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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-15
RelcheR.

GoLD HILL, March Is. ~1SS0.-Jdme'
N,cland,. President: The winze now DO.
ing sunk on the 2760 level. Is feet east OF
The ore streak. has reached . depth OF ~
feet. having been sunk 90 feet during the
week. There 10 no change In the appear
ance Of the formation at the bottom OF
this winze since last weeks letter. II still
shows . mixture OF quartz and porphyry.
The quartz is Of good quality, giving as
says from SIS to $40. A Baker blower has
been put up on this level. and will DO
started up this evening. This blower will
furnish US with sufficient air to continue
our south drift on the ore streak. aud also
to follow up the drill hole which was run
cas-, from this Wine. . distance Of 80 feet,
and which passed all tho way through
quartz giving assays from 50 to IS. On
the 5000 level tbs south drift, still follow
ing the west casing VI the ledge, Is now in
q distance Of 327 feet. having been run 81
feet during the week. This drift Is still
following the west casing Of the ledge,
where we first encountered tho hot
water mentioned in o former let
ter. This casing had 9 pitch Of about
80 degrees west Of south. but nov
il seems to be bearing back . little to the
east. which would give 1t q pitch Of about
20 degrees west Of south. For the last 80
feet Of this drift quite . large body OF
quartz is forming on the west side and IL
getting stronger aud ~livelier as we 90
south. The formation Of this body Of
quartz on our west side has led many peo-
pie to believe that We are on the east side
Of the vein. which is, in my opinion. .
very wrong impression. Four Burleigh
drill holes have been run in east at differ
emit points along this casing. The drill.
iugs from these holes show quartz giving
Sc assays. Everything else about the
mine is going on rs usual.
W. H SMITH, suPt.
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Arson and PIllage.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 1.-THE Oak.
land detectives and the agents Of the
Fire Underwriters are actively engaged
in investigating the circumstances Of the
burning OF the Grand Central Hotel.
The indications point to the FIRE as the
fundamentally Of = diabolical scheme OF
grand larceny. Pianos, bedroom sets,
chairs, carpets, silverwars and wearing
apparel were removed In quantities and
stored anywhere and everywhere. The
most valuable Of the articles, soon after
the Are, were assorted and packed away
by the sudacious thieves. Last Tuesday
and Wednesday Q score Of people called
at the City Hall and reported their
losses. Captain Fletcher detailed men
to hunt up the missing articles, and It 10
due to his personal sndeavors that the
major part Of the missing property has
been recovered. A trunk filed with
dresses. silvsrwsre. etc., was found in
possession OF P. F. Benson, n Of the
~issssss Of the hotel. Alargs quantity Of
other goods was found In the possession
OF Hergush, Q porter.
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Overland TO Mexico.

TUCSON. A. T.. March 15.-Howard
Schuyler. who has had charge OF the
corps OF surveying engineers Of the So.
nora Railroad, left here yesterday for
New York in answer to dispatches from
the head Office informing him that all the
construction engineers. under the super.
vision OF Engineer Merely, have been
ordered to report Immediately at Quay
mas. as work on tho road will commence
by the first OF April. Governor Torres,
Of Sonora. will meet them on the border
and extend all the aid necessary to facil.
itats the work. Wagons, mules and a
large quantity OF implements have al.
ready been shipped to Guaymas.
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SAN Francisco. March l5-3 p. NJ
Eureka Con-. Is. i5a; Northern Belle
l6k; Mt. Disblo. -, 20; Belcher. s. 81
Ga; 0phir. TN. ia; Chollar, 5As, on
Hale 4 Norcr0ss. 81. 81; Tiptop, 4 40
Bullion. 4 40; Union Con-. S6t. sss
Sierra Nevada. a; Yellow Jacket. ~
Jupiter. 2 40. AZ. 2 As; Day, 4sc; Mexican,
l4h. II; Po,Osi. 3 IS; Con. Virginia. 3 s.
Bulwsr. 81; Metallic, 2. 2 o5; Belvidere,
81; Caledonia. I 05; Bodie, IN; Grown
Point. 2 80, 2 IS; Belding. 1; Mono. ca
z; East NJ. Diablo. I 80.
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OFFICIAL MINING LETTERS.

Tho following letters, under tho daas
given. have been sent from the Comstock
10 the principal Offices Of the various conn.,
paniss Ia San Francisco:
Ophtr.
viRor CrrY, March Il. 1850. L.
Wsier. resident: During the past week
our m.in incline has been sunk and tim
bered ssven feet, making . depth Of Ct
feet, on The slope, below the 25O0 station.
passing through vein material carrying
some quartz. On our $500 level the main
north drift has been advanced "a feet
through a soft porphyry, carrying some
quartz and requiring careful timbering.
II is now in $50 feet from the incline. The
east drift has been extended SO feet through
q hard vein porphyry. making . total
length Of l7s feet. On our 2se0 level the
Joint Mexican east crosscut IN our north.
ern boundary has been advanced "A feet
through q heavy vein formation which
requires careful timbering, and Is now l6s
feet from our main north drift. During
the coming week We shall start 10 excayate
4 chamber from which to sink q winze
from this crosscut jointly with the Next.
can Company. This winze will be sunk to
our $500 level and connect with the main
north drift being run on that level from
the incline. forming the necessary oonneo.
ton at tina, point. Work has been tempo
rsrily discontinued in the north drift on
the Hardy vein. and IN east crosscut
started from the end Of that drift, which
will DO known as east crosscut No. l. IL
Is now In "a feet, passing through vein
matter carrying quartz giving low assays.
On our 2200 level the north drift in the
Hardy vein has been extended IL feet
through . vein formation. making . total
length Of lis feet from the main southeast
drift The raise from the end OF the south
drift is up n feet and will be connected
with the winze down from the 2lO0 level
by tho last Of the coming week. On our
2i00 level We have started q drift north
from the bottom Of No. I winze. 1t Is now
In q feet and shows low grade ore In the
face. The excavation for the chamber
from which to sink winze No. 2 from east
crosscut No. 2 will be completed by Tues
day next and sinking commenced. The
work Of excavating the winze chamber has
interfered with the extension OF our sill
door in the vein during the week. We are
extracting the usual amount Of ore and
our machinery IL working well.
W. II. PATTON, Supt.
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con.oIidn,.d imperial.

GOLD HILL, March IA, 1850. X. p.
Harmon, President: For the week ending
this date we have made the following
progress at the mine: Our north drift.
$500 level, has been extended AZ feet,
making total length Of same to date la
feet; face in hard porphyry. The Alpha.
Imperial joint Wine has been sunk and
timbered IS feet. making total depth Of
same to date ST feet, on the slope. below
u 1900 level. The face Of this winze 10
in quartz and ~porphyry.
A. G. HAMILTON, sup't.
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3. P. Heating has been appointed

r. p. Heating has been appointed
Superintendent Of the Lady Bryan mine.
to all the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation OF Captain Kelly. Work will be
resumed - o ~ possible.
Steam was Saturday let into the cylin.
dsrs Of the big pumping engine at the
Union ahsft to warm them up and test
the connections and packing.
Alta 10 making IL feet per day alsng
the vein south. 1850 level. and 10 feet
north. The air compressor will DO rum
ming this week.
The Union Consolidated Mining Com.
pspy Saturday night shipped bullion to
The value Of s70.627 10.
@. F. Blackmsr has been elected Re-
oordsr OF Devils Gate and Chinatown
Mining District.
There ID - much snow In Carson and
the weather has been a. cold - here.
Misery, etc.
The ls-puzsls boom has struck NJ
With tsrribls forcs.
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WESTERN DISPATCHES.
San Francisco Items.

SAN Francisco. March l5. -O One
half Of the wsavsrs who went on . strike
at the Pioneer Wooden mills q short
time ago have gone to work again under
the conditions Of the reduced schedule.
Several Of them have obtained positions
at other mills, but they are paid from
Ave to ten per oent. less per day than
the hands at the Pioneer Mills.
Generals Burnss and McComb have
made an inspection Of the Calling Bat.
terry. The company showed 90 men in
the ranks. 81 musicians and Q drum.
mers-making . total, fully uniformed
and equipped, OF III men. Sixty.four
new members were sworn into the States
service by Captain Fritz-makjng o total
present OF 1872 men. The new members
will be uniformed and equipped imms.
diately.
The Chinese arc doing something
toward complying with the health laws.
New sewers and closets are being con
structsd and other measures are being
kep " Buhtu against inieSdous ois,
eases and overcrowding.
The Chinese newspaper and q procla.
nation from the different companies
counsel the Cinnamon to comply with
every demand Of the Board OF Health.
There IL considerable obstruction, how
ever, from the white property owners,
who say that 10 impossible to comply
with the cubic air ordinance a. It exists
at present.
Wong Lung Foo, . prisoner in the
City Prison, committed suicide Saturday
by hanging himself In his cell. Having
procured q piece OF cloth he passed 1t
through the vsntilatipg holes In the top
Of the cell, asd placing the Dos about
his neck shuflsd of his mortal coil In as
successful Q mannsr a. did another Co.
lestial In tho Same, place some two
years ago. Foo was arrested ct Mount
Eden. Alameda county. for the murder
OF Wong Duck Check. on Dupont street,
February I'd. Check was shot In his
store by Foo, who entered the place and
shot him as the murdered man sat In his
office.
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IuI,n Coasolidase4.

VIRGINIA Orr. March 10. lsso.-Hsnry
A. Charles, Secretary: During tho past
week our south lateral drift, 1000 level,
has been advanced, timbered, and the sub
drain completed to the face, 81 feet; total
length from the west crosscut, l7s feet,
and 95 feet TO the east crosscut, which Is
advancing east from the wiize sunk from
the 1900 level. The only change encoun'
tered has been indications Of water on
the lower part Of the drift. Our east
crosscut from the winze sunk from the
1900 level has been advanced IS feet, en-.
countsring the same character Of material
as in the south drift, described above, and
on the 1000 level. The machinery and
pumps are all in fair condition. causing
but little delay in developing the mine.
Our ventilation Is good throughout. Tho
big flow Of water encountered . year ago
IL gradually decreasing.
HENRY BAwpES, Supt.
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Lawrsnoe's Will.

In the District Court today the will Of
Charles NJ. Lawrence was fled, together
with the petition Of N. vollmsr for lot.
tiers testsmsntary on the estate. Mr..
vollmer Is named as executor in tho will.
The will restores to owners all va)uables
deposited with deceased for safe keeping.
provides for paying debts and funeral
expenses, and wills all property. real,
personal, moneys, accounts, etc., to Mr..
vollmer. It contains . provision that II
Mr.. Vollmer dies first. everything 10 to
90 to Charles Lawrence Vollmsr, his
son. This includes two certificates OF
membership in the Northwestern Na-
sonic Aid Association. No bonds are TO
DO required Of Mr.. vollmer IS executor.
The petition will be heard March 30th.
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Sierra Nevada.

VIRGINIA CrrY. March. IS, 1850. l..
Parker, Secretary: Our large air COM
pressor was started on the 18th instant, ct
3 p. NJ, and works satisfactorily. Since
my last report the north drift on the $500
level has been advanced 10 feet; total dis.
TANGO from the east shaft TO the face. SIS
feet. The face Is In quartz this morning,
giving low assays. At 500 feet north OF
the east shaft . crosscut has been run east
a distance Of 100 feet, the last 10 feet Of
which passes through Q promising forma-
ton Of quartz and birdseye porphyry, with
ore in places. The face Of the north drift.
In the 2iOO level. IL now 4i6 feet north Of
the incline, an advance Of 46 feet during
the week. Forty feet more will bring the
end Of the drift under the east shaft. The
winze ON the 2i00 level will DO clear OF
water tomorrow, when sinking will be re-
sumed. /. z. JAMES, Supt..
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The Bodis Read.

The surveying party on the Bodie OK.
tension Of the Virginia 4 Truckes Rail-
road has the grade stakes set as far as
Sinking Wells, in Churchill Valley. As
from this point the route has not been
decided upon the main body OF the party
has returned to Carson. A reoonnoiter-
ing party has gone out to dstsrmine
whether they will make Walker Lake o
portion Of the route by means OF boats
or whether they will continue south
through Mason Valley to Aurora and
Bodie. II the Walker Lake route IL
adopted Candelsria will be the objective
point. They will then be closer to sew.
eral prominent camps on the eastern
side Of the lake.
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seheoI Moneys.

County superintendent Young has
.apportionsd ssS7l 70 between Virginia
and Gold Hill Districts as follows: vir.
einia, s2lO4 20; Gold Hill. $l267 50.
This gives Gold Hill District $l272 40
in tbs treasury, with s4SSl 60 indebt-
edn.ss incurred against II. and Virginia
S2l, 500 30 only OF the special tax
moneys, bullion taxes, and other
amounts collected. Schools are sIpsns.
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Best E.u.s.Hoa.. o. virginia.

The City Bakery OF Fitzmoisr & Arm.
brust, 81 North @ street, Virginia, main
tains its popularity both with people
Who want good restsr. mt food well
prepared and nicely s.rycd, and who
want oysters, coffee. Ice cream. candies.
bread, pies, cakes. etc. Gold Hill
people who eat in Virginia all 60 there.
For further particulars OF the place con.
suit the advertisement Of the propristors
In another column.
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sutso Housed.

Tho items published recently in Com.
stock papers TO the effect that Adolph
sutro has purchased q $15o.000 resi-.
dence in San Francisco and ga hand.
some country seat on the Hudson river.
New York." the Independent says are in.
correct. Nj. Sutro has purchased q
$751; 600 residence on Fillmore street,
San Francisco. where he and his family
reside,
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Con.oIidnied ylrEtnia.

VIRGINIA CrrY. March Is. 1884. w.
Harsns. .S.creiarv: During he past week
9s9 tons Of ore have been extracted from
the slopes OF the 1850 and 1850 levels. On
our 1000 level the Joint Best & Belcher
east crosscut. on our southern boundary.
has been advanced II feet, through hard
blasting material, working well; total
length, 2l9 feet. On BUR 1900 level the
Joint California east crosscut, on our
northern boundary. has been advanced "a
feet-total length. ls0 feet-and continues
in favorable vein matter with streaks OF
quartz. The @. & G. shaft has been sunk
aud timbered IS feet; total depth, 30 feet
below the 2200 level. Tho bottom 10 in
vein material. showing some quartz.
W. II. PATTON, Supt.
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YelIsw Jacket.

GoLp HILL. March Is. lsso..George
Wallace. lie, President: The north Wine
is now ass feet, on the slope, below the
27OO level and shows considerable increase
Of water since my last report. The west
crosscut, 270o level, IL in iio feet. face be-
ing in dry porphyry. In the SHAFT All ooo
pits are completed. Enlarging the snAi,
at Nos. 9 aud 10 tanks II finished. ana
have started same work at No. . TANK
which Is expected to be finished this week.
At tanks Nos. l. 2, 3 and 4 have started to
raise . compartment 50 feet. incressing
width Of pump shaft three feet on the north
and 6k feet on the east and west sides.
Today We commenced. lowering hobs into
Nos. 4 and 4. One Of the four iron bobs
ordered from below arrived yesterday.
7. q. TAYLOR, sups
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nexiosn.

VIRGINIA CRY. March Is. 1850. l..
Weller. Pr,.idsat. On our $500 level the
Joint Ophir east crosscut on u southern
boundary has been advanced A feet,
through . heavy formation which requires
timbering, and Is now in l6G feet from
the main north drift. During the coming
week we shall commence excavating the
chamber from which to start . Wine from
this crosscut jointly with the ophir Com
pany. This Wine will be sunk to the
25o0 level, connecting with the main north
drift being run on that level by the Ophir
Company from their incline. and form an
air connection from which to continue the
main north drift on the $500 level through
our ground. The joint Union Consoli.
dated crosscut on our northern boundary
has beeen extended 40 feet, and Is now isi
feet from the main north drift. The ma
tsr;,l p.ssed through continues . rein
porpbyry, carrying some quartz.
W. H. PArroS. Supt.
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Beas Il Rslcher.

VIRGINIA CIrY. March IA, 1880. - ".
Wills, Secretary: On u 1000 level the
Joint Con. Virginia east orosscut on our
northern boundary has been advanced Al
feet through hard. blasting ground which
works we'll; total length, AT feet. The
Gould & Curry aud Best L Belcher joint
shaft has been sunk and timbered Is feet;
total depth, 96S feet. The raise from our
1900 level is up 255 feet. The rock con-
tinues hard and dry and no signs Of water.
II. q. PKSoYHl, 6upt.
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savage.

VIRGINIA CRY, March IA, 1850. u.
Hoimes. Secretary: We are still engaged In
cutting out the tank at the bottom OF the
incline and expect to DO able to resume
sinking In about three days. During the
past week We have put in . permanent
bulkhead on the 2200 level to raise the
water so that 1t will run through the Hale
& Norcross winze to the Combination
shaft. when that connection 10 made.
thereby saving pumping with the donkey
pumps to the 1000 level. The Combination
drift, on the 24o0 level, for our incline has
been advanced during the past six days "a
feet; total distance, including station. 1872
feet. Face Of drift in very hard rock
carrying much hot water.
JOHN P. KELLEY, supt.
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FIRE Alarm.

A Ere alarm at 4:25 yesterday after
moor in Virginia was caused by . chin.
ney burning out on O street between
Silver and Flowsry. II was watched BY
the fremsn from the Corporation House
and when q man turned . bucket OF
water down tho chimney they sounded
the alarm and ran. Fortunately their
services were not needed.
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Wholesale Loss Of Live Stock on
the British Columbia Mainland.

NEW WrsrxNsrrR. B. c.. March IL.
steamer Royal City, with the up
country express. arrived at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. She brings de-
plorabls news from the upper country.
Cattle. sheep, horses and psct:train.;
are dying. with frightfui rapidly. all
through Nicola, Kamloops, Okanasun
and Lillsost. The destruction Of stock
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srOCM aErokr.

THIS MORNING.
~ 0phir. III. IS
30 Mexican, IA, IAN
rs Gould d Garry. 81
160 Best b Bslchor, .. 81
go California. 3 IS. 8 30, 81
20 Savage, 81
2i0 Coz. Virginia. 8 50
$50 Chollar. 5h, 5a, 81
20 Potosi. 8 IS
as Hale 1 Norcress. So, 5S
7S5 Crown Point. 3 o.,
80 Yellow Jacket, ia
1000 Imperial, SOC, 5so
275 Alpha,
4i2s Bsiehsr. 6. 50, 5S,5x.5 si
10 Confidence. GU
lis Sierra Nevada, an, 2lh
40 Utah, 81, 81
100 Bullion. 4 As. 4 40. ~
$50 kxohseusr. 5 10
30 OvermaA, 5A
900 Justice. I GO. I IS. I G5. I 70
IFS UAioa Gen.. 81
Is Alta. 81
2so Jalia, I 05. I 10
80 C~Alsdsnia. I 05
50 Challenge. IN
$50 Baltimore. SOC
a. Silver Hill. SOC
10 New York. $50
100 Occidental. 75o
IS ADDE'S. Coo. Sc
50 Ward. ~
l3o Scorpion. 3, . s.. 2 30
200 Leviathan, i5c
$50 Benton Con-. 2 10. 2 o5
30 Solid Silver. 25c
$50 Golden Gate. Toe
$50 Con. Dorsdo, l 40. I IS
100 Flowery. 20c
$50 North Bonanza. 55c
2io Fairfax. 75c, 6oc
SO Essex. N
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The following business was trans
|. acted in the District Court this morning;
State W. All Kons-Indictment for
(opium smoking; reading OF indictment
waived; defendant ordered to plead Wed.
ipesday.
state vs. Hong Kong-Same as above.
Estate W. Alb Sam-Ssme as above.
State vs.. Miss Becky-Same as above.
Slate vs.. Alb Kow-Indictment rs
above; time to plead extended till We'd
nesSdsy.
Skate W. All Chung-Same as above.
Skate W.. Ed. Rule-Demurrer to in
~dictdnent sustained; Court held that 1t
did mot state in the indictment that the
OATH Of defendant that he had only SIX
bits Twas false. and that his swearing to
having assigned his pay at the Overman
When he had not done so was imma-
tsrish; defendant discharged. inasmuch
On ND case remained upon which to 60
aQaia before the Grand Jury.
Perkins VI. Sierra Nsvada-Demurrer
sustained a. to the allegation that while
plaintiff and defendant were tenants in
common from 1864 to 1880 the rents.
issuss and profits Of the mine amounted
to 81, 600. 900. and asking for Judgment
therdior, and that portion stricken from
complaint. Other allegations as to
profits Of 500. 900 since January "a.
1880, and to recover possession OF SIS
feet Of ground. allowed to remain. To
and including next Monday; given in
which to amend: ten days thereafter to
plead.
City OF Virginia W. All Chow Motion
TO dismiss action for running Fan
Tan /" without license. denied; defend.
ant asked for jury trial; Court would
decide that matter when the case came
90 be set, which would be on the first
Monday Of April.
Eldridas vs.. Storey county-Sst for 2
p. n. today. .,
Sarah Nichols VI. Thomas Nichols
Divorce granted on the ground Of failure
to provide and desertion.
Estate OF Charles n. Lawrence. de-
csassd-Pstition for letters testsmsntary
to II. yollmsr hlsd; hearing set for the
30th.
Friedlandsr ct al. vs. Levy ct al
Citation to show cause. II any existed,
Why . permanent injunction restraining
proceedings on Judgments OF Cohen
Of Schosnfsld should not DO granted.
Hearing OF argument not concluded.
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Terribly Geld.

The Thermometer Sunday went to
within 4 degrees Of zero. This Is dc.
cidsdly cold for the Coustock. where
until this year 8 from zero was the
lowest point reached. We first had 1t
10 below zero in December, then D above
in January and now above. The weather
is modifying now, however, and It looks
a. though juno or July might be
pleasant and comfortable.
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Occidental,

VIRGINIA, March Is. 1904. x. Dur
bror, Secretary: Since the date Of my last
rsport the main incline has been sunk and
timbered las feet on the slope, and IL now
sO5 feet below the tunnel level. At the
bottom We have cut out . chute and every
thing IL now in readiness to u the lateral
drifts on the second level a. oon a. the
station, 270 feet below the tunnel level, IL
cut out, which work 10 progressing we'll.
NV intention now 10 to crosscut the second
level every 50 feet As soon As the several
drifts are run. JAMES q. FAIR, Supt.
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0ould 4 Curry.

VIRGINIA Crrr, March IA. 1880. X.
Dur6roe, Secretary: The Gould i Curry
and Best 4 Belchsr Joint shaft has been
sunk and timbered a. feet during the past
week and 10 new s65 feet In depth. The
water continues very strong. The raise
from the 100 lsvel. designed to connect
with the Joint shaft, 10 now up 22s feet.
The rock continues hard and dry and no
indications Of water.
H. H. PESoYrR. supt.