Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-02
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The southwest driit ON the zloU level
is making good progress, the face in
hard blasting rock. Tho tank station on
this level is making rapid progress to-
ward completion. In the Beat & Bel.
cher joint east crosscnt on the 1000 level
the cutting out Of the station for the
WINE Is nearly completed. and as soon
as finished sinking the winze will be re-
sumed. The south drift on the 1850
level Is still advancing. the face In favor
able vein matter. On the 1860 level
another crosscut mo. y has been
started. the face Of which is still in por-
phyry. The repairs to the main south
,hift on the 100 level. connecting with
the Gould X Curry. are making the best
Of progress. The upraise to connect the
1900 and 400 levels will be finished in
a very short time, when better ventila.
ton will be obtained. The sill floor for
STOPPING ore on the 1900 level has been
laid. The drift south on the 400 level,
TO connect with the upraise. is making
good Roadway, also opening out on the
ore body on that level. Repairing the
main drift connecting with the Gould X
Curry shaft on the 1900 level is max.
ing good progress.
sierra Nevada.
Enlarging the main sonth drift on the
100 level is making good Roadway.
The engine for driving the fan. which is
to furnish air for the drift with which to
connect with the North Consolidated
shaft on this level. is in place. and the
drift will be started in a day or two
moro. Sinking the east shaft below the
100 level is progressing ut the rate OF
three feet per Jay, the rock In the bot.
ON being much softer. The third CON-
partment Of tho south incline shaft has
been completed to the 1900 level. The
north drift on the 1900 level is in l32
feet FROM the south incline. and is i'd
sancing at tho rate OF AZ feet per day.
Sinking the main south incline Is going
ahead at the rate Of three feet per day. |
the bottom OF the incline cutting occa-
sional lunches u ore, mixed with the
cap rock. This ore appears to be oil.
shoots more than anything else from the
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Daily yield Of ore 20 tons. This ore
Is being reduced ut the Brunswick mill,
but not Us fast as it is extracted. on
account Of the freezing up OF the Carson
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obtained, The orc slopes are showing
we'll and are yielding good ore. The
main northeast driit on the 2i9o lever Is
being pushed steadily ONWARD inc lace
in favorable porphyry. The main east
drift on the 22oo level IL being steadiiy
advanced. the lace IN ary' iASoraois
porphyry.
Hest d Bcieher.
Tho pumps are doin, good service. |
and sinking the ioint Gould X Curry new
shaft il AGAIN making good progress. II
!. now dow, Az feat. Tho ;oipt east
.,o..cu, nm ,bs 100 level IL being
pushed steadily ahead. the face in blast
ing ground; Inc station ih Jo'n. I ,onc
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savage.
The water still stands at q point CO
fset below the 1000 level. The joint
east drift ON the 1000 level is making 10
or l2 feet per day, a rate OF speed with.
out a precedent in running so large a
DRIFT on the Comstock. The south
lateral drift on the 2lOO level is advanc-
ing at tho rate Of four feet per day. the
face In porphyry mixed win eiay anu
quartz. The east crosscnt on this level
is in 2i2 feet, the lace IN vein matter
Of q favorable character
Julia Consolidated.
The most important change in this
i nina Tor thu wall has ham tho striking |