Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-27
MINING NOTES.
Natter. OF Inssrsss All Along the
Lode.

Work on the new side track to the
Union shaft is being driven with energy,
about so men being employed. The
switch will start from the west side Of
the G. & G. side track. near the end Of
the v, and before the s~witchback, to
run to the ore dump below that shaft.
The cut from that point reaches through
to the ravipe, and the debris Is useful
for the All before crossing II to the north.
From this initial point the road will run
between the hosting works Of the Gold
en- Gate and the Fairfax, just touching
conveniently the yard OF the latter. and
from that point strikes between the two
cemeteries, taking fifteen feet from that
OF Wilson & Brown, from which part
the bodies have been removed. The ra.
vine will be trestled to Q point be-
yond the Fairfax works. A cut and
All take the track across tho Emmett
range. and then the way is clear to the
site Of the prospective Union ore dump.
Men are working at both cuts.
At the Union shaft the work Of raising
the carpenters shop, 100x50 feet, com.
menced this morning. The old pump.
ing apparatus Is being rapidly stripped
from the shaft and excavations for
pumps and hobs and tanks are being
made. Eighty.four men are employed
and work is going on from top to bot.
tom. All appliances to facilitate opera
tons are in use. II took but o few
minutes this morning to put on 1000
feet Of rope.
At the Scorpion new shaft the work OF
raising the building commenced today.
It is to be q structure OF ITO feet in
length from east to west, and "a feet
from north to south, and will cover
shaft, boilers, engine. etc. In the shaft
some promising.looking quartz has been
struck at q depth Of 100 feet which
yields fair assays. It closely resembles
that Of the Gould 4 Curry groupings
and Is Q great improvement over that
found above.
The Julia has its smoke stack for its
new set OF boilers in place, and the
boilers will be ready for the fires Mon
day or Tuesday.
The flow OF water from the west cross.
cut, $50 level OF the bonanza mines, has
decreased to 10 miners inches.
The body Of ore on the 2l50 level OF
the California still holds Its width, and
continues Of good quality as 1t Is fol-
lowed north and south.
The water Of the Sierra Nevada and
Utah is now being sent through to the
@. 4 G. shaft, as well as that Of Union
Con-, Mexican and Ophir.
The Con. Imperial ciosscuts east, 1900
level, have not yet reached the point
where the greatest interest lies. but n
is nearing II. The frame for the extern.
sion OF the dump trestle Is being raised.
The drift north on the $500 level Of
the Ophir has been discontinued. await.
ing the completion Of the raise to meet
the joint Mexican winze. The crosscut
next on the 2400, which Is the point Of
greatest interest, has not yet got far
enough in to test the formation immedi.
atsly west Of the station. but 10 pro.
crossing well.
The Hardy vein still opens out well,
the drift following It being In good ore.
The 1850 station Of the Alta will soon
DO completed. when o crosscut will be
started from that point to the ore body.
Hale & Norcross will soon DO ready
for the resumption Of prospecting opera.
tons.
The mill Of Mrs. Lynch. for the re-
duction Of the large deposit OF tailings
near the site Of the old Hoosier State
mill. is fast approaching completion.