Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-23
Alta

this level remains unchanged. The
north drift. 1850 level, In Lady Wash.
inRton ground. continues to cut clay
and quartz with stringers and punches
OF ore running from IS TO Sill. The
drift to connect with Justice on this
level is being advanced and Is also cut.
ting vein matter carrying lunches OF ore
of low grade. The $50 tons Of ore which
crushed the old ore dump will be hauled
to the mill for reduction, and when the
new ore-house IL completed 0 raise will
DO made In the ore body from the 1450
to the 1850 level and the ore stopped ont.
9euld q Curry. .
Two sets Of .timbsrs had this morning
been put in at the raise from the 100
east joint crosscut toward making the
IS feet necessary to bring the orosscui
up to the Sutro Tunnel level. prepare.
tory to taking . direct course from that
point to the perpendicular Of the new
Joint shaft. The ground Il dry. Much
Of the preparatory work has been done
toward moving the pumping engine
from the Gould 4 Curry works to the
now shaft. The engine has been
stripped and preparations for raising
the surface bob { active. The pit for
the engine IL finishsd, and the founda-
lions will bs laid Immediately. Sinking
at the jointshait has been resumed, bu,
the flow OF water Is still strong.
Unioa Consolidated.
Nothing yet being done on the $500
level. The raise from the Sierra Nevada
1000 level. to meet the Union shaft, will
connect 10 about ten days. The tim.
boring Of the station for the joint Msxi'
car winzs. 1000 level. Is about com.
pletsd and ready for the engine which
will be placed Immediately and then
sinking will be in order. Connection
between the Union shaft and the north
drift, 1000 level. has been made and
greatly improves ventilation. The east
drift from the main north drift, 1000
level, to connect with the Union shaft.
il in ITO feet, in vein porphyry carrying
an increase OF water which makes
progress slow.
California;
The joint crosscut west. 800 level, Ia
cutting harder rock. Its face 4s2 feet
from the initial point. On the 1850
level, preparations are going on for rum
ming q DRIFT north from crosscut No. ]
TO reach the ore slopes on that level. All
the water Of the G.. & @. shaft has now
been turned into the Sutro Tunnel and
necessary changes are going on for es'
tablishing q double line oil plungers up
to the 1000 tank station, the water being
handled in the mean time by bailing
tanks and donkey pumps. A pit Is being
prepared for Q balance bob at the l75O
station.
CholIarNoroross.savags shan-
The shaft has been drained Of water.
repaired. and sinking resumed. The
quantity OF water flowing in has mate
rally lessened since sinking was stopped,
and the work 10 making good progress.
After attaining another l25 feet in depth
another set Of two l5.inch pumps will
be placed at the bottom OF the shaft.
Stations will then be made from which
drifts will be run for prospecting the en-.
tire ground OF the Chollar and Potosi
companies. The pumps easily handle
all the water sent from the flooded
mines.
Pipes have been laid through the
Yellow Jacket and Grown Point mines
and tho connection recently made, and
now oil the water Of the 2400 and 1900
levels Is sent to the Bsloher. Crown Point
air shaft and there raised. This effects
a great saving OF compressed air. and
consequently Of fuel in running the
mine. The north drift on the 1900 level
il nearing the Alpha.Imperial joint
winze, which has been explored and
found to have been uninjursd by the fire.
Unioa SHAFT.
The 1900 station 10 opened and con.
nectsd with tho drift through from the
ophir incline. 1000 level, and sinking
has been resumed. From the shaft .
drift has been started west on . level
corresponding with the 1900 OF Union
Consolidated 10 meet that running on
that level east from the main lateral
drift. On the surface the foundation
for the pump hoist Is being put In and
the excavation for the large pumping
engine In being made.
Lady Bryan.
The east drift. $50 level, il in l20
feet and in softer ground. The west
drift, same level. continues In hard rock.
The drifts. north and south, GOO level.
are as usual, both in low.grade quartz.
Tho east crosscut from the south DRIFT is
also in quartz giving low assays and the
east crosscut from tho north drift 10 IN
norpbyry Of q very kindly nature. which
& said by Captain Kelly. superintsnd.
emit, to exactly resemble that on the 2SOO
level OF the ophir.
Overman.
The drift north on the 1000 level is
making good progress, as IL also the
winzs from the 1900 level. The double.
cylindered engine placed at the head OF
Il greatly facilitates operations. At the
Forman shaft work on the bob pits OF
the 800 and 600 levels still goes on. The
large pumping engine at the Overmsn il
being transferred to this shaft and pre-.
partitions for its reception are being
made.
North BONANZA and Flewery.
The lateral drifts north and south, on
the 400 level, are being continued along
the vein and are making good progress.
Sinking has been resumed. North lat.
eral drift, 800 level. continues In vein
matter which carries some punches Of
fair ore. There are no changes In the
Flowery drift south OF crosscut on this
level. The raise to meet the Rule winzs
il cutting hard rock.