Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-26

The water Problem In the HID
die ntues Bslcher Again 40.
sssesing Astsnsisa Bomsshing
Of Oserman aad silver Hal.
The finding Of strsaks Of good ore In
Union on the $500 level between winxs
No. ! and the Sierra Nevada incline vas
Of Q piece with the good fortune which
attended the development Of the 2loo
level Of that mine. when. for . time.
work in any and every direction de-
vsloped ore. The And. small In itself
but mighty in indications. was . sur
prise. The strsaks Of ore found In
Sierra Nevada east OF the station on the
2400 level had well nigh been forgotten;
and when these streaks Of ore were
found In Union-snd soms Of them.
though marrow. gave assays Of from $50
to ss0-thsy multiplied . hundred fold
the assurances OF ore on this level when
the ore channels proper are reached.
The strssks found are probably the sx.
trsme eastern spread Of The streaks en-
countered a above In Sierra Nevada;
for those had . southsastsrly trend and
made into Union. There has been an
improvement in the quartz cut this week
over the ten feet previously sncoun'
tered. This, too. IL encouraging.
The water problem IL getting TO be Q
serious one for the middle mines to
solve. All the pumps there are kept
busy.
In Bslchsr the south DRIFT Il In good
quartz. It 10 not ore. bat Il 10 eneour.
aging and helps to demonstrate the fact
stated long ago that the crosscuts run
east ON the 5000 level are not far enough
south. The prospects in Bslchsr are
Just a. good today ~ when the bunches
and stresks OF ore were encountered on
the 27sO level.
A position In advance has been gained
during this week BY the commencement
Of Q drift from the Yellow Jacket shaft
TO connect with the workings on CORE.
spending levels Of the Crown Point and
Belchsr. This ID the beginning Of the
end Of difficulties along that portion OF
the lode.
overmsu. on the 100 and 1900 levels,
has found an abundance Of Ane. lively
quartz In crosscuts running east, but
not milling ore. What bearing. II any.
this fact may have on the problsmin New
York the Nrws leaves for its risdsrs to
determine for themselves.
Silver Hill il sdll full Of interest.
The crosscut east, south Of the main
workings. will 500 bs in the vein lying
east OF the one followed south. It 10
the more promising Of the two. The
winzs below the main east drift will also
soon tell something Of the same vein.
Below will be found authentic and re-
liable reports Of the mines. showing the
situation Of each up to the hour Of 60.
ing to press
The north drift on the $500 level,
running from the main east drift on that
level, $50 feet east Of the incline. In In
90 feet and continues In heavy vein
material OF . very promising character.
Work 10 progressing we'll in both the
joint Mexican raise from tho $500 level
and In the VINE from the $500 level to
| connect with Il. Depth Of winze 96 feet.
height Of raise 20 feet. The drill sent In
from the face Of the main crcsscut east
penetrated Q total distance Of 240 feet
and found some water. Work there still
suspended to allow IL to drain o6; total
length Of crossout and driil hole $50 feet.
Usiss Consolidated.
In the drift to connect No. ! winzs
on the $500 level with the station OF the
Sierra Nevada incline. some narrow
streaks Of fair grade ore have been en-.
countered. but not Of sufficient strength
to pay to sssort out. mol rich enough to
| raise the quartz passed through to mill
ing ore; hence IL IL olassed - low grade.
Total length Of drift from No. ! vinze.
100 feet. The drift from No. i winze
south to connect with No. 2 vinze 10 In
mr. - - H. .-sn rnAlNsr Nh n Winys
is down 80 feet. No change OF material.
Beieh-r.
In pushing the south drift on the 5000
level ahead some quartz Of . bright,
lively and promising character has been
encountered. Work In this direction 10
being urged forward with all the energy
possible. The drift north to connect
with Crown Point and 30 on to the
Yellow Jacket shalt, 10 also progressing
we'll. When this connection 10 made
ventilation will be secured and work on
this level can Be prosecuted to much
better advantage and prospecting can 30
resumed ON tho 2760 level.
caiiernia.
Since last report the Wine from the
1000 level has connected with the raise
from the 2l00 level, and now the ore
known to be in this part Of the mine can
be reached and extracted. For workings
east joint with Con. Virginia sec report
Of that mine. The @. 4 @. shaft is IS
feet below the $500 level. The stopes
ON the 1900, 1900 and 1750 continue
their yield aud o others will b
opened below the 1000 level.
sierra Nevada
The drill having been sent ahead In
the vest crosscut. $500 level. . total Of
So feet and finding no water to hinder.
the crosscut 10 being pushed ahead ;
total length. 20 feet. The north drift
on the 24O0 level has attained . length
from the incline OF S66 feet. The for