Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-29
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24O0 level for the new hydraulic pumps
IL nearly completed, go Of the 65 feet In
length having been made. This station
Is 90 feet wide and 10 feet high. Tho
foundations on the surface will be COM
plsted this week, and work ON the
machinery in San Francisco 10 making
good progress.
sasro Tuanei.
Good progress is made now In both
headers. Ventilation at the south leader
is good, but along the south lateral the
heat 10 in places excessive. A new plan
for rsmsdyins this will now be tried.
Boxes are going in to take air from lns
north branch to the south branch. Inc
distance 10 great, but the chances Tor
success are good. The work OF carry
ing forward the drain OF the main tun'
mel progresses well.
Crosscut No. /, 1850 level. 10 In 46
feet, and crosscut No. 2 is In q feet.
They are both In porpbyry. The forms-
ton IL getting softer in the face OF No.
2 and excellent progress Is making, the
average being from 10 to - feet per day.
These crosscuts will be continued ~ lar
a. possible without danger Of flooding
the mine, and when indications Of water
are seen the diamond drill will DO used.
OvePman.
The wipzs from the 1900 level has At
tanned . depth Of l74 feet. and no in
crease Of water has been struck. The
formation continues hard. and contains
large quantities Of pyritss. There 10 no
particular change In the incline raise
above the TOO level. Work there pro.
crosses well.
Consolidated virGiais.
The joint Best & Belehsr Wine 10
making usual progress below the 1000
level. Wine No. /. from the east
crosscut. 1000 level. 10 now fairly under
way. Chsmbering on the $500 level to
raise to meet this winze. The yield OF
the mine remains unchanged.
C%aiifsrnis.
For operations joint With ophir.
see report OF that mine. The north
drift ON the $500 level to connect with
Ophir and complete the thoroughfars
between the @. & G. and Union shafts
10 averaging three feet per day. The
Weld OF the mine remains unchanged.
silver Iiili.
Some good ere In strsaks has been en-.
countered in the south crosseut on the
1900 level. The north drift on this level
In making Ave feet per day. the material
remaining unchanged. There " no par
ticulsr change in the Wine below the
1900 level.
Still sinking the incline In the foot
wall Of the ledge; total depth, 81 feet
below the $50 level. A station will be
opened at the $50 level and . crosscut
run through the ledge to the east wall.
Hale Il Norcross.
The drill ON the 2400 level has been
stopped for the present, and prspsra-
tons ore making for following up the
hole BY the crosscut. The drain in the
south DRIFT 10 not yet completed.
Repairing the main shaft and station
at the tenth level. as usual. The north
west drift. on the 1900 level 10 making
three feet per day through qusrtziss;
total length. l0S feet.
Benton Con.
Work in the north drift, 1850 level,
has been stopped and the men put to
work on the 2050 level. The crosscut
so feet north Of the station 10 In Al feet,
and in porphyry.
Con. Imperiai.
Continuing the east drift on the 2sl0
level ; face still in hard porphyry; total
length OF drift 80 feet. Tho engine on
the 1000 level has been overhauled.
Bullion.
The diamond drill 10 running on the
2s4O level and more to the north than
before; total length Of hole. 100 feet.
and good indications are reported.
Crown Point.
Running the east drift on the 270o
levsl and still In hard ground; total
length, 81 feet. The face has not yet
reached the vein.
The v.bob 10 In place at the head OF
the incline and the work OF building up
the perpendicular pump-rod progresses
we'll.
New York.
The south DRIFT on the 1900 level con-
tipues 10 encounter Aus quartz carrying
punches and stripgers OF good ore.
Andes.
Working east on the $50 and west on
the $50 level and in good vein material.
carrying punches Of low.grade ore.
scorpion.
East drift ont about 400 feet and max.
ing good progress. The formation 10
without change worthy OF note.
sierra.
Still finding some f~air-grade ore IN
crosscuttiug west from the station at
the bottom Of the incline.
Gould q Curry aud Best q Bsishsr
Additional depth. amounting to thirty
feet per week. is gained in the shaft; to-
tai depth. 1850 feet.
Union Shaft.
Preparing to sink the shaft to the
oe0O level. Sinking will be commenced
next week.
Formau SHAFT.
Sinking at the rate Of 20 feet per
week; total depth l45o feet.
Exehequer.