Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11
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Men were set al work today fixing the
machinery % that operations csn b
resumed underground. Although no
work has been done In this mine recent
ly the shaft appears to Be- in good con-
diion. Before cessing work the shaft
had attained Q depth OF $40 feet. A
drift is to be started on the 200 level. A
drift has been run q considerable dis.
lance on the 500 level.
oould 4 Curry sad Best q Bslehsr
SHAFT.
The work Of placing the pumprods In
the shaft has made good progress since
the strspping plates were received from
San Francisco. The delay has been
much longer than Was at hrst antioi.
pated. but will o Be ct an end and
sinking resumed.
Sinking Of the shaft has been diseon-
tinued until Q tank and pump station 10
sxcavst.d At the 1875 level. Depth Of
the shaft at present. 1895 feet. Have
been easing timbsrs In the shaft below
the 1850 station part Of the aHs the
past week.
Ces. Imperial.
Work cannot be resumed underground
until the mine Ii entirely freed OF water.
The pump ID kept constantly run toward
this end, while repairs are made to the
shaft aud drifts whenever the water 10
sufficiently lowered to permit OF 1t.
Usah.
The incline has been sunk and tim.
bored ~ feet during the past week. The
south DRIFT on the also level is now In .
total distance Of 157 feet. There has
been no change In the formation passed
through. The ground IL very hard.
Overman.
The north drift on the 2276 level 10 In
slate formation. II Is carried forward
Sc feet per week; total length. SOC feet.
But little work IL done beside extending
the DRIFT, which Ii to be connected with
the FornAn shaft.
Beloher.
The work Of removing the debris that
accumulated In the incline Of and drifts
from the joint Crown Point air shaft
progresses slowly: on account OF II being
very hot and the circulation OF air e.
csedingly poor.
Superintendent Humbsrt 10 now IN
San Francisco. The machinery has been
overloaded. new boilers placed In and 1t
In expected work underground will DO
resumed on the return Of the superin-
tsndsnt.
Usioa Consolidated.
The winzs joint with Mexican IL e1.
tended downward Is feet per week. The
vipzs Joint with Sierra Nevada from the
sane level made IS feet during the past
week. The other work progresses a
usual.
silver HILL
Have the foundation for the new en-.
CINE nearly completed. wsre compelled
to stop the pumps because the ma.
cbinery needed repairing; will probably
no. start them again until the new en-
gine 10 10 place.
Uniou shan.
The usual progress Is made In sinking
the shaft and seven feet Was added to
ito depth last week. The timbsrs are
being eased In the shaft between the
1900 and $500 stations.
Formaa SHAFT
The shaft was sunk and timbsrsd 20
feet during the past week. passing
through rock that continues short and
tough and hard to blast. II has reached
. total depth Of 1910 feet.
The usual work Ia carried on In con.
junction with California and Mexican.
and making good progress. For psrtio-
ulars. see report Of those mines.
calsdo.is.
Nothing IL done at this mine save
running the pumps to keep the Over.
man and itself clear Of water, which re-
quires about ten hours steady running
per day.
Crown Point.
There 10 nothing new to report. The
usual amount OF ore Il daily extracted
and shipped to the mills.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SHAFT
The working Of the hydraulic pump 10
highly satisfactory. Everything 10 60.
ing along smoothly.
New York.
Are completing the repairs under
ovonnd Thu pump In run sufhciently