Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-21
Ophir.


The incline IL 60 feet, on the slope,
below the $500 station and Il to b CON
tinued ON down to the 24O0 level. It 10
still in avery Ane and promising forma-
ton Of low grade quartz which gives In
dioations Of making into something better
when prospectsd further. II contains
strong slips Of clay pitching to the east.
and the richest quartz lies over these
alps. The whole formation averages
Sl2 Per ton, Of which the greater por.
ton is gold. The station. $500 lsvsl.
has been completed and from 1t . main
north drift il to be started at once, which
will be continued by the Mexican and
Union Consolidated TO meet the drift in
Union ground being run south from the
1900 station Of the Sierra Nevada incline.
The drifts in the ore vein on the 2l00
level running north and south from the
bottom OF No. l winze are without
material change. The same ID true Of
the slopes, which yield IS tons per day.
On the 1000 level the south sill floor
has followed the vein till It has widsnsd
from TX feet to over 5 feet OF good
milling ore.
Calisornia-
The slopes yielded the past week an
average Of l57 tons per day, which has
now been increased. Thirty feet per
week are being added to the length Of
the joint Consolidated Virginia west
drift, $50 level, and its face IL now I'D
feet from the shaft, in hard porphyry.
Joint west crossout No. l 10 making
usual progress in quartz giving low
assays. At the @. u @. shaft the sta
ton, 1850 level, has been completed,
and now a tank il being sxcavatsd at that
point.
Thirty feet per week are being added
to the length Of the joint east crossout'
100 level, and it, face is now Ola feet
from tho lateral drift In hard blasting
ground. The work Of cleaning out and
retimbering the south lateral drift, l1Oo
level, to connect with the Savage Wine
has been receiving required attention.
II has been found necessary to change
the position Of the machinery at the
joint east shaft and this has delayed
sinking there.
North Bossnsa and Fiowsry.
Sinking and running lateral drifts a.
usual. One crosscut has already been
started and two more will be commsnosd
this week. That started is on the 2O0
level and at q point 200 feet north OF
the shaft. Another will be started on
the same level, 575 feet further north.
The third will be on the 800 level.
Justice.
Streaks and lunches Of ore continue
TO be found in the crosscut ll5O level,
the drift 1900 level along the west wall
Of the vein, the lateral drift between
crosscuts five and six same level, and in
crosscut No. /, 1850 level. The Waller
Defeat workings continue their yield and
are opening up some interesting deposits
which look aud promise well.
Alta.
The station, 1850 level, Of the joint
winzs has been completed and drifts
started both north and south a. bases
for crosscuts. Repairs 10 the north drift.
1850 level, have been completed apd
work in the face resumed. The drift on
the 1850 level Is being put In order for
use In prosecuting. Everything work.
ing satisfactorily.
North Consolidated Virginia.
Sinking below the 100 level is going
on a. usual. The shaft Is to be adapted
to the use Of sksets, which Will contain
about three tons Of rock each. aud as
soon a. this work Is completed sinking
will receive . new impetus. While the
above work 10 going On the workmen
and rock will DO handled through the
Sierra Nevada.
Best d BsIcher.
The Joint east erossout, 100 level, is
being driven toward tho perpendicular
OF the new joint east shaft at the rate OF
30 feet per week; total length from the
lateral drift, 9l4 feet, its face in por.
phyry. Necessary changes in the posi-
ton Of the machinery at tho new shaft
have intorforsd with sinking.
Crown Point
The winzs is within 10 feet Of the 200
level. The north drift. $500 level, il
making 40 feet per week outside the
ledge. There are nj changes to report
in either OF the crosscuts on tho $500
level. Both are in fine vein mattsr but
neither have yet reached the ledge
proper.
The shaft is being extended on down
as usual and il now LAG feet deep. The
material has changed Of late and become
much harder and carries less water. The
east crosscut, 800 level is in GA feet,
the face in O vein formation carrying
clay stripgsrs dipping east.
Hale d N0rcross.
The east drift, 1870 level, has been IN
short, tough and bad.working ground,
but has got through II into that which
admits OF better progress again. The
work Of taking out the pumps above
this level Is still going on. The water
raises very slowly.
Julia Consolidated.
The work Of repairing the south DRIFT,
1000 level, has been continued as usual,
o. also has that Of preparing the head
Of the winze. 1900 level. to receive its
engine. Tho heat in the mine 10 very
oppressive and binders operations
what.
Utah.
Sinking in the incline is making usual
progress, the bottom $40 feet on the
slope below the 1850 station, and in
good sinking ground. The flow OF water
Is light. Some other necessary work
has been going on at the head Of the In.