Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-14

nos pieces navlnR Deon oeuvoteo euu
lowered. The pumps will be running
probably Saturday and unquestiohably
BY Sunday. The heads Of the engine
cylinders have been removed and the
engine has been gone through as though
II had been run o year. and TO see that
nothing wal injured or displaced BY the
accident. Everything has been found 70
be all right. The straps for the hobs
are ell delivered, and the eyes are being
welded up ready for use. Everything u
moving along satisfactorily and well.
sierra Nevada.
The east winzs Is being timbsred from
The $500 to the 2400 level. The lateral
drif, north ON the 2400 level has Just
been started. as has also q crosscus east
from the foot Of the Wine. These
workings have not PROGRESSED far enough
to encounter changes OF material. The
north drift on the $500 level Is being
continued on through quartz; total
length from the east Wine, $50 feet.
This DRIFT 10 now running due north,
and II not, therefore, interesting the
vein at the angle with which II struck II
while being run previously. Nothing Is
being done either east or west on this
level at or opposite the point whence
the intersection with the main SHAFT 10
TO be made. The indications OF water
are too great to render such . step pru-
dent till the Union pumps are ready TO
operate.
Consoiidatsd Virginia.
The old workings on the 1900 and
1850 levels continue their yield Of ore.
For workings joint with Best & Belohsr
Q report Of that mine. The joint
California east orosscut ON tho 22Oo
level continues In vein material showing
some quartz; total length. 263 feet.
The joint California crossout east on the
$500 level 10 awaiting the completion OF
the station ON that level; total length,
20 feet, the face in Q heavy quartz Tor.
nation Of low grade. Sinking has not
been resumed In the O. & O. shalt.
North B0nansa.
The winze from the 400 level Is being
continued on down and is still in the
body Of base ore before noted. This
body Ia certainly Of large extent. as Is
proved by the explorations along and In
Il already made. On the 600 level the
north lateral drift has been swung
around to the west into . crosscut to Set
under the same bedy, and another cross
cut has been started 30 feet further
south for the same purpose. These
workings have not yet reached the ore
vein.
Uuion Consolidated.
The work OF sinking Q stump for winze
No. / from the 24O0 level still occupies
attention. BY the last Of the week this
will be completed 90 that q drift a be
started for the Union shaft. The south
drift on this level Ia In . harder lorna.
ton OF vein matter; total length from
the Union shaft. 480 feet. For the stu.
alton joint with Mexican see report OF
that mine. The slopes continue their
accustomed yield Of good milling ore.
Alta asd Benton.
Crosscuts have been started In Alta
ground both east and west on the 1850
level, 200 feet south OF the In.
cline. These crosscuts have not yet
basn RIM far enough 10 tell anything Of
the formation In either direction. Some
cleaning out IL being done In the lateral
drift in Benton ground. In Q day or
two crosscuts will be started there. The
north drift 10 within q very few feet Of
the Lady Washington line.
C~aiiornia-
The west crosscut on the 1900 level
has reached the vein formation lying
east Of the old slopes; total length. 2l6
feet. The raise from the 2l0o level 10
up 80 feet and In low grade quartz. For
workings joint with Con. Virginia, see
report Of that mine. N the joint cross
cuts east from the @. L @. shaft q large
body Of low.grade quartz has been
encountered; what II will lead or make
into, remains to be seen.
aeuId q Curry.
The G.. 4 O. and B. &'B. shalt has
attained q depth Of l0l5 feet, where 1t
IL allowed to rest Till the raise from the
l7O0 level connects with Il. Before sus.
pending operations at this point the
watsry belt was passed and the shalt
entered hard ground similar to that In
che raise. The raise 10 now up $50 feet,
leaving IS feet yet to run to make the
connection with the shaft above.
Cheilar.
The south drift on the 240o level has
liz face 40s feet south Of main west
drift, and Is encountsring porphyry
carrying streaks Of clay and quartz,
through which excellent progress 10
made. This drift 10 nearing the point
where the vein Is supposed. from Its
mako on the levels above. to have
swung heavily to the east. Further
south Il swings back west again.
Hale q Norcross.
The work Of sinking the Incline has
Of late given way to the necessity OF
Q drain through the Chollar
connection to the @. N. s. shaft, SO that
the water can be conducted to the pumps
there 10 be raised to the Sutro tunnel
level. This work Is nearly completed
and soon sinking will be resumed.
silver llill.
. Both workings on the 1900 level are
looking remarkably we'll. The crosscut
east is still in clay. quartz and p~orphyry.
the face in UNEMPLOYED ground 1875 feet
east Of tho incline. The lateral DRIFT
south has entered the ledge and has its
face 400 feet from the crosscut. III In
vein matter which looks and promises
we'll.
The work Of ~excavating for . tank sta
ton Just below the 1850 level has
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