Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-22
Con. ImPerIal.

has been pushed Q distance Of 4S feet.
its face still In porphyry. Saturday
water broke into the mine from the west
side Of the vein OH the 28l0 level. the
flow amounting to about four miners
inches. Where II came in wa dry when
the drift was run. Today the place
where the water came In was timbered
mp to prevent further falling down OF
material and Q further influx Of water.
This work has delayed other work In the
mine.
silver Hill.
Running the north Drift on the 1900
level, the face still in birdssys ~porphyry.
The winzs is sinking below this level as
usual and 10 without particular change.
The diamond drill has been sent east
from the south orosscut and the borings
contain large quantities Of iron and give
low assays in gold and silver.
Yesterday q second crosscut was start
Cd east ON the 2O50 level and from .
point about SO feet south Of the incline
200 feet north Of the other crosseut.
The south crosscut 10 In "a feet and still
in vein porphyry. Al In Benton, when
the new crosscut IL we'll under way. both
will bs showed ahead together.
Consolidated Virginia.
The joint Best 4 Bslcher winzs from
the 1000 level is sinking as usual. In
No. l crosscut east on this level q cham
Der 10 cutting out for q winze to the $500
level, and ON the latter level Q raise to
meet this Wine has been started. The
slopes continue their usual yield.
Gould q Curry aud Best q Bsiehsr
Rhan.
The work OF sinking continues ct the
rate OF from 25 to 80 feet per week. and
the bottom Is now on Q level with the
1900 workings from the Gould and
| Curry, the lowest level prospected; total
depth from the surface, 1925 feet.
Union shaft.
The south compartment has reached
the surface from the level OF the drain
tunnel, IT'S feet down. Raising at other
points as usual. The $500 tank 10 In
place aud preparations are making for
continuing the shaft TO the 26O0 level.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shaft.
The work Of s~ta,ioning on the 24OO
level for the hydraulic pumps progresses
we'll. The coping stones on the founda.
ton for the pumping engine are mol yet
dressed down. but the work progresses
favorably.
The new rod below the V.bob 10 In
place and the bob will be in position
early next week. It will then take
about q week to put the perpendicular
rod in place. All the sticks and straps
and bolts have been received.
rormau shaft
A standing liit.pump has been placed
in the bottom OF the shaft and the water
is handled more easily. The work Of
sinking IL making good progress; total
depth, 1880 feet.
Crown Point.
The crosscut east on the 270o level 10
in 60 feet. the face in dry porpbyry. and
not vet east far enough to reach the
ledge. A drain il carried along with the
crosscut.
Still continuing the incline below the
2l5O level for q stump. The east Drift
on the 1850 level is advancing at the
rate Of three feet per day and still In
hard rock.
Spots OF good ore give encouragement
to continue work west on the 200 level;
and east ON the $50 level considerable
good vein matter il continually sncoun-
tered.
New York.
The south DRIFT on the 1000 level con-
tinuss to develop good ore in spots and
much promising quartz. No particular
change in the crosscut east.
Ovcrman.
The winze from the 1900 level has
attained q depth OF 100 feet. Work in
the incline upraise above the 700 level
averages four feet per day.
sierra.
Along the porphyry wall west from the
station nj the bottom Of the winze con-
siderable ore 10 found, much Of which II
Of milling quality.
California.
For work joint with ophir. see report
of that mine. The slopes on the 1850
level are yielding the usual amount oil
fair grade ore.
Still driving east on the 600 level
through hard rock. The work pro-
crosses we'll.
q d G. Shaft.
The tank station on the 2400 level 10
completed and sinking has been re-
sumsd.
Mexican.
Still prosecuting east on the $500
level and making usual progress.
Caledonia.
Pumping about three-fourths OF the
time.
Distrfcs Sours-Risiny, Judge.