Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-20
AHA.


Crssscut No. ! east. 1850 level, 10
averaging six feet per day in additional
length and continues in the vein; total
length, 100 feet. Crossout No. 2 has
been run ISL feet. and from the face the
diamond drill has penetrated 2 iest
further and is getting q little water. Inc
borings indicate stringers OF quartz. put
OF low grade. On the l95O level tne
quartz in this direction was cut but al Q
single point. 30 that its trend was not
determined. The drill should. how
ever. be near It now.
Halo q Naveross.
Repairing ON the 1000 level and cut.
TING down the south drift on the 240O
level. While the air there is only l04
degrees. (, 10 very sickening at times.
rendering Il difficult for the men to work
there. Repairing the perpendicular shalt
and retimbering the main bob tauons'
Beieher.
Started up and running all right.
Cleaning out the south drift on the 5000
level and preparing 1t for use. Cross.
cutting east ON the 2760 level. Clean
ing out and repairing the air shaft. Pre-
pairing to sink the incline on down be-
low the 5000 level.
Benton Con.
Crosscut No. !, east, has reached .
total length Of l67 feet, the face being
in dry vein formation carrying feeders OF
Hne.looking quartz which give assays OF
from SIC to $24.
Mexican.
Still repairing the main lateral DRIFT,
1900 level, and cutting down the grade
in the lateral drift. $500 level. For
workings joint with oPhir. see report OF
that mine.
OvermRa.
Tho winze below tho 1900 level is
down 24s feet in hard rock. which blasts
out we'll. The raise above the 700 level
is still in dark. hard porpbyry. Work
in both places progresses well.
The south lateral drift has been
pushed along the vein ITO feet. and o
crosscut has been started which 10 now
in ~fne.looking quartz carrying some
milling ore.
BULLION.
The best information at hand 10 that
tho diamond drill Ia still puncturing the
formation from the station the 2340
level OF the Bullion Combination shalt.
ava
Repairing the shalt aud the station at
the head Of the incline. The northwest
drift on the 1900 level 10 making usual
progress in ine.lookiug ~porphyry.
New York.
The crosscut east. 1000 level. continues
In fne quartz. but OF low grade. The
drift south, same level. Is still skirting
the vein and in the same kind oil rock.
Union Shaft.
Fairly under way sinking below the
timbers Of the stump Of the shalt below
the $500 level. Raising the south COM
partment OF the shaft as usual.
Crown Point.
East crosscut is in $50 feet, the face
in ~porphyry, through which which run
s,rippers OF quartz. No water has yet
been encountered in this drift.
"
East crosscut. $50 level, still In hard
porphyry aud quartz. The north DRIFT
on this level continues in g~ood-looking
quartz but OF low grade.
E~xehequer.
North drift, 2Sl0 level, 10 still cutting
a mixture OF dyke and quartz. its face
1856 iest from the south line OF the mine.
sutro Tunnel.
Making good progress south with the
lateral branch in that direction. Drain
to main tunnel is nearly completed.
acknowledgements shnft.
The boilers for the new pumping ma
chiuery are in place and ready to be set.
The hydraulic pipe is coming along.
scorpion.
stringers Of quartz and seams OF ore
still encountered in the east drift, 500
level. The ground Is getting soft.
q d q. SHAFT.
Preparations to continue the shaft on
down are still making.
Gould q Curry aud Best q Bslehsr
SHAFT.
Sinking Is making usual progress;
total depth. 1870 feet.
Forman SHAFT.
Sinking at the rate Of 20 feet per week;
total depth. 1910 feet.
Caledonia.