Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-16
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Briggs MILL, ooioW oivot Vity, com.
msnced reducing ore from the mine last
evening and will be kept steadily run.
ming. There is sufficient ore on haad
and uncovered to supply 1t regularly.
Owing to the breaking down Of the ore
house, not much ore is being taken out.
as there is no place to put 1t until the
new ore house is built. The ore extracted
Is from the 1850 level. On the 1850 level
the north lateral drift Ia In Lady Wash
ington ground and cutting O likely look
ing formation, carrying bunohes and
strsaks OF ore. On this level the drift Is
being extended south to connect with the
Justice. On the 1750 level the north
drift Ia passing through some likely
looking ground, carrying punches and
stringers Of ore which assay well. The
south drift has not yet reached the ledge.
When II does, II will DO at q point some
$50 feet south Of the incline WINE.
where something Of interest may be
looked for. a. It has been bent around
to q crosscut. II has only 20 or 80 feet
yet to run to reach the ledge. The
whole section 10 highly mineralizsd, the
porphyry OF the vein yielding low assays,
while iron pyritss abound.
could q Curry.
The joint east crosscut. l700 level.
has reached east OF the main lateral drift
1000 feet. where an upraise Of l6 feet II
to be made for the Sutro Tunnel level.
This will bein line OF the tunnels north
lateral branch. This drift will then be
run directt to the new joint shaft. Sink.
Ing at this shaft 10 going on a. rapidly
as the strong flow Of water will permit.
The foundation for the nsw hosting en-
CINE il completed and the excavation for
the big Gould X Curry pumping engine
il making good progress, the work being
helped by a donkey engine. Tho bulk.
heads placed on the lower levels OF the
mine have now been sufficiently tested
to determine their efficiency. and the
pumping machinery will DO removed to
the new joint shaft. Preparations for
this change have been already com.
menced, and this morning the work OF
taking down the engine commenced.
Union Consolidated.
The north drift, 1900 level. in which
water was struck last October, 10 being
pushed n toward the Union shaft, with
which It is to connect. The DRIFT north.
1000 level, Ia within q few feet OF the
Union shaft, and the men from 1t have
been withdrawn, to prevent accident.
The connection will Be made very soon
from the shaft side. The work OF tim.
bering the station. 1000 level, for the
Joint Mexican winze to the $500 level Ia
going on. When this II completed q
donkey engine will be put In position
there, and then the winzo will be pushed
down rapidly. The Wine from the east
drift, 1000 level Of the Sierra Nevada,
has been discontinued for the present
and a raise started TO meet the shalt.
Nothing has been done on the $500 level
since the water was struck in Sisrra
Nevada.
Sierra Nevada.
During the past week but little pro.
gross has been made in opening the
$500 station. the donkey pumps above
having given way and let the stsamins
food from the 1900 level into the In.
cline. There has been a constant de-
crease in the amount Of water flowing
from this source, but It 10 still deemed
imprudent to renew stopping. II 10 pro-
posed 10 send this water through to the
@. 4 C, shaft, via the 1900 OF the Ophir.
and necessary preparations for this arc
going On. Pipes are being laid and ex.
cavations made for extra pumps, all OF
which will be completed by the time
connection il made with the Union
shaft.
The face OF the joint west crosscut on
the $50 level is penetrating vein matter
carrying quartz, the crosscat being 400
feet in length. Connections with the
tank above the 1850 level Of the @. 4 @.
shaft have been made and the water at
that point IL now discharged through the
pipes to the Sutro Tunnel. The pumps
at the G. & G. are therefore now being
rsarranged into u double column from
the bottom up to this tank, thus gaining
q two.fold capacity ct Q greatly reduced
expenditure OF power. Excavations for
q balance-bob at this station are being
made. When all In arranged, sinking
will be resumed.
Overman.
The north lateral drift Is making rapid
advancement toward the Bslchsr. There
has been q double s.inch engine placed
at the head OF the winzs from the 1900
level. and work there In now making
GOOD progress. At the Overman shaft
excavations for the bob-pits and Over.
man pumping engine are going on rap
idly. The work OF transferring the
pumping engine to this shaft has DOM.
menced. The whole weight to be trans
ported is 435. 900 pounds. The stone
foundations will also be moved.
cousoIidassd lnpsrfsl.
The north drift $500 level Ii cutting
hard. blasting porphyry. its face 472 feet
from the starting point. It has about
70 feet yet to run to reach the joint
Alpha winze. The pipes have been
placed in the drift south and Wine con.
Meeting with the Crown Point. ready TO
take the water from the lower levels to
the Belchsr dir shaft. Tho work OF
clearing the 1000 level has been COM
pietsd to the burnt winzs. tho water 90.
cummulstsd during the fire drawn OIL,
and better ventilation secured.
Lady Bryan.
The east DRIFT. $50 level. 10 cutting
softer ground than formerly and improv.
ing in appearance. The west drift,
same level. Is still in hard rock. On
the COO level the south DRIFT 10 In quartz
mixed with porphyry. Assays OF 80
are given by the quartz. The 600.lsvel
crosscut running east from o point $50
feet north Of the shaft is in promising
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