Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-26
aierra Nevada.

better even yet a. soon as the North
Consolidated Virginia shaft reaches the
100 level and its full size is added to
that OF the upraise. The drift on the
1900 level connecting the east shaft and
the incline is now being graded and
thoroughly timbered for q thoroughfars
between the two points. A station
commenced ut the bottom OF the shaft Is
half completed. and three tank pits in
the shaft have been started. Pumps
will be put in this shaft by the time the
timbsrinS Of the drift is completed. The
main incline is making usual progress
through hard brittle cap-rock nearly all
Of which Is quartz, giving low assays.
There has been a slight increase OF water
in the incline during the week. but not
enough flows in to interfere materially
with sinking. The bottom Of the in.
cline Is to-day % feet below the $500
level.
Julia Consoiidased.
The tank Just above the 1000 level
will DO completed tonight and an eight.
inch pipe laid to the connection with the
Sutro Tunnel by Friday night. Saturday
night the pumps above the 1000 level
will be disconnected. This will afford
great relief to the pumping machinery.
as II will relieve the pump at the 1900
level which now raises water to the 1000
level. At present the pumps are being
worked carefully aud are lowering the
water slowly. The donkey pump at
present is forcing the water through two
miles OF three.inch pipe besides raising
1t, as the pipe Is not sufficient In size to
convey of tho water raised. The pipe
being placed In the tunnel Is six inch.
Through this the water will DO forced by
a pressure from the top Of the tank Of
90 feet, the pipe leading to the same
being eight.inch. The winze from the
1900 level is making good progress in
the finest kind Of quartz giving low
assays.
CaiiNraiA-
The c. & q. shaft is nov Ia feet
below the 2l50 station in hard blasting
rock. The aow OF water into the shaft
from points above continues strong.
On the 2l50 level work has been re-
sumed In the joint west drift, which Is
now in $40 feet and averaging three feet
per day through favorable vein matter.
A chamber is being cut out in the joint
north drift fiom the west drift on this
level 70 commence Al upraise to meet
the Joint WINE from the 1850 level.
This Wine is making two feet per day
through hard rock and Is now down %
feet. The usual repairs are being made
to the joint drift, 1860 level. leading to
the G. X @. shaft and TO the Consol.
dated shaft below the li00 level.
Union Consolidated.
The joint Mexican winzo from the
1000 level is adding three feet per day
to its depth and paseing through hard.
blasting porphyry. 1t is now down 3OS
feet. The Mexican north DRIFT, 1000
level, entered Union ground Sunday,
and Its face is now III feet from the
south line. The joint crosscut from
this drift has been started. When 1t has
been extended 30 feet an upraise will be
commsnced to connect with the joint
winzs from the 1000 level. The drift
connecting with the Sierra Nevada on
the 1865 level Is still being repaired.
The ventilation In this part Of the mine
has been greatly increased by the con.
nection between the Sierra Nevada and
North Con. visginia shaft.
BeIcher.
The south drift on the 23C0 level Is
reaching out toward the south line
rapidly. its face 600 feet from the in.
cline. Progress has been expedited in
this drift in consequence Of better venti-
lation gained from q large air pipe
placed therein. On the 25G0 level the
south drift is making 8 feet per day
along the ore vein, and Is In 3lS feet.
Fresh air has been conducted to the
bottom OF the incline by placing lining
in so that the air from above goes dow
one aide and the heated air from below
up the other. Sinking Is making good
progress, the bottom OF the incline being
i7O feet below the 25CO station.
North Bouasla and fiowery.
The joint shaft is being sunk and tim
bered at the rate o. 30 feet per week. 1t
is following the east wall on down and
il without increase Of water. The drifts
north into North Bonanza ground and
south into Flowery from the second sta
ton are averaging IS feet per week, as
also is the north drift from the first sta
ton. The pits for the new machinery
have been completed. the anchorage put
in, the anchor bolts placed and o couple
Of feet Of foundation laid. Last evening
2 carloads Of machinery were received,
including the new set Of regulation
boilers.
Mexican.
The joint 0phir upraise from the
2lOO level is making 2 feet per day. and
Is now up 40 feet. The main north
drift on this level has passed into Union
ground and will be continued through
TO the Sierra Nevada line. A joint
Union crosscut has been started west
from il to reach the point where the
upraise Is to be started to meet the
WINE coming down from the 1000 level.
This winze il now sos feet In depth and
continues in hard blasting porphyry. II
is averaging 3 feet per day.
Ophir.
Repairs to the main shaft above the
1906 level are being continued. The
yield Of tho Slopes on the 1900 and 1000
levels remains unchanged. The joint
Mexican upraise from the 400 level to
connect with the 1000 level Is now up
4G feet and averaging 2 feet per day.
The main incline 10 now lao feet, on
the slope, below the 1900 level. and IL
cutting bird's.eye porphyry containing
~stringers Of quartz.
Justice.
The crosscuts west on the 1900 level
continue to cut favorable looking vein
matter carrying spots and seams Of rich
ore. The south lateral DRIFT, 1860 level,
is being driven with all energy to get
under this formation and open II up
lower down. The surface workings in
Tho oil walisr Dafaat ground continue