Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-17
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ground, through which. however, excel.
lent progress IL being made /; total length
1865 feet. A heavy'Aow OF water In the
Joint G. & O. and B. & B. shaft has in
teriered with sinking during the past
week. The s~pur.whsel Of the pump.
hoist is In position, the new boilers con-
uected. and the work OF placing the
pumping engine on It's foundation will
be commenced tomorrow.
BsIehsr.
The timbers OF the incline damagedby
the water which raised lao feet when
the pumprod broke. have been replaced,
and the incline pot in good order. A
new track has bssn laid In the south In.
| cline and everything put In shape for
business. Sunday sinking was resumed
and now work In the mine 10 going on
AZ usual. The south drift, 2700 level.
"a In 65 feet and IL making rapid pro-
Rrsss. No changes OF formation to note.
Ruilien.
The north drift. 2400 level, 10 being i'd
vsnoed at the rate OF 4 feet per day
through vein matter carrying quartz Of Q
very promising character ; total length
IN Bullion ground, CT feet. The Wine
from the also level 10 penetrating hard
rock /; total depth. 1876 feet. The con.
nectiou between the 1000 and 2l35 levels
Of the Con. Imperial has somewhat i'm
proved the ventilation In the mine.
Yellow Jacket.
The work OF putting In chutes at the
| 270O level Of the mine has been com.
plstsd. The north incline wipzsi 10 down
s35 feet on the slope below the $500
level and has 81 feet to run yet to reach
the 2700 level. The foundations for the
new hosting engines have been laid and
arc being dressed down ready for the
machinery, all Of which will soon DO
here.
North Bouansa and Fiewsry.
The fiow Of water into the shaft at the
bottom Is decreasing SO that sinking will
soon be resumed and the 500 station set
will be put In place. The water on the
400 continues 10 be quite strong. When
II sufficiently decreases. prospecting will
be resumed. The workings on the 500
level are prosecuted a. usual and are
encountering soms ane.looking rock.
Rierra Nevada.
The east drift from the bottom Of the
east shaft is being increased in length
at the rate OF 4 feet per day. Since the
connection between the raise from the
1900 level and the Union shaft the work
| OF excavating for the four compartments
has been continued 30 as to facilitate
the work Of bringing the full size OF the
shaft down to this level.
East Bouansa.
Since last report the incline has been
timbered up and yesterday sinking was
resumed; total depth. S5 feet. Some
A~ns.looking rock was found where the
ledge was broken into. from which Is.
says OF from $40 to $40 were obtained.
The old tunnel Is being pushed ahead as
usual. improvements ON the surface
are still continued.
Leviathan.
Face Of south lateral drift on the 750
level in hard porphyry and quartz. with
strsaks Of clay. Blasts poorly. The
lateral DRIFT north on the same level
shows O mixture Of low grade ore and
porphyritic ledge matter. Better prog
rsss IL nov being made In this drift than
the other, and the ore indications are
the most favorable.
Scorpion.
Sinking was resumed In the new shaft
Monday morning. since which time the
work has made good progress;
total depth to date. 90 feet. The
engine IL in place and . permanent set
OF standard boilers are in use. A winter
supply Of wood Is being laid In and the
works will Don be covered by q tenn.
porary structure.
Forman SHAFT.
The water flowing into the shaft has
nearly all been caught up. so that the
bottom is quite dry. Sinking 10 going
on as usual ; total depth OF the shaft.
1856 feet. The mssons commenced today
to lay the foundations for the pumping
engine. Work on the building is pro-
crossing favorably. .
The shaft Is being continued on down
through o harder formation Of vein mat
ter, carrying stringsrs Of lively quartz ;
total depth, 1885 feet. The amount Of
water bailed continues about the same.
The cast crosscut. 800 level, is In the
usual formation, Its face 1853 feet from
the shaft.
Streaks and punches Of ore are still
found In crossouts Nos. ! Il and 3. 1850
level, and In the lateral drifts north and
south along the western portion OF the
ledge. The south drift. 1850 from the
Alta shaft, continues 10 favorable ledge
matter, through which good progress Is
made.
susro tunnel.
The north lateral branch IL being
driven ahead with great rspidity; total
length, 500 feet. After running 200 feet
more connection will be made with the
Mint. The prospecting drift between
the Occidental lode and Star ledge II
making fair progress.
Exeheousr.
The connection made Sunday night
between the 1000 aud 2ls5 levels Of the
Con. Imperial has slightly improved
ventilation on the 2400 lsvsl. and work
win be resumed ON that level ~ soon a
air.pipes can DO placed in this Wine and
extended on down.
Asdss.
Still drifting south on the third level
and snccuntsring Aue-looking quartz.
but OF low grade. The vein formation
In the DRIFT west from the bottom OF