Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-08

North In bterra DRILL.
ing In Usi.a-rhs q. q @ asd q.
%. shais- Alta aSd 80 Crsss.
cuts aud whispers son and Low
There are but . few things on the lode
worthy Of especial notice this week.
The situation has been simply pushed
ahead except where foods prevail and
work has been stopped.
In Sierra Nevada the quality Of the
ore extracted Is encouraging. Assays OF
from S2s to $50 are much more interest.
ing than an average Of $ls. - wal frst
given. Then 1t 10 good for Sierra Ne
vada that the body makes north; for the
winze was sunk l35 feet north Of the
line. aud in running north IL only goes
deeper into the Sierra Nevada. What ii
may make into in that direction remains
to be seen. We know from openings
already made 1t could not mako much II
il ran the other way. unless it took q
nstp dive.
Tho borings OF the drill in Union have
not exceeded $40 in assays. The hole
was norihwesterly from wiozs No. /.
Now they purpose to run west. because
the winzs and the shaft must DO con-
nectsd. and II 10 we'll to know what
water. IL any. lies between them. BY
and by the diamonds will 60 scratching
out east, and then-well. there are those
who believe it will get ore. and they
consider themselves pretty we'll posted
too.
No better work 10 done on the lsde
than by Harry Psnoyer in sinking the
joint Gould 4 Curry and Best 4 Belchsr
shaft. The shaf, is large and by Ssiur-
day night be will have 1t to the 1900
level. It il getting down where things
begin to look interesting and where sI-
ploratious can be in ground into which
NO pick has ever been struck.
In Alta the situation 10 unchanged.
A week ago il was thought the vein
might be reached BY crosscut No. ! by
today. 1t 10 not there. People are on
the qui vivs about it. The belief is
quite general here that there is some
thing worth while In Alta. and that 1t
makes south. Whispers OF assays from
that direction are about. and some OF
these whispers sound very much like
ssvsnty-avs dollars and others murmur
sweetly Of ninety. Still. NO expert has
had his glittsriug eye in those dear drill
holes and the borings are all too modest
to show themselves in public or bsspsak
their own intrinsic worth.
Below will DO found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation in each up to the hour Of
going to press:
Union Consolidated.
The diamond drill which wal run 10 .
uorthwssterly direction from the bottom
Of No. l winzs on the 1900 level has
been withdrawn. It encountered .
strong dow Of water and throughout the
entire length of the hole was in vein ma.
terial assaying from q trace to $lo per
ton. It has new been set up and started
a few degrees north Of west. The slopes
on the $500 level yield their 10 tons Of
ore Der day as they IRE extended south
toward Col. Fairs crosscut. For werk-
ipps Joint with Mexican see report Of
that mine. The crosscut east joint Wild
Sierra Nevada 10 a~verasing ~ feet per
week in east country rock.
ophir.
The joint Mexican east winzs from
the $500 level Is now we'll under way,
and is fully equipped and in running
order, with couatsrbalancs engine.
cages, etc. Still prosecuting west joint
with Mexican and making good progress.
On the $500 level the joint California
east crosscut Is advancing rapidly to-
ward the point where the Wine will DO
sunk to connect with the raise TO be
made from the $500. The work OF cham.
bering for this raise 10 still going on.
sierrs Nevada.
Tho slopes above the $500 level yield
from 10 to "a tons Of ore per day, the
rock running from s2s to $50 per ton
in assays. This comes north OF the
raise. the ore body not reaching much
TO the south. The north DRIFT. 25Oo
level, il making good progress; total
length from the incline. $50 feet. Inc
raise from the $500 level Is making ~
fee, per week; total length. 334 feet.
Alta
uCrosseut No. l on the 2050 level 10
advancing at the rate Of s feet per day;
total length. 295 feet. 1t will not reach
the ledge before the last Of the week in
any event. Crosscut No. 2 10 averaging
8 fee, per day; total length. $40 feet.
The south.sst drift 10 making 6 feet per
day; total distance Of face FROM crosscut
No. 9, 200 feet. 1t will take . day or
two yet to complete the new bob station.
California.
Connection between the drifts north
aud south on thu $500 level had not been
made At last accounts. but II was eI.
p-ct.d that the next blast wsuld break
through. On the $500 level the south
drift toward the G. i G. shaft 10 advano-
ing at the rate OF Ave feet per day. For
other workings see report Of tbs Ophir.
Builion.
The stump Of the shaft is completed
below the 2440 level. and In . day or
90 the work OF cutting out the station
will be commenced. The east drift on
the oslO level has been run 220 feet,
and /, averaging Ave feet per day; face
,.,,;,, into quartz giving low assays,