Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-19
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the greatest energy. the objective
point being to get the pumps running in
he shaft so a. to lift the watsry burden
rom Sierra Nevada and allow Of more
and better prospecting from the shaft.
The foundations Of the pumping engine
are completed. the coping stones are in
place and are being dressed down for the
sole plates OF the engine. This will be
put In place at noe and as rapidly as
IL possible. In the meantime bob sta
lions, four In number. are being ex.
csysted in the shaft and q tank station
prepared for the pumps. Chutes have
been prepared ct the $500 and
2400 stations to expedite the handling OF
debris and loading It into the skips. The
ore house 10 all ready for use and the
foundations for the new air compressor
are about ready for the machinery. The
rope house and the supsrstruoture 10
The orc house are up and covered and
next week the building yer the pump.
ing engine and compressor will be put
up.
Mexican.
The north DRIFT. $500 level. Is now in
4 very favorable formation. consisting Of
birdseys porphyry; total length
from the south line. 70 feet. This drift
Is being pushed with all rapidity for the
Joint Union winxs. and at the same time
. drift from the Union shaft is being
pressed forward to connect with II also.
This connection. whom made. will open
up Q new thoroushfare between the
and 0phir shafts 800 feet deeper
than the one now In existence. and will
another and IN excellent VENT.
lated base for crosscuts to open up the
entire stretch Of ground from one shaft
to the other, and Of which the first is
that west on this level. joint with Ophir.
For workings Of joint Ophir crosscut see
Of that mine. A station has been
prepared and . donkey pump placed IN
the joint Union winzs from the 1000
since last report, and o sinking
Ii making excellent progress.
Yellow Jacket.
Since the connection on the 2700 level
between the north drift from the shaft
and the east drift from the bottom Of the
winzs the work Of smoothing tho con-
nsction has been going on. A covered
drain for what water seeps In IL also
being laid along the drift to conduct the
water TO the shaft. The work OF placing
in the south compartment is
making favorable progress. Two double
cages, each with q capacity for two cars
side by side-four cars In all-havs been
prepared for this compartment and the
cable has been heightened to SOU feet.
and 10 in readiness for the use Of the new
hosting engine. This has been tried
and found to work finely. It will soon
be In use.
Ophir.
The main incline has reached Q depth
Of las feet on the slope below the 240O
and has passed into Q soft vein
carrying quartz and dipping
to the east. The west crosscut, 240O
level, is l54 feet west Of the main
and continues In favorable vein
material. The joint Mexican west cross.
cut, $500 level. Is In slikely vein forma.
ton carrying strsaks and punches Of
fair grade ore ; total length, 30 feet.
The south drift from the crosscut east
on this level 10 making usual progress,
A are also the drift north along the
Hardy vein on the 2l00 level and the
joint Mexican crosscut west on the 2oOo
lsvel.
Juiis Consolidated.
Connection was yesterday made DO.
the southeast crosscut on the 1900
level and the drift from the Ward shaft
and ventilation secured. The cool air
from the Ward shaft 10 rapidly reducing
the temperature on this level, the shaft
the up cast. This fresh air,
when tho drift has cooled down some.
what, will bs conducted into the work
inRs ON the 1000 level and will enable
work there to be prosecuted with better
It will also be utilized In car.
ryine the Wine from the 1900 level to
the 1000 level. where work has already
been resumed.
Hale q Norcross.
The crosscut west on the 2l00 level
was this morning in 70 feet and In
quartz and porphyry mixed. having
passed through the porphyritic rib men.
in Mondays letter. Tho cross.
cut on the 1900 level 10 following up the
diamond drill hole toward the point
where the rod broke; total length. 80
feet. The face 10 also In Q mixture OF
quartz and porphyry. The work Of
cleaning out the south DRIFT continues.
There have been NJ particular changes
In the mine since last report. Sinking
IL progressing we'll; total depth Of In.
cline los feet below the 1850 level.
Work north on the 1850 and 1850 levels
IL going on a. usual and some fne.look.
ing rock 10 found in the former drift a.
IL Il being continued. The drift north
on the 1850 level In Lady Washington
is making usual progress In q
nne vein formation.
0ouid 4 Curry.
The joint east ~erosscut, l700 level. 10
averaging 6 feet per day through hard.
dry rock; total length. 1880 feet. At
the @. & G. and B. 4 B. shaft the water
IL being lowered rapidly, and the lit
pump for sinking will DO In place In q
day or two and everything ready to re-
sumo sinking. The work will then be
energstically. o. all the water
encountered can be readily handled.
sierra Nevada.
The north drift from the 2400 station
Of the incline IL now In 10 feet and In
vein matter. The cfosscut west on the
$500 level has it, face oil in good ore and
IL looking we'll. The crossout 10 to be
pushed to the west wall Of the ledge. A