Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-11
MINING

.,,rae,ed ll43 tons Of ore from the 1850
Isysl. OF the assay value Of $22 10 per
ton. On the 1000 level the joint Ophir
east crosscut are cutting out Q chamber
for a winze. On the $500 level the joint
Ophir east crosscut has been extended
Ii feet, and the north drift has been ad'
vanced II feet. On the $500 level the
south drift from the Ophir line has been
advanced 10 feet. During the week
S2S,ll7 Is in bullion have been shipped.
SIERRA SEvADA.
On the $500 level the incline upraise
to the 100 level has been extended ~
feet; total length l65 feet. On the 24o0
level the repairs to station at EAST Wine
will be completed today. The pumps
and air and water pipes from the old In
cline have ell been removed and the en-.
CINE used in tho same 10 being taken up.
On the $500 level the west crosscut 10
tho 2i00 winzs has been advanced W
feet; total SO feet, leaving 10 feet to 60.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
During the past week ssl tons OF ore
have been extracted from the slopes on
the 1850 level. OF the assay value OF
s2l 40 per ton. On the 1000 level the
th. Joint Best & Belcher winzs has been
suni nine feet, and No. ! winzs has
been sunk six feet. On the $500 level
the south DRIFT has been advanced IA
feet, and No. I raise has been extended
10 feet. During the past week bullion
to the value Of $l7,l66 10 has been
shipped.
opHIR.
On the 1000 level the joint California
east crosscut 10 being chambered out Tor
a wipzs. On the $500 level the joint
California uprsiss has been extended
IL is,t. On tho $500 level the south
drift has been extended ~ feet to the
California line; tho northeast DRIFT has
been connected with the Mexican east
crosscut. During the week liz Ions
and 400 pounds OF ore have been OK.
tractsd from the 1000 level.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the $500 level the south Drift from
the Union shaft has been extended ~
feet. In the south DRIFT from No. l
winzs arc cutting down the grade. East
crosscut No. / has been extended "a feet.
and crosscut No. 2 has been extended 20
feet. The upraiss from the northeast
drift has been extended - feet and the
west drill hole has been extended l40
feet.
ALrA.
Since last report No. l crosscut has
been advanced 48 feet; total length l2O
feet. The face 10 in soft porphyry car.
rying stresks OF quartz. No. = crosseut
was advanced AZ feet; total length. III
feet. The facs 10 in . formation similar
to that in crosscut No. l. No water in
either.
Wine has been sunk and timbered 2S
feet ; total depth. 2ll feet below the
1900 level. Incline uprsiss has been
extended and timbersd % feet through
very hard. dark porphyry. Formsn
shaft has been sunk and timbered ~
feet; total depth, lAS0 feet.
CON. IMPERIAL.
Crosscut east Of south Wine, 2Sl0
level, is &C feet In length. the face still
in hard. dry porphyry. East cr0sscut,
$50 feet south OF the north winze. ID In
10 feet, Its face in porpbyry With hns
strsaks Of quartz and q little water.
Observation-Disclosures SHAFT.
Repairing station at 2400 level. Have
taken air pipe from south compartment
Of shaft and put it in north eompsrt'
ment, where the pump column 10. 30 al
to give room for hydraulic pumping aP'
para,us in south compartment.
LINTON
During the last week No. l crosscul
was extended 48 feet; total length. loo
feet. We got through the hard rocE
mentioned in my last report. aud now
are in soft porphyry that works well
No sign Of water in the face.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been run an average o.
nineteen hours per day. consuming Z Al
cords OF wood per day. Forman shalt
has been sunk and timbered 20 feet
total depth, 1850 feet. Rock in bottom
tough and hard to blast.
SAVAGE.
Have repaired and retimbered tn.
main shaft aud driven tenth level drif'
81 feet. The tenth station force has
been engaged in repairing and retimbsr
ing the head OF the incline.
HALE AND SoRcRoss.
On the 2400 level the south drift II
being graded down. New guides are be
ing placed In the south compartment o.
the vertical shalt. The mine 10 gradu
ally cooling Of.
E~xcuEoUER.
Tho north DRIFT on the 2sl0 level 10 In
l39 lee. and has its face In a formation
consisting mostly OF quartz. through
which there is 4 slight ssepags oil water
MEXICAN.
On the 1000 level are repairing thu
north lateral DRIFT. On the $500 leve
are cutting down the grade In the mair
north lateral DRIFT.
BELcHER.
The pumprod is all in and will b
connected with the top bob today. u
that everything will DO ready to start uF
tomorrow.
O. 4 c.. " D. 4 .. sHAfr.
Sunk and timbered during the vsei
% feet; total depth. 1890 feet.
C. 4 c. SHAFT.
The tank station at the 2400 level II
being timbered up.
MINING LETTERS.