Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-09
Julia Cs.seiidassd.

LuILn Coo~Doihunseus
The water has not yet been drained
from The 1000 level and It's o~rosscuts. It
IL not true, as has been reported. that
the pumps are 10 b stopped during the
construction OF the sub.drain Of the Su-
tro Tunnel. The winze below the 1900
level is being continued on down and IL
still in quartz Of . very favorable char.
acter.
Sinking the three-compartmsnt joint
Benton incline winzs Is making 8 feet
per day and is now $50 feet on the slope
below the 1850 level. It has Ga fsst yet
to run TO reach the 1850 level. The
north drift. 1850 level. into Benton
ground 10 being pushed rapidly along
outside the ledge In vein porphyry.
Beat q BsIehsr.
The joint Curry drift east on the l70O
level Is making 4 feet per day and now
has lis face 735 feet east Of the lateral
drift. East crossost No. !, 1900 level.
is now 1876 feet from the north lateral
drift. in good vein material carrying
strineers OF quartz. The drain tunnel at
the Osbiston shaft is In 2S6 feet.
Baiiion.
The preparations for the air compress.
sor are completed and the work Of put
ting Il In place will DO commenced soon.
On the 2l50 level the east crosscut 10 In
IS feet In soft vein matter, o rib OF hard
rock having been passed through. The
station for the winze engine will Be COM
pleted this week.
Ms. Heed d Vancouver.
One compartment Of the shaft Is hu-
ished and the other will be tomorrow.
Then the water which has accumulated
while the shaft has been put In working
order will DO bailed out with the tanks
preparatory to commencing operations.
YeiIsw Jacket.
The shaft 10 now 90 feet below the
1880 station and making good progress.
The drift on the 2iO0 level Is nearing
the perpendicular Of this shaft at the
rate OF 0 feet per day and cutting
porpbyry and quartz.
The shaft has been cleaned out and
sinking resumed. A tank has been put
in 20 feet above the bottom to collect
the water at that point. The crosscut
east, 800 level has been taken up and 10
being continued. Tho new machinery
works well.
Rstimbering the incline below the
1910 level with l4Ii4 timbsrs. On the
surface q new heating tank for water b..
fore going into the boilers has been COM
plstsd. The pumps keep the water 30.
low the 1000 level.
Lsviashsn.
The face Of the north lateral drift on
tho 100 level continues in porphyry.
clay and low grade ore. The south
lateral drift on the same level shows no
particular change from last weeks re-
port.
Hale q Norcross.
Still timbering the lightning drift,
1000 level. The pumps hold the water
in the mine, and what tiows from the
Chollar.N orcross. Savage shaft, below
the 1000 level.
New York.
The incline station Is finished and
next week the incline will be completed
TO the 1900 level and the incline ma
chinery will be in running order.
Caledonia
Sinking the winze below the 1000
level and raising the debris through the
0verman shaft, the Caledonia works
having been shut down.
suecor.
The drifts EAST, west and north on the
100 level continue to make good pro-
gress, the two former In very promising
vein matter.
Exehequer.
Tho north drift, 2i00 level. 10 In 322
feet. and still cutting porphyry and
quartz Of q promising character.
solid silver.
Rstimbering the north end OF the
main tunnel proceeds as usual.