Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-16
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The joint dfut 70 me v. q v. shait,
1850 level. Is still being enlarged and
Connection has been made
between the joint California Wine from
the 1850 level and the joint uprsiss from
The also level. but the point Of connso-
ton 10 still receiving attention to the
exclusion Of work on the proposed joint
crosscut west on the 2050 level. The
joint west DRIFT, 2l50 level. Is making
Ave feet per day in favorable working
ground.
Usiss Consolidated.
The Sierra Nevada connecting drift 10
being repaired as usual. The joint
Mexican winze from the 1000 level II
down $40 feet on the slope, in promising
vein matter containing some water. The
joint upraiss from the 1000 level. TO
meet this Wine, Ia up - feet. also In
promising.looking vein matter through
which some water 10 coming 10. Ths
north drift. 1000 level. 10 averaging five
feet per day. and Is now l22 feet In
Union ground. The rock IL getting
harder.
9eaId q Curry.
The bulkhead on the 1900 level Il be-
ing constructed. The work Of rstim.
boring the old Curry Wine from the
100 to the 1900 is still going on. -Four
feet Der day are being added to the joint
east drift, 100 level. The Osbiston
shaft has been drained and the work Of
sinking will probably Be resumed o.
early A. Sunday. The drain tunnel ID
making about eight feet per day and has
about 60 feet yet 70 run to reach the
shaft.
Juiis Cesssiidassa.
The water has been lowered to the
1000 station. but that level 10 not 70,
quite freed from 1t. Pumping will NOT
be stopped by the work Of cutting the
sub-drain to the Sutro Tunnel. Ths
work OF sinking the Wine FROM the 1900
level Ii slow. owing TO the intense heat.
Il Is still cutting quartz OF . lively char
actsr. There IL not sufficient water In
the Wine to give any trouble.
Titan.
The incline 10 to-day down Az feet on
the slope below the 1850 level aud Is be.
ing continued. The new incline engine
and cable work ansly. The partition In
the incline has been carried TO the bot
tom, and gives fns ventilation there.
The material In the bottom Of the In.
cline Ii somewhat softer. admitting Of
better progress. The underground en-
giuss are being taken out. The new "
bob has not yet been lowered.
overnas.
The north lateral driit, 1000 level. ID
making fair progresses 10 also the winzs
below that level. The o. 4 @. shaft ID
down 575 feet. A tank has been put In
at the $50 level aud the water all caught
mp there. Steam pumps have been also
put in and are throwing the water
TO the surface. Yesterday the heavy
dow which came in 100 feet above, do
creased ons.hsl', showing that the water
Is being rapidly exhausted.
nexican.
The extreme hardness Of the porphyry
in the joint upraiss above the 2lOO level
renders progress slow. II Is o up 81
feet. The joint Union upraiss from the
1000 level TO meet the joint Wine from
tho 1000 level Is averaging three feet per
day in Q fine vein formation, through
which some water seeps. The Wine
above mentioned is also encountsring
some water. but Is making 3h feet per
day down toward the upraiss.
Homestead.
The joint drain and working tunnel Of
the Homestead. Golden Standard and
Wheeler mines Ia making good advance
ment. The tunnel 10 being made seven
feet In width and eight feet In height,
necessitating the removal Of . large
amount Of earth. A very promising vein
Of ore has been encountered. running In
the direct courss Of the tunnel. giving
good assays both in gold and silver.
sisrra Nevada.
The incline 10 making slow progress
on aocoun, Of the water flowing In at
different points. the amount being all
that the pumps can handle. The work
Of grading and timbsring the drift. 22oO
level, IL being continued. The east
shaft has been prepared to receive the
pumps, the arrival OF which 10 awaited.
On the surface grading for the ore house
east Of the works Is going on.
Lady Bryas.
Sinking 10 still going on, the bottom
Of the shaft being 40 feet below the
600 level. Drifting south on the 900
level 10 still going on. The drift 10 In
low grade ore. Crosscutting east from
this south driit Ia making good progress.
The drift north. 600 level, 10 In por-
phyry. Two l2.inch plungsr pumps
and 600 feet Of column are bsing pro-
cured for use In the mine.
Grown fotns.
The drift north. $500 level. has been
discontinued for the present. The
winzs il being carried on down and q
has been started east opposite
1t, aud Ia In ID fset. still In porphyry
showing stringsrs Of quartz. A cross
cut east IL being run joint with Belchsr
and il making good progress. II has
not yet reached the vein.
Nsssh Consolidated virEisis.
Tho shaft has reached the l7O0 level
Of the Sierra Nevada, whore sinking has
been discontinued till the repairs nsOss-
sarry to certain portions above are com.
pieted. Il will then be continued on
The new engine will b then
used TO do the work and the old engine
will bs removed.
Consolidated Imperial.
The drift north ON the 1900 level has
been discontinued till the south drift,
level, has reached the Yellow
Jacket workings. This will b about
next Sunday. In the meantime the
joint Alpha VINE Is being continued on
down to this level. No material changes
to note.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shan
The pumps have not been run during
the week. The water has just raised 30
a. TO dow through the lightning drift TO