Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-16

A representative Of the NEws was yes
.srd.y permitted to descend into the
Ksntuek mine. note the progress made
in the work carried OF there. observe
what was now being done and have sx-
planned the nature Of the work shortly
to b undertaken. In his visit he Wa
accompanied BY c. c. Stevenson. Super.
intsndsnt OF the mine. and Mr.. Conrsdt,
it, foreman.
TEE szAyT
Al the working OF the ledge will b
upward from the $40 level. that point
vas frst visited. First. however. to Be
considered 10 the shaft. which hes two
compartments, each being 1 feet BY 4
inches In the clear. Its total depth IL
TOO feet, bat under the present manage
ment has only been cleaned ont and 70.
timbsred to the depth Of 400 feet. In
the course OF time, a. the work pro-
crosses. IL will be gradually cleaned out
and repaired until the bottom 10 reached.
At present. operations will not DO prose
cutsd at . greater depth than the $40
level.
TEE YouR WORKING STATIONS.
On the 400 level. or fourth working
station. . drift to the west has been
cleaned and repaired . distance Of n
feet. and for the last 10 feet has been
run in the ledge. At . point in this
81 feet from the shalt. where the ledge
commences. has been placed . switch
and q drift run north along the foot wall
26 feet, the entire distance bsing on the
ledge. the end Of which has not yet
been found. Here an upraise has been
started and work 10 the face Of tho drift
stopped for the present.
Work at the third station Tor 500
lsvsl), which 10 bot forty feet above the
fourth station, has been discontinued. a.
Il will shortly be reached from below BY
the uprsise. One drift to the north 46
feet and another to the west &c feet.
have been cleaned out and retimbered
since the opening Of the milne.
On the 240 level (sscond station) .
DRIFT has been cleaned oct TO . point "a
feet east OF the shaft and . switch put
10, thence crossouts have been opened
north and south. and the level 10 now
worked 10 both directions. The south
crosscut has been opened q distance OF
25 feet. The north crosscut, In which
the workmsn are engaged In breastine
out and sorting the rock. 10 in . distance
Of IS feet. From this level much pay
rock has been extracted. and there 10 yet
considerable In sight.
The frst station has been opened at q
depth OF 100 feet from the surface.
From . point 20 feet east OF the shaft, q
drift has been run In . %northerly direo-
ton 40 feet, 10 the face OF which raising
has been commenced for the purpose OF
.brsastins out ore.
foR AIR AND sArkrr.
The upraiss started on the $40 level
will be carried upward for an incline
connection to tho surface at an angle OF
forty.Avs degrees. Il has been started
ct . point forty feet vest from the shaft
and will have an opening on the surface
100 feet east OF It. This incline 10 being
.s1oavated for the double purpose OF an
air connection and a. . meal Of escape
for the miners in . OF q hre. cavin9
In the mine, or an accident to the shaft.
From the nature Of the ground to be
passed through, which requires constant
and to BE- Allied in closely With
Tagging, a 10 the case oil through the
old workings, ii will require three
months time to complete this incline.
DIP OF TEE LYDox.
The ledge in the Ksntuck pitches
west. This, however. 10 in keeping
with al the lodges on the Comstock. as
old miners will remember that in all the
principal mines on the lode the lodges
pitched vest for . distance Of several
hundred feet. Az depth was obtainsd
thsir eouns was changed and the dip
was east, a IL remains today. The
K.ntuck ledge pitches west at an angle
Of about forty.hvs degrees. Its crop,
pings are to be seen on the surface 100
feet east Of the shaft, where an old in-
cline was sunk on 1t BY the parties who
first worked IL. Il 10 ct this point the
..msn-way" incline will reach the sur
face. At the irst station the ledge 10
twenty feet east OF the shaft; continu.
ing on down the ledge 10 cut by the
shaft at the $40 level. The DRIFT north
ON the $40 level il In its entire length
Twenty. ave fsst) in the ledge. which
by surveys, a. seen on the maps OF the
old workings. to be 100 feet in width at
this point.
wurlE 4 ORR HAS CONE FROM.
Those familiar with mining readily
recognize the difficulties encountered in
working over old ground. It Is being
successfully accomplished in the Ken.
tuck, however. and made to psy under
Mr.. Stsvenson's management. The
drifts which have been cleaned out for
the distance mentioned above had been
Alled 10 with waste. This so.caiisd
waste has been carefully sottsu oVsf sau
from It has been obtained the ore that
has been shipped and millsd.
TEE olE YIELD.
Since the hrst OF August the ore eI-
tractsd has amounted to eight tons daily,
which yields assays ranging from $l4 to
$40 per ton. As ore II always more
closely worked near the main drifts than
ELSEWHERE In . mine. the presumption 10
bot fair that a. further distance 10 at
tanned In the crosscuts ore OF . better
quality and more OF IL will be found.
Some time since 270 tons Of ore was
millsd which gave . net return OF $ll l6
to the ton. There are now 80 tons OF
ore at the mill and another run Ia to be
made until IL 10 cleaned up and that ex.
traoted in the meantime 10 worked. For
the reason just given above. this run 10
expected to yield better than the other.
FACTS TO BIZ coSsrDrRrD.
Il must be borne in mind that the
Ksntuck was formerly worked. but has