Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-16


rial Grsap and the Beicher.
Grown rstss and Ats.
The market has OF late been more OF a
puzzle to the best informed ccmmonsr
in our midst than usual. Surmises as
to the causes Of certain movements have
been rife and theories abundant. but the
why's and whsrsfores are past finding
out. Ophir has stood and withs,ood a.
strongly As any Of the mines, and has
certainly a. good . foundation upon
which to stand. The same promising
formation continues in the incline. and
the quartz encountered above has been
cut in the $500 station and found to hold
fast to all its good qualities.
But the water question has OF late
taken prsc edsncs. From Utah TO Potosi
1t abounds. They have encountered
more than they need in cutting out the
tank near the bottom Of the Utah in.
cline and 1t is giving them some trouble.
Sierra Nsvada's l3S.desres food on the
1900 level is subsiding slowly. but still
binders STOPPING and has interfersd with
work in the incline a. we'll as on the
$500 level OF the Union. II will soon
be sent through the intervening mines
to the c. & c. shaft. to be there raised
10 the Sutro Tunnel level and thus dis
posed Of. The 0phir incline is likely
to be troubled . little for few days, not
because OF any increase Of flow in the
mine. but during necessary changes In
the pumping system which will prevent
the pumps from being operated as
usual. Gould & Curry has ~bulkheaded
against its flow successfully and the 1900
lsvelis perfectly clear and dry; but at the
new joint shaft they are raising 72O, 900
gallons per day. or 500 gallons per min.
ute. At length the flooded mines are
ready to IN successful operations
to FREQ their lower levels Of their long
accommodations. the Chollar-N orcross-
Savage shaft cooperating with them.
Their present effort will 10 doubt be
successful.
The Imperial group have nearly re.
covered from the effects Of the late FIRE.
During the coming week work will prob
ably DO going on as before the confia.
grafton. In Q day or two the drifts on
the 276O and 27OO OF the Bslchsr and
Crown Point respectively will be united
and there will DO an opportunity for
crosscuts into the ore vein on that level.
The situation there is hopeful. to say
the least, rs the indications for 600 feet
above have been that the quartz OF the
lode was making down.
At the Alta there has been q decided
advance made during the past week.
Last evening Briggs mill (ths EIcslsior)
started up on ore from the mine where
60 tons had already accumulated. This
mill has q capacity Of % tons per day
and will DO kept steadily running. Every
indication from the 1850 level. whore the
slopes have been opened to the 1850
level where punches and stringers OF
ore arc found all through the mineral.
lied rock outlying the vein, 10 favorable.
Below We give q 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:
Opnir.
Work in the bottom Of the incline has
been delayed Of late. and Is likely TO b
hindsred not q little for q few days and
until the system Of pumping and drain
ing Is completely remodsled. The line
Of pipes connecting the tank on the l4o5
level with the Sutro tunnel il completed.
but arranging the pumps to discharge
Into it and disconnecting those above
will necessarily send moro or less water
into the bottom Of the incline. as the
pumps mus, be stopped during Q con-
siderable portion Of the work. Tim.
berine the east drift, $500 level. pre-
paratory to starting the main lateral
drift north. is still going on. In cut.
ting out the station or the $500 the
same formation has been encountered
which was found in the incline. and It
looks promisingly, still carrying its
striuasrs OF low grade ore. Water has
hindered the sinking OF the joint MeIi.
can Wine, from the 2l00 level. aud a
donkey pump has been placed to handle
it. The raise from the drift south from
No. I WINE Ii up IS feet, all the way In
good orc. The raise from the north
drift il up 81 feet In f~ine.lookina vein
matter. The slopes continue their &C.
customed yield and the ore breasts re-
main unchanged. The bob station at
the head Of the incline 10 being enlarged
and ~retimbersd, preparatory to receiving
the V bob.
Usies shaft
The shaft has reached its 1900 level.
which corresponds with the 1000 level OF
the Union. and from this point connso-
ton Is being made with the drift north
from the Ophir incline and extending
through Mexican and Union Con. to
within Q few feet OF the shaft. The
winzs from the 1000 level has been dis.
continued and . raise started to meet
the shaft. II will take between two and
three weeks to make this connection.
On the surface the work OF sxoavating
for the new pumping engine has been
commenced. This engine 10 calculated
TO iun q double column OF IA inch
plungsrs 1000 feet.
Early Tuesday morning in emitting out
the tank, 40 feet above the bottom OF the
,-.i;.. .troroev fov nj water vaa an.