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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-17
CAllRRnlA.

VIRGINIA CrrY. Nov. Is. 1870. p.
Gordon. Sserstary: During the past week
zoos tons Of orc have been hoisted. On
our $50 level the north drift has encount.
cred water In the face and We have stopped
work temporarily to allow the water to
drain out. On our 1850 level the raise
from the end Of crosscut No. = 10 now mp
81 feet. The north winze II sunk and tim.
bored i've feet, passing through . heavy
clay formation showing some ore. hoist.
ing engine will b put In position during
the coming week. which will facilitate the
work Of sinking. On q 2250 level the
north drift from the @. 4 @. shaft has been
extended II feet-total length. 81 feet-and
has passed into q softer vein formation.
showing stresks Of quartz. The pumps At
the G. 4 @. shaft have no difficulty In hand.
ling the water from the north end mines.
W. II. PATTON, eupt.
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Uuisa shan.

vrlorsIA CrrY. Nov. Is. 1s7s.-0sorgs
C. Pratt, Secretary: Work has not yet
been resumed In the bottom Of the shaft.
all Of our hoisting capacity being engaged
attending TO the different bob and tank
stations and the work being carried on In
the $500 and 2l00 levsli. The work Of ex-
cavating tank station No. s, and bob sta.
lions Nos. 1. 2. 8 and 4 10 making good
The excavation for bob station
No. 6 10 completed. and 1t will DO timbsred
during the coming week. We have been
putting In ore and waste chutes at the $500
and 2i00 levels. These are completed and
will enable Us to load our skips to better
advantage at those points. The foundation
for our large pumping engine Is huished'
and the coping stones are being set. the
compressor foundation will be completed
by Thursday next. BY which time We ex'
pect TO receive our No. z Burleish com.
p~ressor. which will be Immediately erected
and put In operation. The frame for our
ropes IL completed and Enclosed. and the
building TO be erected over our pumping
engine Is making good progress.
THOMAS II. RooSrr. supt.
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consolidated yirgi.ia.

VIRGINIA CrrY. Nov. Is. 1879. W.
Harens. SECRETARY. During the past week
s6i tons Of ore have been hoistsd. On q
$50 level crosscut No. 2 has been extended
~ feet; total length. IS feet. At this
point indications Of water having appeared
work has been temporarily discontinued.
On our 1900 level the winze u now down
81 feet and continues 10 show low grade
ore. From this point . drift will be
started in an sasterly direction 10 connect
with the drift being run from the upraise
from the 1850 level. On our 1850 level
the drift from the upraise to connect With
the west drift from the WINE on the 1900
has been advanced 10 feet. On our 2l50
level the south drift has been extended so
feet-total length. 457 feet-psssing
through vein formation showing mor
quartz than at last report. The DRIFT
north from the Best 4 Belcher Wine has
been extended 81 feet-total length. "A
feet-passing through . somewhat harder
formation showing some water. At the @.
& G.. shaft the pumps still continue to
handle the water from the north end mines
without difficulty.
W.. II. PATTON, Supt.
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Piper's Opera House.

The season Of legitimate at Piper's
Opera House. with Frank Mayo a. head
center and the California Theater Com.
pany q support, closed Saturday night
with the doing Of the "streets Of New
York and Mayo - Badger. The house
was crsmmsd aud the people were noisy
with delight, especially those In the gal.
lery. It il acknowledged that there 10
but one Badger now and that one 10
Mayo. The play was finely rendered.
we'll mounted and ran smoothly. The
engagement Of Mayo would have been
more Of o financial success bad there
been more Badger and less jeffrey Della.
mayne In 1t, but It was . success as II
vas and everybody has been pleased with
all that Mayo has done.
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Suite has q Literary Society. on

sutto has Q Literary Society. on
cers-President, F. B. Mercer; Woe
President, Mrs. n. White; Secretary,
Miss N. E. Welsh; Treasurer. Mrs. ].
A. Cassbser; Marshal. James E. Fair,
Committses-Finanoe, Mrs. ]. A. Case.
beer, ]. A. Bray. Mrs. N. Callahan
Programme, J. A. Casebeer, Mrs. Cham.
plain, A. SummerAeld; Msmbsrship. W.
Croft, Miss Maggie Moran. Mr.. Stanley.
The Society will music. read, dialogue,
debate and essay tomorrow evening.
The old Methodist church ID anchored
at last. II has made . stand on the east
side Of Main street aud just north Of the
tramway to the Rhode Island Mill,
where Lincoln Hose Company will mako
q home In Il soon. It has hitherto been
used 10 save men from Q Aery destruc.
ton, but hereafter II will be devoted 70
the salvation Of property from . like
fate. d.
Something up down the lode. Min.
ing men BY the ossch load have been
tssmine past the News office today. and
all headed one way. They look wise
and keep their lips closed tightly. Won.
der II Alta cannot solve the mystery.
/. IL believed that the vein Of quartz
which 10 bslns prospsctsd ON the 'a4oo
isysl Of the Bullion mine 10 $50 fest
vide. A. . quarts vsin II 10 success.
Il susurs wsd'too.
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Boiler Explosion.

DETROIT, November IA special 70.
ports the explosion Of Q large boiler at
Wood & Reynolds sawmill and salt
block. at C~srrolton, near East Saginaw.
Saturday afternoon. A portion OF the
boiler, Weighing nearly four tons, was
thrown q distance Of $50 feet. Edward
Raquepss, fireman. was thrown through
the roof and into the river, a hundred
feet distant. His injuries will probably
prove fatal. Cyrus Burr Wal badly In.
jured about the head and shoulders, and
his condition Is critical. Frank Robin
SON. fireman, Was injured in the back
and shoulders. but not dangsrously.
Jean Pe,sll was instantly killed, bis
mangled body being found beneath the
ruins. The damage to the mill Is esti-
mated ut $4,000.
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Lees o.s ssr Them.

There Is q gang Of bogus.watch oper.
ators intssting the Comstock just now
and people will do well not to loan
money or purchase "dying presents
from beloved fathers" "ths last that
remains OF . prinoely fortune" or any
kind OF "clicksrs " which dire fortune
forces men to part with to mako Q raise.
The chief operator OF the gang. or at
least one Of them, Il named Joseph
Hughes. he has one Hus watch-a
genuine artiols-snd this he shows. It
10 examined. and on plea Of some such
strait as those above mentioned. he asks
for about ons.quartsr Of its value on It
for . few days. etc. When the money
comes to be paid over he d%extsrously
places . bogus watch. made In all re-
spects like the original and engraved like
1t. into the hands Of the friend who lets
him have the coin. he did q business
man in Gold Hill In that way recently,
and was brought up for It. When COB.
bled he had on his person nine bogus
watches. all just like the original. He
paid $50 and was allowed to 60 free.
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EASTERN DISPATCHES.
,.rsorAL TO re, GOLD HI. DAILY u.mI
The New York Vote.

NEW Yonx, November 1.-THE Sun
prints the official canvass for the State
officers as made by the Supervisors Of
the counties. In New York and Kings
county the official counts have not been
completed. but the result will not prob
ably DO changed many votes from the
those figures are used. The table shows
the , following msjorities, except for
Governor. the figures given in his a
indicating his plurality Cornell. Rep.
Governor, 40.l72 Hoskins. Rep, Lieu.
tenant Governor, 1850; Carr, Rep, sec-
rotary Of State. ALI, Wadsworth, Rep,
Controller, 1850; Ward. Rep, Attorney
General. 1909. Wendell. Rep. Treas
ursr, 465l; Seymour. Dem. Engineer
and Surveyor, 9sss. John Kslly's vote
n All.
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SIERRA Nevada.

VIRGINIA CIrY. Nov. Is, 1s79.-W. W.
S,e,.on, Secretary: The station at the
24O0 level 10 nov completed. and . drift
has been started north and 10 now IN .
distance Of II feet. The heston this level
still continues very intense and will neces.
sarily retard the work. On the $500 level
. crosscut west has been started north Of
the incline from the station. which 10 o
reaching the base Of the incline and show
INK streaks Of fsir-grade ore. This crosscut
will be pushed on 10 the foot wall with all
possible speed. In Q few days work will
DO resumed In the north drift from this
station. We are now preparing 10 put .
diamond drill hole ahead In the east drift
on the 2200 level for the purpose Of finding
the strength Of the body Of water showing
itself In the face Of tho drift. No work has
been done In the north drift on this level
during the past week. The dow Of water
from the Slopes and tho bottom Of the In.
cline remains about the same.
ALEX. @. MCKENZIE. Supt.
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Miscellaneous.

WARRINGTON, NoVcWuet ~. luo
companies Of boys on board the Ports
mouth and Saratoga will take part In
the parades on the 10th and goth inst.
In this city, during the ceremonies at.
tendant on unwilling the Thomas statue.
The marines OF the Saratoga and Ports.
mouth, and those at the Norfolk navy
yard, will unite with the marines from
the barracks and navy yard Of Wash.
ington In forming Q battalion on the
same occasion.
Returns OF November I show an in.
crease in the wheat crop Of 26, 900, 900
bushels over last year. This great in.
crease Is the result Of q very large yield
In all the States bordering on the Ohio
and Missouri rivers. The Northwestern
States show little variation from last
year. Kansas and California both do.
cline in yield. Texas, Of all the South.
ern States. 10 the only one that falls Of
in yield this year.
Nrwpoar, Ky. November 17.-Chss.
Shursr wal shot and killed Saturday
by Miss Anna Hoff. She called on him,
accompanied BY her brother, and dc.
manded that he fulhll his promise to
marry her. he contemptuously refused,
when shs fred the pistol she held under
her shawl. and he fell dead. Miss HoT
says he ruined her under promise OF
marriage, and she does not regret her
act. Shursr was q saloon keeper In
Cincinnati.
NEW Yonx, November ia little
boom for Hayes has been started from
here by Collector Thomas Of Baltimore,
who says that should Tilden be nomi.
mated and the fraud issue revived.
Hayes chances for denomination would
bs good. Thomas opposes Gen. Grants
nomination. &c says that In Massa-
chusstts, where Blaine VA supposed 10
be strong, the old Bristow following has
transferred Its allegiance to Sherman.
The well.known houses Of Morris s..
Hermann 4 Sons, importers OF ostrich
feathers, sos Broadway, hare failed to
the extent Of several hundred thousand
dollars.
Bosros, November 17.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Parker. aged rs years. wife Of B.
g. Parker OF Sanford, Maine. to whom
she was married three years ago. died
suddenly about three weeks ago, and
Parker and his nephew are now charged
with numbering the old lady. In order to
get control Of 5000 she had In bank.
S~PnINoyIELp. Mass, November H.
The Republican prints an interview with
Tldsn. In which he favors Charles
Francis Adams for Democratic candidate
for President,
BAIrIxoas, November N.-Hsnry W.
worthington. . bookksspsr, aged ~
yssrs. whils 'delifioua from typhoid
isvsy, lsspsd from the window OF his !
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room In ths-fourtk story of The Aansion
House to the street. Saturday afternoon,
and was instantly killed.
RocHEsTKR, November T.-Courtuey
and Hanlon have agreed to row q Ave.
mile race on the Potomac river, near
Washington, on Tuesday, the 9th OF De-
cember. Each il to put up $500 forfeit
as q guarantee to start In the race.
Blake will be referee.
DETROIT, November H. Governor
Croswell has appointed Fernando O.
Bsaman United States Senator. to ill
the uns1pired term Of the late Senator
Chandler.
CHICAGO, November 1.-THE south
bound freight train on the Chicago and
Alton road went through . bridge at
Riverdale. near Alton Saturday morning.
six freight cars falling into the river. A
brakeman was killed, and the engineer
and fireman injured. The officers Of
the company cannot account for the 40
cident, Is the bridge was 0 and 81.
trsmely we'll made. The damage 10
81, 900. No delay will be experienced
In the running Of trains.
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That Dividins Line.

Tho interest in the survey Of the
Union.Sisrra Nevada dividing line con.
tinuss undated. and the situation Is
freely canvsssed on the streets. Mr..
Hofman's survey 10 completed. but be
refuses, Of course, to mako the result
public till Il is submitted to the parties
Tor whom II wa made. He says, how.
ever. that the survey itself agrees with
that OF Mr.. James. but their starting
points are different. Mr.. James com.
menced his work at the Gould & Curry
line and went on north. while Mr.. Hot.
man surveyed the patented ground only.
The pulse Of the street beats feverishly
in view Of possible complications. not
w~ithstanding the assurance that all par.
ties ars pacihcally inclined. It Wal said
that q meeting Of the powers and their
attorneys would be held at l ?. N. today
to consult over the matter. and, II pos.
sible. to arrange details for o eompro-
mise.
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Gould Curry.

VIRGINIA CrrY, Nov. l6. 1874. <.
Dar6ro,r. S.creiary: The joint east north.
line orosscut on our TOO level has been
extended 40 feet since last report, making
total length 1877 feet. The rock continues
hard blasting. At the Gould i Curry and
Beat & Belcher new shaft the work 10 well
advanced. We will have everything In
readiness for sinking by the latter part OF
the week. The big pump was started yes.
terday and the water lowered 40 feet. IL
will take about three days 70 reson tne
bottom. when the new Lift pump VIII %
put In place and sinking resumed. We
anticipate no trouble after tho sinking
pump 10 In position, as tho water 10 now
handled Al Q tax TO the pump OF about z
strokes per minute. Tho pumping engine
rum smoothly and all other machinery
about the shaft IL in good condition.
II. H. PESoYRA, supt.
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Mexican.

VIRGINIA Orr. Nov. Is. 1870. l..
Weller. Prsadsrt: On our $500 level the
main north drift IL now advanced to .
point so feet from the south line, passing
through the vein formation mentioned In
my last report into birdseye porphyry.
The Joint 0phir west crosscut has been OF.
tended 20 feet. and 10 now In 81 feet from
the main north drift. II has passed into
. formation containing strsaks Of ore Civ
ing good assays. Owing TO the temporary
interruption Of hoisting through the 0phir
shaft no work has been done In the west
crosscuts on our 1000 level during the
week. In the joint Union Consolidated
winzo wehave been engaged in cutting out
q tank station for . donkey pump. This
work will DO completed BY Monday next
and sinking resumed.
W. q. Parton, Supt.
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FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
l~sr,o1AI TO Il GOLD HUI DAur xrws.l
Miscellaneous.

MlGcellaneOu1.
LONDON, November IA dispatch
from CAbul says : The general belief Of
the completely Of Yakoob Khan In the
massacre OF the British Embassy gains
strength. The Amssr and his advi.
ssrs. 1t IL thought, did not anticipate
q Wholesale massacre. but only sufficient
intimidation to induce Cav agnari to 70.
port bis position In Csbul as untenabls.
Affairs, however. went beyond their con.
troll, and then they acted on the principle
that dead men tell no tales. The troops
did not mutiuy for arrears Of pay, but
were instigated by their officers. working
under the connivance Of high authori.
ties. There was o slight fall OF snow on
the 1lth instant.
A FIRE at Farabaoh, Prussia, between
Frier and C%oblentx. destroyed sixty
houses. among them the Town Hall
building, dating from the Sixteenth cen.
fury.
A correspondent OF the Liverpool Post
says the Government has information
from New York. through the British
Consul there. that American Fenians are
Offering money aud arms to Irish tenant
farmers to enable them TO resist evio.
tons. The correspondent adds that the
Irish Executive fully credits the state.
msnt that such offers are made. but does
not believe that anything will result
therefrom.
ST.. PErrpsBuRo. November 17.-At Q
meeting OF the Russian Psychological
Society o lecture was delivered on the
subject Of the fitting out OF the four 70.
mous Russian cruisers In the United
States. The lecturer especially referred
to the sympathy and co operation which
all had received from the American
people. Six men, be said, deserted from
the expedition, who preferred 10 remain
on the free soil OF America, but they
were Germans from the Baltic provinces,
not Russians.
DUBLIN, November 1.-THE commit.
tee OF tho Irish National Convention
have resolved that the plan OF the late
Daniel O'Connell for reconstruction Of
the Irish House OF Commons DO made
the basis OF that for the convention; that
the Delegates shall number 800. and that
the convention shall meet In Dublin on
April 18th.
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8uIllon.

COLD HILL, Nov. II, 1871. n. Bro
sell, Secretary: During the past week our
incline WINE has been sunk IL feet, max.
ing Its total depth from the also level 2Sl
feet. The material penetrated Is Of about
Inc ssme character a. mentioned In my
last. The east crosscut on the 2400 level
has been advanced 20 feet, making the TO-
tai length 100 feet. The material through
which we have passed 10 . mixture Of por'
phyry, clay and quartz Of Q very soft ma
ture, which requires close attention. The
water has increased In quantity during
the week. but not enough to delay opera
tons. E. A. SCHULTZ. Supt.
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The CAollar.Norer....s.v.xs SHAFT.

The Chollar.N orcross.savags shaft IL
the largest shaft or the lode. 10 timbsrsd
with the best material at command and
that which costs $40 per thousand feet
more than tho timbers in common use,
90 q to be permanent, and yet has cost
no more to sink and equip than some
other shafts on the lode which are not
as deep. Now . new gearing 10 being
placed In the hosting engine so that the
work Of sinking and exploring may be
continued at triaing outlay for necessary
machinery. To put In o direct.acting
engine would incur an expense Of $780,.
600, whereas the present arrangement
will do all the required work and the
new gearing will cost only about 5000.
The work done ct the shaft has been
carefully performed and well managed.
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consolidated I,npertal.

aoLp HILL, Nov. l6. 1874. X: p.
Harmon, President: For the week ending
this date We have made the following pro.
gress At the mine: Our south Wine has
been extended SO feet, making total length
Of same to date ii2 feet on the slope be-
low the 1900 level. The joint winze has
been sunk IS feet, making total length OF
ssme 40 feet below our 1900 level. The
Alpha drift north, 1900 level, has been e1.
tended 70 date 2s feet. The face OF this
drift is in quartz and porPhyry. Every.
thing in and about the mine Is moving
along about - usual.
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srOCK KEPOKI.
oan rrnnoiseo Beard.

THIS MoRSiSo.
6so Ophir. ~. 26k, ?6k
1865 Mexican, 26k, "a, AGA, IN
775 Gould 4 Curry. 9s. 9f,9s
200 California. 4 50, ~
SIS Savage. IS. l2S. IN
$50 Con Virginia. 5a.o On
AIS Chollar. 4. TAI
500 Potosi. 4 60. ~ All, a. 49,.
asa Best 4 Belcher. lsk. lSa, Is. IN
s25 Hale 4 Norcross. l6, IGN l6H
4SO Crown Point. 81, ), J 10
Gl5 Yellow Jacket. l5S, 10, ltt
400 Imperial. SOC. SIC
I25 Alpha. Is. i3a, isS
$40 Bslcher. 8 40. 81
6s5 Sierra Nevada, ~. AN, AZ
100 Utah. l6S. i6. l6S
SIS Bullion. Gu. 6s,G
100 E1chsqusr. 4 80. 40
40 0verman. ga
20 Justice. q 60
1895 Union Con-. IS. 52S. Is. ss&. san
100 Alta, 4 80. ~
100 Lady Bryan. Csc
$50 Julia. 2&.270
20 Caledonia. I 70
600 Silver Hill. ~. 90
1856 Challenge. AZ. ~
2S5 New York. 35c
20 Phil. Sheridan. 500
$50 Lady Warrington Con-
40 Andes.
800 Wells Fargo. 30
1870 Ward. 1 30. 2
$50 scorpion. 4. > o
$50 North Carson. Toe
500 Trojan. i0c 1910
$40 Golden Gate. 2 IS, 2I4o
$40 Benton Con-, 81. 8 ~. ; 10
$50 Keystone. 3 GS
$40 Con. Dorado. 2 o.. 2
500 flowery. 35c
l540 North Bonanza. IL 20
400 Msckay. l5c
100 Mountain View. ~
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Arrival. shis aevstsg.

Abel. W Webster. 7 Hawkins. Bob
whslan, J Williams. b c Whitman, s
Jacobs, TR Hawkins. s Buckland. Joe
Gavin. Mrs Dugan. A J Clark. Miss n
Madden, Mrs williams. W Bradley. L
Hsninn, Mrs E B Cuts. A C Leroy. "A
Smith, J @ Cohoe. W x Somers.
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Dsparsure. lass Evesiug.

Z Thsysr. G II Taylor. B Stern, u
Ryan. . K Thornton. Z Cook. W Simms,
r Gaines. z Norton. jas Ross, J MeCul-
Tough. 8 W Grant, W L Griffin. II White.
J 8 orndor1. W withers. II Z standish. ]
Wilson. T Suman. @ Schooling. RA Dever.
Miss K Sullivan. Mrs Ghust. II X Joselyn.
Geo + Grabner. Miss Eberle, Miss Psullin,
q aullivsr. Mrs L Saunders, Judge Leman
and wife. Mrs n Lynch and daughter. c
J Bishop and wife, Nellie Holbrook. Jas
Tighe and wife. E D Stonehill. + Boegle.
Frank Mayo. Miss George woodthorpc.
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Bsusher.

ooLp HILL, Nov. IS. 1879.-Jamss Nes-
lo.ds. Prssidsaf. The north incline has
reached q depth Of So feet below the 1890
ieysi. having been sunk and timbered Is
xt during tho week. Good progress has
ieen made In the 2760 south drift, II hav-
q bssn run and timbered 40 feet during
n, week. We have also been engaged In
ting In water pipe for drinking pur.
poses TO tho bottom Of the incline also In
making some necessary repairs on the TOO
boh Dit. Safety guides for the incline car
also been extended TO the bottom Of
tho main incline. All other work about
tho mine 10 going on q usual and our ma.
chinsry q in good order.
W. b. SIXTH, Supt.
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Oyerrnan.

GOLD HILL. Nov. IS, ls79.-G.orge W.
Bearer, PSssidsnt: During the past week
the north drift has been extended Is feet,
through very hard. short. sesmy quartz,
that does not break we'll. Have made
connection with north drift from Caledo-
mia and nearly completed repairs TO drift.
At Porman shaft have lowered the beam
(which weighs 80 tons) into place. and the
foundation for pumphoist 10 nearly ready
for the coping stone. Good progress has
been made with stations for pumps and
tanks; also upon cooling reservoir.
CHAs. FoRMAS. 6upt.
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Hale d Norcross.

VIRGINIA Orr. Nov. IL. ls7s.-Jod ?.
Liohtner. Secretary: On the 2i00 level the
west crosscut has been advanced "a feet,
and 10 now In 81 feet. The face IL In por-
phyry. On the 1900 level the diamond
drill had advanced "a feet, when the drill
rod broke, leaving two lengths OF rod and
the bit In the hole. The orosscut will 0
be extended u rapidly - possible to the
end Of the drill hole. when drilling ahead
will DO resumed. Some water 10 coming
In. The south drift 10 now cleaned out .
distance OF "a feet.
PHILIP DErpRsnrrNHa, Supt.
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silver Hill.

SILVER HILL MINE. Nov. 10. ls7s.-W.
z. Dear, Secretary: During the past week
our east crosscut, 1900 level. has been
driven ahead 81 feet through very soft ma
tsrial. with more water than has been en-
countered In this crosscut before. II has
required very careful timbering, which 10
very slow work. The face this morning 10
harder, looks encouraging and 10 ysry reg
ulsr. Thermometer Ito degrees. Work
on the air compressor going along all
right add - fast q possible. We hope to
give II . trial next week.
N. G. HrLLrxs, supt.