Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-28

encountered and that coming from the
Mexican and Sierra Nevada and are
required to make only four strokes per
minute. Preparations to extend the
main line OF pumps TO the 2600 level
arc progressing we'll.
Alta ssd Benton.
The east crosscut, 1850 level. 200 feet
south Of the station. il in SO feet. and
that opposite It running west is In 70
feet. Both are now in fine vein matter
giving low assays. The base ore snooun'
tered on this level was "a feet in width
and Of good length. It raised In . sort
Of bow or hump and has taken Q pitch
sosin In both directions below the level
Of the present workings. The quartz in
the east orosscut aforementioned has
improved considerably within the last
day or two. The Benton crosscut on
this level and running west 1873 feet
north Of the station IL In "a feet and 10
sneountsring In the vein matter exposed
strinRsrs OF quartz, bearing mineral and
from six inches to two feet In width
which yield some good assays.
Union Consolidated.
The drift, $500 level. to connect the
bottom Of No. / win1s from the 2400
level with the Sierra Nevada incline
station on the $500 level has been COM
msnced. The chamber from which to
link O wiuzs from the south lateral drift
on the 2400 level will be completed this
week. The recent trouble with the
donkey pump In the Union shaft 10 over,
and last night the water was out to the
bottom 30 that sinking can be resumed.
The water IL now easily handled by the
pumps.
Chollar.
Raising water at the rate Of 1000 tons
of 1000 pounds each per day. OF this
amount, $500 tons are raised by the
pumps to the Sutro tunnel level and the
balance il raised by bailing tanks to the
surface. The water Is controlled. but
all other work must be stopped till the
How decreases 90 that the bailing tanks
can be dispensed with and the skips
restored to use. More than Q moiety OF
this water comes from the DRIFT toward
the Savage incline on the 2400 level.
Crswn Point.
The incline WINE is averaging six feet
per day. on the slope,in additional depth
and Is now 420 feet on the incline below
the 27OO level. It will reach the 5000
level about the LIST Of the coming month.
As o a. the Bslcher joint shaft Is
able to take the water from the north
and relieve the Yellow Jacket from bail.
ing II q drift will be started from the
latter shaft to connect with the 27OO
level.
silver Hill.
The main erosscut east. 1900 level,
has made usual progress since last
report and encountered vein matter
carrying ore In streaks. The crosscut
east from tho south drift on this level
and $40 feet south OF the main crosscut
has not yet reached the ore vein, but is
evidently getting very close to 1t. Neces'
sary repairs to the pumping apparatus
have been commenced.
savage.
The flow OF water encountered in the
drift from the @. N. s. shaft. 240o level.
and which was struck Sunday. and allied
the bottom OF the DRIFT to the height OF
Ave or six inches, Is now conducted to
the pumps in . sub drain. Total length
of the drift, 720 feet. Sinking in the
incline ; total depth 258 feet on the
slope below the 1900 level.
susro tunnel.
The north header Is to-day but IA feet
from the point Of intersection, with the
line Of drift running west from the CO
@. shaft. and 80 feet above the lIoO
level. In the south lateral drift the
work OF cleaning out and repairing 10
not yet completed. Experiments with
the new air motors are 30 far satisiae-
tory.
Hale q Norcrosa-
The incline has attained . total depth OF
1876 feet ON the slope below the 22Oo
level, the bottom being in hard rock. A
drift has been started east FROM the bot
tom OF the south winze. 2400 level, from
which q connection will be made With
the incline when 1t attains the requisite
depth.
Mexican.
Ct
The drift north from the Ophir incline
on the $500 level is now 25 feet into
Mexican ground and in birdssye por.
phyry which works we'll. For operations
Joint with Ophir see report Of that mine.
Sill enlarsing and rstimbering the main
lateral drift on the $500 level.
Consolidated Imperial.
The north DRIFT on the $500 level con.
tinuss in hard porpbyry; total length
from the south wiuzs. 435 feet. The
drift from the joint Alpha winze to con-
meet with this north DRIFT 10 in q like for
nation; total length, 20 feet. Work in
both places il making excellent progress.
Aullion.
The drift east on the $3.50 level has
attained q total length OF lob feet and
continues in vein porphyry. The incline
winze Is 1l6 feet, on the slope. below
the 1850 station and in = soft formation
Of vein porphyry. Work in both places
progressing we'll.
Beleher.
The Belchsr has q big job Of pumping
on hand which is liable to last two or
three days yet. Until the food is re-
ducsd from the 5000 level no air can be
spared to ventilsts and resume work on
the 276O level, consequently pumping is
the only work going on in the mine.
overmah.
Crosscut No. 8 east has reached o dis
lance Of l60 feet from the foot OF the
wiuze from the 100 level, and 10 In q
,n;x,prs NJ ouartz and porphyry. The