Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-01-30

the NEWS, alter q careful examination OF
the 1850 and $500 levels Of the Bslchsr
mine, published an opinion that the
make OF tho vein was 30 plainly down as
to indicate that ore would be encoun.
tered on the AGO level. Some two
months since, when the east crosscut on
that level was fairly into the vein another
visit was made and the former opinion
confirmed. The vein has made slower
than was anticipated, still. ore has been
encountered as expected.
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent
Smith was attended in his visit to the
mine by Maurice Hoelich and Q NEws
representative. The general features OF
the ore vein on the 2760 level have been
too often made public to need particular
mention. The streak OF orc has been
followed south some As feet. just
before reaching the face two streaks OF
ore were found coming up from below,
each about six inches wide, and a on
each side Of the drift. Near the face q
curl Of the ore body was found. arching
MP and turning over to the clay on the
east side. The last blast put In south
threw out the entire ore formations
above tho level Of the bottom Of the
drift. Although good indications re-
manned that the ore streak would again
be encountered further on. work was
suspended in that direction for the pres.
emit and the vein followed north. II will
be resumed at the proper time.
North, the ore streak has been fol.
lowed about the same distance a. south,
and the ore still shows in the bottom Of
the drift. There has been no place
along the whole 80 feet where 1t reaches
to the top Of either drift. Toward the
north end Of the north drift, As also near
the extremity Of the south drift. slabs OF
clay are found bounding the ore forma.
ton on the east. These clay partitions
extend to the top Of the drifts and prob.
ably higher aud appear to be giving to
the formation the characteristics OF q
regularly defined ore body. They have
O pitch OF about 10 degrees to the east,
q most favorable ~declination. a. all who
are familiar with ore bodies must admit.
It would be q little gratifying to know
what lies to the east OF them ut these
points, and probably superintendent
Smith will soon cut through them to
see.
That these clay slips do not form tn
eastern border OF the ledge Is certain,
since the crosscut itself has been pushed
90 feet beyond the vein Of ore, and has,
during the whole distance, cut vein mat.
ter Of tho same general quality as that
lying to the west. tho veins OF quartz
continuing lively and strong. Moreover,
the diamond drill has been run 81 feet
still further through the same general
formation and to the east wall OF the
vein. The continuation OF the crosscut
east Of the streak OF ore also cut this
formation OF clay and only about 4 feet
away from the ore.
The ore itself has promising charac-
teristics. The quartz is lively and car
ries some gypsum in II. 1t carries also
sulphurets and chlorides and in places
stsphauits. One good thing about 1t is
that 1t Is really better than IL looks. The
| ore as it from the narrow vein IL
mixed with small spots Of porphyry,
another indication OF strength and per-
manency. Assays running rs high as
S6iO have been Obtained. It has gen.
orally many Of the qualities OF the old
Beleher ore body.
The situation of this ore streak. TOO, Is
favorable. It lies in the center OF the
| vein and can make about 60 feet each
way before touching either wall. 80 Tar
as traced il Is widest ut the bottom, out
| no winze has been sunk on It, and no
excavations, a. has been alleged, have
been made deeper than the level Of the
door OF The DRIFT. All thai 10 OF
II has been truthiully made public. As
a prospect, Il has every characteristic
OF being : good one. More than that
o.uno, as yet be said Of 1t. 1t Is Q good
gamble, for the chances are ut least ten
20 one that IL makes into an ore body.
The 5000 Level wss also visited. Ihe
drift east from the station has cut the
ledge and been extended li5 feet. That
il Is near the ore vein Is evident. As ON
the level above q formation OF black clay
divides the ledge FROM the west country.
That was cut through just before reach.
| ing the point where II was expected 10
be found. The vein lies about ~ feet
east Of this black clay. In running
south land that drift Is in l02 fsst) 1t
was cut through again and also sooner
than on the level above. This
that 1t makes heavily to the west as
though II would form q bay in which the
ore body might lie. This popularity
extends to several levels above, but Is not
40 marked as on this level. There
10 one other important peculiarly on the
| 5000 level which has not attended II on
the other levels. SO far ss penetrated
ON the 5000 level it is dry. Large ore
bodies are generally dry. although there
Is plenty Of water around them. onthe
levels above when cut into 1t carried
water, and on the 2760 level the DRIFT
rounded II and did not penetrate 1t Tor
that reason.
Work in both these drifts has been
discontinued. The 5000 station was
only q working station and too small.
Sufficient work could not be carried on
through it. It is being enlarged. Ven
tilation is also needed on that level. a
drift has just been started north which
is to be run 80 feet to the Crown Point
line and will be met by that mine by
one south from its Wine when that
working has reached the proper depth.
Developments east and south will DO
pushed. however. ss soon as the station
Is enlarged and the drift north out OF the
way. The necessary air pipes could not
be maintained while the station was
being enlarged and this north DRIFT
started; hence the suspension. Power
drills and 4 iull force Of men are en-
ployed in this preparatory work.
SO far as work has progressed on the
5000 level the indications encountered
supplement those Of the 2760 level.
Together they compel the belief that .
bonanza will be opened on the 5000 level
OF the Belcher.
Divorced.