Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-18


ofCrowa Peias and Beleher.
The market during the past week has
been very -tsstery. with q general tsn-
dsncy TO get down . point or two II an
opportunity offered. People have con-
hdsnos enough In the mines, notwish'
standing developments have bssn at q
sort Of stand-still practically in the most
prominent places for . short time. But
they are . little afraid Of the market.
All at once they bsein TO realize that Of
late there has BEEN quite an advance In
prices in certain directions, and they
fear . fall. hut why they can scarcely
tell.
The cause Of most Of this panicky
feeling may b laid to that terrible mis-
understanding about that cross.drift OF
Union Con. to get under the Union shaft
on the 81 Terra Nevada 2200 level. Pso-
pie will not understand the situation and
will not give It mp but that this cross
DRIFT must reach whore the ore body
ought to 30; and since It cuts no ore
they are ~inconsolable. The big pear
which hangs ON the Sierra Nevada tree.
with its bell over tho Union side Of the
fence. they declare to have been pune.
tured and 10 have been found to be
worthless.
Even experts, who every fifteen days
have been into the Sierra Nevada mine
and have entered the south drift into
Union, seem to have forgotten that q
clean run Of 60 fest from the ore body
was made to the east before the drift
was reached. Then the drift was turned
easterly twice to avoid water while
making the 200 feet south to where the
cross-driit started. Yet. with all these
facts right before them. they contend
that this cross-drift. within its reach Of
So feet. should strike the ore body. II
ia simply nonsense ; and time and dc.
vslopments will show II TO be 30. That
ore body lies from Sc to As feet. II mol
more. west Of the perpendicular Of the
shaft sought, and the cross-drift cannot
DO expected to strike ore.
The mines. from the Potosi to the
Sierra Nevada. are happy in the pros.
pect OF commencing to pump their
water into the Sutro tunnel July l. The
arrangements are bsing made n speed
lily as possible. and Mr.. Sutro has al.
ready signiHsd his intention to take the
water OF the mines at that date. The
sub-drain through the soft ground this
side Of the Julia branch will not DO com.
pletsd, but the boxes will be placed on
top Of the ground and used in that posi-
ton till they can be lowered to place.
In the meantime. work in the several
mines will DO taken up and the lateral
branches Of the tunnel b constructed ss
per contracts.
The manner in which the Belcher and
Grown Point mines are delving to lay
open their veins is most c~ommendable.
In the former. only q little while ago the
2l60 level was q strong objective point.
Then followed quickly the 1880, the
256O, and now the 276O Is being laid
open for crosscuts. This has been be-
cause the mines have had good indica.
tons that the vein strengthened with
depth and that the body OF low.grads
ore, followed so far from level to level,
makes down.
Alta is still pseling Of the outside,
preparatory to getting at the inside o
her ore vein. Her one crosscut II look
ing well. as are all her drifts.
The Devils Gate Mining District Ii
looking up. During the past wesl
operations were resumed in the Atlantic
Consolidated. the Kossuth and the
Niagara.
Below we give Dur regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information. derived from oficiaI
and authentic sources. showing the sit
uation Of each mine to-day up to the
time Of going to press:
Justice.
Connection il about being made DO
tween the WINE from the 800 level ant
workings on the 1000 level. This winz'
is sunk in the ledge, and has followed Z
thrse.foot vein Of rich ORE which wal
discovered on tho 500 level. As soon q,
tho connection is completed. q drift viii
be run along the vein and the orr
encountered extracted and millsd. tn,
ore is worth from $50 to $500 Q ton,
two-thirds OF the yield being gold. Tn,
| prospects encountered in crosscut No. 3,
1900 level, and in the lateral drift or
that level continue encouraging. On
the 1900 level the main drift south and
the crosscut west continue In . vein for.
nation showing increased strength and
better indications a. the work 10 getting
into the same formation where the more
promising results were attained on thu
level above. The Waller Defeat work
ings continue without material change,
either in yield or in prospects.
Beleher.
All the workings Of the mine are
looking favorably and the indications
are generally good. The incline has
reached So feet below the 2760 level.
The east drift, 2760 level. Ia in 100 feet,
the n north from the station 10 in Sc
feet, and the o south IL In ll6 feet.
The latter Is in quartz and porphyry
asssyino from 81 to %. Cutting oul
for : tank for the 2760 station. Areceni
break in the pumprod was repaired day