Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-19
Mexiean.

feet per day and continues In hard birds
eye porphyry. 1t Is being sunk on the
slope. thus requiring IL to be carried
down 525 feet 10 reach the 1000 level.
1t has attained Q depth Of 200 feet on
the incline. An upraiss 10 to be started
FROM the 1000 level TO meet this Wine.
The main north drift. on the 1000 level.
Is approaching the Union Consolidated
line ct the rate OF six feet per day andis
In q dne soft vein formation showing
considerable quartz. II has about 80
feet further TO run to reach the line. A
crosscut west from this drift Is o o to
be started, in order to reach the point
| where the upraiss In TO be made to meet
the Joint Union WINE from the 1900
level. The joint upraiss from the north
drift 2l00 level to reach the 1000 level 10
averaging 3 feet per day In hard. blast
ing porphyry.
Union Consolidated.
The north drift on the 1850 level.
connecting with tho Sierra Nevada, Is
still being enlarged and repaired. The
dow Of water from the 1000 level east
drift has decreased 10 two miners inches.
The Joint Mexican WINE, 1000 level.
is increasing Its depth two feet daily and
is down 900 feet on the incline. An up
raise from the 1000 level Is soon to DO
started TO meet 1t. The Mexican north
drift, ON the 1000 level, Is now within
IS feet Of the south line and making SIX
feet per day through soft vein matter.
| showing some fine quartz. 1t will reach
| Union ground within the coming week.
Ward.
The new machinery Is ready to run
and will DO started up Saturday. and
work in the mine resumed. The skeet
has been received. The work OF con-
Meeting the new tank on the bill with
the works by pipes Is nearly completed.
A tunnel Is being cut under the railroad
track for their reception. Tho tank Is
framed and up. The old hosting
engine has been sold and Is being re-
moved.
Chouar.Combinatien shafS.
The air compressor Is rapidly assum.
ing shape. and will be in position by
the last Of the week. As soon there-
after rs stsam.pipo connections can DO
| made 1t will be ready for work and sink.
ing will DO resumed. The building to
cover 1t Is up and shingled. The
pumps are dischargiug about 100. 200
gallons Of water daily into the Sutro
Tunnel.
Yellow Jacket.
The work Of placing the air compressor
will be completed, the connections made
and everything ready to start work again
next Saturday. The eight.inch pipe for
the compressor is already in place. The
| construction OF the new Office Ii pro.
crossing well, the joists for the floor
| being laid. At the old shaft the work of
taking out the pump column IL still
going n
New York.
The station at the head Of the incline
IL being chambered out and made large
and roomy. The work Of timbering the
incline between the head OF tho chute
and the 1900 level is still going IN. The
chute IL finished. and has a capacity Of
80 tons. In about two weeks every
thing will DO in readiness to start sink.
ing again.
No. Hood d vanceuver.
Tho work Of putting guides into the
Mint shaft Is still going On. The water
is kept out OF tho shaft by bailipg. A
new, inch.and.an eighth, round cable
was put In yesterday. The gsllows
frame has been repaired and the new
bailing tank received. II has been made
to fit the guides.
Lady Brysn.
Work ON the $50 level and north on
the COO level has been stopped for the
present. The south DRIFT, on the GOO
level. Ia still progressing m usual in
f~ine.looking quartz. Crosscuts have
| been started both EAST and west, on the
COO level. from q point 205 feet north Of
the east crosscut and are making good
progress.
North Consolidated virEinia.
by the connection between the shaft
and the upraise from the 100 level oil
the Sierra Nevada a very strong up.cast
has been given TO the shaft. The new
engine IL ready 10 run, but the seven.
inch cables OF English steel wire. which
are being imported expressly for this
machinery, have not yet been received.
Alta.
The north drift on the 1850 level 10
being continued as usual along the vein.
laying II bare for prosecuting. The
| Joint Benton double Wine In making
excellent progress toward the 1850 level.
II is 100 feet below the 1850 level on the
slope. When the l750 level Is reached
prosecuting above will DO In order.
silver MiiI.
The main incline is being confirm ed
on down rs usual. Tho crosscut east
from the 100 level Is making 8 feet per
day in q soft formation OF clay, quartz
and porphyry. There has been q slight
increase OF water OF late, but the flow IL
not heavy enough to interfere with
work.
Consolidated Imperial.
The drifts north and south on the
1900 level are being continued. the form.
or to connect with tho joint Alpha winze
aud the latter to reach the Yellow Jacket
workings on the old 2i00 level Of that
mine. Both drifts are In kindly lorna.
tons and making good progress.
Trojan.
Workings from the second and third
stations are being carried on 81 usual
and making usual progress. Ore 10
being stopped from the east drift from
the third station, and the upraise from
tho east drift, second station, has passed
through As feet Of fair grade ore.
Crown Point.
The north drift on the 1900 level.
which corresponds with the 25Go level OF
the Belcher. Is still skirting the ore vein
and making good progress, the face over
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