Is equivalent to 23oo
Of the Union Consolidated) they are
starting an upraiss to connect with the
| winzs from the 1000 east drift OF Sierra
Nevada. The machinery IL working
well.
The east oross.drift on the 1850 level
has run into fair grade ore. creating
quite Q furry in the stock. Its extent
cannot be stated at present, but 1t Is said
to be q very good showing for Q paying
ore body. The various developing drifts
and crosscuts ON the l450. 1850 and
1850 levels are all advancing we'll, with
nothing new and important to report.
California;
The Joint Consolidated Virginia west
crosscut on the $50 level is in 400 feet,
passing through q soft formation. In
the G. and G. shaft the tank station.
above the 1850 level, Is completed, and
the work OF putting in the tank 10 now
going on. Work has not yet been re-
ahmed in the bottom OF the shalt.
Nothing is being done in the mine
except pumping. Tho q Of the
stoppass Of the pump at the 1900 level
was . chip which lodged In the clack.
This has been removed and everything
il moving smoothly. At IL o'clock to-
day the water was 100 feet below the
1900 level and going down steadily.
Lsviathsn.
The face OF the north lateral drift on
the $50 level Is over half in q fine char.
acter OF quartz giving encouraging as
says. Water does not interfere. The
north lateral drift on the same level 10
being steadily advanced (; face in hard
vein porphyry. with occasional stringsrs
OF low.grads ore.
consolidated Virginia.
On the $50 level the joint California
west crossout is in 400 feet. through q
soit formation. The south drift. 1900
level, IL In 1873 feet. Total length OF
south drift on also level. 23l feet, and
continues in vein formation. The tank
is being put in OF the 1900 station OF the
G. & G. shaft.
CaIedouia.
The pumps are about ready to run
again. the repairs to the bob.pits OF the
shaft being nearly or quite completed.
Sinking the vinzs below the 1000 level
will make better progress hereafter.
The Forman shaft Is down 1852 feet, and
the strong fow Of water Is on the
increase.
Niagara.
On the 500 level the north and south
lateral drifts are being pushed steadily
ahead. skirtiuR along Q f~ine.looking ore
vein, which gives assays as high a. $S5
to the ton, aud promises to develop into
Q deposit OF value. The machinery
works we'll, and the ventilation Ii good.