Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-31

feet, and the tank stations are about 240
feet apart. The work Of easing the
shaft below the 1000 level continues.
On the surface good progress 10 being
made In placing both the new air com.
pressor aud the pumping engine. It Is
calculated that all the pumping ap-
p~aratus will bs ready for use By Fsbru'
airy l.
Yellow Jacket.
Repairs to the rope OF the south com.
partment were completed Saturday.
when work. which had bosn interrupted
by taking It of. was resumed. Sinking
since that time has been continued and
tho work Ia making good progress /; total
depth. 1870 feet. Tho quartz forms.
ton in the bottom OF the shaft oontin.
ues to improve with depth. and pros.
poets there are good. The north lateral
drift 10 lilo feet from the crosscut con.
Meeting with the north winze, and the
south lateral drift Is in 256 feet. No
| changes OF formation. Work or the
tank stations in the shaft progresses
well.
Drifting north and south on the 1850
level and e%ncountsring q nice formation
OF quartz. This quartz was also found
to extend throughout the excavation for
the 1850 station. II has q promising
look. The Lady Washington drift
north has been undergoing repairs and q
retimbering. Its face Is near the north
line Of that mine and in q day or two
work will DO resumed OF that point.
When the north line Of that mine Is
reached, the Brilliant, which lies next
north, and east OF the New York. will
take up the drift and carry II on, doing
its work through the Alta shalt.
That portion OF the water OF the mine
which is to be raised by the pumps from
the 1900 level to the connection with the
Sutro Tunnel is being led through boxes
from the point Of influx to the tank
drift east OF the incline, whence the
pumps will take II up. The drift from
the side station. 2i0O level Of the C.-N.-
s. shaft, for the Savage incline will be
commenced as soon as necessary air pipe
is in place. The water in tho main In.
cline will also be pumped into the tank
drift above mentioned, preparatory to
continuing the incline on down to the
2400 level.
Sierra Nevada.
The drift north on the 1900 level con-
tinues to encounter a lively vein forms.
ton carrying clay and quartz which looks
promisingly; total length. 235 feet from
the bottom Of tho east shaft. The north
drift on the $500 level is now los feet in
length and is penetrating Q kindly for.
nation OF vein porphyry carrying q
goodly proportion Of clay and quartz.
The west crosscut on this level Ii being
pushed Oh toward the wall OF the ledge
aud is making good progress. There 10
no change in the material encountered.
CALIFORNIA;
On the $3.50 level II has been found
necessary to timber and drain the north
drift to tho ore vein encountered above
and this has delayed work in the face OF
tho drift. The north ore body. 1850
level, continues its accustomed yield.
Tho crosscut east on this level Is now
lUO feet in length and in q favorable
vein formation with streaks OF clay.
The incline raise from crosscut No. 8 Is
IN lOS feet on tho slope. The Cali.
fornia mill is running to its full capacity
on ore from the mine.
Consolidated Virginia.
The extraction Of ore on the 1850
level east OF the old slopes continues.
Wine No. l. 1850 level, is being put In
working order preparatory to stopping
ore from that portion Of the mine. On
the 2l5O level preparations for crosscut-
cutting cast on the Best i Belcher line
are being made with q view to sinking
an east winzo and prospecting at q
lower level the promising vein material
encountered in the south drift on the
2l50 level.
Mexican.
The north drift, $500 level, is now 29O
feet from the south line Of the mine,
and is passing through vein matter car
rying streaks OF quartz. For joint
Ophir workings sec report OF that mine.
The Joint Union crosscut west on the
1000 level is in o soft and kindly vein
formation /; total length, 436 feet. Tho
Joint Union winze from this level is
down 26O feet. and in birdssye porphyry
carrying some water.
BeIcher.
The east drift from the 5000 station OF
the incline is now in rs feet, and has
about 100 feet yet to q to reach the
ledge. The east crosscut, 2760 level. is
in ll5 feet, the face in porphyry and
quartz and good ledge matter. A stringer
OF quartz from 2K to 3 feet In width
has been passed through, portions Of
which assay fairly. The prospects in
this portion OF the mine are favorable.
Hale a NOrcross.
A station 46 feet long has been pre-.
pared at the head OF the south winze
from the 1900 level and machinery is
being placed with which to operate in
sinking. The winze from the POO level
to the 1900 level Is being cleaned out
and retimbered. This work Is nearly
accomplished. About one half Of the
Savage water has been boxed and brought
to the pumps and is being raised to the
Sutro tunnel level.
JuIia Consolidated.
Since last report q new balance bob
has been put in place at the 1900 level.
The pumps were necessarily stopped
during this work and the lower levels
we're kept dry by the bailing tanks.
Repairs on the 1000 level are again pro.
gressino we'll. Work in thu 1900 yiuze.