Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-15


II has encountered for some time past.
II Is making about Ave feet per day and
Is now In lG4 feet from the south line.
Sinking the joint Union Consolidated
Wine on the north line Is going steadily
ahead, the bottom In bard blasting rock.
It Is now down l59 feet on the slope.
Union Censeiidased.
Sinking the joint Mexican Wine below
the 1000 level Is making good progress.
It is now down l59 feet ON the slope.
The repairs to the main east drift on the
1000 level are making good Roadway.
Also. the repairs to the Wine on the
north line connecting with the 400
level OF the Sierra Nevada mine. The
flow of water from the east drift con.
tinues about five inches.
Best q Bsiehsr.
The new Osbiston shaft is down 40
feet. the bottom in blasting porphyry.
The flow Of water Is still quite strong
and but slow progress q be made with
the sinking. The joint east crosscut on
the 100 level 10 being pushed ahead with
steady vigor. Tbs joint east drift on
the 1900 level Is also making good head.
way. The joint winzs below the 1000
level is going vigorously forward. Il 10
now down Is feet.
sasre Tusnsi.
The south lateral branch IL now In
1886 feet from the main tunnel, and
ought to reach the Julia shaft In about
two weeks. with the present favorable
material encountered. The sub-drain or
canal, benssth the sill floor OF the main
tunnel. to carry of the water from the
Comstock mines Ia in steady course OF
construction, but will not be In readiness
M Soon as required by the mining com.
panies.
Caledonia.
Sinking the new joint shaft 10 making
good progress. the rock blasting we'll,
and the work being pressed ahead with
great vigor. The north crosscut on the
1000 level Is making good Roadway,
without change OF value to note. A
chamber has been cut out and sinking q
Wine below the 1000 level commenced.
The erection OF the hosting machinery
for this winze will 10 commenced In .
day or two more.
Yellow Jacket.
The new shalt continues making very
excellent downward progress. uotwith.
standing the hard nature Of the ground.
and is now 2i63 feet deep, consequently
has about 100 feet yet 10 60 In order TO
reach the 1900 level Of the old mine.
On the 2i00 level Of the old mine the
drift north from the winze. toward the
Confidence ground, Is now in ll5 feet,
with its face in quartz and porphyry.
silver Miil.
Sinking the main incline below the
100 station Is making steady progress,
the bottom in very hard blasting rock
and the dow OF water quite strong.
The east drift on the 100 level IL ad.
vancing through o favorable body Of
vein matter full OF streaks OF quartz and
so far perfectly dry. The st. Louis drift
is making good progress without any
change Of interest to note.
Alta
The north drift ON the 1860 level rum
ming just outside the ore vein 10 in the
foot wall aud il making the best OF
progress. The north drift on the l46o
and the north drift on the 1850 levels
are each also making the best Of head.
way, the face OF each In west
try rock. The north drift on the 1850
level has reached and Is now running in
the Benton ground.
solid silver.
The work Of rstimbsring through the
caved ground at the north end Of the
tunnel, in order TO got at and reopen the
large ore chimney at that point is ma.
king fair progress. considering the very
loose nature Of the ground. A large
amount OF very good milling ore wa
covered up by this cave, but will event.
ually be got at again and its extraction
aud further development resumed.
North Benansa and Fiowsry.
Sinking the main incline 10 making
tho best Of progress. Sinking the north
incline Wine Is also making good head.
way, following the east clay wall OF the
ore vein. The north drift on the 200
level running TO connect with this winze
is making good headway. Work pro-
crossing well at all points.
Lady bryan.
The east drift on the COO level IL
steadily advancing. the face in quartz
and vein matter giving low assays. The
east wall OF tho ore vein has not yet
been reached. The face Of the south
drift on the $50 level Is also In low
grade quartz and ore. Everything in
and about the mine il moving along
finely.
The north drift ON the 1000 level IL
making good ~hsadway, the face still in
quartz and vein matter giving low assays.
Sinking tho winze below the 1000 level
Is making the best Of progress. II Is
now down 81 feet. Sinking the new
joint shaft is making excellent progress,
the bottom In good blasting rock.
Jussics.
Daily yield. ~ tons Of ore. This 10
mostly taken from the HOO and 1850
levels. The Pappoose mill 10 kept stead
lily employed on ore from the mine. The
prospecting drifts and wines on the
lower levels are all being pushed vigor-
ously forward without any now or i'm
portant features to report.
Consolidated Imperial.
The bottom OF the south Wine below
the 2i00 level still continues in q mix.
ture OF quartz and porphyry. The flow
OF water is still light. The east cross.
cut on the 2i00 level from the joint Al
phs winze is still advancing. the face In
porphyry.