Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-08

CosiisE Pesd.
A mechanical triumph was achieved a
III. Yellow Jacket mine some three days
aeo-a triumph such as was never before
known on the C~omstock, II In the world.
Thirteen 1i.inch plungers Of 10 inch
stroke. and raising water $3.50 feet. were
started at oncs aud successfully operated.
II has been usual here on the Comstock
as elsewhere to commence pumping
much nearer the surface than 5000 feet,
and to add pumps and operate them q
the work Of sinking progressed. The
Yellow jacket 10 an exception. Very
little water was encountered In sinking
the shaft till the 5000 level was passed;
hence no pumps were used. the water
and there was not much Of it-being
raised BY the skips without inconveni.
snce. The pumping engine was placed
two years ago. bat vas only attached
and run Q few days since. and after the
pumps had been placed from the top to
the bottom Of the shaft.
Yesterday afternoon . representative
OF the News accompanied Edward p. A.
Payne. the pumpmm Of the mine. and
Dan DsQuiils. Of the Eatsrpriss. on q
ysysQe Of observation from the top to
the bottom Of the shaft. The pumping
apparatus In most complete and substan.
italy and carefully arranged. The line
Of pumps IL now single. but preparations
have been made for operating . double
line from the sutro tunnel level to The
bottom Of the shaft. When connection
10 made between the south lateral branch
Of the tunnel and the shaft. the six
pumps above that level will 30 taken out
and placed below. thus completing the
double line up to that level. The
requisite changes can be made In . very
short time and without Inconvenience.
a. the b.dplates and supports are all
ready now to receive the pumps.
There are eight balance bobs In the
shaft, and two moro are 10 DO put In.
Preparations are making for one Of these
at the 1900 lsv-l. and the bob Ii on the
ground ready to b lowered.
The rods arc 10 BY 10 inches, and Of
the bsst Oreson nine without fsw OF
Lno,, Every ~nr.osution has been taken
20 op.,a -.o.inst .eoid.nt. Six rod.
cs,ch.,. hsys Ran plso,d In the shaft.
20 that should the rod or its connections
break at any point tho whole length
oould drop but two inches. These
catcher, ara timber projections dove.
Aid u,on and strapoed to the rod In
snch v.y "A 10 be immoysble. Siy
umhs,. n bv Il. one above another.
hsx. h..n nl...a .sross ths sh.ft. three
:. - "a =, ,hs rod b.Iov ines,
os,,h.,. IN inch . m.nn.r A 10 suppor,
,h... limb -nroi.ctions should 4 br,sk
o.o,r ana m. ,od bs allowed to drop.
,Sus .nsn.nSino the ,n,ire lsue,h Of rod
IN n. ORIGINAL position.
s,.ys 10 the rod have been placed
OF y, On a., ,,om ton 10 bo,tom.
r.. 80. ava .olid timbers. With
..s. ,o.;s. "a - vo,L In. On tbs
ss -. ,s.ss .,av. ara n,.o.d ar,
Sass..u. IT,: .h.sne ossr. Ar,
80 .Ms o.. tn. rr;nc;ns, ons. Ar,
VI - ,ror an
msae ~ .n ~ L.. - .,n.r. rim.
sto q, a. 80, ~ M.
oe,' gu. ous 80 4, - ,vo .id.s Or
. sna &c., s,.n. ~ iron vbiob
.s p,hs ,imh.r. vhsrs or..,..
~". ni...S ana lent aIl.S Win
oo,Ass az P'A. r.N,S..s.a..
wv" 80 ,on - ho,,om vi,b
seafs si'sss ~. ~. s,,;n. .,
,noss ~ s.s.n.S - |. roS
ae.o'J ,,h.,".,.S md ~. ,vo
iosse - mnn.s;h,s 70, ,hs rod n
So. s,om n.rnsndicnisr position,
Tn: ehsans.eean carving the iron
49,. -. n nins from Dutoh Fiat. Cal.
;,a,p;. and sunIiestes Of everything
a." Van, ,..av. 40 tbst no dslsy need tc
o.cn, .honld .ny Of them give out OF
oSNS,.a,.s;n,
nsyS pnmn 49,. m s,m,v pl.csd thu,
M ,,s.sbl. h fslt "A the plune,rs PLAY
into ,b,m, Thew rest on bedplstes Il
hv "a incbe.. These bedplstes rest or
snele timber placed across the cornell
Of The sh.ft and extending down ~
feet or to the set Of tmbers below
Under these are IA By Il timbers acros,
tb. shsft and for six sets Of TIMBER
below posts Of like dimensions are
placed 90 that IL 10 impossible for th.
pumps TO move in the least. Similar
supports for the pumps are placed ready
| for uss In sustaining the other column
m b, put In rom the Sutro tunnel lsve
down to the bottom Of the shaft, ant
Zach will DO independent Of the other
| So exactly and firmly had the pumpi
been placed before starting them thaI
Nothing had TO DO changed whom thsy
vs,s oSsrsied.
o., ths balance bobs $40 tons Of bal
,.s, he. b.sn placed. This ballast hai
\ longer end Of the lever 10 that the,
.nnno,t the veipht Of the rod, strap,
ana connections which together weigh
mot less than 500 tons. The pumping