Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03

untoa, 10 Feet Here Tnao was
Expsesed-0ierra Nevada Lock.
ing fer Lest Cisy-Ophir s.d
savage - The ChsiIss.Neseress
savage Dsifs west Farther
Boath.
Present speculations from this dis
lance on the market would Be about ss
hazardous and proftlsss - speculations
in the market BY . member OF the
Johnny. Come Latsly Club.
Not much comment on the situation
10 needed this week. Folks who manip-
ulats the market have bat hearty con.
tempt and disbelief for al favorable 70.
ports from the mines, though true - the
stars. but swallow eagerly everything
unfavorable. though false q tapping Lie
can be. Still. fearful ~ 10 the risk. We
call attention to the fact that 65 feet OF
good ore have bssn found on the aA00
level Of Union whore bat 80 were
expected and the end Il not yet. This
may knock the undsrpinnins from the
market. but Il cannot be helped.
In Sierra Nevada Superintendent No
Ksnxis IL looking for the margin OF east
clay. It has been entirely lost north OF
the incline. This viii remind some OF
the search ON the 1850 level Of the big
bonanza for Q similar "lost clay" which
there took . norshsastsrly trend and
well. We do not just remember whether
Il has been heard OF since or not. Lady
Bryan found something like Ii wander.
ing about her 600 level.
Ophir IL opening up the $500 station
Of the incline and searching for the
Hardy vein on the 2a00 lsvsl. 100 feet
deeper than Il has yet been traced. II
ought to be found about l60 feet from
the station in the direction taken BY the
drift just starting s~outheastsrly. Other
workings are looking well.
Savage reports quartz and low grade
ore. on the 1900 level. for . distance Of
4s feet in crosscut No. l nearest the
shaft, and in crosscut No. 2 80 feet, and
NO end in the latter yet.
Chollar Norcross Savage shaft has
started explorations west on tho 2400
level. This will open up Q vast amount
Of new ground at an increased depth.
There il not much to b said In . sum.
mary way Of the situation further south.
although IL In interesting. Il may be
worth while. however. to risk the fact
that the Justice Il milling ore at the
Ramsdsll.
Below We give u regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information. derived from Official
and authentic sources. showing the stu.
alton Of each mine today up to the
time Of going to press:
ODhir.
The work Of cutting out the station at
the $500 level Of the incline has been
commenced. The west crosscut, 2400
level. Is making four feet per day
through . heavy vein formation dipping
east. and indicating Q near approach to
the west ore vein; total length Of CROSS
cut, 222 feet. The joint Mexican cross.
cut, $500 level, Is also making four feet
per day through low grade quartz; total
length from the main lateral drtft. lao
feet. The DRIFT on this level south and
toward the @. & G. shaft 10 averaging
four feet per day in additional length.
and IL in hnrd porphyry; total length.
$50 feet. A DRIFT has been started
southeasterly from the 2200 station oil
the incline, and II intended to intercept
the Hardy vein on this level. The drift
north on the Hardy vein, 2l00 level, has
its face In quartz which contains streaks
OF good ore ; total length 207 feet from
erosscut No. I. The slopes yield a.
usual. and the work Of putting the pump
rods in the shaft progresses well. the
work being completed mp to the 1000
level. The foundation for the surface
bob il completed.
Caii0r.iA
Shipped last evening $47.sO5 o. in
bullion. A drift has been started south
from the Wine below the 1850 level
through the ore body preparatory to
STOPPING out the ore. A crossout has
been started east from the main north
drift on the 1850 level. from . point ia
feet north OF winxs No. 8. and II In now
"a feet and shows favorable looking
vein matter. On the 2250 level II has
been found necessary to timber up the
drift north which delays proeress some
what; total length Of drift, lac feet.
The orc body encountered on tho 2l50
level has not yet been reached. Pumps
at the G. i @. shaft are running well
and handle all the water given them.
sierra Nevada
The east drift on the 220o lsvsl con.
tinues In Q promising formation Of clay.
pOrphyry and quartz, the latter giving
low assays; total length Of the drift
from the east shaft. los feet. On the
$500 level the north drift has been run
SO feet; and Q crossout started esst to
search for the east clay Of the ore vein.
which has not been found north Of the
incline. The crosscut west on this level
Vas run 20 feet, and then . lateral
drift commenced north In the ore vein,
which 10 now IS feet In ore Of fair mill
ing quality. The slopes continue their
Yield Of IS tons Of ore per day.