Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-15

the top Of the vinzs. The joint Union
Consolidated upraiss has been extended
10 feet; the joint Ophir west crosscut
has been advanced II feet; west cross.
cut No. 9 has been extended IA feet. and
west crosscut No. ), Is feet.
CONSOLIDATED vrRoINA.
During the past week 1897 tons Of ore
have bseu extracted from the slopes on
the 1850 level. OF the assay value Of
SIT 65 per ton. On the 1000 level the
Joint Best i .Bslcher wiDze has been
sunk and timbered six feet, and No. l
wiuzs has been sank aud timbered nine
feet. On the $500 level the south DRIFT
has been advanced 20 feet, and No. l
upraiss extended 10 feet.
ovsRNAs.
Wine has been sunk and timbered 81
feet; total depth below the 1900 level.
S2s feet. Incline uprsiss has been eI.
tended 10 feet. through porphyry. clay
and quartz. At Forman shalt the bot
aud tunnel station have been completed
and the 1900 bob foundation 10 in place
ready to receive the bob. The sixth
pump Is also in place and We are en-
gagged in putting in the pumprods.
PROGRESS In crosscut No. 2. 2050 level;
during tho past week was AZ feet; total
length, 266 feet. We worked only ~
days in the face OF the crosscut. Owing
to the soft character Of the ground va
were obliged to 20 back and timber the
crosscut. We will have It secured TO-
nisbt. We are also retimbering 75 fee.
Of the 1850 drift which We found in q
dangerous condition.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been run an average Of
1872 hours per day. consuming 8 Ga
cords o. wood. At Forman shalt the
bob and tunnel station have been com
plsted and the 1900 bob foundation 10 In
plac, ready to receive the bob. The
sixth pump is slso in place and We are
engaged in putting in the pumprods.
BULLION.
The Bullion Combination shaft 10 now
2l25 feet in depth. the bottom all 10
quartz. The east drift on the 23i0 level
is In 100 feet and 10 cutting stringers OF
quartz in vein porphyry. The north
and south drifts have been stopped till
airpipe Is in place. This pipe Is taken
from the old Bullion workings.
oPHIR
On the 1000 level the north drift has
been extended 10 feet. On the 205O
level the Joint 0phir and Mexican east
wipzs has been sunk and timbered eight
feet. and a hoisting engine 10 now being
placed in position. The joint Mexican
west crosscut on this level has been er-
tended u feet. and west crosseut No. i
six feet.
sIrRRA SESADA.
On the $500 level west upraise No. l
has been advanced 20 feet during the
past week; total. l57 feet. On the 24OO
level repairs completed and work sus-
pended. On the $500 level the north
drift has been advanced 20 feet; total,
262 feet. Work under the ore body pro.
crossing f%avorably.
UTAH.
The new tank at the 2l5O level 10 now
in place and the pump will be started up
next week. We are now cutting out the
rock chute on this level, preparatory to
startipg the east drift. On the 1850
level the east DRIFT has been extended %
feet. There 10 no change in the ground
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week 1852 tons OF ore
have been extracted from the slopes or
the 1850 level. OF the assay value o
sl3 so per ton. On the $500 level the
north drift has been extended IL feet
On the $500 level the drift south from
the ophir line has been extended 10 Feet
con. IMPERIAL.
We have completed retimbering oui
GOO bob pit. There has been NO pros
pec,ing done in the mine during The
preceding week. AL u force has beer
employed 10 digging water drain anc
laying water boxes on our 2l35 level.
HALE A SoRcnoss.
Will finish cutting down the west drift
on ,hs 24OO level in . few days, and will
then start q crosscut west. Have eI.
,racted rs tons OF ore from the 2l0O
level; average assay. $40 20.
UNION SHAFT.
The shaft has been sunk and timbered
seven feet during the week. Raising the
south compartment from the 45O. 6o0'
800. 1900. 1850. 1000. 100 and 1900.
C. n. Q. SHAFT.
The house to cover the new engine
and boiler 10 boarded in and shinglipg.
South compartment Of the shaft 10 pre-
pairing to receive the new pumping ap'
paratus.
BENTON con.
We drilled in crosscut No. I east l72
feet and found q feet OF low grade
quartz and more water than In Any Of
the previous holes. but not any more
than va o handle.
EIcurourH.
The crosscut IS feet from face Of north
drift. 2slO level, has been advanced ives,
&c feet. Have passed through IL fee
Of black dyke. The face IL now in por.
pbyry.
q. 4 c. AND y. 4 D. sHASr.
O~verhaulipg the engine on the sur
face and preparing for business. TIT
new pipion will be in place and sinkin(
resumed about Thursday.
PorosI.
Drift run south on the 24O0 leve
during the week 81 feet; face in porphy'
~. clay and quartz; no water.
c. 4 O. SHAFT.
The @. L G. shalt has been sunk ant
timbered II feet; total depth below thu
$500 level, 142 feet.
sAvAoE.
Preparing the shaft and incline and
running the drift on the tssth level, u
usssl.