Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11

There nave ooeu no uoVoioPMee'
made In the mines during the past week
and at very few points can anything b
expected at present. The usual work at
the north end mines goes steadily on.
The Sierra Nevada north lateral DRIFT
has been driven over . thousand feet
without showing any grand results.
The small punches Of ore still make
their appearance occasionally. The up
raise from the $500 level In Sierra Ne
vada has been connected with the winzs
from the $500 and the circulation Of air
much improved thereby.
The changing OF the ophir to an up
cast created considerable heat In that
mine for . time. bat the connect
ipe Of the DRIFT that Was ran on the
$500 level from the @. & @. 70 meet .
similar one from the ophir. established
. good current Of air and cooled the
heated atmosphere considerably. This
connection has also been OF great bsne.
At to the California and Con. Virginia
mines.
The fre In the California and Con.
Virginia il under control. and but for
the stopping Of the extraction OF ore
from the old slopes. it, effect would not
be noticed.
The hydraulic pump at the Q. N. s.
shaft gives good satisfaction.
The Yellow Jacket will again COM
msnce lowering the water tomorrow.
The Belohsr il not ready to assist mate
rally. but expect to Be in condition to
do 20 shortly.
The work at the other south end
mines II much the name a. heretofore
reported. except at the Alta. where sink
ing has been temporarily stopped to a.
low OF the cutting ost Of . tank station
Below win be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour oil
going to press:
Yslssw Jsehss.
The tank at the $3.50 station has been
repaired and the suction pipes are today
being transferred from tbs shaft to the
tank. By tomorrow everything will
be in readiness, and the work Of lower.
ing the water commenced again. To
insure . full supply Of compressed cir
for the donkey pumps, pipes have been
laid TO connect with those formerly used
By the Sutro tunnel folks) leading from
the Gould & Curry shaft. from which
the Jacket will receive . large quantity
Of the compressed air used BY them
hereafter. Tho capacity Of the Yellow
Jacket compressor 10 not SUFFICIENT to
run two pumps OF the sire o In the
shaft.
Consolidated Virginia.
The ere neesssi,ated the closing up Of
all the old slopes, and consequently NO
more ore 10 being extracted. The FIRE 10
soupistsly walled 10. no gas escaping
except through The cid Cen. Virginia
shsit. The upraiss from he 1900 level
will be connected With The DRIFT on tbs
1000 % soon ~ the water can BE-
bsiled from the winzs sunk on the latter
level 10 meet II. The connection made
with the G. 4 @. east drift has been oil
great benefit to the miners since the fire
In giving an excellent supply Of air.
sierrs Nevada.
Connection was made during the psAl
week between the east erosscut on the
$500 lsvsi and the upraise from the 2400'
East Wine No. 2 has been driven 20 feel
since last report and connection made
with the north lateral drift on the 25OC
level. These connections furnish . good
circulation Of air and enables work 10 b
carried on to much better advantage than
heretofore. The north lateral drift on
the $500 level 10 now In . total distance
Of 1884 feet. having made Is feet the
past week. Ore extracted since last 70
port, 192 tons.
Mexican.
The joint Union Con. vinzs on the
$500 level was sunk and timbsred II
feet in the past week. The work o.
cutting out q station at the $500 level Il
making excellent progress. A plpngei
pump will be placed In position q. thii
point. On the 270O level extended h,
Joint Ophir east crosscut IS feet. tn,
formation Of the ground passed through
looks favorable for more than barrel
quartz.
Caiifsrsia.
The WINE joint with ophir progresss'
At the rate Of IL feet per week through
kindly looking quartz. The connection
with the @. 4 G. shaft. joint with Con
Virginia, vas made last week and aiiord'
q good supply Of air. No ore 10 bsinI
extracted owing to the FIRE In the oil
stopes. No other work has been afscts'
BY the ere. which 10 completely unds
control.
@ q G. shan.~
Work VA resumed on the $500 lsvs
last week o. the completion Of the drii
connecting that level with the ophii
which insured . good supply Of oil
Drains arc being made and tracks lai
In the drifts on that level and vhsl
completed work will b resumed In tn
east crosscut.
Work has been suspended In the min
for some time Awaiting the result OF ID
TRIAL Of the Chollsr -Norcross ssvag
hydraulic pump. The pump has .
far worked satisfactorily. bat order
have not been received for oommsnein
work nj the Savage. Some machinist
are engaged In ovsrhauling the surfae
machinery.
Jussfee.