Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-14

Inc main incline mas oeon beuA sAo
Is feet during the week. The
Is very hard. On the l76o
level the southwest drift has attained
the length OF 5l5 feet. A crosscut was
started west from this drift and run 10
feet, whom Il was discontinued on 40
count Of strong indications OF water In
the face.
Usies SHAFT.
At the $500 level q station IL being cut
out and an excavation IL being made for
the foundation Of the pump which IL to
be put In at this point. Timbsring the
bob pit at the 2400 level Il still progress.
ing and tho timbsrs OF the shaft are
being sased. The work Of raising the
south compartment has bean com.
msnced. This compartment will DO raised
from the 1900 level to the surface. Civ
Ing the shalt four compartments from
bottom 10 top.
U.ie. Censelidsssd.
On the 24O0 level WINE No. 2 has
boon sunk and timbsrsd six feet. On
the $500 level the northwest drift Is
being ,imbersd and has been advanced
six feet. The south drift from The DOT.
tom OF VINE No. I toward w.nxs No. y
has been extended "a feet. During the
week bullion to the value OF $3l,s6f IL
was shipped.
Mexican.
On the $500 level the main north drift
is being enlarged and rstimbsrsd. Con.
nection has been made between the joint
Ophir winzs down from this Level With
the raise up from the $500. The north
drift on the 2500 level has been advanced
90 feet. On the 1000 level the joint
Ophir east crosscut 10 being repaired.
Ophir.
On tho 1000 level the joint Mexican
east srosscut 10 being repaired and rs'
timbsred. The east drillhols on the
2lOO level has been extended 100 feet.
Connection has been made between the
Joint Mexican Wine down from the $500
and the raise from the $500 level. The
north drift from the main east srossout
ON the $500 level has been extended 70
feet.
Cousolidased Virginia.
During the week 1911 tons OF ore
were extracted and sent to the mills, the
assay value Of which vas $50 II. On
the 1000 level the south drift Ii being
cleaned out. On the $500 level the
south drift has been extended Is feet.
Csiifernia.
During the week there have been ex.
tractsd and sent to the mills from the
1900 and 1000 levels 828 tons OF ore OF
the assay value Of $50 &c.
@ a.d c. shan.
Still engaged in placing the sinking
pump ct the bottom.
Geuid a Curry and Best d Bslehsr.
Men employed. 40; shaft sunk and
timbsred 40 feet; total depth, 1865 feet.
Cheiiar.
During the past week rstimbered 40
feet Of the upper Of Chollar-Po tosi
shaft. On Tuesday finished cleaning
out south drift, 24OO level. and started
diamond drill ii Q point ls5 feet south OF
main west DRIFT. drilling west. The
drillhole 10 now in 120 feet. 1t has
passed through . mixture Of clay. por.
and quartz. the highest assay
from which 10 90 IS. running from that
to nothing. No water has been enooun.
tered. The @. & s. shaft has been 30
fully occupied with hosting water that
IL has been impossible to resume drifting
south.
YelIsw Jacket.
On the 1898 level. south drift towards
Crown Psint north drift, has been adj
vancsd 70 feet the past week. making
the present length Of sams l66 feet.
Ground continues dry. At the 5000
level have enlarged the shaft and tim.
bersd the same for No. Is pump. Are
now employed sinking samp. which 10
today down II feet; have had quite an
increase Of water 10 IL has been sunk.
Pump work 10 progressing well. During
the week have connected surface bob to
engine and are at present running the
same.
Overmau.
Crosscut No. 4 has been extended 81
feet. West drift from incline upraise
has been extended SO feet through .
mixture OF porphyry. quartz and clay.
Forman shaft has been sunk and tim
bsred 80 feet; total depth. ll90 feet.
Caiedo.ia.
South crosscut has been advanced %
feet through hard porphyry. Forman
shaft has been sunk and hmbered ~
feet; total depth, ll90 feet.
silver HILL.
East winze has been sunk and tim.
bered 20 feet. and are now finishing the
station. The timbers for the gallows
frame will DO here tomorrow, and Will
all be In place the coming week. The
south crosscut has been sxtsndsd east
46 feet. Some additional water has been
met with the last week. but the face 10
now in dry. hard porphyry.
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