Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-22
alarrn Nevada.

$500 station Of the incline is bow go feet
in ore, the face still in ore OF fair mill.
ing grade, but not so rich as near the
banging wall. The water Is out Of tho
incline to the 24O0 level. which Is being
| cleaned out preparatory TO starting a
crosscut on this level. which will be done
In a day or two. The workings east on
| the 2200 level and from the foot OF the
east shaft are now In ITO feet, the face
in hard. blasting porphyry.
Crown Point.
The crosscut east on the 2700 level,
$50 feet north OF the station, and which
was started to feel Of the ledge and
ascertain It's lay and qualities. struck
water when in So feet and has been
abandoned. The north DRIFT on this
level is again being pushed ahead; total
length this morning 2l0 feet. The dia.
mond drill on the $500 level and 200
feet south OF the north line Of the mine
IL today in 1853 Iset and has a. yet reached
no change Of formation.
scorpion.
The shaft was this morning 2S5 feet
In depth, the bottom In . soft formation
which required no blasting. This lorna.
ton 10 Of clay and quartz and also .
mixture Of birdsrys porphyry. The
whole formation carries iron pyrites In
abundance. A little water is found In
It, bat. 1t Is all absorbed by the debris
aud causes no hindrsnoe. The shaft 10
averaging s feet per day In additional
depth.
Julia Consolidated.
There has been considerable hindrance
Of late to the work Of cleaning up tho
1000 workings and in keeping the water
down, but these have al been overcome
and now the work Is making good pro.
Qress. The 1900 and 1000 levels are to
be united through the winzs, and the
1900 level will DO connected With the
Ward shaft "a soon now as the work can
possibly bs completed.
Yellow Jacket.
The north winzs has reached the 27OO
level, and a station is being ont out at
the bottom for the purpose Of making
connection with the other workings on
this level. An average Of @ feet per day
has Of late been made In the drift north
on the 2700 level ; total length 200 feet.
In the drift south 6 feet have been av-
eraped /: total length 1872 feet. No change
Of formation to note.
BeIchsr.
The incline is nearing the 1850 level.
the bottom In hard ground; total depth
1874 feet on the slope below the 1880
level. The drift south on the 2760 level
Ia making 6 feet per day; total length
100 feet. No change Of formation to
note. Work has been delayed by o
break in the pumping apparatus, but
this has been repaired and work Is now
going on as usual.
The water has been boxed oil along
the main drift. 1900 level, and q portion
has been carried to the Halo & Norcross
pumps. The main work now In hand is
the enlargement and timbsring OF this
DRIFT and the lowering Of the main pump
25 feet below the 1900 out Of the way OF
the workmen. The iow Of water is do.
creasing.
Golden Standard.
In consequence OF the dump being
full work in the Golden Standard tunnel
Is to DO temporarily suspended until q
culvert and trackway can DO constructed
under the V. & T. Railroad for deposit
ing tho debris Of the mine into the ravins
south Of the railroad. In the meantime
work In the Standard romontory shaft
will be resumed.
North Bonausa and Flowsry.
Tho general work Of the development
Of these two mines IL going on by drift.
ing south In Flowsry and north In North
Bonanza on the 800 level, north and
south on the 400 level. and sinking.
Work at all points IL making fair pro.
Qress, and there are no material changes
Of formation to note.
Best q Belcher.
Tho joint Con. Virginia winze from
the 1900 level 10 averaging sH feet per
day in additional depth and Is nov down
$50 feet, the bottom In q favorable
looking formation Of vein matter. carry:
ing stringers OF quartz. For joint Gould
& Curry operations see the report Of
that mine.
Lady Bryan.
Still timbsring the raise from the 76o
level to the bottom Of the perpendicular
shaft. The north drift on the 750 level
continues in quartz OF low grade. In
the south DRIFT, same level, the quartz 10
OF an improved character and looking
well. Work at all points progressing
favorably.
The east crosscut, 1900 level. is still
being rapidly pushed to the east through
q soft formation Of porpbyry and clay
and quartz through which . little water
seeps into the crossout, total length $50
feet. The surface improvements are
being pushed ahead with all energy.
Hale a Norcross.
Enlargipg and retimbering the main
DRIFT, 1900 level, both north and south
OF the shaft. This work is making good
progress. The pumps are raising 30
much OF the water Of the Savage as 10
sent to them through the covered drain
from that mine.
Exchequer.
The west crosscut. 2A00 level, was run
in s5 fee. and stopped for the present.
Now an east crosscut Is being run and Is
80 feet In length and In Q Ane vein for
nation OF porphyry and quartz, the
latter yielding low assays,
HulIion.
Sinking has been resumed In the
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