Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-01-21

Breaks BADLY 1mpoRtauce ofshe
Late Developments NJ she North
Esd The Hardy Vein = Lady
Bryau-More Good Prospects On
che Lode Than Ever Before.
The market IL balky. II goes when
there is least to expect 1t to move
and stands still or backs down when an
advance nigh. reasonably DO expected.
Il responds TO the call OF time from
jockeys rather than judges, and refuses
to score when the best inducements are
offered for Q leading send-off and tho
taking Of the pole in a winning race;
moreover, when 1t takes q fair start, 1t
breaks badly. It has either been over
fed or too highly trained. It will not do
to bet on.
OF late developments have been made
in Sierra Nevada and Union which are
Of more importance and real value than
anything shown on the lode since tho
FIRST strike in those mines. The finding
Of ore east on the 2400 level has opened
an entire new field for speculation and
development. and brought to light, not
mere possibilities and probabilities. but
realities which . fortnight ago were not
suspected to exist. It would seem that
in that section every clay wall was con-
sealing q bonanza.
Sierra Nevada presents another mys.
terry. From the drift running east from
q point north Of the $500 station Of the
incline, aud which was sent in ITO feet,
q drift was started south to hit q forma.
ton OF ore which was interested near
the starting point Of this east DRIFT.
This south drift was found to be skirt
ing the formation and not cutting 1t.
Then the second drift east and from the
station was started. This crossed the
formation. getting the 20 feet Of ore Civ
ing fair assays. 1t would seem from
this, that the formation, which runs
south Of east where touched In starting
the first drift east. north Of the incline,
swings round south and hence was cut
by the second workings east. I. g.. those
from the station.
The Hardy vein in Ophir II showing
up grandly on the 1900 level as well as
yielding handsomely on the level above.
In Lady Bryan an important develop
ment has been made and fair ore en-.
countersd. The mine has always been
noted for punches OF good rock. but the
indications Of permanency arc better
now. to say the least. than ever before;
for the formation has been traced
90 feet along the incline. A drift has
now been sent into II and shows Ave
feet Of good rock. This il Of itself GER
tainly an important find. and II the
formation fulnlls indications and re-
spends to further Developments. a. 1t
promises to do. Lady Bryan will imms-
distsly thereafter take prominent rank
among the mines OF the Comstock. 1t
certainly has q good prospect.
Aside from the foregoing there are but
slisht changes Of importance to DO noted
along the lode. Bslcher shows but little
more than a week ago, and 1t will take
time to show what is believed to exist
there. Still there never was Q time
when SO many good prospects were in
existence along the lode.
Below We give our regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information, derived from official
and authentic sources. showing the situ-
alton Of each mino today up to the
time Of going to press:
Union. Consolidated.
The east drift on the 24O0 level oontin.
ues in low grade ore andis being pushed
toward the point where the winze will
be sunk to the level below. On the nine
feet Of milling ore passed through after
the pOrphyry horse was penetrated a
| drift has been started north and is open.
ing up q fine formation Of rich ore. On
the $500 level slopes are being opened
south from those on the 22Oo level OF
tho Sierra Nevada incline. The ore in
this part Of the mine extends nearly to
the Union shaft and IL Of ine quality.
Tho work Of ~enlarging and retimberinR
the drift south from the Sierra Nevada
incline on this level has been complete
and a crosscut started east which shows
sigma Of approaching the ore body en-
countered east on the 240O level The
south drift on this level was last evening
within IL feet Of the line Of the joint
Mexican winze from the 1000 level.
When II reaches Q point under this winze
connection will be made by q raise OF
10 or l2 feet. The joint Mexican cross
cut on tho 1000 level is still in q vein
formation, its face 4S0 feet from the
main lateral drift.
Ophir.
The work OF excavating chutes and
preparing to extend the pumps to the
$500 level progresses well. When II Is
completed sinking will be resumed and
also work in the east drift. The main
north drift on this level is in 100 feet
and 10 passing through favorable. looking
vein matter carrying strssks Of quartz.
The joint Mexican crosscut west on the
$500 level continues in set vein por.
phyry which requires timbering; total
length. 307 feet. Work will DO Soon
resumed in the main east drift on this
level. Drifts are being run both north
and south on the Hardy vein on the
1900 level. The drift south continues
in low grade ore. but It Is known that
below the level above there il good ore
further on. The north drift 10 In ore OF
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