Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-06

-Impersases Of ths Prsssss
Mevensss = spsealasisss Ces.
eersisg 90.
After years OF labor and q heavy out
lay Of money. the Potosi, Chollar. Hale
& Norcross and Savage Mining Com
panies are now about to reap the hrst re-
wards and receive the frst bsnsAt aris-
ing from sinking and equippins the
GINS. shaft. The Savage and Hale 4
Norcross have. to DO sure. already made
use Of the shaft and is pumps to assist
In freeing their lower levels Of vsssr. but
the starting Of the present drift west on
the 24O0 level 10 the Arst movement
toward the realization Of the objects for
the attainment Of which al this prspsrs-
tory work has been done and outlay
made.
Before entering upon . discussion Of
the purposes and prospects OF this dnit'
q few words a. to past operations In the
Chollsr and Potosi are appropriate and,
In q measure, necessary to . full under
standing Of the situation.
The Chollar location wa among the
drst made on the Comstock and oon.
tanned l<00 feet Of the vein. The Po-
tosi was located subsequently, and
claimed . front lode. Conflict OF title
was the result and. after some legal
squsbbliug. Q compromise vas deemed
the better way to settle the matter. Is,
NJ that early day. Developments had not
been made sufficiently 70 surely detsr-
mine where the Comstock ran.
This uncertainty no longer sxists. a.
the course Of the vein has been veu and
positively determined by explorations
along Its line. some Of which have at
tanned q depth Of 5000 feet.
After the consolidation Of the Chollar
and Potosi In 1865. prospectings were
actively carried on which soon resulted
in developing large dsposits OF ore. and
in 1867 dividends were paid. These
continued for Q period OF i've years.
during which time $4,000. 900. In round
numbers, we're distributed among the
shareholders.
Owing to the strong sssterly dip OF
the main lode prospecting operations
were OF necessity compelled to follow.
resulting in locations for . shalt far east
Of the line Of groupings. There was
sunk the Chollar.P otosi shaft. The
movement was essential for deeper OK.
p~lorstious. Through this shaft conneo.
lions were made with the ore deposits.
and for years the greater portion OF the
work In connection with the extraction
Of ore, prospecting. etc.. was carried on
by the facilities given at this shalt.
After gaining . vertical depth BY the
shaft and incline Of 1900 feet. the ma.
chinery for pumping and hosting wa
found inadequate for deeper work.
At this juncturs II was considered I'M
wise to place moro powerful machinery
in the works at the old shaft. Al the
lode was dipping so rapidly eastward.
the sinking Of . new shaft was deemed
eminsntly proper. From this idea
sprang the unity Of action between the
Chollsr.Po tosi and Hale i Norcross. and
the large. four. compartment shait known
a. the Chollar.N orcross. Savage shaft Is
the result Of the combination. This
work has attained . depth Of nearly 260O
feet from the surface. 1t II thoroughly
complete In every department and fully
equal to any known emergency.
At 1000 feet In depth the shaft passed
from the east country formation into the
main vein; and now. at the 2400 level.
active preparations are going on, In the
vay Of drifting. for prospecting pur.
poses. The point rsschsd In nearly 40O
feet deeper than explorations have been
made in this section; and indications
are favorable. Much interest II eI'
pressed In future Developments to be
made In the workings now projected
from this shalt.
The relative depth Of these explora-
tiops will be understood from the follow
iua statement: The site Of the Chollsr'
Norcross.S Savage shaft 10 % feet lower
than that Of the Chollar. Potosi shaft. 2S
feet lower than that OF the Hale 4 Nor
cross, AZ feet lower than that Of the
Savage and but II feet above that OF the
Julia Consolidated.
The drift west from the 2400 station
OF the Chollar.N orcross. Savage shait,
therefore, 10 taking . plunge into . SEQ
ton Of the Comstock OF which next to
nothing Whatever II known. Explora.
tions arc to be made from 1t south into
the Chollar and Potosi and north into
the hale & Norcross and Savage. The
lode In the former direction has been
explored only to the 1900 level OF the
old Chollar.P otosi shaft. Present sxplo'
rs,ions will b made 692 feet further
down. In the latter direction the Hale
& Norcross and Savage are developing
the 22O0 level. A winzs near the line
between the two has been sunk some
200 feet deeper but comparatively
nothing IL known OF tbs formation ai
that depth. The projected drift 10 that
direction will open Il mp still lower
down and do much 10 discloss its CON
tents more than 200 feet below where II
il now being prospected.
The f.ld about to DO entered BY these
workings 10 . Ans ono for sPeculahons'
Here IL the situation: .
In Savage the ore vein on the 2zoV
level has been partially prospscted BY
crosscuts. It widsns rapidly going south.
In Hale 4 Norcross there II 10 feet oil
ore ON the 2l00 level, $50 feet south oil
the Savage line. Stresks Of rich black
sulphurets are found on the Zoo ievel
both under the ore on the 2l00 and fur
Their south. The third crosscut has been
started on this level and only 70 feet
from the Chollsr line. This persistent
following Of the ore channel to the
south tells plainly that the management
Of the Hale 4 Norcross believe the make
Of the ore vein to b in that direction.
Julia has . shaft which 10 about $40
feet north OF the south line OF Potosi
and consequently $50 feet south Of the
north line Of Chollar. II has reached Q
depth OF 1000 feet. starting from q level
l7fset below that Of the Chollar-Nor.
cross SAVAGE shaft. AL Of the late