Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-31

reported in any Of the mines. but -
regards the dow Of water. II has long
been . serious question in that dirso-
ton Is we'll - in the middle mines. It
would now seem that the trouble from
that source has bean In . great measure
overcome. The pipes inserted In the
drill holes and provided with s~top-eooks
to regulate the nov. do not need rsau-
lsting now. and the pumps are handling
all that comes in. This, toe. with the
the cocks turned vide open. The dow
10 ~notiosably decreasing.
Work was resumed Monday In the
drift wss, on the 2700 level OF the Sierra
Nevada, where . month or two ago they
were flooded out. The crosscuts are
driven forward a. usual.
There 10 nothing new In the middle
group Of mines. At the Savage the
water IL 40 feet below the 2200. The
main line Of pumps will soon b con-
nsctsd (possibly by tonisht) at that point
when getting rid Of the water will DO
but Q question Of time.
At the Chollsr.N oroross-Savase shaft
the hydraulic pumps continue to work
satisfactorily and to handle al the water
coming In.
The Alta will commence the work Of
putting in Its pump at the bottom Of the
shaft day after tomorrow.
The ore shipments from Ksntuek and
California each average about ten tons
daily.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports OF the minss. showing
the situation In ssch up to the hour Of
going to press:
Usioa Cssseltdassd.
The tank pit at the 2700 station OF the
joint Sierra Nevada vinzs IL completed
and the tank in position. as Is the one
at the 1900 station Of the joint Mexican
WINE also. Work wal resumed Monday
In the drift vest on the 2700 level. joint
with Sierra Nevada. The water Ii de-
creasipg to such an extent - to give
hopes Of running this drift to connect
with the incline from the $500 level. II
will be remembered that work In this
drift wa suspended because Of the heavy
iow Of water encountered.
Ksssuek.
About ten tons Of ore are daily q.
tractsd from the old workings. On the
$50 level are cleaning out drift to the
north. On the 240 level are brsastins out
considerable ore and working two floors
high. Are working both west and north
on the $40 level in old filing. The DRIFT
TO the west will DO cleaned out to the
hanging wall. In the north drift ore 10
bsing extracted the height OF three sets
Of timbers. A total OF "a feet Of the In
cline or "man.wsy." which commences
100 feet east Of the shalt on the surface.
has been cleaned on. and repaired.
sisrrs Nevada.
The crosscuts are run a. usual, the
formation In the face Of each remain
ing about the same a. heretofore report.
Cd. The main north lateral drift was
extended &c feet the past week. The
pipes inserted In the drillholss, which
were run into the water belt. are now
running clear. the stops not being in
use. The dow Of water has 10 decreased
that the pumps are sble to handle II
without the assistance OF the bailing
tanks.
Yellow Jsehss.
The ground In the north lateral drift,
5000 level. continues very hard and dry.
Il was advanced 80 feet the past week.
and 10 DOW 100 feet from the switch.
The north Wine below the 1928 level
contains much water. which rstsrds the
sinkipg OF same. The water comes 10
from the west side. and to avoid II a.
much a. possible the slope OF the Wine
has been changed to forty degrees.
Cheliap.
4 drain il being put in the Drift on the
24O0 level. joint with Potosi. to carry off
the hot water. The steam arising from
the water was 90 dense and hot - to 10.
,erfers With the work OF cleaning out the
DRIFT. The drain will be sunk below the
track floor aud covered.
Csiifsr ais
Are extracting about 10 tons Of ore per
day from the old slopes on the 1000
level. The vipzs joint with Ophir from
the $500 level was sunk and timbsrsd IA
feet the past week. Ths work joint with
Consolidated Virginia will b found In
the report Of that mine.
Msxisas.
A drain 10 being sxcsvated In the main
north lateral DRIFT. 1900 level. and the
DRIFT IL also being repaired. The DRIFT
joint with 0phir. ON the $500 level. was
extend twenty feet the past week. There
10 NO change to report In the material
passed through.
8eorpioa.
A drift 10 being run In . northssstsrly
direction on the 500 level. II will be
carried to the north llpe. whom orosscut.
ting will be commenced east and west.
II IL now In l60 feet. aud progresses at
the rate OF Is feet per week through
hard rock.
Alta.
The work Of cutting out = station for
q pump ct the ALSO lsvsl will b nnishsd
BY tomorrow evening. The putting In
Of the pump and countsr-balancs viii
then be commsnoed. and Il will require
about ten days to complete IL.
Pending the eating ont Of the sta
lions for pumps and balance bobs at the
Dian Laval. work Wa resumed last week