Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-21

tle Time Only Wauted.
The Sierra Nevada has during tho past
week grown from . good prospect to q
mine. 1t might have been. in reality
something more than q good prospect
before, but SO many had met defeat
under its banner that it was not gensr.
ally acknowledged to DO q mine.
1t will DO remembered that the two
crosscuts on the 1900 level showed about
20 feet each Of rich ors-ths south ono
perhaps 4 little moro. Then came tine
NAG. then more ore, then . mixture OF
clay and quartz. and next TO the west
wall, which was not the west wall at all,
q few feet moro Of what would make
into ore. one way or the other. II fol.
lowed. The incline increased the pros
psct-littls more. But to day Its slopes
are opened. its ore-brsasts rich and OK.
tended. and its yield and its showing
sufficient to entitle it to DO called . mine.
Besides. it is supplying q mill with orc.
Tho outlook for Union il excellent
from the Sierra Nevada side. The slopes
there are leading right up to it. II those
who are anxious to know just what Its
prospects are in this direction will calcu-
late how far an incline will swing whom
being extended at an angle Of about 81
degrees, till 1t has made q perpendicular
depth OF 500 feet, having at the same
time = direction 10 degrees north OF east,
and add it to the distance which the
compromise placed the dividing line
south OF the incline on the 100 level.
they will get 1t about right. We do not
believe any one can tell now just where
certain pegs on the surface were placed.
At any rate they were not driven down
to the 1900 level.
At all events, ii appears quite clear
to those best informed that holders Of
north end stocks at current prices can
pick up plenty Of $40 pieces by clinging
to their investments and refusing to be
shaken of by necessary delays or wearisd
by required assessments. Colonel Fair
was right /: 1.-THE north end is all good
from 0phir to Utah." The develop
ments in Sierra Nevada prove half OF 1t,
and the formation into which 0phir'sin-
cline has plunged will yet demonstrate
the other half.
Some Of the mines further south are
growing, too. and are apparently about
ready to blossom aud bear fruit-s
bonanza or two. Those which have
been so long watsred promise well in
this particular. The Con. Imperial
group is growing fast. Crown Point
and Belcher are striking down vigor-
ously and extending themselves into
promising ground. Alta is almost ready
for the harvest aud others arc growing
vigorously. There is nothing the mat
ter with the Comstock, as q little time
will show.
Below We give our regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information, derived from Official
and authentic sources, showing the sit.
uation Of each mine to-day up to the
time Of going to press:
sierra Nevada.
The bottom Of the incline was ysstsr-
day within 10 feet Of the top Of the 24OO
level. The bottom is in q very fine for
nation Of quartz containing strsaks Of
rich ore. It's dip is not so perpendicular
as that OF the ore body and consequently
il has been carried to the east OF the
ledge proper. On the 1900 level the
slopes have been opened out from the
north crosscut. under the incline. to the
south crosscut, . distance OF 6S feet and
u feet wide. South Of the south cross
cut tho ore breasts have been extended
both south and west until they show =
breadth OF So feet OF good milling ore
and are without sign OF Q wall in either
direction. Some $50 tons Of ore have
been extracted from these slopes and
delivered at the Msriposa mill and yes
terday eight Of the twelve stamps thers
were at work reducing ii. II is all OF
good quality. One OF the three strong
pumps for the east shaft was last even.
ing in use. the second in place ready for
connection, and the third hourly ex-
pected az il was shipped from San Fran
cisco Saturday. The new ore-houss is
not quito ready for use.
Union Consolidated.
The make Of the ore body in the Sisr-
ra Nevada toward Union Consolidated is
noticed elsewhere. The main south
drift, $500 level (220O level Of the Sierra
Nevada)is in AS feet. and is encounter
ING q fine vein formation containing
promising stringers Of quartz. 1t is
being run entirely outside the vein. The
main north drift. 1000 level. continues
in hard. blasting porphyry. and has its
face to-day 800 feet from the south line.
About ten days work still remain to
connect the joint winze from the 1000
level with the upraise from the 1000
level which is being pushed up to meet
it. The connection will greatly improve
ventilation on those levels.
Beleher.
The main incline has reached O sufi.
Gent depth below the 276O level for a
chute for tho station. and it is being put
in. Everything will be ready BY Satur-
dsy to open out the station. The south
dr;ft. 2560 level. is now AL feet in
l.poth and is being pushed along the
wsst side OF the vein. It. however,
meets with encouraging indications as II
masses along. The new crosscut on this
Al snaItna has