Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-12

sat 49,
OF the face. and beyond that II IL q
present impossible to 60 on account o.
the spray Of the heated water. On 20
count OF the level being flooded the bot
tom has swollen so as to compress thu
drain boxes, and II has been found neoes'
ssry to 60 back ll5 feet and put u
larger ones. In order to overcome thu
difficulties at the face four mattresse'
are being constructed. each six feet BY
iour and six inches thick and allied hall
with charcoal aud half With savdust,
These will then be attached to poles and
placed mp against the face Of the DRIFT &c
stop the water from coming In so thai
the Burleigh standard can be removed
and the drill Withdrawn. The heat q
this point Il 30 great that men mufht
their faces with wooden shirts and pu'
socks on their hands. and then fls In,
each holding to his fellow 80 that In cast
any one Il overcome Q retreat can b
made and he can DO carried to the cool
ing station. Nothing Is being done IL
the Wine from the 1900 level. Ths
long east crosscut on this level 10 being
cleared so that when connection Is made
with the Ward ventilation will follow,
Near the face the crosseut IL esvsd to ths
top. No attempt IL being made to 70
move this debris. but simply to worl
down the top BY showing 1t back. Thi'
has been done to within IS feet Of the
face. at which point the workmen In the
Ward drift can DO plainly heard.
Mexicaa.
Tho north drift, $500 lsvel. has beer
extended from the ophir incline into
Mexican ground. and will be continued
ON to in,erssct with the joint Union
winse IN this level. Il 10 now In q very
favorable vein formation. carrying low
grade ore. and . similar II not the same
formation has been encountered In the
joint Ophir crosscut west on this level.
The joint Union crosscut, 1000 level. IL
now 10 26l feet, and In Q vein lorna
ton showing streaks Of clay. The joint
Wine from this level 10 down l78 feet.
aud iu q similar formation. For join,
Ophir workings, see report OF that mine
sierra Nevada.
The workings both north and east
from the bottom Of the east shaft are
still abandoned on account OF water.
a. the mine has all that It can possibly
handle with the amount Of compressed
air at command. and both drifts are 90.
cured. These drifts are In respectively
233 and SO feet, and both In very favor.
able formations, which will be opened
up as soon a. possible. All 10 being
done to open up the 2400 station OF thu
incline that can be. and the work Is pro-
crossing we'll under the circumstances.
CossoIidassd Virginia.
There remain some 200 feet yet to be
made between the south drift. 2l5o level.
and that north on the same level from
the foot Of the joint Best 4 Bslchsr
winzs from the 1900 level. Both work.
ings are In favorable vein material carry.
ing stringsrs OF quartz. Work In the
raise from the 1850 level has been re.
sumed. The Wine from the 1900 level
continues In low.grads ore and 10 10 feet
in depth. Crosscut No. 2 on the $50
level 10 now in rs feet, and continues in
vein material.
Justice.
Some Ans looking rock Is being en-.
countersd In running south on the 1850
level from the Alta shaft and the DRIFT 10
making good progress. The crosscut
west on this level Is making usual pro.
Rressu and has not yet reached the point
whsrs new Developments are expected.
The winzs from the 1850 level II being
continued toward the 1850 level and
making fair progress. The diamond
drill, started west on the 800 level to rx.
plore the western ore chamber. broke.
and work in that direction was neosssa.
rily suspended for . time.
CaiiSorniA-
The drift on the 1850 level from the
@. & @. shaft. to intercept the ore body
encountered on the also level. 10 now In
80 feet, and In hard. blasting ground.
The WINE from the 1850 level has just
been started. but the engine to be used
In the work OF sinking has not yet been
placed. The raise from crosscut No. 8.
same level, IL up 80 feet. The north
drift, $50 level. In in 1876 feet and In good
vein material.
HALE 4 Nercross.
The crosscut west on the 2l00 level
was this morning 10 10 feet, 8 feet hav.
ing been added since the official letter Of
Monday. Work In the face was sus-
pended yesterday to clean up the accu.
mutations In the drift. but was resumed
again this morning. The face still con.
tinues In the ore vein. The crosscut on
the 2200 level 10 being p%rospeotsd BY The
diamond drill 90 Q precaution against
water. It's total length 10 "a feet.
savage.
Crosscut No. /. 22Oo level. nearest the
shaft, was this morning in 10 feet, and
No 2 was in 29H feet, and both were
without particular change. The large
Knowles pump has been lowered aud the
work OF enlarsing and retimbering the
DRIFT south to the Hale 4 Noroross line
10 progressing well. The station on the
2200 level for the engine at the head Of
the south Wine 10 being sxcsvatsd. The
water stands u usual.
Alsa.
Sinking IL making good progress;
total depth Of the incline. 30 feet on the
slope below the 1850 level. The drifts
north on the 1850 and 1850 levels are
being continued. Some very good rock
has been found In the 1850 DRIFT. It's
face 10 now In Benton ground and about
$50 feet from the Lady Washington line.
The north DRIFT IN Lady Washington
10 being driven ahead through
vein material.
Sinking II making good progress, Q