Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-01-14
u.,e. Consolidated.


now attained q length from the shaft o
1888 feet. After cutting .he east clay o.
the ore vein and ~ feet OF vein por
phyry. it penetrated and still continues
iu q formation Of low.grads quartz aDe
vein matter which shows indications o.
making south and down and which i'm
proved considerably after nrst pene
trsted a. the Drift was continued. Or
the $500 level the south drift toward th,
joint Mexican wiuzs 10 in 460 ieet ane
has 66 .e-t yet to u to reach the wipz-
It has OF late been encou utering an i'm
proved quality OF vein matter carryinr
streaks OF fair.grade ore. Preparation
for extracting the ore on this level north
Of the shaft have been continued. Il
will DO remembered that last June q drift
was run south on this level from the
Sierra Nevada incline and was discon'
tiuued in order to 90 back and connect
with the Union shaft. This drift Is be-
ing enlarged and retimbered for q thor
ouRhfare from which crosscuts arc now
to be run east to thoroughly prospect
the ground lying in that direction. Fol
workings joint with Mexican see report
Of that mine.
Ophir.
On account OF work at the $500 station
Of the incline. no sinking has been done
since last report. Preparations for e.
tending the pumps to the $500 level and
the construction OF chutes at that point
are still going on. The north drift, $500
level. is still penetrating a~ne.lookins
vein material carrying low grade quartz
total length, los feet. The south drift,
$500 level, has reached the California
line. The joint Mexican crosscut ON thii
level Is passing through soft vein por'
phyry which requires close timbering
total length, 288 feet. From the south
east drift on the 1900 level and on the
Hardy vein q drift has been started south
to reach and stope out the ore known to
lie In that vein In that direction below
the 2l0O level. The workings north on
the Hardy vein. 2l0O level, continue in
heavy vein matter carrying quartz and
clay ; total length Of drift from crosscu!
No. /, 1913 feet.
Calioruia-
There are at the ofice about $50, 600
in bullion which will be shipped Satur.
day evening. Repairs on the $50 level
have been 30 far completed as to admit
Of the resumption Of work in that part
Of the mine and the north drift Is being
continued. The incline raise from the
1850 level for the 1850 Is up liz feet on
the slope. Connection will be made the
last OF this week or the fore part OF next.
The north drift on the 1850 level con-
tinuss in vein matter carrying low grade
quartz; total length $50 feet. The Ophir
south drift, $500 level. has reached the
California line and is being continued on
to connect with the G. Il q. shaft at the
2450 station, aud the shaft Is to be sunk
to that depth at once to meet 1t.
Beicher.
The workings both north and south
from the crosscut east on the 2760 level
have been suspended to timber up.
These workings have been pushed along
the streak Of ore about 80 feet in oil. Of
which some Z feet arc north OF the cross.
cut. The streak OF ore has been found
to extend about two feet up from the
bottom OF these workings, SO that the
prospects lie below the 2760 level. On
the 5000 level the main east drift 10 in
the vein. which contains bright, lively
quartz. The south drift to get under
the prospects on the 27GO level is still
skirting the vein.
The north drift on the 1850 level is in
30 feet and is in quartz which looks we'll
and gives low assays. The south drift,
same level. 10 in about the same distance
and in very much the Same character Of
rock. The Lady Washington drift on
the 1850 level will reach the north line
Of that mine today. This drift has Of
lato been encountering a very singular
formation which dips to the north and
has much OF the appearance Of sedimen.
tary rock. The next movement will be
to send crosscuts into the ledge in two
or three places. These will be started
Immediately.
Last Friday. after the completion OF
the station at the 2400 level Of the @. N.
s. ahaft and the extension OF the drift
toward the incline 4G feet-total from the
shait, 70 fest-this work was turned over
to the said shaft to be run. The incline
has been cleaned out and repaired a dis
tance OF l25 feet on the slope and by the
last OF the week the bottom will be
reached, ready for the resumption OF
sinking. Connection with tho Hale 4
Norcross on the 10th level 10 still being
repaired and retimbered and new guides
have been placed in the shaft from the
surface to that station.
Consolidated Virginia.
There are on hand and ready to be
shipped Saturday evening over 5000
in bullion. Tho main crosscut west, $50
level, has been made ready for further op.
era,ious on that level. The Slopes on the
1850 and 1850 levels continue to yield
ore ; that from the latter level 10, how
ever, Of low grade. The work OF pre-