Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-13


Il goes down. a. usual. and what con.
nsction the mines have with the auc'
tuating arrangement 10 not apparent 10
outsiders. Those who did not buy In
time for the recent rise and sell out al
the top Of the market are mentally ours.
Ing their luck. a. usual. and resolving
to be q little more "dy" next time.
The market. however. has Q healthy.
vigorous tons. and somebody may b
happy yet.
Ophir IL not only looking and yield
ing but promising well. Plenty OF ore
In sight. plenty o in prospective. .
good. regular bullion yield. and
plenty OF money in the treasury.
constitute healthy condition io'
most any mine. Sierra Nevada has do.
vslopsd Into q mine with . large amount
Of paying ore In It, which will DO e.
tracted and millsd to paying advantage
before long. That thsors body extends
into the Union mine will also bs event.
ually and satisfactorily established.
In working the mines Of the north
end group the sutro tunnel IL an i'm
portant advantage. - connection
with Il obviatss the danger oil
sudden foodinss. and development
explorations can b al the more boldly
proceeded with. Sierra Nevada will
o o have the requisite pipes laid to
carry OF the water which 10 now I'm.
psdins operations. after which new ore
Developments promised BY the diamond
drill will b In order.
The large new working shaft OF the
Scorpion Mining Company. now being
commenced. will be second In magni.
tuds to none on the Comstock. Its To-
cation is important. as II must develop
an uusxplorsd and very promising sec
ton.
The flooded mines still continue to be
flooded at their lower levels. but the
water in both Savage and Hale i Nor
oross is steadily but alowly being re.
ducsd. The reputsd good things exist.
ing al those lower levels will DO arrived
at in due time.
OF the main Gold Hill group there ID
little to be said. Great hope is INDUCED
In with regard to the promised bonanza
Developments to DO made on the 5000
level Of the Crown Point and Belchsr.
and Yellow Jacket also has improved
prospects. Alta i shipping ore 10
Briggs mill regularly, and has . large
amount Of IL in sight.
"visiting day. il regarded Is prac.
tically Q dead letter. yet its loss or depri.
walton will. after oil. mako very little
difference. 30 far as the practical deyei.
opmsnt OF the mines Is concerned. That
periodical occasion has worked more for
the benefit Of manipulators than any.
body else. On the other hand, Il
may DO said that the insiders
are given all the better chance for nm.
interrupted diamond drill explorations
and SUBSCRIPTIONS prospecting.
On the llth instant. only day before
yesterday. the Sutro Tunnel Company
received its first instalmsnt Of "royal'
ty," amounting to $500. from the
mines Of the Comstock. In accordance
with their drainage contract and the
compromise with the mining companies.
This might be practically considered
nrst blood for SutTo. At all events II ID
the frst financial return for the large
amount OF money invested in that
great tunnel enterprise. II was paid by
the bonanza mines. from bonanza bull
lion. It IL to be hoped that this royalty
may rapidly increase In quantity.
The general outlook il encouraging,
unusually 90 at present. and good hops
Is INDUCED In for even better things In
the not far distant future.
Below We give our regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information. derived from official
and authentic sources, showing the sit
uaiion Of each mine today up to the
time Of going to press
Ala.
Good headway il being made In sink
ing the incline and the bottom II now
100 feet on the slope below the 1850
station. There il no particular change
in the drift south on the 1750 level.
The drift north into Benton ground Ia
making good progress through Q promis.
Inc quartz formation. The drift south,
1850 level. has not yet reached the JUS
tice line, but will reach Il tonight, when
that mine will take II up and carry Il on
through to the Alta shaft. The Lady
Washington drift. on this level. Is with.
out material change. the face continuing
In . dne vein formation. The only ore
being extracted FROM the mine IL In
raising on the ore body FROM the 1850
to the 1850 level, and amounts to about
Is tons per day. The Excelsior mill Ia
kept steadily running. there being still
reserve ore enough to supply Il some
time, with that extracted a. above. A
raise IL also being made on the 1860 level.
500 feet north Of the shaft. on . small
vein OF very rich ore there encountered.
Lady Bryas.
Running two drifts on the $50 level,
one 20 degrees east Of south and the
other 30 degrees north Of east, both
starting from q point $50 feet north OF
the shaft. The north drift Of the two IL
In 6ns vein matsrial containing quartz
ard low.grads ore In punches. The
south drift Is in porphyry and quartz.