Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-19

small strssks overlooked while working
the groupings 10 early days.
Prospecting Is soon to Be- commenced
from the Gould r Curry and Best q
Bslchsr shsft.
The diamond drill II being used in
Potosi to guard against water.
Yellow Jacket and Imperial are both
dsius prospecting work.
Savage daily extracts about 50 tons OF
Low grade ore. and Grown Point and
Bslchsr about 40 tons each.
The frame work for the suction fan
over the Bonner shaft Of the Gould x
Curry mine is all In place. Wood 10 BE-
ing hauled there for the use Of the engine
necessary to operate the fan.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each mp to the hour Of
going TO press
YslleW Jacket.
The connection between the shaft and
north WINE, made last week on the 5000
level. has given an excellent circulation
OF air and allows Of the opening Of .
large tract Of UNEMPLOYED ground. The
north lateral drift from the Wine on the
1928 level IL In q distance OF l53 feet In
hard. dry ground. Drifting north has
been resumed from the bottom OF the
shalt, and Q DRIFT south 10 also under
way. The latter drift was started at the
switch Q short distance east Of the shaft.
A crosscut 10 being run TO the east from
the 5000 level The pumps handle the
water Of the Alpha and Imperial a. well
a. Of the Yellow Jacket.
aiersa Nevada.
Crossout No. 4 Is driven ahead with
viRor. The material It passes through
Il the same a. . month ago-porphyry.
with bunohss Of quartz and small
OF ~ors-bssringv vein matter. The
other crosscuts arc making usual prog
ress also. wsrk 10 actively carried on
In the WINE joint with Union Consoli-
In that the stringers now
encountered bslow the 2700 level are
Is they we're above and everything
"a about the same. The east drift
to connect with the Union shaft. joint
With Union Consolidated. was advanced
Is feet last week. and the west drift from
the shaft to meet II made l6 feet.
sssre Tassel.
A progress Of Go feet wa made In the
south lateral branch OF the Sutro tunnel
last week. The drift has yet 1860 feet
to 70 to reach the point Of connection
with the Forman shaft. The prospect.
ing Of the And In Yellow Jacket ground
The crosscut east 10 now In
veia porphyry which il much softer and
eivss better assays than have yet been
obtained, and the vein 10 wider. Az pro-
srsss IL made the indications appear
more favorable northwsrd.
About so tons Of low.grads ore are
now extracted daily from the Sutro tim.
mel and Potosi tunnel levels. In addi-
ton to this. work 10 vigorously prsse-
cuted on the HOO level, and the drift
run at that depth IL in quartz which
contains strsaks Of ore giving good as
says. The ground explored by this drift
has never been prospected. aud good re-
suits are expected from the work now
being carried on.
A diamond dill 10 being run from The
face Of the east crosscut. 2400 level. a. .
~prscau,ion against water. The face Of
the DRIFT IL In LOG feet and the drill 10
today in 80 feet. West crosscut No. 2.
same level. 10 In 28 feet and shows
strinesrs and punches Of quartz; II con-
tains bat little metal.
Ceussiiassed virgssia.
The old drifts and wines have been
20 far cleaned ont. thus permitting .
better eirculstion Of air. - to allow Of
work to be resumed In the Wine joint
with California. In which sinking will
DO resumed shortly. The suction fan IL
doing excellent work.
Work 10 progressing enthusiastically.
The main south drift. 2700 level. Was
extended 20 feet since last report and
the east drift joint With Californis, same
level, 81 feet. On the $500 level excel.
lent progress 10 made In carrying for.
ward the east driit joint with Mexican.
Utah.
Sinking has been Discontinued for the
present to allow Of the opening Of .
station on the 2500 level. Connection
will ssoh be made at this point With the
Sierra Nevada, which will make . thor
ouahfars clear through to the @. 4 G.
SHAFT ct this depth.
Hale = Nsrsrsss.
The repairs to the shaft are being
made. The incline will b re-
paired to the tsnth station Friday and
he new v.bsb and pit will b finished
by the same time. There yet remains
considerable repairing to b accom-
Uaies consolidated.
The work In this mine II carried .
N ususl. There In no change 10 report
In the material passed through By the
drifts and crosscuts. They are
neither better nor worse than
Lever Csasssek.
The extraction Of ore continues. In
he north (Royal) shaft preparations are
being made 10 sink It 100 fest deeper
Ths driit west from the bottom Of this
han (llo lsvsl) d IN rish szinssss Of
'rs.