Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-03

on the levels above, is now. at the face
Of the drift. swinging around back. hav.
ing q trend Of but 5 degrees west OF
south. The wall OF the ledge along this
portion Of the mine shows considerable
quartz and is highly mineralized, which
is q good indication. Other work going
on a. usual.
c%aiioruia-
Crosscut No. 2. $50 level, is in Q hard
formation Of vein matter carrying clay
in streaks; total length. 80 feet. The
crosscut running west on tho 1900 level.
to prospect the ground east Of the old
slopes on that level, is in . heavy vein
material which requires timbering
closely; total length. 81 feet. From .
point in the east orosscut on the 2l0O
level, and 70 feet from the north drift, .
raise has been started to prospect tho ore
vein encountered on the 1000 level In
the drift north. For workings joint
with Con. Virginia see report OF that
mine. The main lateral drift south on
the $500 level has penetrated q vein
formation carrying quartz and looking
we'll; total length Of drift from the north
line, $50 feet.
Notwithstanding difficulties attendant
upon bursting water pipes, the water
encountered in the incline has
been pumped out. It comes from
q about q foot In width and
is hotter than ct first reported, but not
Is hot by 20 degrees as that formerly
encountered on the 1900 level. In order
to get the incline down past this water
seam q stump 10 to be made, commsno.
ing at q point in the incline some 10 feet
above. From this Q drift will DO sent
east to tap and drain the seam at q
greater depth. It stands more perpen.
dicularly than the incline. The DRIFT for
the incline from the 2400 level OF the O.
N. 8. shaft Is now $50 feet in length
and the face In hard rock.
Alta and Benton.
The south drift, 1850 level, into Alta
ground, is 3l5 feet in length, and that
north into Benton ground 44S feet in
length. and both continue to skirt the
vein. The n south is in ground which
Is getting Q little softer. otherwise there
10 nc change from the exceedingly favor.
able indications previously mentioned.
The air compressor reached San Fran.
cisco yesterday and was Immediately
r~eshipped. It will be here Sunday or
Monday, and by that time the foundation
will be ready to receive 1t, as that work
is completed to the coping now. 1t will
take four or Ave days to set the com.
pressor up and make It ready for use.
and when in operation prosecuting will
be in order.
Union Consolidated.
The shaft and east winze from the
24OO level are both being pushed with
all energy for the $500 level. and tho
descent will DO rapid in both places
unless water should be encountered.
Both workings are in places whore NO
developments are expected till the drift
to connect the two on the $500 level is
run. The southeast drift, 24O0 level, Is
25S feet in length. measuring from the
shaft, and still in a heavy vein forma-
ton. Tho output OF ore has been In.
creased to $50 tons per day. and the
Brunswick and Morgan mills are kept
busy in its reduction.
Union shan.
Everything in and about the shaft and
the works Is nearing q state Of compile.
ton. The pumping engine will be ready
to be turned over in = very few days, but
connections with the walking beam can.
not DO made till the pump rods m all
in place. The pumps and drain pipes
are in place. and the work Of putting in
the column and rods il being pushed
rapidly. Sinking in the shaft has been
resumed.
CholIar.
The west drift has reached the point
whence connection is to be made with
the Hale 4 Norcross winze from the
1900 level OF that mine and the connect
ing drift started. When the connection
is made and better ventilation secured
work will be resumed south and west.
Fifty feet OF promising quartz, yielding
some very fair assays, have been devei.
opsd in the west DRIFT.
Consolidated Virginia.
The slopes on the 1850 and l75O levels
are yielding an average Of l45 tons Of
ore per day. For joint Best & Bslcher
crosscut. see report Of that mine. Tbs
joint California east crosscut on the zoo
level is cutting Q good vein formation
carrying quartz In streaks; total length.
los feet. The @. 4 @. shaft Is % feet
below the 1900 level. the bottom in vein
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