Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-02

been extracted and sent 70 the miiis
from the 1850 level Slopes; average as
saws, Sal 50. On the 1000 the joint
| Ophir crosscut has been extended 10
feet. On the $500 level the north DRIFT
has been extended Is feet, and the joint
| Ophir upraise on the same level has
been advanced 10 feet.
CONSOLIDATE VIRGINIA.
During the past week there have been
extracted and sent to the mills 1850 tons
| Of ore from the Slopes OF the l750 level;
average assay. S24 40. On the 1000
level the joint Best & Belehsr winze has
been sunk and timbsred 9 feet, and No.
1 crosscut has been advanced l6 feet and
10 now being timbered up. During the
week bullion to the valus Of S55,49I "
has been shipped. and there reusins In
the Office S4S,4l7 10 in bullion.
@. a Q. SHAFT.
The shaft 10 50 feet below the 2300
level, and sinking Is being continued.
| The station will be put in ut . point III
feet below the 2400 level.
GOULD 4 CURRY AND Brsr 4 BrLSHrR
sHAyT.
The dam to turn the water into the
Sutro tunnel has been completed and
sinking resumed; total depth. l435 feet.
SAVAGE.
During the past week the north drift
from the tenth station, 1900 level. has
been extended l6 feet; total length, l66
feet. The face Of the drift 10 In por-
phyry, mixed with small streaks OF bar.
rem quartz. At point about 90 feet
| from the face Of the drift o crosscut has
been run west 28 feet. the frst % feet OF
which is in low grade ore. The face OF
the crosscut 10 in porphyry. Work has
been stopped therein and We are now
raising at o point in the drift where the
east crosscut was started. intending to
raise to the body Of low grade ore struck
in said east crosscut. Have repaired
and retimbered the waste chute on the
1900 level and taken out the old lit
pump from the 1900 level. The bulk
head on the 2200 level was completed on
| the 2sth instant. with the exception OF Q
| small opening left for the purpose OF
enabling the masons to finish up and
finally close said bulkhsad, which will
not be done until the bulkhsad now be-
ing buiis In the drift from the 2i00 level
OF the c. n. s. shaft for the Savage in
cline 10 completed. Hope to have 10Th
bulkheads ready to receive the water by
the 9Th instant.
HALE 4 SoRcRoss.
On the 2400 level q station 2lI2l feet
and IL feet high il being cut out. Five
sets OF timbers are now In and the sta
ton will Be completed sometime during
the coming week. The work Of making
general repairs still continues.
cHoLLAR.
The quantity Of water flowing to the
@. n. s. shalt has materially lessened
during July as compared with June.
The Savage bulkhead o n the 2400 level
is expected to be completed during the
week. Work on the foundations for the
engines Is progressing rapidly. No
prospecting has been done during the
week in Chollar or Potosi.
EIcnEourR.
During the week We have nj the dia-
mond drill in face OF DRIFT. $500 level.
about 80 feet and struck o strong dow OF
water. We have taken tho drill out,
| plugged the drillhols 30 90 to stop the
| dow OF water and are now cutting out
ground preparatory to starting the drill
in another direction.
ALPHA con.
The north drift, 2sl0 level. has been
extended during the week SO feet. max
ing total length Of same to date 229 ieet.
The character OF the ground 10 such that
we have to timber every foot Of this
drift a. We advance.
CON.
The crosscut west OF south vinzs.
2SlO level, has been extended ~ feet.
making total length OF same to date, 64
feet; face in dry porphyry.
BELcHER.
The drillhols east from face OF cross.
cut No. 2 on 2760 level was run q dis.
lance Of DC feet and stopped. The ma
tsrial passed through was hard por-
pbyry. This hole tapped . considerable
quantity Of very hot water. Another
hole has been started southwest from the
same crosscut. and 10 now in 50 feet.
passing through Q mixture Of soft por-
nbyry and quartz. Some necessary re-
nairs have been made to the 800 bobpit
and also to the laddsr-way in the north
incline.
Incline upraiss has been extended 80
60, No change in formation. Al
Fo,nan shsf, work on 1850 pump and
balance bob was completed and sinking
,ssnmed on the 2Sth instant. Shalt ha.
hssn ,upk ard timbsred 10 feet ; total
depth. 1880 feet.
CALEDONIA.
The diamond drillhols In south cross.
cut has been extended 1919 feet, the mrs,
lO5 feet being through extrsmsly marc
rock, and the last "a feet drilling muen
better. At Formsn shaft the 1850 pump
and balance-bob were completed and
sinking resumed on the 28th instant,
Shaft has been sunk and hmbsrsd "
feet; total depth. 1880 feet.
LrA
Since last wssk's report the station d
the 1850 level has been completed and q
lateral drift started south In the vein,
and II now in II feet, the face In por'
phyry. The wstsr II strong. bat 10 han
died without difficulty.