Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-25
M..eIidased virrinia.

mRRya 49, 's
lion valued at $57.2sS 80 total 20 fai
for the month. Sl0l.5 1 A. The joint
west drift, $50 level. Is being pushed
ahead rapidly through . soft, moist
formation that requires TO Be timbsrsd.
the face $50 feet from the starting point.
The south drift. 1900 level, running
west OF the old slopes, continues In q
vein formation containing strineers OF
quartz; total length. 40 feet. On the
1850 level the work Of laying the pipe
for the drain to the Sutro tunnel II
making good progress. The south DRIFT,
2150 level, ID In 400 feet. the face In
vein matter carrying quartz In stringsrs.
Justice.
The prospects encountered on the
1900 lsvsl, in both orosscut No. s and In
the lateral dhit, are most encouraging.
Veins and spots Of ore are encountered
in both places. The lateral drift, 1850
level, and the crossout west, same level.
are approaching some interesting ground
living under the favorable developments
on the 1900 level. Both these workings
are In hns vein matter carrying spots Of
rob ore. There are no changes either
in yield or prospects in the Waller
Defeat workings.
The work Of repairing and rstimber.
ing the connection with the Gould 4
Curry on the 1900 level has bssn com.
plstsd. Boxes have been laid on the
1910 level to conduct the water Of the
mine and Of those north to the Sutro
Tunnel, and the pumps VI oil ready to
work a. soon - the signal 10
given. The machinery at the surface 10
still rscsiving attention, and . new Cyl.
indsr 10 being placed In the north air
compressor. The water In the mine 70
mains stationary.
Consolidated Imperial.
The north drift on the 1900 level ID
averaging 0 feet per day along the wall OF
the vein; total length. 800 feet. The
joint Alpha WINE from the 24oo level
has reached the 1900 level, whore q
station Is being made. "A stump will be
sunk and then q drift will DO started
south TO meet the north drift. A winzs
10 being sunk from the Crown Point
drift, to meet the upraise from that
mine, preparatory to putting In the
drain for the lower levels.
Caledonia.
Repairs to the bob-pis OF the shaft
are nearly completed, so that the pumps
can soon DO set To running, thus relieving
the ovsrman pumps. which, with their
machinery, viii then be removed to the
Forman shaft. Trouble with water and
with pumps has so intsrfsred recently
with the work OF sinking the Wine
below the 1900 level that but allow pro-
grsss has been made. The Forman Shaft
ID down 756 feet and sncountsring .
. heavy How Of water.
Julia Consolidated.
The sheavss for the engine at the head
OF tho winzs on the 1900 level OF the
Julia are being put in place, and the en-.
CINE will be running by the last Of the
week. This will do away with the wind.
lass and bucket there and greatly sxps-
dits the work OF sinking. Repairing
and retimbering the south drift on the
1000 level il making good progress.
could q Curry.
The face Of the joint east crosscut.
100 level, is now $50 feet from the late
raj drift. The material encountered II
short and breaks badly. making progress
rather slow. The flow Of water into the
Osbiston shaft continues very strong
and intsrisrss with sinking ; total depth
OF the shaft, $50 feet. Grading for the
nav boilers aud for the pump.hoist IL
making good progress.
ward.
There Is Q strong aow OF water In the
bottom Of the shaft, which has materially
retarded the work Of sinking. A third
stationary tank, to take up this water
near the bottom, hes been rendered
necessary. The shaft 10 now down 1870
feet. The east orosscut, 800 level. 10
in 695 feet and making good progress,
the face in the Same general formation
hsrstofors noticed.
silver Hill.
A break In . pump strap allowed the
mine to b flooded to the hight Of 30
feet Friday Of last week, which hindsrsd
work somewhat on the 1900 level. All
is now going on again, and the orossout
east IL being driven ahead, the face 60
feet from the station. The upper work.
ings are yielding the usual quantity OF
low grade ore.
Lady Bryas.
Still running lateral drifts north and
south on the 600 level and snoountsring
plenty Of low.Rrads quartz. On the 760
level the east drift 10 In vein porphyry,
carrying strsaks OF quartz. The pumps
have been lowered to the 100 level, air
pipes carried Down and the shaft par.
titionsd to aid ventilation.
Yellow Jacket.
Usual progress IL being made In sink.
ing the shaft; total depth, 1890 feet.
The east and west drifts, $500 level. to
connect the shaft with the old workings
OF the mine, are making good progress,
there being yet about IS feet 70 be run
to unite tho two. They are both cutting
hard porphyry.
Exchequsr.
Four feet per day are being added to
the length Of the north drift, 0Aoo
level i; total length. 525 feet. The face
continues In the same favorable forms-
ton Of vein matter mentioned in last
report, but the ground 10 getting Q little
harder, admitting OF better progress.
The incline IL making good progress,
the bottom "A feet IN the stops below
the l750 level. There has been no