Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-14
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crease in the fiow OF water to the O. n.
8. shaft, but II is still very heavy. Dril.
ling has been discontinued to give Sav.
age requisite air for use In bulkheading
against the water encountered in the
drift toward its incline on the 24oo level.
silver Hill.
Considerable hot water continues TO
flow into the vinzs from the 1900 level
but the work Of sinking progresses. In
the east crosscut from the drift south on
The 1900 lsvel work has been retarded
by the hard, short nature OF the rock,
| INIT the face IL now In ground which
works better and IL more promising.
| This crosscut 10 now over 400 feet in
length. Both workings are in good vein
material.
The incline has now attained q depth
Of l55 feet on the slops below the 1850
level, which takes It to the 1850 level. A
stump will now be s1oavsted, and then
| the 1850 station will be chambsred out
preparatory to opening up that level.
The water In the east DRIFT, 1850 level,
has decreased somewhat, but not sum.
GENTLY to admit OF the resumption Of
work at that point.
Crown Peint.
Grading the drift connecting the 27oO
level with the Yellow Jacket shaft; total
distance graded. 1876 feet. Cutting .
drain in the drift, also total distance
drained. ITO feet. This drain 10 10 oy
IS inches. This connection must DO
perfected, 20 that rock can be u out
through It before the 5000 level II at'
tackled again.
Consolidated Virginia.
The usual output Of ore from the l76O
level continues. The chamber for the
Joint Best & Bslehsr winze from the
1000 level to the $500 level is completed,
and the winze will be started imme-
diately. The south drift on the 23OO
level to connect with the winze above
mentioned 10 progressing well.
North BONANZA.
The north drift along the east clay OF
the ledge and ON the 600 level has been
turned 10 the west to crosscut the ledge,
and the drift which was running along
| the west wall Of the vein has been turned
east for q crosscut. Both are in good
vein matter. carrying quartz and low.
grade ore.
0verman.
Crosscut No. 6 is passing through
quartz and porphyry and making good
progress. The drift west from the raise
above the 700 level has reached the black
dyke bordering the vein in that direo-
| ton and has been discontinued. The
raise will now DO continued on up.
C%slifornis.
Extracting ore as usual. The north
DRIFT ON the $500 level to complete con.
n.ction between the @. & g. and Union
shafts ON that level 10 advancing. For
work Joint with Con. Virginia and Ophir
see reports OF those mines. Sinking has
been resumed at the O. 4 @. shalt.
Utah.
Sinking, which was interrupted some
what last week during repairs TO the
machinery, 10 again making good pro-
gress. The east drift on the l9oo
level has not yet reached the ore vein
proper, the face being In hard rock.
New York.
In following the western wall Of the
vein to the south the DRIFT turned with
the casing OF the vein. This drift is
now undergoing q process Of straishten'
ing preparatory TO being used a. . base
for crosscuts to open up the ore vein.
susro Tunnei.
Both headers are once more running
and work in both directions Is making
rapid progress. The track for the cir
motors IL nearing the 10000 point,
| where the drain boxes rise above the
level OF the bottom OF the tunnel.
yellow Jacket.
Running east on tho 1928 level. The
ledge is showing indications Of straight
sning up for q straighter plunge down.
Working on the surface reservoir Tor the
condenser. Raising the debris from the
Crown Point connection.
Best & Bslehsr and Gould d Curry
SHAFT.
The shaft has reached the 1880. or
su,ro tunnel level, and will DO timbsred
MP and completed to that depth by the
l5th-the time set. A station will then
b made and sinking continued.
Con-. Imperial. Il
The east crosscut from the bottom o.
the Joint Alpha winzs and on the 2SlO
level has reached o length Of Ill feet;
no change to note. The nose piece OF
the surface bob is replaced and the
pumps running a. usual.
Mexican.
The north drift on the 1900 level Nv.
erages seven feet per day In additional
length, and 10 without particular change
of material passed through. For work.
ings joint with Ophir. see report OF that
mine.
scorpion.
The east drift. GOO level, is in 2S5 feet
today and in hard rock. The dip Of the
ledge has carried II still to the east Of
present workings, and the drift 10 cor.
| tinusd to intsrssct 1t.
Quinp.
Working still for connection between
the south drift, 200 level, and the old
sbstt. A new boiler has been placed.
and grading has been going on for a
water tank.
Andes.
The rock encountered in the workings
above the $50 level and in the crosscut
east ON the $50 is still promising.
Work making good progress.
Hale a Noreross.
Cutting out for the bulkhsad on the
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