Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-16

been permanently placed on brick foun.
dations and will not have to DO moved.
When the works reach completion this
set will be the middle one Of five. The
engine in use il that which was formerly
operated at the North Consolidated Vir.
| oiuis works and is Of sufficient capacity
to sink 100 feet. It has been placed
west OF the shaft to be out Of the way OF
permanent Improvements which will
place the hosting works to the east oil
the shalt.
The site Of the shaft has been selected
with care and in q place perfectly adapt
ed by nature for such a purpose. There
will be very little grading necessary for
the works. The ground slopes from the
site In three directions, giving ample
and convenient dump ROOM. The site
is slightly and in full view OF the city.
being located on the heavy line Of crop.
| pings Of the mine east OF Ssven.mile
| canyon and directly south Of the old cem'
etery. The location is further east than
any OF the large joint shafts recently
established. bearing about the same re-
latiou to the Sierra Nevada and Utah
works as does the Yellow Jacket new
| shaft to that mine, and the shaft IL
nearly where the dividing limo between
the Sierra Nevada and Utah. II extend.
ed. would strike.
The site 10 also convenient OF access
BY sidstrack. This car readily be taken
10 from the survey already made to the
| Sierra Nevada works, carried out by the
Utah works, aud then switched back
along the east side OF Sevsn.mile Can
Won TO the Scorpion and then forked.
one side to an ore dump and the other
to the works for taking in machinery.
wood. timbers, etc. Other c~onveniences
attending the location will present them.
selves when operations at the north end
are further advanced.
A. the eastward march Of operations
| ON the Comstock Is carried further north
this shaft will be convenient for work
ing both the Sierra Nevada and Utah
still there Is no authority for saying that
II was located with such an end In view.
The shaft has four compartments and II
OF the same dimensions rs the Gould y
Curry aud Brst & Bslcher new joint
shaft. The two southern compartments
are 4 feet by 8 feet 6 inches, and then
comes o compartment G feet Q inches BY
feet. and another Q feet G inches BY :
feet 4 inches. Between these last two
compartments are locked timbers only
One will contain the pumps and the
other q cage. but the timbsrs can be
removed 10 desired.
It will be seen that Q large hole has
to DO made in tho ground in sinking this
shaft as the foregoing measurements are
each in the clear. The full length oil
the timbers on the sides 10 q feet IL
inches, aud the excavation % feet
inches. For the two southern compart.
ments the excavation Is 8 feet wide and
for the others 0 feet wide. The timberi
are II by II inches, and the Tagging
used is 2 inches thick. The shaft ID
frst. class therefore in all Of its appoint
ments.
The old workings Of the Scorpion
mine consisted principally Of . tunnel
run under the groupings q distance o.
900 feet. The face il about 200 feet DO
low the surface aud as the shalt attaini
depth IL will be an easy matter to con
meet IL with this tunnel for . drain,
Should water be encountered this vii
save the expense OF raising II 200 feet,
The tunnel cut one vein Of quartz ~
feet wide from which rock Was extracted
which yielded encouraging assays. An
endeavor was made TO sink on this ledge
but water prevented.
The present works are to be coverec
Immediately by . temporary. siructur'
which will protect the machinery from
the weather aud enable the work to &C
on through the winter. A supply o
wood is also being laid in. The plac'
now furnishes employment TO 80 men
but will o swarm with busy life. Th'
mine il managed most economically BY
Superintendent Heating and with . view
to future efficiency and usefulness. Al
little work IL done to be undons a. Il
possible. and in this respect the man
asenent il ~commendabls.
The Scorpion 10 q most valuable prop
erty. Its ground reaches from The
Union shaft $500 feet along . line o
Groupings which are q conspicuous q
any ON the lode. and have always at
tacted attention. The title to th,
ground has been perfected and Q United
States patent obtained. Their right 4
the ground is, therefore. unquestioned
II il intended to divide the ground intt
Ave- mines. which have already beer
incorporated and listed on the Bar
Francisco Board, and Of which the stool
il ready to issue. but has not yet bset
given out. II will come a. = stock divi
dend to the holders Of the present Scor
pion shares.
The frat OF these Subdivisions will 70
tain the original name Of Scorpion ant
will take the first 100 feet. the Ksatinl
500 feet adjoining the Scorpion. and
then will come the warsaw. the Thorn
ton and the CARRIER. each with 300 feet
The first claim can be easily prospectet
through the Union shalt and The other
through the new shalt, which occnpie'
. position nearly between the Garosl
and Thornton.
Something Of the prospects OF the 10
cality may not Be smiss here. The sec
ton may bs called virgin ground; Tor !
has never been prospected. A few small
claims have been worked With BUCKET,
beyond the bounds OF the Scorpion and
ali have sunk to ledge matter OF mos
promising kind. and there have bsss
comnsllsd 10 stop on account Of water