Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-26
Sierra Nevada.

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Tho need OF more compressed air FOL
carrying ON operations in the mine Ii
severely felt. and hence the new air com.
pressor is being put in position with oil
speed. The new boilsr.houss is com.
pleted and a new set OF boilers and
connections will be In readiness as soou
Is the compressor Is in place. This will
be about the 18th OF March. The work
Of sinking the incline Is making all the
progress possible with present facilities.
II Is IS feet below the $500 level. The
face continues In cap rock. The north
drift, 2200 level, 10 still in soft. PREACHER.
Gus ground which needs 10 DO well
timbered. The heat also intsrfsrss with
rapid progress. The face Is. however.
800 feet from the north crosscut. and In
good working ground. The east shaft
will reach the 1900 level this week. A
stump will then be sunk and after that q
DRIFT will be started south to meet the
one going north. Good progress ID
being made in pushing the upraise from
the 100 level up to meet the shaft Of
the North Consolidated Virginia. This
connection will be made In about two
weeks and will greatly assist in ventilat.
ing the mine.
osaid q Curry.
The joint east drift. 100 level. Is
making three feet per day. and is now
in $50 feet from the lateral drift. Cross
cut No. I east. 1900 level. on the Best &
Belchsr line, has been started and Is in
% feet in hard pOrphyry. Crosscut No.
. east, same level. has passed through q
mixture Of hard clay and porphyry,
aud Is now In hard porphyry. Crosscut
No. 4 west is in vein matter consisting
Of quartz and porphyry. No work Is
being done in Nos. 2 and 4 crosscnts
east. In the latter at q point 100 feet
east Of the Savage joint winze a chamber
is being cut out for a joint Wine to con-
meet with the 1000 level OF the Savage
for ventilation. The 0sbiston shaft still
encounters o strong dow Of water. fire..
qusntly amounting to 30 miners inches.
Il will reach the 500 level next week.
Julia Consolidated.
The pumps are running well and the
bailing tanks are also in use. These
appliances together are holding the
water down. Preparations to turn this
water into the Sutro Tunnel will DO
completed Thursday night and the whole
OF il will be raised TO the 1000 level by q
Cameron pump and discharged through
the connection rs soon a. word Ii re-
ceivsd from Mr.. Sutro authorizing II. in
accordance with the contract. The
| double winzs started last week from the
west end Of No. o Crosscut, 1900 level,
is going slowly down, the heat being
intense. The hosting shaft and MACH.
merry are in excellent repair.
Consolidated virginia.
The 400 and 1900 levels are yielding
the usual amount Of good ore, the ven.
tilation remaining excellent. The joint
Best X Belcher crosscut west, on the
1850 level, and the joint Wine. are re.
.-;.i.. an. ,.,aI a,t.nt;o, tba formsr
49, p ou.r,. AMI nornbvry and tbe
&c. II, hs,d norpbyry. The Joint
California winze is down 40 feet and in
hard blasting ground. Tbs ives. driit
from the @. K q. shaft, 2l50 level, Is In
good working ground, the face being
$40 feat from Inc shaft. The G. & @.
shaft is being pushed on down az rapidly
as the hardness OF the rock and the large
amount Of water will permit.
ward.
wo,l nm ,be nav buildipp il making
|, - :, 60.
better progress INC hu"'o'
psnters having been increased. Inc
nav machinery will DO ready for opera
A.. r., ~. ,h,b n, noxt month. In the
'n".nms aha work of nr.parins tanks
- tale nm ,be water "A h flows into the
,hait Ia going on. A steel skeet has
,hs machinery is in place. The east
crosscut. 800 level, is in ass feet. the
face in birdssye porphyry with st,ing'.s
OF qua,' ls;n nnss",xsnI TIE c,on.
pioos 10 the east. which il is e1psctedt 10
rsach vbsn in 500 feet,
v,.~,,,.
n.. m.oh,r.
Inc WORK VI p'"'''s '.o nv"
cry is being energsticaliy prosecuted
most Of the heavy pieces being already
4, ,os;,;o, and ,bs nina work nearly
TT. ,.nl h.Iow
comP cc" -, !. ~ Mac AMI ali som.
Melted except calking. 1t is IL feet long
and 9Is in the clear. The large aud
convenient blacksmith ss0p 20 inc Gus oss'
ao ~ GAZING from NJ 10 is fec,
M ~ssl tbrouob hard rock containing
but little water. Connection with the
u~praise from the 100 level OF the Sierra
Nevada will be- made in about two
v.eks.
overman.
The work Of sinking at the o. X G.
.,.u !. .rsnendsd to.day TO nut In the
a.. III =. ...,u.,
/ nav ateel HketL. Oul Will 10 ItSuuuCu