Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-27
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OUnIEs
Tho station set at the 240O level OF
the incline has bean put in place and
the incline continued 9 feet below It.
When depth sufficient for . stump has
been attained, the station will be opened
and crosscuts run into the ledge. The
material continues promising. The north
drift, $500 level. ID averaging 4 feet per
day ; total length. 189 feet. The face
IL still in vein matter carrying streaks OF
CLAY and some water. Excavations for
the tank and bob station progresses well.
Two feet per day are being added to the
depth Of the joint Mexican winze from
the 2l00 level total depth. 10 feet. The
porphyry encountered contains consid.
cradle water, which binders the work.
The west crosscut from the north drift
has been discontinued In order to push
the drift itself along to explore the Hardy
vein In that direction. The joint Mexi.
can crosscut, 1000 level, IL averaging 8
feet per day. and 10 now in "a feet and
in porphyry. The main north DRIFT has
been enlarged and rstimbered and made
q thoroughfare for the mine. The ore
breasts yield as usual and preserve their
usual appearance.
Still pushing the incline below the
1850 level; total depth. 1913 on the slope
below that station. The rock encoun.
tered Of late has been Q harder formation
Of quartzite. carrying considerable water.
the flow amounting to 14O. 900 gallons
per day. which is. however. readily
handled. Driving the north and south
drifts on the 1850 level through the
same formations a. heretofore reported.
There Is NO particular change In the
Lady Washington DRIFT. A drift has
been started from the bottom Of the
shaft ON the 1850 level and Is being
pushed west toward the ledge. Il will
have something like 200 feet to run to
get to the vein. The raise in the ore
body from the 1850 toward the l450 10
continued. That for the 1850 10 up GO
feet and has been discontinued till some
500 feet Of air pipe can be placed to
vsntilate It. At present the heat and
foul air OF the mine seems to center
into this raise.
Cslieruia.
After having been driven $50 feet
west from. the shaft, the joint crosscut
on the $50 level has been discontinued
and Q drift commenced north from Q
point So feet from the face; total length
Of this DRIFT, IL feet. On the 2l50 level
the north DRIFT leading to the Ophir is
still being cut down. The work Of dis
msnuing tho G. & g. shaft Of pump
rods down from the surface 10 going on.
preparatory to replacing them with new
Ia by IA sticks to drive the double col.
umn OF 12.inoh plungers below. The
work OF changing the System will take
about q week yet.
savaEs.
The water stood this morning between
1875 and $50 feet on the slope below the
2l00 level. The work OF enhrging and
rstimbsring the south winze Is making
good progress; total depth, 76 feet.
Bulkhsading the crosscut from the sta.
ton, 2l00 level. 200 and odd feet east,
In hard, blasting ground, and making q
reservoir, so that the water can be
pumped from the 1900 station mp
to that tank and thence to the 1000.
This will be done with No. 8 or 0 don.
keys, and thus the force brought to bear
on the water will bs doubled.
Upioa Consolidated.
The east drift, 1000 level, is in por-
phyry through which 1t averages 8 feet
per day; total length, 22s feet. There
has been no increase Of water in the
drift Of late. The main north drift OF
this level IL still undergoing repairs.
The Joint Mexican crosscut west, 1000
level, il In . soft vein formation. carry.
ing clay and quartz in streaks; total
length, GO feet. The joint Mexican
winze Is down 30 feet in porphyry car.
y ing considerable water. Nothing do.
ing on the $500 level.
Mexicaa.
The joint ophir winze from the 2lOo
level Ia down 10 feet and In porphyry
carrying considerable water. which inter.
feres with sinking. The joint Ophir
crosscut, 1000 level. Is In vein por.
phyry. It's face 70 feet from the lateral
DRIFT. The joint Union crosscut Is aver.
aging four feet per day; total length GO
feet, the face in q soft vein formation
carrying clay and quartz in streaks.
The joint Union winze is down 80 feet.
the bottom in porpbyry carrying consid.
cradle water.
Tho north drift from the foot Of the
Wine, and on the 1900 level. is averag.
Ing Z feet per day. and the orosscut east,
1000 level, 6 feet. No change OF form
alton TO notice. The Forman shaft Is
being forced steadily on down through
hard rock containing considerable water.
II has passed the 800 level since last re-
port. Work on the buildings. the pit
Tor the pumping engine. etc.. Is making
good progress. The hosting works,
whom completed. will be the roomisst on
the lode.
Crown Point.
The breaking Of the Belchsr pump
rod has hindsred the work OF cutting
out the chamber OF the station on the
27OO level for the engine and prepare.
tory 10 starting on down for the 5000
level, but the work has made fair pro-
gress considering the disadvantages I'M.
der which the labor has been performed.
The north drift, $500 level. 10 being
cleaned up. preparatory to running
crosscuts from 1t toward the north end
OF the mine.
SIERRA Nevada.
For the purpose Of economy In hand
ling the water II has been allowed to
rise In the incline. Aov through the
north DRIFT, 1900 level. to the east shaft
where Il is pumped up to the 100 level
and thence TO the surface. This lessons