Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-25
MINING NOTES.
na,ssrs Of Interest All Aissg the


Con. Virginia shipped last evening six
bars OF bullion valued ct S23.45s rs;
total for thu month. $l9l. 800.
Ophir shipped last evening Ave bars
Of bullion, valued a $l,677 II.
The Justice IL delivering rock d the
Pacific mill preparatory to setting the
stamps at work once more.
There has been . decided improve
msnt Of late In the joint vinss OF the
Alta and Benton below the 1850 level.
The Wine is nearing the 1850 lsvsl and
u euoountsring q hnsr formation con.
tanning strinssn OF fne-looking. metal
bearing quartz. There 10 also some
water coming In.
In the Bslchsr. the prospects are i'm.
proving. The orosscut on the $3.50
level, near the south line. has struck the
ledge and IL In quartz running from %
70 81. The south drift. 1880 level, Ia
In . better formation. also. the vein
there having taken . turn toward the
vest, the black dyke disappearing 10 the
face Of the drift and its place being taken
BY quartz Of low grade. Some water
| has also been encountered. Improve
ments OF lesser note are found else
where, also.
Tho bottom Of the Sierra Nevada In.
cline continues In . network Of stringsrs
Of rich ore. The donkey pumps bother.
however, very much. and but little ad'
vance IL made In sinking. Il 10 likely
that these pumps will continue to bother
for . time and probably till the question
Of the new California Constitution ID
settled and the new pumps get here.
Some hnslooking quartz was shown
on the streets Of Virginia to-day which
was taken from the o. & @. shaft. The
rock came from stringsrs with which that
east country is filed. No assays were
shown, but the mass would yield . few
dollars to the ton.
Sinking has been resumed In the o..
biston shaft, the dow OF water being very
much less than whom work there was
discontinued. II frequently happens on
the Comstock that, after water has been
allowed 10 have its way for a time. II
seems to clog itself. and when again at.
tackled IL IL very much weaker.
The improvement In the Justice work
ing Of Waller Defeat ground 10 most de-
cidsd and the rock Ia OF q new character
entirely. The formation OF gypsum has
given place to free milling rock. Silver
Hill Is getting II too.
Captain Csnavau. Warren j. Sheridan
and Zinc Barnes have gone to Lake Dis.
trict, to be absent some ten days. The
mines there are exciting much attention
here.
Colonel F. F. Osbiston has resigned
his superintsndsncy Of the Gould q
Curry and Best 4 Belohsr and will leave
Sunday for Idaho Springs, Colorado, 70
take charge OF the Frseland mine. Hs
Is very enthusiastic a. to the success Of
this Colorado venture and declares fall
ure to DO an impossibility. No miners
will be taken from this section, - wages
there are only % per day. Besides, u
does not require such men a. II does 70
work the Comstock. The vein II mar
row and easily worked.
The steam cylinder, fly.whsel. etc., oil
the Bullion compressor have been 10.
ceived and the air cylinder 10 expected
to-day. II will be set up In two days
after all the pieces are here.
Work In the Con. Imperial 10 TO b
suspended soon for . week or ten days
while the new compressor II being placed
and made ready for work.
Fifteen moro men are employed 10
the Hale & Norcross than before tbs
pumps were shut down. The incline
and bob stations are being repaired.
The pumps Of the North BONANZA and
Flowery will havs the water out OF the
shaft tonight.