Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-02

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The north drift on the $500 level OF
Sierra Nevada. which was yesterday
reported to be in quartz, is now said to
be in ore-or at least to have stringers
OF fair-grade ore running through the
quartz.
Many Of the Comstock holders OF
shares in the Sierra Nevada mine are
anxious to have crosseuts run west on
the 2400 level 90 as to test the quality oil
the formation along the west wall OF the
vein. They talk the thing up in this
way
Workings along the vein in ophir and
Mexican show that the main vein has
there q strong trend to the northeast.
This is doubtless where it makes out
that way to round the ridge south OF
Cedar ravine, which it does by q detour
very similar to where 1t rounds the
Divide between Virginia and Gold Hill.
The explorations which have been
made by Union and Sierra Nevada near
their common line show the vein there
to bend back under Cedar ravins and 10
make strongly to the west. 1t is here
tina, Sierra Nevada first found the Chin
ney Of ore which led to the Union ore
body.
From the Sierra Nevada incline on
both the $500 aud 2400 levels drifts
have been run north over HOO feet, and
as far ~ where. on the surface, the ra-
vine is formed north OF the works, in
which the Jewish cemetery stands.
These openings OF the lower levels have
demonstrated the fact that, having
reached its casting north OF Cedar ra-
vine. the lode again swings back to the
west. but much more gradually than un.
der that ravine.
The foregoing swings are either true,
or there lies in Union and Sierra Nevada
a bay which exceeds in its huge proper
tons the haven wherein slumbered the
big bonanza; for the trend Of the vein
now followed in Ophir would take 1t ON
the $500 level at least GOO feet east Of
the Uuion shaft. The vein must then
either swell wonderfully or bend or fork
in order to get back to where the ore is
found in Sierra Nevada and Union. 1t
is likely that when Developments are
fully made. the swell aud swing will be
found to DO the true state OF affairs.
Ore on the 2I00 level OF Sierra Nevada
was struck in q crosscut west Of the
main drift north on that level aud $50
feet from the incline. This was again
cut subsequently, by the winze sunk
east Of the main north drift and at a
depth Of thirty feet. cut through at a
depth Of forty.iour feet and followed by
the incline Of the winzs to the $500
level.
The main drift north on the 24O0
level has general direction OF
about ten degrees east OF north, which,
did not the west wall swing east again,
would carry it away east Of that wall to
say the least. 1t Is all the way in vein
matter as 1t is. which shows the wall to
be west OF it entirely.
Then. again. a diamond drill was sent
from the $500 station Of the incline
northwest and more ore found. As near
as could be made out by the boripgs,
this ore vein u considerably east OF
south. so that its make corresponded
very nearly with the general direction Of
the vein under Cedar ravine.
What the persons interested In Sierra
Nevada want is. that crosscuts shall be
run west to see what becomes Of the
vein along the west wall. North OF the
winze from the 2400 to the $500 level
but very little is known Of this portion
OF the vein. and that little relates to 1t In
the vicinity Of the incline and winze.
These people have faith not only In
the Cedar. ravine bay but in the bay
north Of the works. Many are most
confident that the ore toward the in
cline will DO found to make in one bay
and the orc to the north into the other,
and that crosscuts west will develop the
fact and aid materially in the search FOL
q bonanza.