Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-08

Latest Omcial Mining News.
For the Week Ending Wednesday
Juno 8, 1881.

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GELD lliil mfses.
There Il NO news from the Sierra Ne
vsda orosseuts this week and the public
have no right to expect any within such
. short time. They are driven ahead
with good progress but have not been
started long enough 10 make . great
distance.
An interesting poiAt d present II the
Ophir-M sxiean vinxs. The formation
passed through has bssn the same for
the last 100 feet and II Of . like char.
sctsr TO the rock which covered the ore
bodies found In the Con. Virginia and
California.
All the north end mines Are prepared
for. and some have commenced the work
Of. prospecting on the $500 levels. The
dead work In those mines has bssn com.
plstsd TO that depth, and they are al In
sxosllsnt coalition to prospect.
|. The Gould 4 Curry and Best 4 Bel
cher will probably resume linking Of
the shaft tonight. There In not . shaft
on the lode In more thorough repair or
better condition to prosecute work.
Good nsws 10 TO Be found In the TO
report from the Yellow jacket.
The Formsn shaft and Alta mine are
again sinking thsir shafts.
Bslohsr and Grown Point continue 10
ship the usual amount Of ore.
Below will BE- found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press:
Ysllsw ysskss.
Rapid progress has been made In
lowering the water since the putting In
Of the second lift pump. The water h
now at the $500 pump-it will b re-
msmbsrsd that this pump has not been
throwing, which made the . Of the Lift
pump necessary. Il Vas found that . rod
had slipped. which prevented the pump
working. That will be repaired By to.
morrow, and II NO accident happens the
mine will bs drained before . week
slapsss. The 1898 level Of the Yellow
jacket drains the 2760 OF the Bsloher.
Mexican.
The vinzs joint with Mexican on the
$500 level. and the east winzs joint with
Ophir on the same lssel have both been
sunk and timbsred IL feet the past
weak In vsin-bsaring material. The
Joint Ophir east crosscut on the T0O
level has been advanced 10 feet since
last report. e.
sierra Nevada.
About 500 tons Of ore. asssying $40
to the ton. are weekly extracted. Gross
cut No. I from the north lateral DRIFT on
the 250O level IL 10 about IS feet. and
crosscut No. 2, same level. nearly IS
feet. Nothing new to report concerning
the work In any part OF the mine.
Cs.ssliassed virgisis.
Connection has been made with the
Beet & Bslchsr upraiss from the $500
level, and the opening IL being enlarged
and timbsrsd. The connection 10 an
important one. In point OF ventilation at
least. For work joint with California.
see report Of that niue.
C~siissPsia.
The east srosscut joint with Con. vlr-
sinia ON the 230O level has made the
usual progress Of 20 feet per week, and
the crossout ON the $500 level the Same.
The WINE joint With Ophir has been
sunk and timbsrsd II feet.
Usah.
The usual progress il made in the In
cline, in which the ground 10 becoming
softer. The west drift ON the 2400 level
has been cleaned out and . drift started
north from q point 600 feet In said DRIFT.
On the also level there 10 NO change to
report In the south drift.
essid 4 Carry asA Dsss q Bslehsr
The pump. BY running three strokes
per minute. easily handles thsi water.
The repairs In the bottom OF the shalt
will BE- completed this evening and sint-
ing the shaft resumed BY tomorrow
morning at the furthsst.
New wsiis-FsSsss
The work commenced on the $50 level
was suspended last week. A new tank
has been placed In the shaft OF . csps-
city Of 27O gallons. The mine will DO
drained before the end Of the week.
opsir.
The shaft II undergoing repairs. AL
other work In the mine IL carried on
Jointly with the Mexican and California,
The particulars OF which will b found In
the reports Of these mines.
Fsrna. SHAFT
The drift 10 connect with the south
header OF the Sutro tunnel vss stopped
within 80 feet Of the point Of conneo.
ton. The sinking Of the shsft has bean
resumed.
new Ysrh.
The repairs necessary 10 keep the
mine in good order are continually
made. The pump 10 run sufacisnt TO
drain all the water coming in.
Work vas resumed today. The opsr-
atoms carried on In this mine are on
the 400 level. In tbs vicinity Of the old
workings Of the Central No.2.