Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-19
YELLOW JACKET MIME.
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Joseph B. Ryan. Esq.. President Of
the Yellow Jacket 8. n. Co.-Dsar sir
I respectfully submit the following re-
port Of operations in the mine Of the
company during the past year:
Owing to the accident to the pumping
machinery, which occurred November
llth, but little work was done on the
lower levels during the fiscal year end
inc June sOth. For nearly seven
months the mine was flooded, the water
rising as hish a. the 1850 level.
While employed making the repairs
10 pump engine We opened . station 1t
the Su,ro tunnel level (l5l3 feet below
the top OF the shsit) and run . DRIFT
northeast from the same 10 feet to the
proposed line Of the Sutro tunnel. ct
which point We placed . switch and
drif,ed north from the same 668 feet 70
q connection With the south header OF
the Sutro tunnel. This drift was uni.
form 10 grade. size and construction. %
DER contract With the Sutro Tunnel Com
pany. We also drifted south 75 feet
from this switch. making 743 feet Of the
Sutro tunnel run by this company. A
portion Of this work Was done In the
ground OF the Challenge Consolidated
and Confidence mining companies. AT
the same time We placed Q second line
Of 14-inch pumps from the 1898 level
tank station to the Sutro tunnel level.
thereby doubling our pumping capacity;
also double strapped the upper portion
OF the pump-rod at oil the Joints.
On the 10th Of April. the Sutro Tun-
mel Company having completed the
drain boxes. we started the pumps and
tanks to drain the mine. On account OF
the several connecting levels We at the
same time drained all the mines between
the Bullion on the north and the Segrs.
gated Bslchsr on the south. We were
somewhat delayed in this work. caused
By the slipping OF the pole brackets OF
the $500 and 5000 level pumps. which
obliged Us to get two II inch life pumps
and two steam pumps. With which We
lowered the water and secured the poles.
We pumped and hoisted Sc. 000. 900 gal.
Ions, or 500, 900 tons OF water. before
reaching the 5000 level on the goth OF
June.
We have had since that time . steady
fow OF 60 miners inches or 720 gallons
Der minute. About 90 inches Of this
quantity comes from the Grown Point
and Bslchsr mines. and IS inches from
the Imperial group Of mines; the bal
o Q or about z inches being the quantity
Of water our mine makes.
A. the mine was drained We found the
shaft aud lower levels In very good con.
dition, with the exception OF the south
drift on the 1888 level. which drift con.
meets with the Grown Point workings.
This DRIFT IL badly cavsd.
Work has been resumed on the lower
levels. On the 1898 level q connection
has been made between the north winzs
and the north lateral raj from last DRIFT
from the shalt: this connection fur.
nishes good ventilation. No cross driits
have YET been made on this level. On
the 5000 level the east drift from shaft
10 out ll6 feet and IL In the black dyke
formation, which lies west OF the vein.
During the year 1866 feet Of drifts
we're run. 743 feet Of the Sutro tunnel
made and $50 feet OF prospect holes Ton
the 2700 lsvsll bored with the diamond
drill. Bslanc-.b bob stations were exca-
waited ut the 1900 and 2l50 levels. and
bobs erected in the same. On the sur.
face the cooling reservoir for condenser
o; pump engine was completed. and the
foundations laid and the lower story OF
. bailding for 9 carpenter shop oon.
structsd.
In concluding this report will state
that oil the machinery 10 In good oondi.
ton aud working we'll; the shaft and
levels in good order; 10 fact. every
thing perfect for the speedy and soonom-
ical development OF the mine. and hope
the stockholders will soon Be rewarded
for their perseverance,.
Yours, respectfully,
THos. @. TAYLOR. Superintendent.
GoLp HUI, July Q, 1851.