Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-18

Earuest-Croascuts kassin Cnion
Further DoWo she Lsde.
The Improvement noted last week in
the stock market continues. and has
spread pretty well along the lode. The
impression prevails in these parts that
money can DO doubled in . short time II
invested in the securities Of any Of the
mines on the C0mstock proper.
Sierra Nevada svinces q determination
to know something more Of the ore body
found east and north on the $500 level.
II will be followed upward for an origin
or q dwelling place. II II makes to the
24OO level 1t will be found by c~rosscuts
there. The north drift, $500 level.
which has been but recently commenced.
il also expected to encounter ore when
far enough in. since ore certainly lies
north and vest OF the station Of them
cline. and probably extends east.
Unions crosscuts on the $500 level
have been started. In prosecuting 1t
takes . preliminary start to got ready to
start. An excavation II made in the
direction the crosscut is to run. Then
comes the work Of putting down turn.
iugs and track and Of getting the tim
bsrs placed exactly right SO that proper
direction may be given to the workings.
All this Is going on in Union. The
crossuts are to DO east crosscuts and will
be known as Nos. l and 2. This must
suffice for the present. They will get
ready 10 run vigorously by next week.
Aside from the foregoing there 10 very
little worthy Of especial comment along
the lode. To be surs Chollsr will DO
working q week hence and Bslchsr and
Crown Point will DO very near each
other on the 5000 level; but all this and
much more has been generally known
for soms time. Alta expects to get a
bonanza. and plenty people hope she
may. Silver Hill is alse likely to do
something.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation in each up 10 the hour Of
going to press:
Union Consolidated.
Crosscuts Nos. l and 2 east on the
$500 level have been just started and
now the work Of putting in switch plates
aud setting timbers is occupying the
time. This will take q day or two yet.
30 that not much in the way Of cross.
cutting will be done this week. Wine
No. 2 from the 2i00 10 sinking as usual.
Work south from the shaft and north
from the Ophir line on the $500 level Is
making excellent progress and In both
places some good-looking quartz 10 en-
oountsred.
Oerrs Nevada.
The raise from the $500 level. to con-
usct with the old shaft, progresses as
usual. Preparations are making for
ruising in the ore body encountered on
this level in order I ascertain its make
and value. The north DRIFT, 2iOO. is
also running north to afford Q base for
crosscuts with which to open up the ore
vein In that direction; total length from
the incline. HOO feet. A blower aud a
double track have been placed on the
$500 level and . drift started north on
that level.
Opnir.
On the 1000 level Q drift has been run
around the station to carry the fresh air
around the station and avoid the loss Of
ventilation which was occssioned in the
station. For workings joint with Cali.
fornia. see report Of that mine. On the
$500 level the joint Mexican east cross.
cut is making i've feet per day through
good vein matter. The DRIFT south on
this level is continued as usual.
California.
The joint Ophir crosscut east on the
1000 level from which the winze to the
$500 level Is to DO sunk. 10 making about
3 feet per day. The joint raise to meet
this Wine is also progressing well. The
drift north on the $500 level Is also
averaging 3 feet per day toward the one
run south from the Ophir limo. The
slopes Of the 1850 level are yielding as
usual Of iair. grade ore.
Hale q Noreress.
The drift west on the 2400 level has
attained a total length from the incline
Of 20 feet. The rock encountered has
been very hard, and the same Is still in
the face Of the drift. The drift south
is in softer ground, which admits OF
still better progress ; total length OF this
drift. so feet. Still engaged in general
repairs about the mine.
savage.
It 10 now expected that by the last OF
the week the second bulkhead will be
completed on the 24O0 level. md all Of
the water encountered in running from
the c. n. S. shaft on that level toward
the incline held back. Low-grade ore 10
still encountered in the raise from the
1900 level. Repairs to the incline and
shalt are going on as usual.
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