Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-09
JussIee.

| Crosscuts 5 and 6 on the 1900 level have
passed through several small strinssrs
Of mundic with rich spots Of ore. the
faces OF both being at present In vein
porpbyry showing but little quartz. A
| driit north. parallel with the lateral drift,
has lust been started to connect cross
cuts 4 and 5 and prospect the ore chan.
mel. the strata OF ore found in crosscuts
before alluded TO running parallel with
| the excavations in the crosscuts. On
| the 1850 level the south lateral drift IL
making good progress to get under the
development on the 1900 level. An
average speed Of 80 feet per week 10 be-
ing made. The crosscut from the same
10 connect with the winze from the 1900
level is expected to reach the bottom Of
the winze In a few days. II will supply
fins ventilation 10 both the Alta and
Justice mines. But Q small amount OF
ore Is being taken from the surface shaft
Of the Waller Defeat ground. The prin.
cipal work at present doing consists Of
prospecting and prosecuting the ore
body to develop the extent and character
Of the same. Some very rich seams Of
gold.besring quartz have been found In
the main body Of dscomposed gypsum
ore.
9suid q curry.
The bulkhead on the 1900 level ID
completed and that on the 1900 level
has been commenced. At the 0sbiston
shaft the bop.pit 10 over half eIcavated.
The drain tunnel has 100 feet more to
run to reach the shaft. This will be
made within the next two weeks. Then
the water will DO pumped out and sink.
ing resumed. In the mine the joint
east drift, 100 level. is reaching out
toward the perpendicular Of thia shaft
at the rate OF 1 feet per day. The Curry
Wine from the 100 to the 1900 Ii still
bsins rstimbsrsd.
CholiarCombtnatios shan.
The pumps have been stopped and a
bulkhead placed at the connection OF
the lightning drift with the shaft OF
sufficient hight to turn the water Is II
-..-. ;,,o Al. ,in.a ,pnpipo from tha
Usls G No,cross Inn. coudnctinp n TO
the shalt OF that mine where II 10
pumped to the surface. Connections
have been made between the new boilers
and the air compressor, and between the
comnr..so, and tbs receiver. and ali are
,ssdr now %, uss'
o.so .
Work on the 2J6o level has been
temporarily suspended to timber up the
drift south. but 1t will DO resumed to-
night Of tomorrow. On the 2560 level
a crosscut has been started east from the
station Of the incline and extended 10
feet. In the crosscut east. 800 feet
south Of tho incline, the dow OF hot
water is slaekening somewhat and work
in the face will be resumed Friday. The
main incline is 30 feet below the 2C60
level.
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...i.ss,h 80 IN h. on.n.d
Ths tsca ain sbows s,rssls Of Quart.
rhs ;oin, Ns,ican ~unraiss from the 2lOO
s,s,';s .,sra,;ng Q is,t mar day In hard
h,,s,;n, ro,nsyty Rspair. m tbo main
sh.w .Sd.. ar ilc5 i.vsI are aim In
n,os,sss Tbs v;.lJ NJ ths mins from
tha 1000 AMI 1000 leyels romans un.
changed.
Preparations for the cutting out OF
the sub.drain are well under way and
the force OF workmsn 10 continually
being strengthened as opportunity for
utilizing moro muscle 10 offered. The
sub-drain Is to occupy q place next to
the south side OF the tunnel. reaching to
the center. Two boxes. "a by IL in the
clear. will be constructed OF 3.inch stun,
the south posts OF the hmoering e1tend-
Ing 70 inc oo''om Oh tue Su''uiAin
Mexican. .
The upraise on the ophir line ano
from the 2lOO level Is up 10 feet and
passing through hard blasting porphyry.
The ;oint Union uprsise from the west
c,o..cut oOOO lsysl bas beeu started
and IA nm 10 feet. The Joint Union
Vine from IN. 1000 level Ia making
three feet per day toward this upraise,
through misunderstanding vein por.
pnyIy' when carries Some "A''' AH'
Inc incline 10 oe'ps ea'''ea on uo.A
and Is 800 feet on the slope below the
1850 level. Work on the v.bob has
ban ;r,s,ts,sJ with nv other necessary
49,, ~ n,ana,;n, an. ;~ncI;ns and ,t..
ton for the new cable which arrived
Sunday. 1t il expected that this will
be ready ior use anu = new Incline
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Ase' Oh umoefs P'i ua'" 'e''s pu'
In Al the shaft enlarges the upraise from
the 100 level OF the Sierra Nevada.
That laval will be reached this week,
when acme necessary repairs TO the shaft
will be made, during which the new rope
IN - 80 has AhA NANaNA NanhIA