Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-12

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much needed air circulation. but an ont.
let for the water which IL bulldosing
the lower levels OF the Julia. No deti-
mite or satisfactory understanding has
been a. yet arrived at between the main
Comstook mining companies and sutfo.
consequently the big TUNNEL IL not
made available just yet for hot waite.
drainage. The construction OF the sub
drain Is steadily going forward.
North Bssassa and Hiowsry.
The north drift on the 200 level
struck q strong fow Of water on Thurs
day morning last, which burst In with
great force from the side nsxt the ore
vein. for the time being completely
flooding the drift and main incline shaft.
The donkey pumps and water tanks
were Immediately set at work, and yes.
terday afternoon had sufficiently drained
the flow to permit Of q resumption OF
the sinking OF the main shaft. The
flow OF water Ia gradually decreasing.
and work In the face Of the drift where
II was struck will DO resumed In . very
short time.
Leviathan.
Since last weeks regular report %
feet has been added to the length Of the
main north lateral drift on the 100 level.
The face Of the DRIFT IL in clay. quartz
and porphyry Of . very promising char.
acter. some OF the streaks OF quartz Civ.
ing fine assays. The south drift, same
level. has been advanced 16 feet. and
the face Of the drift IL skirting along and
into the west side OF the ledge. showing
quartz. porphyry and indications OF ore.
solid silver.
In running the main drift north
through the caved ground at the north
end. toward the big ore chimney. dur
ing tho past week. . connection was I'M.
expectedly made with IN old shaft sunk
from the surface above the tunnel. This
affords q splendid circulation Of air. and
will be OF material benefit when opera.
tons in the winzc below the tunnel level
are resumed.
Hest q BsIchsr.
Sinking the 0sbiston shaft IL making
good progress. taking into consideration
the strong How OF water still coming In
at the bottom. The joint vest crosscut
ON the 1900 level Is still advancing
through a fine character Of vein ma
terial. Sinking the joint Wine. below
the 1900 level. 10 making the best Of
Roadway. The joint east DRIFT, on the
1900 level. Is also making good Roadway.
II is now in 4SG feet.
Trojan.
The south drift from the west drift on
the second station level IL In AZ feet, the
face in quartz and porphyry assaying
from $40 to SIS per ton. An incline
upraise from the same ore Slopes Is up
G2 feet In quartz and porphyry. An
upraiso from the east drift from Slopes
No. l on this level Is up 40 feet In
quartz and porphyry. The face Of the
north drift Is still IN o lively, healthy
character OF quartz.
Tho new hosting engines are about
ready 10 start up. The standing pumps
are being placed in position ready for
service In the main incline. Sinking the
main incline shaft Is making oil the
speed possible. having sunk aud tim
bered 10 feet during the week. The
How OF water at the bottom shows o
slight increase.
Justice.
Tho Pappooss mill is kept steadily
running ON the reserve Of ore from the
mine. Sinking the double incline vinzs
is making fair progress. The south
drift on the l450 level OF the Alta Ia
being pushed steadily ahead to connect
with this Wine. The east and west
crosscuts ON the 1900 level afford no
changes worth noting.
Union Consolidated.
Sinking the joint Mexican Wine DO.
low the 1000 level is making the best OF
headway considering the extreme hard
character OF the rock penetrated. Il 10
now down 22l feet below the 1000 sta
ton. The How OF water from the east
drift on the 1000 level Ia gradually de-
creasing.
Ward.
The erection OF the new hosting
machinery Is making tho best Of pro-
gress, considering the force Of men en-
ployed. The gallows frame ID up aud
the hosting machinery Ia being placed
ready for use. Nothing has been done
In the mine during the week.
suecor.
Sinking the main shaft Ia going vigor-
ously forward, tho ground In the bottom
blasting out finely and the flow Of water
being easily handled by the pumps. The
north aud south lateral prospecting drifts
on tho 1860 level are each making steady
Roadway, without change OF value to
note.
0vcrman.
Sinking the new shaft Is making the
best OF Roadway. the rock in the bottom
blasting out we'll. Sinking the double
n below the 1000 level 10 making
good hsadway. The north drift on the