Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-09
AIMING NOTES.
Matters OF Interest All Along she
Lode,

Bslchsr Is preparing to run south on
the ore vein 276o level. The station for
the blower Is completed and tomorrow
the blower will be placed. This is an
important movement. The winzs from
the 2760 il going right along down and
looking well. The south drift, 5000
level, Is in 297 feet and Is improving.
The quartz encountered in the mine is
cleaner and brighter than formerly and
not lying about 80 loosely. The reports
Of the use Of the diamond drill arc false.
The only drilling done on the 5000 level
has been east from the incline, except to
let the water drain out as already re-
ported. In fact all drillinss have been
reported. Superintendent Smith says
he will not tell what he purposes doing
in the mine any more; for, a. In the past.
delays may occur such as were coca.
stoned by the troubles with the incline
rops which delayed ten days. In such
case people get uneasy, reports get
going the rounds in advance OF op-
erations and that makes trouble. Ev.
erythipg will, however. be reported
as fast as done and faithfully reported;
but no moro programmes will be laid
down. He says, however, and Is sup
ported In the assertion by Maurice
HoeAich, that there il nothing In or
about the mine to cause the recent break
in the stock. Tho developments never
looked or promised better than now;
hence the gravitation OF prices II unac
sountable. In regard to prosecuting.
Mr.. Smith refuses to say more than was
contained in his letter Of Saturday, that
he will be ready in three weeks from
that date. People need not be discour.
aged, however, in the msantims. They
ought to know that nowhere in the mine
are operations carried on where ore 10
likely to DO encountered unless Q now
deposit should be unexpectedly cut into.
Still he does not purpose to lose any
time or waste or relax any energies in
developing the prospects OF the mine In
the best possible manner.
Julia, Saturday night, started her
crosscut east from the winze. This
10 on the 1000 level and Is being run
both for prospecting purposes and to
get connection with the aouth lateral
drift on that level. 1t Is cutting dry
quartz which requires no timberins and
no subdrain. This is . great rslisi after
the late terrible encounters OF the mine
with heat and water which have been 30
discouraging to stockholders. The mine
is cooler, too; in fact, has a good work.
ing temperature. There still remains
about 100 feet to be run to connect the
WINE and the drift. i
The Ward today placed the set OF
timbsrs reaching down to the station set
for the 2l00 lsvel-that IL. down 209O
feet. The shaft 10 . good one and is
penetrating ground into which not pick
nor drill was ever before struck. There
Is west OF the shaft q vast amount OF
promising virgin ground which people
here, who are vitality interested in the
Comstock, would like to soc opened mp. |
The shaft is penetrating good ground.
through which IL is making at least
usual progress.
The Sierra Nevada Dir compressor has
been bored out anew and refined and is
ready for the connecting rod which came
m today on the delayed train. It will
take but O few hours to place 1t in posi-.
ton and then work all through the mine
will be resumed. Il
The Alta air compressor has arrived
and IL being delivered. 1t will take
about . week to set II up and get 1t run.
ming. In the meantime the work OF
barring the ore vein ON the 1860 level
is being continued % heretofore. Lady
Washington crosscut No. l has 80 feet
yet to run to be up even with the others
going west.