Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-20
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At tho annual meeting OF the Alta
Mining Company. held in San Francisco
Thursday. the following Directors we're
elected: W. r. Myers. r. n. Graves,
W. 8. Wood. Monroe Thomson. W. 8.
Hobart. The following officers we're
elected: President. W. r. Myers; Vice
President, Monroe Thomson; Secretary.
W. n. Watson; Superintendent, E. d.
Boyle. There were 80. 6slX shares rep
ssn,ed out Of atotsl Of l0s. 600.
Following are the reports presented
at the meeting from the Superintendent
and Secretary
srPEsISTESDxSr's RxroxT.
W. F. Myers. Esq.. Prssidsnt-Desr
Sir At the date Of my last annual re-
port, August II. 1880, the 1850 level
vas opened and the south lateral DRIFT
extended 1873 feet. Since then the fol.
lowing work has been done In the mine:
The south drift was extended AL feet.
or $50 feet south from the station. No. i
erosscut was started ct . point ITO feet
from the station and extended In an
s~astsrly direction 328 feet. The diamond
drill vas employed In this crosscut, and
two holes we're bored diversinely In the
face. Both holes found quartz yielding
assays; they also indicated the existence
Of large water course. No. 2 crossout
vas started from . point S06 feet south
Of the station and extended In an east.
srly direction 500 feet; here also. a. In
orosscut No. I, the diamond drill Was
employed and two holes bored. the angle
OF diversion being about twenty nve
degrees. The result OF drilling In this
orosscut vas pretty much the same ~
In No. / crosscut. only the water
appeared to be somewhat stronger.
consequently I considered No. I orosscut
the safest to cut into. Accordingly all
our snarRies were directed ct this point.
The result was moro water than our
donkey pumps could handle and the
consequent flooding OF the mine. Pump.
ing was continued with energy until jan
usry 8. 1881. when We found our efforts
to reduce the water u~navailiug; We then
took out all the pumps. column air.pipe.
etc., not then submerged, and abandoned
the incline. 1t was then decided to sink
the main vertical shaft, which work was
commenced January 5th, at . point 10
feet below the 1850 level. and continued
with bat few interruptions until the llth
instant. when the stump was finished u
feet below the 2l50 level. The material
encountered in sinking the frst $50 feet
vas soft vein matter OF . swelling nature.
nsoessitating frequent Gazing and rstim.
boring In many places. IL will DO rouois'
some for some time to come. Al the
depth Of 2088 feet NO cut into . body OF
gypsum or lime quartz in the bottom Of
the shaft heavily charged with iron and
copper pyritss. but carrying only traces
Of gold and silver; Its course 10 north
and south and dipping west. II oon.
tinusd In the shaft for 30 feet. when It
changed to porphyry. alternate layers Of
which, With quartz, still continue In tho
bottom. We are now running . stump
drift from the bottom Of the stump which
will bs completed in two days, when the
work OF opening the pump station at the
also level will be commenced. The heat
at the bottom Of the shaft 10 very great
and the ventilation poor. In order to
remedy the evil Ne are preparing to carry
the strong current Of air which comes
through the Justice connection on our
1850 level down to the bottom and II We
are huccessful. Of which I have not the
least doubt. the company will be repaid
for the outlay In thirty days besides be-
ing q permanent relief without which 1t
would be almost impossible to run the
long drift on the 2l60 level. We have
placed ct the 1850 level . pair OF angle
s~ompsnsatins balance hobs for relieving
the weight OF the rods. They give entire
satisfaction. realizing our highest e1Pee-
tation. II will be necessary to relieve
the rods at the 1900 level before We start
up the bottom pumps and for that pur-
pose We have all the material ready to
be placed there when the pumps are In
place. We have also placed . pair OF
plunssr pumps at the 1850 level. Al
present. tQo Wetok itVu wv sSeaSu 80
raised to that level with donkey pumps
run By COMPRESSED air. We expect to
have the main hne Of double pumps ex.
tended to the bottom and ready in twenty
days. Our pumping engine Is being
changed from . compound to . high
pressure condenser which ws hnd nsces.
sary to enable Us to raise water from the
present depth. The hoistine engines are
In good working order bat like the
pumping machinery their utmost ospao.
ity will Do taxed to do the hosting from
the 1850 level. The surface improve.
msnts during the year consist OF . coal
hose 1895 feet and . rope house 1880
feet supplied with reels, steam heaters
and everything necessary for the repair
and manufacture Of cables.
Respectfully yours,
l.. E. D. BoYLE. superintendent.
srcAKrARY's REPORT.
Receipts,