Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
NIoPPa Nevada.

Delays nave occurred IN tne IeoePuon
Of the connecting rod Of the big air com
pressor. and this morning 1t had mol
arrived. although expected todsy. II
will take but q few hours to pu. 1t In
place, and then work will be reramed
all through the mine. In the meantime
the north drift on the 24O0 level is being
pushed ahead and il ~encountering good
vein material; total length, 1856 feet.
The north drift on the $500 level Is $50
feet north from the east shaft, and also
in promising vein material. Work 10
other places was suspended as follows;
East crosscut, $500 level. in 100 feet, face
in vein porphyry; WINE below the 24OO
level, 1856 feet north Of the incline,
down 50 feet. the bottom in good ore.
Alta and Benton.
The new air compressor has been 70.
ceivsd and will in a week be running.
when srosscuts q be started. In the
meantime the north and south drifts are
being extended along the ore vein and
are still sncountering most promising
indications; total lengths respectively,
495 and 400 feet. In the south DRIFT
softer ground has been entered. through
which the drift Is making the wonderful
progress OF eleven feet per day, or
eighty feet per week. Lady Washington,
crosscut No. l west, 1850 level. 10 being
extended; total length 65 feet. This
crosscut has &c feet yet to run to DO %
far in as the other crosscuts on the same
level.
Union shan.
The last pair Of pumps are in place
in tho shaft and the work OF extending
the column on up to the place Of con.
nsotion with the drain pipes is going
on. From that point to the surface
only the pump rods are to be put in.
This work will DO speedily accomplished.
The large beam Of the engine will then
DO swung forward. dropped into place.
connected with the rods, and the big
engine With its double columns Of IA.
inch pumps will be ready to handle all
the water encountered in that section.
The shaft is being sunk toward the $500
level at the rate Of ~, feet per day.
California
The crosscut west on the $50 level
continues to penetrate . hard vein form
alton; total length 63 feet. Crosscut
west. 1900 level. 10 in . heavy vein ma
rial, carrying some quartz through which
~ feet per day are made. The station
or the raise from the 2l00 level, to open
10 the ore vein encountered in the north
rift, 1000 level, IL not yet completed.
For workings joint with Con. Virginia.
see report Of that mine. The drift south
from Ophir, on the 23UO level. has
reached u length OF 200 feet, and con-
tinues in the same quality OF vein mate.
rial a. that mentioned last week.
Union Consolidated.
The winzs from the 24O0 level has
attained a depth OF % feet and is pass.
ing through vein material carrying
quartz. Some water comes in from this
formation but not enough to interfere
with the work. The shaft Is AZ feet be-
low the 2400 level. The main south
drift on the 2i00 level 10 still in n heavy
vein formation carrying quartz; total
from the Union shaft, $40 feet.
For workings joint with Mexican see
Of that mine. The slopes con-
tinus their increased yield and look we'll.
susro Tunnel.
The north header was extended during
the arst week Of March n feet. making
the total length from the center OF the
main tunnel 1886 feet and carrying 1t
26s feet into Con. Virginia ground. A
bigger blower is being put up at the
Mint shaft and the ice, which accumu.
lated in the shaft by the dripping in Of
surface water during the cold weather, Is
beginning to melt out sc that a little air
now passes down. Work in the south
header has not yet been resumed.
savage.
The stump 10 receive the water recently
encountered has been nearly completed.
Soon connection will be made at a great.
or depth between 1t and the water vein.
mentioned in last weeks report.
When that il accomplished the incline
will be extended on down beyond the
influx and sinking resumed. The drift
from the 2i00 level OF the G. N. s. shaft
for the incline Ia 473 feet in length, and
Is still encountsring hard rock and o
heavy flow OF water.
CholIar.
After passing through 80 feet Of
quartz. lying in a well defined vein and
giving encouraging assays, . clay wall
was encountered by the west drift. 2400
level. and penetrated z feet; total length
Of drift TAT feet. The drift was then
turned along this clay and pointed for
the Hale i Norcross winze, toward
which 1t is making excellent progress
through a nns quartz formation border.
ing the clay ; total length. GO feet.
Justice.
Crosscut No. 2 west on the 1850 level
continues in good looking vein material
carrying ore in lunches and streaks, but
not in milling quantities. The drift
south and west on this level shows signs
OF getting near the formation underlying
that which was Of such q favorable char.
acter on the level above. In the main
lateral drift south and east some very
fine rock, containing nice quartz, IL being
encountered as the drift scalps the vein.
Julia Consolidated.
The south lateral drift from the cross.
cut west on the 1000 level is being s1-
tended toward the crosscut started from
tho winze below the 1900 level. This
crosscut is in q dry vein formation Of
quartz which has been already men.
toned in connection with the winze.
The two workings are about 100 feet
apart and when connection Ia made ven
~tilation will be improved all through the
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