Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-21
MINING NOTES.
Matters or lnssssss All Ais.s the
Lode.

The east drift on the 2760 level Of the
Belcher is in some 100 feet and Is now
evidently cutting the western casing OF
the vein. II looks well. The forms-
ton is very kindly in its general nature,
and the quartz appears to be such a.
mineral likes to live In.
The incline Of the Ophir continues to
cut q most promising quality Of vein
matter with stringers Of kindly quartz.
yielding low assays. The general out
look OF the mine il excellent. and the
chances are that on the 2400 level. under
the point whore the apex Of quartz vas
cut by the incline. there will Be found
milling ore.
The north drifts, 200 and 800 level, Of
North Bonanza have both been turned
west to get up to the vein, and both
show signs Of nearing their destination.
The vein on both levels will soon DO
opened by half . dozen crosscuts. On
the tunnel level above IL was some 10
feet from the east clay to ore. Some OF
these lower workings are just getting to
the east clay.
All the mines from the flooded ones
north are preparing to utilize the Sutro
tunnel as soon a. the time for
sending water into il. There will be Q
large influx from the north-an that the
l3-inch pipe laid q carry-as soon as
all connections are made.
To-day Alta IL certainly looking we'll.
Forty feet Of good-looking quartz have
been cut In the crosscut on the 1850
level and no sign Of the east wall yet.
The 1850 level north drift 10 In quartz.
The 1850 level north drift has passed
into Lady Washington ground and Is in
clay and quartz. and on the 175O level
good indications Of milling ore have
been encountered.
In tie New York mine the incline Is
following the pitch Of the ledge. but 40
feet west OF it-a good and convenient
distance for prospecting 1t whom the
time zones
Sierra Nevada is looking well. both In
the slopes and the incline. The 2i0O
level will DO opened o /; also the $500
level, and both will be crosscut as soon
as possible.
The skeets will bs ready for use at
the Union shaft in q day or two at most.
when sinking will DO pushed more vigor.
ously.
The joint Alpha.Imperial winze from
the 2400 level has reached the 2600
level.
The outlook at Union yesterday was
no as good on the $500 level (2200
Sierra Nevada) as could have been
wished. The cross.drift to get under
the Union shaft is 90 feet south Of the
Sierra Nevada incline. and had last
evening been pushed 70 feet to the west.
At first II cut IL or 10 feet OF water.
quarts and cap rock, then porphyry
streaked with quartz but hard, then
stringers OF quartz in cap rock. and
more porphyry vsined with quartz. The
face was yesterday in cap rock composed
| OF Q kind OF quartzite. lighter in color
than that in the incline. but highly min
eralized. Opinions differ as to the pros.
poets. but the majority do not despair OF
this level yet. The drift south starts 90
feet east Of the incline and bears about
10 degrees east OF south. In running
back, after going south 10 feet, the ore
body could not well be reached under as
or so feet. Experts last evening do
clarsd that it was liable to strike ore at
any minute. The indications are. az now
developed. that Sierra Nevada took the ore
chimney at its apex, that there IL still
plenty OF room west OF the face OF the
Union crossdrift for ore, and that even
should this level not hit the body. o
lower level cannot miss 1t. Deide-
shsimer Of the Hale * Norcross sums
his opinion into q few words and de-
clares 1t to be q mine.
The skeets at the Forman shaft are
raising 25O, 900 gallons Of water daily
from below the 758 level. The big
| pumps from the Overman shalt will be
transferred there as soon as the founda-
ton for the engine can be laid and the
machinery taken over. The carpenter
and machine shops are being pushed to
an early completion. The Caledonia
pumps will keep the Ovsrman and Gale
| donia mines free from water after the
Overman pumps are removed.
Clay. quartz and porphyry are being
encountered in the big working winze
going down from the 2l50 level OF the
Bullion to the 2400 Of the Consolidated
Imperial.
The bottom Of the Utah, which is now
below the 1850 level, is in q fine looking
mixture OF clay. quartz and porphyry.
very much resembling what has been