Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-01
Uuioa shaft.

placed IN the oierra NeVaoa inciiue uuu
the water there Is to be lowered as rap
idly as possible till the 24OO level Of the
Union (sisrra Nevada $500 Lovely is
reached, when q drift will be started
south. following the course Of the dia.
mond drill and running under the Union
shaft. The shaft is being sunk as sxpe-
ditiously as possible to make connection
with this drift. The bottom dropped
into ore last Saturday Of good quality,
| and this morning was still in ore giving
| good assays. This ore was struck 40 or
so feet above where IL was expected. The
| diamond drill has already proved its
existence on the level below. The bot
tom looks better than It did and better
than was expected at that depth. The
drift west, 1000 level, to connect with
that from the Union north drift on that
lsvel Is now In 204 feet and in hard por-
phyry. Ex~cavsting q bob station on the
1900 level Ii going On and good progress
il being made In stripping the shaft Of
old pumping machinery below the 500
level, laying the foundations for the
| pumping engine, constructing the cooling
pond, erecting the carpenters shop
frame up and being rough.boardsd),
and grading the new side track to the
site Of the contemplated ore dump.
Consolidated Inperiai.
The diamond drill which was running
in the joint Alpha crossout east, $500
levsl, has been taken out a. 1t did not
reach far enough east to prospect the
most interesting portion Of the vein.
The crosscut IL now being extended east
40 as to give 1t o greater reach. The
crosscut will probably DO extended
100 feet for this purpose. From a point
| 125 feet north OF the south winze an.
| other crosscut has been started east, but
has not vet been driven in far enough to
be OF much interest. Preparations have
been completed for continuing the south
winze on down to the $500 level. The
Joint Alpha crosscut west. 2600 level, Is
making good progress and cutting quartz
In stringers.
COn8OIIuHb5u vlEkhh"
The water flowing from the face OF
the joint crossout west on the $50 level
has been piped down to the sutro tunnel
level. The flow has decreased to about
8 inches. Nothing doing in the faos OF
the crosscut. The south lateral braach
is making 8 feet per day and Is encoun.
terine more quartz; total length, 100
feet. The raise from the 1850 level Is
still In porphyry and quartz through
| which Il Ia making steady progress. The
| south drift, 2l50 level. Ia now in 325
feet and in favorable.lookina vein mat
ter. Work has been resumed in the
Joint Best & Belcher winzs and 1t Is
| down 90 feet. 1t still has about 30 feet
to 20 to reach the level Of this drift.
Union Consolidated.
An extra donkey pump has been
placed in the Sierra Nevada incline
which il to be showed on down as the
water il lowered until after the Union
24OO level has been passed when Q drift
| south running under the shalt and fol.
lowing the course OF the diamond drill
recently run there will be started. It Is
expected that this level will DO reached
In three or four days. For joint Msxi.
can operations see report Of that mine.
On the 1000 level the drift east toward
the Union shaft Is averaging 4 feet per
| day; total length 405 feet. No change
in the material passed through. The
main north DRIFT, this level, il still being
repaired.
For workings on the $50 level joint
with Con. Virginia see report of that
mine. The streak OF ore encountered
upon tho 2l50 level Is being raised upon
near where the drift on that level con
Meeting with the Ophir crosses It,. It il
| also being followed north and both work.
inRs are in good milling ore Of the usual
width. The pumps at the @. K @. shaft
are running and are raising Sierra Ne
yada water as well as that OF Ophir.
| Should more be sent through than these
pumps can handle, the Ophir stump and
| bailipR tanks will DO used and the Sierra
| Nevada water will be raised to the Sutro
tunnel level at all events.
Gould 4 Curry.
Joint east crosscut, 100 level, Is still
penetrating hard porphyry, through
which It is making an average Of 4 feet
per day; total length, 1888 feet. The
new pump hoist at the g. & O. and B.
& B. shalt will bo in place tonight or to-
morrow. The work OF placing the big
pumping engine Is making good pro-
eress and It will be ready for use by the
Ist Of November, when sinking will be
resumed.
A crosscut has been started west 100
feet from the Alpha winze, on the 24O0
level, and different crosscuts will bs run
at various points in the mino to prospect
the ground thoroughly from the foot
wall to the hanging wall Of the vein.
There 10 q fine body OF quartz next to
TO the foot wall on this level, as Ia well
known, and this is to be opened up by
the different crosscuts run.
Lady Brysn.
The west drift on the 600 level con-
tinuss in quartz and porphyry. but Is In
softer ground than heretofore. The
quartz is low grade. The south drift,
i5O level, Is in . similar formation,
which IL quite soft. The north drift,
76n l.vel continues in quartz and DOR. |