Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-21


rho Isssrsssiag Fsiats In
Ophir- The Chsllar Dsffs ssash
The BAss-0re Bonausa n Alta.
The Union pumps are at length ready
for service and will handle al waters
which can DO given them. II 10 still.
however. necessary to raise that sncoun-
tered below the $500 level In both Sierra
Nevada and Union to that level by com.
pressed air. Preparations are being
made to extend the main pumps to the
$500 level a. oon - possible; for the
probabilities are that they will be needed
about a. soon a. placed there. The bot
tom Of Union WINE No. l ID to DO con-
nsctsd with the shaft via the Sierra Ne
vada incline. and Il IL known that there
Is . heavy dow Of water at that point.
This will very likely be encountered BY
the connecting drift before that incline
10 reached. When the main line OF
pumps reaches that level work can be
pushed from the Union shaft and bid
defiance to the food.
Interest in Ophir 10 undated. The
approach Of workings on the 22oo and
$500 levels to the Patton vein and the
promising formation found ct each point
keep those interested on the qai vips.
The drift east on the $500 level IL In .
heavy vein formation. II 10 very doubt.
full il the term "hesvy vein formation ="
is understood BY everybody; yet IL sI-
sctly expresses the situation In this
drift. While q ''heavy vein formation"
may not be in itself valuable. II prom
ises something OF value and must be
clearly distinguished from q ''strsak."
The north lateral branch. Sutro tun-
mel, will reach the line Of the workings
west recently commenced 81 feet above
the 1850 level Of the g. & @. shaft by
May 1. As o n these workings are
connected another heavy burden Of
pumping will bs removed from the Com
| stock.
The connection between the raise from
the 100 level OF the Gould & Curry and
Best 4 Bslchsr and the joint shaft IL an
important accomplishment Of the past
week. The Bonner shaft will now be
closed.
The long reach Of porphyry. clay and
quartz which IL being opened up by the
Chollar south drift, 24O0 level, Is in
dicative. because encountered where
such . formation was unlocked for-the
drift being expected to be atleast 80 feet
east Of the vein at the point where the
latter makes furthsst In that direction.
Men who are most familiar with the
Comstook have an abiding faith In this
portion Of the lode.
The situation in Alta is not only In
tsresting but il also . study. In the
west crosscut on the 1850 level . width
OF 20 feet Of ore has been developed and
the face OF the crosscut Is still in the
ore body. From 29.l6 ounces Of this
ore Q bar OF bullion was obtained weigh
ing 2o.40. OF which 70 per cent. was
lead. The assay gave IS % in gold and
sea SO in silver; total s67 IS. Comment
is unnecessary further than to state that
this IL believed to be the same vein
followed by the Justice from the 1850
level.
Below will 30 found authentic and re-
liable reports Of the mines. showing the
situation Of each up to the hour OF 60
ing to press:
Ophir.
The east drift on the $500 level has
attained q length from the station OF $40
feet and Is in . heavy vein formation OF
great promise. but as yet Of little value.
This drift is nearing the point where the
Patton vein should be encountered on
this level. The north drift on the $500
level has reached the Mexican line. been
taken up by that company and Ia being
pushed on. its ultimate destination be-
ing the Union shaft. II il in vein por.
phyry. At the head OF the joint
Mexican winze from the $500 level an
engine was today placed which will
greatly facilitate the work OF sinking.
The joint Mexican raise from this level
was started in Iow.grads quartz, pushed
mp 16 feet, encountered porphyry and
has been stopped. The main north
drift on the 1900 level 10 In $50 feet and
is in vein matter carrying considerable
quartz. This drift 10 also nearing the
point where the Patton vein should be
found on this level. From the north.
east drift from the bottom Of WINE No.
q, below the 2100 level, sill floors have
been laid and slopes open cd to extract
the ore below the 2l00 level.
Ala a.d Bsates.
The Alta crosscut west. 200 feet south
Of the incline ON the 1850 level. Is in 40
feet and 20 feet Of the distance il through
. formation containing gold and silver
in milling quantities with . very large
percentage Of lead. The east orosscut
from the same point il in so feet and in
. strong quartz formation. Work In
both places is progressing we'll. In
Benton ground $50 feet north Of the
station on this level. Q crosscut has just
been started wsst-lsngth s fset-but
has not progressed far enough to On.
counter q change Of formation.
savage.
While raising . No. Q Knowles pump
from the bottom Of the incline night BE-
fore last, and when Il was about at the
1900 level. the chain sustaining 1t broke.
prscipitating 10 TO the bottom. some 25o