Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-01
MINING NOTES.
All Along the L.ode-Hers . Little
and There . Considerable,

The new machinery Of the North Con.
Virginia will start up in a week. The
work Of placing the monster engine
has been delayed on account OF not re-.
csiving some OF its important parts
when wanted. but constructing engineer
Towns says q better job never came GU,
OF San Francisco. No machinists have
been required yet for alterations. Pres.
colt Scott K Co. are the makers.
Sierra Nevada's big air compressor
will get steam Monday forenoon. eleven
days from the time Of its delivery.
This is very quick work when the size
and weight OF the machine are con.
sidered. Connections are yet to be
made with the new air receiver. Then
connections with the steam drums OF
the old sets and new boilers.
Owing TO tho difference in surface
levels and the gain in depth In the Sierra
Nevada by reason Of the stations there
being lower than they are called. some
eighty feet are said to remain TO be made
to connect the upraise from the 100
level with the North Consolidated vir-
sinia shaft. This will take from two to
three weeks.
The whole OF the bottom Of the 0phir
incline 10 in fine looking vein matter.
AL the hosting at the Yellow Jacket
mine Is now done through the new shaft.
The cages Of the old works have been
transferred.
Five small air engines will be dis
psnsed With In ths Julia mine when the
mine is drained by the Sutro Tunnel.
Men have frequently TO be carried out
Of the north drift, 22O0 level, Of Sierra
Nevada on account Of tho heat. All
this causes delay in work, but will 10
obviated after Monday.
At the Hale Il Norcross the Wine
below the 1000 level east drift Is being
worked In as men can he spared from
other necessary labor.
Another bob will Vol DO needed in
the Chollar-N orcross.Savage shaft.
A little more water is coming through
the clay wall Of the ledge on the 200
level Of North Bonanza, but is all
handled neatly by the pump.
Drifts are to be run both into Flow
cry and North Bonanza from tho 800
station OF the incline shaft.
They still have all the water at the
0sbiston shaft that they need.
As soon a. the present surface work
at the Sierra Nevada Ia over. an ore
house 10 front OF the works is to be con.
structed. The survey Of the railroad
track which is to be u to the works
runs both to the east aud low enough to
dump into the cars and also takes an
upper grade TO the west aud into the
yard. Before constructing the ore dump
and the track leading TO 1t, tho black
smith shop will need moving.
There are whispers Of strikes in the
mines along the Divide-Imperial and
Bullion ranges.
The c. 4 c. shaft is 1875 feet below
the 2l50 level.
Two beautiful cages have been deliv.
cred at the Mint shaft for the Mt. Hood
X Vancouver mines. Bailing has been
interfered with somewhat Of late. but is
now going on again, and these cages will
soon be needed.
No harder rock has ever been o
tered on the Comstock than is now found
in the bottom Of the North Con. Vir.
ginia shaft. The formation 10 the same
in the uprsiss under it.
The North Con. Virginia shaft is the
best on the lode. From the time II was
started to the present il has never cost =
dollar in repairs.
Sierra Nsvada's works are 3GH feet
lower than those at the North Con. Vir.
ginia.
The Sierra Nevada shaft is the only
one on the lode which is deeper than 1t
il called. The 100 level is 1929 feet
s inches below the surface.