Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-09
AHA.

Sinking the Incline still continues,
the bottom being now 65 feet below the
1860 level. At this point there Is an
increased fov OF hot water. The east
crosscut on that level follows the drill.
hole in that direction, without material
change. The hot water which fows
from that hole IL readily handled. II is
beginning TO show signs Of weakening.
Opnir.
On the 1900 level are repairing and
rs.imbering the north drift and the joint
Mexican erosscut. On the 2l0o Lowell
the drillhole has been extended 160 feet.
On 1.-THE $500 level the joint Mexican
winze has been sunk and timbered IA
feet. On the $500 level the joint MeIi.
can upraiss has been extended "a feet
and the north drift 16 feet.
Utah.
The incline 10 l15 feet below the 1850
level on the slope. It will be continued
on down until further notice. The new
Superintendent, Mr.. Mckenzie, has in.
troducsd Q number OF radical changes in
the methods OF working the mine. An
endeavor will be made to show up what.
svsr there may DO In the mine - soon
a. possible.
Consolidated virginia.
/ On the $500 level the south drift has
been extended 80 feet. During last
week there was extracted and sent to the
mills from the 1850 and 1850 levels, 1908
tons OF ore Of the assay value Of $58 90
per ton. The usual amount OF ore 10
being taken out this week.
Hale q Norcross.
The incline is o 237 feet below the
1900 level. The fine little ore body
which has been developed Is to bs util.
lied In helping to pay the running ex'
penses Of the mine. The ore IL to be
extracted and sent to the mills. It aver
ages $40 90 per ton.
Union SHAFT.
The bob station at the 240O level ID
being cut out and the timbers are being
sased. The last Of the week the work
OF cutting out the $500 station will bs
begun. and rs Soon as there 10 o to
run . few cars o drift will be started to
the Sierra Nevada station.
Andes.
The work OF rsopening the old air
shaft from the surface still continues.
Il is badly caved and filled up and pro.
Qress il necessarily slow. On the second
and third levels OF the mine some prom.
ising vein material Is being found.
Consolidated Imperial.
On the $500 level, since the compile.
ton Of the drain In the main lateral drift.
work 10 pushed ahead moro rapidly and
With less inconvenience than heretofore.
The joint Alpha drift 10 now In hard,
blasting porphyry.
BeIeher.
The pump having been repaired and
the mine being freed Of water work has
been resumed on the 5000 level. In both
the north and south drifts. There 10
still Q heavy flow Of very hot water. No
work OF importance Is being done ON the
2760 level.
North BONANZA.
On the GOO level the drifts north and
west arc being continued. showing an
immense body OF low grade ore that will
eventually pay for extraction when the
concentration methods are introduced In
this part Of the country.
ChoIlar.
All work in this mine Is done through
the Combination shaft. The south drift
on tho 24OO level has been cleaned ont.
but work In the face cannot be resumed
because the shaft IL fully occupied with
hosting water.
New York.
No crosscuts have been started on the
1900 level yet. The drift running south
along the ledge continues to cut punches
and stringsrs Of good ore. The north
drift, same level, IL In vein material.
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On the 5000 level the east drift 10
making 6 feet q day. Total length, 1873
feet. Connection with Yellow Jacket
will soon be made with the drift from
the 1898 level Of that mine.
Buiiion.
Work is going ahead as usual on the
1850 level, the drift east being In "a
feet. At the joint Julia shaft the drift
from the 2450 station OF the incline IL
being rapidly advanced.
The west drift from the incline upraise
IL still in porphyry. having psnstrated
So feet. There are . few streaks Of
quartz running through the p~orphyry.
Caledonia.
The vein OF low.grsde ore, which has
been found to DO 500 feet in width,
shows signs Of improvement. a. the
crosscuts east and west psnetrats 1t.
CALIFORNIA;.
The usual amount OF ore 10 being OF.
tractsd and sent to the mills. The grade
OF the ore IL . little higher than 1t was
last week.
Alpha.
The drift north from the joint Imps-
rial winzs continues in a mixture Of
quartz and porphyry. with improving
prospects.
On the 200 level some very rich ore
has been encountered this week. 1t Is
thought that an ore body is near at hand.
sierra.
The winzs In the ore vein shows i'm.
proysmsnt a. Il 10 continued down. The
surface buildings are all completed.
scorpion.
The orosscut east on the 500 level 10
being advanced at the rate Of 10 feet .