Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-26

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Usual Wssk - Ne ether nisss-
silver Hill aad Lew Grade ore.
People are discouraged at the absence
Of favorable reports from the north end
mines. True. there 10 nothing unfsvsr.
abls-prespscting 10 carried forward In
every direction. but that 10 oil that can
be learned. Not q few " selling their
stock In Sierra Nevada and Union Con-
sslidatsd and seeking Investment else
whore. To those The middle mines sp-
pear to offer opportunities fer favorable
Investment. The hydraulic pumps at
the Chollar-N orcross. Savage SHAFT are
an assured success. That fact allows Of
the opening OF the drift 10 the Savage.
and connection will DO made between the
drift and Savage incline In about siI
weeks. In addition to this, forty tons
Of ore arc now taken iirom the Savage
daily. and - progress 10 made In the ore
bodies. the asssys are higher and the
prospects look better.
The connecting Of the DRIFT with the
incline will give . good circulation Of air
and cool Of Potssi ground. In which
mine wsrk 10 to DO resumed q soon a.
the above connection 10 made.
There 10 nothing else new along the
lead until Silver Hill 10 reached. That
mine has been repaired. and prepare.
tons are now making to extract the low
grade ores on the upper levels.
The Crown Point and Bslchsr mines
eoati.us The extraction Of low grade ore.
The repairs to the Consolidated Imps-
rial machinery will be finished Saturday.
% will the v-bob for the Utah.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press
sisrsa Nevada.
A new erssseut, No. s. has been
started since last report on the $500
level and within so feet Of the north
line Of the main drift. Crossout No. 2
was extended 80 feet last week; No. 3.
25 feet. The main lateral drift was adj
vsncsa 80 feet. The winzs joint with
Union Consolidated IL sunk about eight
feet Per week. The joint east drift from
the Union shaft was extsndsd "a feet
and the west drift from the joint winzs
20 feet last week. It will take oonsid.
cradle time TO connect the two. There
In no change to report In the material
passed through In any Of the workings.
savage.
Ore, amounting to 40 tons daily. 10
being extracted from the 400 and 1eA0
levels. Attic latter point are breastns
both north and south and raising on the
ore. The drift from the Combination
| shaft has been cleaned out TO the second
bulkhead, which 10 within 60 feet OF the
end Of the DRIFT, the latter being S2l feet
long, and II II 10 decided 10 remove the
bulkhsad work will bs commenced on
|. tomorrow. It 10 probable, however.
the bulkhsad will bs allowed TO remain
| and the drift turned west to meet the In
| cline. This will be done II the water can
Be thus avoided.
EmigrssG.
Are extracting the usual quantity OF
ore frsm the Lower Csmstoek shaft. In
the Royal shalt some rich feeders are be-
ing cut by the north drift and It 10 u.
pectsd when thslsdge 10 reached 1t VIII
prove 10 BE- Of good size and very rich.
sinking the Royal shaft will b resumed
In tive days.
Cs.sslidassa Imperial.
All tho machinery on the surface 10
receiving . thorough o~vsrhasling. A
new spur wheel and . 10 shaft to the
engine arc being put in. These repairs
will be finished by Saturday whom work
will be resumed under ground.
ophir.
The main south drift. 2700 level, has
been extended so feet since last report
and the joint California drift 23 feet. A
drain il being cut IN the 1900 level and
the stump cleaned out. A drillhols was
run from the winzs 200 feet without
audins any metal Of value.
All work has been suspended for the
present owing to the intense heat. The
blowers heretofore furnishing air for the
miners on the 2i00 level. are now assist
ing In the opening 81 the Savage drift
from the Combination shaft.
CaitfsPnis.
The upper levels are still being opened
for vsntilaiing purposes. Work has
been resumed in The winxs joint with
Consolidated Virginia. The east drift
Joint with Ophir. 2700 level, was e.
tended 20 feet last week.
satire Tuanel.
A progress Of SO feet was made In
driving the south lateral DRIFT forward
the past week; total distance yet to be
run to connect with the Fofman shait,