Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-11

-aemnrkabis Outlook In Unton
Another Attempt 10 solve she
Mystery OF the Hardy voia-The
Couquering savage Chollar.
Bullion, Beieher, Overmau, Cal.
edosta, Alta and Justice.
1t must be . very difficult matter for
dealers in Comstock mining securities 10
"guess 'em right" these days unless
they are manipulators OF the market.
The outlook at the mines 10 Of little or
no account and even "ths law OF con-
traries'' does not hold good any more.
The continued and really wonderful
reach OF really promising vein material
to the east on the 24O0 level Of Union
is. today. the most important feature OF
mining developments on the Comstock;
for the nature OF the ground and OF the
ore streaks Ia such ~ 10 give every pos
sibls indication that ct . greater depth
the formation will make into ore.
Another effort is being made to solve
the mystery Of the Hardy vein In Ophir.
On the 2lO0 level Slopes have been
opened. but Il is impossible to tell
whether the workings there arc along or
across the vein. The drift which,
further south. followed the trend Of the
vein has therefore been turned east to
determine the point. Immediately with
the change Of direction comes an i'm
provsmsnt which promises well for ex.
plorations in that direction.
For . wonder workings in the Savage
have become pleasant once moro. The
rock in the incline il hard. but the in.
dur Of water 10 slight and the incline is
cool. It seems ~ il with the conqusring
Of the 1900 level the elements had
yielded.
The finding OF q broad vein Of lively.
promising quartz in the west DRIFT Of
Chollar is important. even II that quartz
il low grade. The true ore vein has not
yet been reached; but the west drift il
liable to dnd ii at any moment.
Bullion will probably commence cross
cutting within the week. 1t has . new
quartz formation west Of the incline
one that has come in below the 2l50
ievsl-and changes Of that kind are fire.
qusntly important.
Beloher loses nothing. az explorations
there arc continued. Tho workings
south on the 5000 level are still some
distance from their objective point. but
the level. as far IS developed, shows
decided improvements in many respects
over the 276O level.
Prospects in both Ovsrman and Gale.
donna are improving. The former has a
long reach Of likely vein matter In the
east crosscut. 1900 level. and the latter
is getting into good ground ss Its main
south drift Is extended.
Alta has better encourasements on the
1850 level than svsr before. Even in
tho drifts along the vein the quartz car
riss strssks Of salsna, which are rich in
silver.
Justice has an entirely new prospect
in three distinct quartz formations on
the 1850 level which are running through
very highly m~ineralizsd porphyry.
From the foregoing and from the re-
ports which follow 1t will be seen that
the lode Is not waning in immediate or
prospective interest.
Below we give our regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information. derived from official
and authentic sources, showing the situ-
alton Of each mine today up to the
time Of going to press:
Ophir.
Tho pumps are running to tho 2Soo
level, and tomorrow sinking will DO re-
sumed in the incline. The maia 18th
drift on the $500 level Is penetrating a
promising vein formation. its face l56
feet from the incline station. The east
drift on this level is in hard porphyry
carrying some water; total length, AZ
feet. The joint Mexican crosscut west
on the $500 level has encountered con.
siderable water and been discontinued
and Q joint crosscut started east. An
average Of three feet per day is being
made in each DRIFT north and south along
the Hardy vein on the 220o level. and
in both directions promising vein matter
is found carrying punches OF good ore.
II il known that milling ore lies In this
vein below the level above. These drifts
and the crosscut above mentioned will
thoroughly explore the ground In this
| direction. The north DRIFT On the Hardy
vein, 2lO0 level, has been turned into
an east crosscut. 1t has never yet been
determined whether the workings in
this vein on this level were COINS
across it or not. This movement
will determine the matter definitely.
Since starting the work in q more east.
erly direction an improvement has been
found in the material penetrated. which
Is carrying lunches and stringers oil
good ore. The projected winzs In the
vein from n point 40 feet south Of the
main east drift and designed to connect
With the workings below has not yet
been started, but will be o An air
compressor, 80 constructed as to bc
driven by the weight Of the descending
incline cable and giraffe and thrown out
OF gear when the cable 10 ascending. Is
in place and only waits q heavier friction
| clutch to add 5000 cubic feet per hour Of
so pounds pressure to the working
power Of the mine and TO aid % . brake
in controlling the descending cable and
giraffe.