Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-21

north oil tho tnoline-0c toet NORM "
the winze-and in vein matter with
strsaks OF quartz. The east cros.cut
opposite the vinzs IL In SO feet and has
not yet reached the vein lying IN hat
direction. Preparations are being made
to conduct the water on the 23V0 ievea
TO the Union pumps.
Usiea SHAFT.
The shaft is Is feet below the 26oO
level. It IL to bs continued down 40
feet for a stump preparatory to extending
the main line Of pumps 10 tho $500 level.
A balance bob station IL now being sxca.
yated on the 2A00 level. The pumps
and pumping machinery at the shaft
are now in working order and ready to
handle all water given them on the $500
level where the lowest pumps are placed.
Unioa Consolidated.
From the bottom Of WINE No. !, $500
level, q drift has been started toward
the Sierra Nevada incline station, IT.
ultimate object being to connect the
winzs with the Union shaft BY way OF
that station. The south drift on the
2400 level attained . length Of 400 feet
from the Union shaft, and from that
point winzs No. 2 has just been started
for the $500 level.
Ceasolidased virEinis.
The joint California crossout east on
the 220o level ID still penetrating . good
vein formation; total length from the O.
& @. shalt, 294 feet. The joint cross
cut east on the $500 level 10 being
pushed ahead In . formation OF vein
matter and quartz; total length. So feet.
For other workings see California and
Best & Bsloher.
could 4 Curry.
Since connection was made between
the raise from the 100 level and the
joint G.. 4 @. and B. & D. shaft the
work Of continuing the shaft on down
to It's full size has made excellent pro-
grsss. The water nov all flows into the
Sutro tunnel and no pumping Is re-
quired. Saturday the. Bonner shaft will
be abandoned.
In both the southwest and the south
drifts ON the 1850 level work Is making
good progress through favorable vein
material, with occasional punches OF ore.
West orosscut No. 2 In showing consid-
cradle quartz, but Of low grade. In It,
however, are streaks OF moro valuable
material containing good ore.
Utah.
South drift, 1750 level. is in . better
quality Of vein porphyry carrying quartz
in streaks; total length. 800 feet. East
orosscut No. 2 continues In vein per.
phyry, its face 40 feet from the main
south lateral drift. Sinking the main
incline below the 1850 level has been re.
sumed.
silver Hill.
Prospectings both east and south on
the 1900 level continue in most promis.
ing vein material. and In both places
work is making good progress. These
prospectings are In ground Of which
nothing whatever Is known. and indioa-
tons are that Il IL valuable.
Consolidated Imperial.
The north drift on the $500 level 10
now 3S7 feet from the foot Of the south
wipze and penetrating hard porpbyry.
A drift Is being run south from the sta.
ton on the $500 level Of the joint Alpha
to meet the above drift, total
20 feet.
Hale q Norcross.
The incline 10 being continued below
the 2200 level and work there 10 making
fair progress. Since the water has been
conducted to tho @. N. 8. shalt and the
resumption OF pumping BY the Savage,
the pumps Of the Hale Il Norcross have
been stopped.
Andes.
Prospectings are going on east on the
400 level from the foot Of the winzo
from the $50 level. north on the 200
level and in the raise above the zoo
level. All these places show some good
quartz, but Of low grade.
susro Tunnsl.
The north header now 10 within 100
feet Of tho place where connection IL to
be made with the workings from the O.
/ @. shaft. Its progress 10 8 feet per
day. Work in the south lateral branch
10 going on 80 usual.
scorpion.
The west drift, 600 level, is In 22S
fee. and without change Of material.
Some water comes In from the formation
penetrated. The east drift on this level
IL in 1875 feet and In the same formation
already noticed.
North Bousnsa.
The west crosscut on the GOO level is
being continued to explore the ore body
followed by the lateral drift on, and
penetrated by the winze from, the 400
level and which IL found 10 extend to
the GOO level.
Best d Belcher.
East crosscut. 1000 level. joint with
Con. Virginia continues In hard por.
total length from the bottom OF
the wipze, 3s5 feet. For operations
joint with Gould & Curry see report OF
that mine.
2uilion.
East drift. 1850 level, continues In
vein porphyry carrying quartz in strssks;
total length. 80 feet. The incline Wine
Is SO feet, on the slope, below the $3.50
level and In soft vein porphyry.
Caledonia.
The crosscut east, 800 feet south OF
the winzs from the 1700 level and on the
1900 level, 10 in vein porphyry carrying
seams Of quartz; total length from the
main south drift, AIS feet.
Crosscut No. Z on the 1900 level II In