Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-15

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strike In Ophir-savaxe, and %
ON Down 20 shs silver Hill.
It seems now a. 10 the good time
coming" 80 long delayed. was at hand.
It is Frightening up almost all along the
lode. and 1t il hardly possible but that
something will come Of it. The people
everywhere are like Barkis. as IL shown
by the a,idity with which they seize all
reports from the mines. false or true.
In Sierra Nevada not much more can
be expected OF the DRIFT south from
croscut No. 2 toward crosscut No. i.
$500 level. but there is good deal OF
promising quartz in the east orosscut.
2i00 level. Then the crossout west. on
the $500 level. must. during the week.
reach the WINE sunk in the ore body
from the 24o0 level.
In Union Il is quartz svsryvhers-
between wines / and 2, south and
north on the $500 level. In both Cross
cuts and in WINE /. Several Of these
workings are liable to get ore at almost
any time.
Then ophir has IL to . certainty and
pretty good too. Ten feet Of good mill
ing ore assaying from $50 to $50 Is
good. Tho vein 10 strong. for 1t gave
California considerable ore on the levels
above. There 10 room between the 2ooO
level and the $500 for Q big ore body
and below that space for another
bonanza. The outlook in OPhir IL most
encouraging.
In Savage. too, workings are prom.
isius. On the 1900 level Q drift il run
ming regardless Of the ledge. but 1t 10
often In low grade ore. and promises
more OF II when crosscuts are run.
Hale x Norcross has connected south
on the 24O0 level. secured ventilation
aud direct communication with the c.
N. s. shaft. and is ready for business.
Bullion has q steep clay at its 2S4O
station and has o widening Of the vein.
These things are encouraging to say the
least.
There 10 the finest quartz in EI'
chequer. and everybody knows that in
Alpha and Con. Imperial success has
been but barely missed Of late.
Belchsr will get her Q puuprods In
sooner than expected and then take up
the chances anew on the 5000 level with
good ventilation at command.
Overman got so much low.grads ore
on the 1900 level that all speed is
making to see what will come Of 1t OF
greater depths.
New York has found punches OF $500
ore, but not enough Of it. The south
drift is still getting ore. Both Benton
and Alta are ripe for Developments and
look a. II they might mako them soon.
Silver Hill is giving additional pros
poets and 10 extending Ito feld OF opera
tons; and 1t does seem As though, with
the advance Of the past week. the begin
ming Of better things had come.
Below will bs found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines, showing
the situation in each up to the hour OF
going to press:
Opnir.
The joint California east crosscut on the
1000 level has cut through . vein OF ore
about 10 feet in width and q lateral drift
is now barring the vein preparatory to
further exploration. The ore IL Of fair
milling quality. This strike IL in the
same vein in which California found ore
in running north on the level above.
The strike 10 unquestiopably valuable,
but how valuable IL will take time TO
determine. This crosscut, although
called Joint California. 10 really 40 feet in
Ophir ground. The joint California
raise from the $500 level 10 progressing
as usual and IL liable further on to en-
counter the ore vein mentioned above.
The DRIFT toward the G. 4 G. shaft on
the 25U0 level progresses at the rate Of
AZ feet per day and 10 without particu.
lar change. The northeast DRIFT to con.
meet with the joint Mexican crosseut' on
this level averages i've feet per day
through Q promising. heavy vein ma.
tsrial.
Union Consolidated.
In the drift south, on the $500 level.
and from the shaft, more quartz Is com.
ing in and the formation 10 improving In
other respects. The drift north. on that
level. and from the Ophir incline. after
connecting with Wine No. 2. has been
continued on toward wipze No. ! to
meet the DRIFT running south. About 40
feet yet remain to run to complete the
connection. Wine No. ! 10 still sinking
through good quartz which improves
with depth. Crosscut No. /. east, 10 In
las feet and In the Gaming OF the ore
vein, which carries s~trinRsrs Of promis-
ing quartz. Crosscut No. 2 IL In ll6
feet and in low-grads quartz.
sierra Nevada.
The incline raise to connect the $500
level with the main perpendicular shaft
Is up 80 feet. and has entered softer
rock, which will admit Of better pro-
Rrsss. In the drift south. $500 level. to
connect crosscut No. 2 with No. l. ION.
nection 10 likely to be made very o
The drift 10 not in the ore vein now.
The crosscut east or the 2400 level is in
promising quartz; total length, 30 feet.
On the $500 level . crosscut has been
started west from the north drift to con-
meet with The winze sunk in the ore body
below the 2lO0 level. This connection
will DO made the last Of this week.
Ysiiow Jacket.