Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-20
the WATER QUESTION.
Probability or It's B-isE Allowed %
Fiood she niaes-Axitasioa ON
Matters Counscsed with lt.

Notwithstanding the fact that within
the twsnty-tour hours ending this morn.
ing the tanks and line Of pumps at work
on the Jacket water have lowered the
food Is feet and that 1t this morning
stood 80 feet below the 2760 level OF the
Belcher incline, the probabilities are
that the work OF bailipg aud pumping
will be abandoned aud the food be al
lowed to raise. At present Belcher 10
anxious to get down to and pack Its low.
est pump, which was this morning about
30 feet under water. before allowing the
water to come into the mine. When
that has been done and the levels OF the
mines to be flooded have been put In
good condition, bsiling and pumping
will doubtless DO stopped.
This pumping and bsilina Is very ex.
psnsivs business. The Jacket has been
consuming t~wenty-ssven cords OF wood
Der day, and, besides running pumping
engines, II takes Q great deal OF com.
pressed air at the Cou. Imperial and
Point and Bslohsr to run donkey pumps
to raise water to higher levels where 1t
can be got rid Of by sending II to other
pumps. Then the mines will only be
delayed and not injured by allowing tho
water to come in and remain till the
Jacket completes its repairs. It is q
risky business-this pumping steadily
for q month or two with the certainty
that 10, a. IL almost probable. just before
the end OF that period should an accident
occur to some Of the machinery or rods,
all the work aud expense will be lost.
It 10 not probable that the water, II
given its way, will raise very high. Con.
Imperial has . head at the 1000 level.
but will take care Of that itself In any
event. The 2400 Of that mine 10 dry
and only q little water Is found on the
$500. EIchequsr has. o n the 2SOO level.
about 8 inches OF 1t. It 10 not probable.
therefore. that II would come above the
$500 Of that mine, rs the influx from
other mines 10 lew down.
The subject has been talked up BY the
Superintendsnts in oil lights. and the
prevailing opinion 10 that economy and
good judgment demand that this eTpsn.
sive and risky work OF pumping and
bailins DO stepped; and 1t will be unless
while running to relieve tho beloher
pump more favorable features OF the ex-
haustiou Of the flood are manifested.
There is talk. moreover. OF stopping
all these operations until connection Is
made between the Jacket and the south
lateral OF the Sutro tunnel. This branch
will be up to the Jacket, at all events.
about March. The connection could DO
made by working both ways In about 2I
months. 1t will take about two months
to rig the Jacket up again. The talk
now is OF starting In on the Jacket and
running north on the tunnel level with
all speed. making the connection AZ
quickly as possible, dropping the jacket
upper pumps. completing the double
column from water line to that level and,
when another attack 10 made on the
water with these advantages. 1t could DO
easily aud quickly conquered. That
connection would DO OF benefit to the
mines by means OF connections ss far
south as the Caledonia. This 10 really
the thing to be done. II has not yet
been decided upon, but is very likely to
bs, judging from present agitation.