Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

crosscut. where the strinssrs Of ore were
found while Senator Fair was on the
Comstsck. The stringsrs dipped east.
The winzs will be started at q point 400
feet distant from the main lateral drift
on the $500 level and considerably east
Of the stringers that were found. 30 that
in the course OF time. should the string
ers lead to an ore body. and ii is quite
possible that they do. the winzs will
eventually cut 1t. The present object OF
the winzs, however. Ii to secure perfect
ventilation, and 1t is sunk with the same
object In view that joint WINES have
been sunk from Consolidated Virginia on
the south through to the present point,
aud will DO continued to the Utah south
line, viz: continuous line Of air con-
nsc,ions.
The Joint Sierra Nevada and Union
Consolidated winzs IL nearing the $500
level. and is passing through much the
same formation II heretofore reported.
The diamond drill from the joint Mex.
lean and Union Consolidated winzs. on
the 27O0 level. has net yet found water.
II is the intention to drift east from this
point IL water does net prove trouble.
some.
Savage is doing excellent work oil
through the mine. Eighty tons OF ore
are daily extracted. The water in the
incline, however. is no longer dscreas-
ing. and the aow through the seam run
into Monday has ceased. probably stop
ped by sediment from the water that
his stood so long in the incline. The
drill.hole will probably have to DO run.
The drillings on the 1928 level Of the
Yellow Jacket give low assays. Good
progress is made in the work through.
out the mine.
Below will DO found authentic and
reliable reports OF the mines. showing
tho situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press:
Yellow Jaekss.
The drillings from the east drift. 1928
level. show quartz and porphyry giving
low assays. Considerable work 10 being
done on the 5000 level. The east CROSS
eat on that level is in hard ground 237
feet. and shows but little water. The
south lateral drift IL in 22i feet. II has
progressed through . number OF clay
seams. though in dry ground which re.
auired timbering. The north lateral
DRIFT 10 also In hard ground. Its face Is
2O3 feet distant from the north winze.
| Fifty. eight inches OF water is daily
raised BY tho pumps to the Sutro tunnel
-isysl; that amount includes oil the Alpha,
Excheauer and Imperial water. and that
which flows from the Grown Point and
Bslchsr below the 1000 level.
siersa Nevada.
The work Of cutting out o chamber IN
crosscut No. 9 for o winze will soon be
finished. This Wine Is but one oil q
system i~naugurated for ventilation OF the
Consolidated Virginia on the south. and
which will DO carried through the boz
nanza series Of mines to the Utah on the
north. The winzs is to be started ct the
face OF the crosscut. about 400 feet from
the main lateral drift on the 1900 level.
| The other work In the mine Is carried on
az usual. The joint Union Consolidated
winze il nearing the $500 level, and the
connection between the winze and Union
shaft will be made within ten days.
Uaios Consolidated.
The station has been e~xcavated at the
27O0 level OF the joint Mexican winze.
in readiness for the starting Of q DRIFT,
should the diamond drill. now run from
point, not tap q body OF water. The
usual progress 10 made in sinking the
Joint Sierra Nevada Wine. Some trouble
10 had from water In this winzs. which
has to be raised to the $500 level by
donkey pumps. This will be obviated
within ten days, however, by the connec-
ton OF the Wine with the Union shaft
on the 27OO level. through which the
water will hereafter DO sent to the
pumps at the shalt.
savage.
The water flowing from the incline to
the Combination drift has stopped.
| When the drain in that drift is completed
TO the face. which will be this afternoon.
a blast will DO fred of. and II that does
not start the water to running again. a
| chamber will be at once commenced In
which to set up the machinery Tor the
diamond drill. About so tons Of ore are
| daily extracted. and 100 tons are sent to
the mill during a day.
Opnir.
The east DRIFT joint with California on
the $500 level 10 advanced % feet per
week. The main drift south on the 200
level was driven IS feet. and the east
DRIFT Joint with Mexican. 80 feet the past
week. The orc from the groupings holds
out we'll. About 475 tons OF IL was seat
to the mills the past week.
Crown Point asd Bsleher Joint
shsn.
A point 40 feet below the 25G0 level
has been reached in the incline. There
the ground 10 hard. and less damage
was done BY the water. consequently
moro rapid progress will DO made in re.
repairing. The pump il run at lao
strokes.
Gould d Curry and Best q Bslehsr
ahaO.