Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-15

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Puops-Yelisw Jacket WAFER
Orsa Extracted.
The erosseuts d the Sierra Nevada
are going steadily forward at the rate Of
four feet per day. OF erossoas No. I. the
Superintendent u Of the opinion that IL
will b In interesting formation in about
100 feet more; Of No. 2. he estimates
the distance TO rsaeA the lsdss 10 b
about 200 feet In I'll. 7e iss, Of whish
has been run.
There has bssn . hrmnsss In Con.
Virginia stock which loads many TO BE-
lisvs an improvement has been disoov-
cred In the lower levels.
At the Utah . drift IL being run on the
400 level. the Management having an
idea that ore lies near that level. When
the shaft was sunk. explorations were
not carried on above the 500 level.
The Ophir.M Mexican vinss IL down
over 2s70 feet, and - Il 10 quite cool
there good progress u made In sinking.
The 1900 level Of the Hale 4 Nor
GROSS, from which the thrss.oompsrt.
msut WINE has been stsrtsd, II uneom-
fortahly hot.
Sinking st the Gould 4 ourry and
Best 4 Bslehsr shait goes STEADILY on.
There IL NO trouble experienced from
the water.
The hydraulic pump ct the @. N. 8.
shaft has been repaired % far - the last
break 10 concerned. but the Management
considers IL necessary to strengthen It'll
other parts before starting up.
The usual work 10 carried on q the
Grown Point and Bslehsr mines. The
amount Of ore extracted ID the same a.
last rsportsd-s5 and 40 tons per day.
The Alta and Foruan shafts are again
being sunk and good progress 10 made
In each.
Below viii b found authentic and
reliable reports Of the minss. showing
the situation In each mp to the hour Of
going to press:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shan.
The casting to strengthen the sxpan-
sion Joint has been received and will Be
in place BY tomorrow morning. Unless
compelled to start BY the breaking Of
their old pump or the giving away Of
some portion OF the hale 4 Norcross
pumps (possibls but not probable con-
~tinespciss) the hydraulic pump will not
b again set In motion until al possible
weak points have been strengthened.
sisrrs Nevada
East orosscut west on the $500 level II
In "a feet. crossout No. 2 has reached .
total distance Of IS feet. and erosssut
No. 8 about 60 feet. The material 10
reported to remain the same a. last
week. The east Wine joint With Union
Con, vas sunk and timbsrsd IS feet the
pest week. About Is tons OF ore are
extracted daily. which gives an average
asssy Of S36 to the ton.
Consolidated viPgiais.
The upraiss joint with Best 4 Bslohsr
bstvssn the 1000 and $500 levels has
BEEN enlarged and completed. There
has been NO change In the east crosseut
ioint With California on the 2600 level.
which has made Ito usual progress OF "
feet, The southeast drift has been Cd.
yanesi IL feet during the past week.
Msxisss.
The Wine Joint With Union Con. from
The $500 level Wa sunk and tmbsred IL
feet the past week through interesting
formation, and the joint 0phif east Wine
from the sams level Was carried down.
ward l6 feet. The orossout, also joint
With Ophir, running east on the 2700
level, made 20 feet since last report.
Usah.
The ground In the bottom Of the In.
cline 10 growing better for working. and
the progress for the past week made In
sinking has been better than for some
.ims-oysr Is feet. Extended the north
DRIFT ON the 400 level 50 fsst, and the
south drift on the ALSO level l6 feet
sinos last report.
Hale 4 Msrersss.
The station for the thrss-eompartmsnt
Wine on the 240o level has been com.
pls,sd. and q portion Of the m~sehinsry
TO Be- used In sinking the vinxs placed
In position. The heat In the mine 10
very great. and operations necessarily
proceed slowly. The pumps are run'
ming steadily.
Uaiss Csssslidassa.
The WINE joint with Sierra Nevada
from the $500 level has been sunk and
tmbsrsd IS feet the past week. The
material passed through has undergone
no change. Good progress 10 made in
cutting out Q tank station Of the 26oo
level.
The Ophir joint east Wine. being
sunk from the $500 level. made II feet
the past weak. The sass orosseut with
CON. Virginia vas run 81 feet since last
report. There has been nc change noted
In the formation Of the ground.
Dslehss.
While some 40 tons Of low grade
ore are daily extracted from the old work
ipes. attention 10 bsins paid to all parts
Of the mine, and q voc - u 10 freed
Of water prospecting viii b commenced
In the lower levels.
satire Tusnsl.
The south lateral drift to connect with