Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-22


Probabilities Ophir's STRIKE In.
ereasinE In Width 10 b south
On 60 Benton and Alta.
During the past week the Comstock
has made considerable advance toward
something or-nothing. II the latter,
the development has been all too long
coming; II the former. We may well con-
tinus to labor aud to wait. But neither
laboring nor waiting q continue q
great while longer II everybody here Is
to be disappointed and nothing Is the
result. The time for Q certainty IL near
at hand.
In Sierra Nevada the raise from the
south drift. $500 level, is In snoouras-
ing ground. Q little too much irregular
in its formation just now. perhaps, but
showing q decided disposition to quit
that and get down to regular business
before Q great while. And in the cross.
Gu. ON the 2400. too. there Is q surprising
breadth Of quartz which tells OF immense
possibilities. On ths $500 level the drill
is on its way to drain the winze from the
level above 30 that the crosscut west can
look after the ore body which was fol.
lowed from below the 24OO level.
OF Union not much can be chronielsd
yet s,cep. sdvsncsmsnts and improve
msnts. II possibilities would satisfy
Union would sa,iate for she has them
everywhere on the $500 level. Every
pick and every drill is in quartz and low
grade ore. with somsthing better here
and there all through 1t and the work.
ings there are. in places. Q great way
apart.
Ophir il tracing its new find to the
south. and. contrary to expectation, the
ore body widsns and improves in that
direction. This strike helps to tell
everybody how easy 1t is to DO mistaken
and how little anybody knows Of the
Comstock after oil.
Overlapping intervening Advancement
in work. and Benton Con. and Alta will
also interest because Of their progress
toward something III nothing /; and
they show about as good encouragement
for something as can be asked. With
two new crosscuts and continued i'm
proy,msnts. they have but to keep on
to show a pretty big something ere long
Below will bs found authentic and
rslisois reports Of the mines, showing
the situation in each up to the hour ol
going to press:
sierra Nevada.
The incline raise above the $500 leveI
for the main shaft is up ll9 feet and ad.
vancins at the rate Of about 8 feet pei
day. The raise from the DRIFT south oil
tho crosscut, 1000 feet north Of the in
cline, 10 up "a feet and Is encounterips
encouraging prospects. The crosscu,
east ON the 24OO level. and lila feet
north Of the incline. is today in loo
feet and still in promising vein material,
which material extends further east thar
was anticipated. The crosscut west or
the $500 level has been advanced Il iee'
and now Q diamond drill Is running
toward the wiuze from the 24OO level te
draw of the water there accumulated,
preparatory to making the proposed con
nsction.
Benton Con.
Another crosscut was yesterday startee
ON the 2O50 level from q point $50 fee
north Of the incline. which has not
however. yet gone far enough for dc
,.lopmsnts, but looks well. When on
OF the way and . turn.tabls in. bott
crosscuts on this level will be advanced
together. The north drift on this lsvs
in In sos feet, and is 10 Q promising veir
material which constantly improves al
| the drift progresses. On the 1850 leve
the north drift is in low.grads quartz
through which progress 10 good. Here
too, the improvement in the vein mattel
encountered is continued, although The
point where Developments are more son
idsntiy looked for il from 80 to ~ lee
ahead.
Union Consolidated.
Crosscuts Nos. l and 2 east on th'
$500 level are progressing a. usual ane
are showing continued improvements
and indications Of nearing ths ore vein
No. / is 100 feet in length; No. 2. III
feet. Crosscuts Nos. l and 2 west or
this level are opening up q large guam
tity OF promising vein material contain
ing spots Of very fair ore. Each cross
cut il in about 80 to IS feet. The drill
south from the shaft shows no particu'
lar change. Good progress 10 made u
work to connect winze No. i and No. Z
ON this level. Wine No, l is averaging
three feet per day In additional d-pth
and Is In good vein material, which in
proves a. the 1900 level 10 nearsd.
yellow Jacket.
The pumps are raising $50. 900 gallons
Of water daily. This includes the infiu'
10 the mine, an increased amount from
the $500 level OF the Con. Imperial ant
that sent from the Belcher. A little
more water has been encountered also
In drifting north on the 2S2S level; total
length Of this drift SO feet. In the wes'
crosscut, 2700 level. . drill is to DO sent
ahead to guard against an influx oil
water. The bob station on the 2l6o ID
about completed.
Opnir.
A drift il running south along the ore
vein cut by the crosscut east joint will