Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-02
consolidated virginia.

While less work ID doing In the slopes.
more than the usual amount Of pros
peoting is going on in the mine. The
south lateral DRIFT on the $500 level
makes usual progress toward the point
from which the raise is to. Be made to
connect with the joint Best & Bslcher
winze from the 1000 level. On this
lessl Q crossclt has been started west
south Of the @. & O. shaft to prospects
vein Of promising quartz struck In sink
ing that shaft. A joint California cross.
cut Is alss running east on this level and
making about four feet per day. On
the $500 level the joint California cress-
cut east has been continued since last
report. This crosscut 10 to be connected
with the main lateral DRIFT running south
on this level from 0phir, and which Il.
now we'll along toward the south line OF
the California mine.
Sierra Nevada:
The slopes are now yielding 20 tons
Of ore per day. which amount is about
equally divided between the $500 and
$500 levels. The north drift, $500 level,
10 making about Ave feet per day; total
length from the incline 425 feet. A very
fair prospects, encountered In the drift
running south between the 24O0 and
$500 levels from the winxs connecting
the two. The raise from the $500 level
to connect with the main shaft at the
100 level il making usual progress
through the hardest kind OF rock; total
length, $40 feet. It recently took ~
hours to drill "a holes. and 150 drills
we're dulled In the operation. For work.
ings east joint with Union. see report Of
that mine.
California;.
The drift from Ophir south on the
$500 level 10 nearing the point where IL
10 to be turned to the west toward the O.
& @. shaft and to meet the joint Con.
Virginia crosscut east on that level. For
workings joint with Con. Virginia, zee
report Of that mine. Good progress II
making In the joint Ophir winzs from
the $500. level and In the joint raise
from the $500 level to meet 1t. Connec-
ton will be made between the two In
about two weeks. A orossout east joint
with Ophir has been started on the 2s00
level, aud 1t IL making between four and
Ave feet per day.
Unien SHAFT.
Sinking has been resumed and the
shaft 10 10 feet below the 1900 station.
When Il gains an additional 10 feet the
Union 1900 drift will be started. Re-
pairs to the 1000 drift are continued.
Tho 2200 bobpit Ia completed and putting
in the bob has commenced. Still easing
timbers at the $500 station.
Belcher.
On account Of the giving out Of the
2l6O pump last Saturday night. the
water raised 10 feet above the 2l60 level.
By aid OF bailiug tanks at the Jacket the
fow Was again reduced. the pump re.
paired, and now the water 10 again held
below that level. Repairs to the 500
bobpit are continued.
Opnir.
The joint Mexican east working winEs
from the $500 level Is making usual pro-
eress in increased depth, and continues
10 cut good vein material. The tank pit
at the 1900 level Is completed. For
workings joint with California, see re-
port Of that mine.
BuiIios.
The 2340 east drift has OF late been
cutting stringsrs Of quartz which give
good assays. It has been necessary to
suspend work In the head Of the drift
for q short time to timber mp. The north
drift, 2450 level. along the west wall Of
the vein 10 without particular change.
Mexican.
Crosscuts both east and west joint
with Union and ON the $500 level are
making excellent progress. Both are In
the vein, and that east shows some
promising material. For workings joint
with Ophir. see report Of that mine.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shaft.
The pipes for the hydraulic pumps are
4. place nearly to the 400 level. Pre-
psrations for raising the %accumulstor are
progressing, and only steam connections
are necessary to have the engine ready
for operation.
q d q. shan.
The new pumprod 10 extended down
to the 24OO pumps, and the work Of con-
Meeting the pumps has been commenced.
Il will be completed in about two days,
when sinking will be resumed.
The work OF retimbering the shaft has
been completed. The tagging In the In
| cline still requires some relieving. The
drift on the 2l00 level makes usual pro-
Rress west toward the old workings.
Utah.
Still running east on the 1850 and
also levels and making good progress In
both drifts. The ground on the 1850
level continues hard while that on the
2l5O level 10 soft vein material.
silver Hili.
Since replacing the pinion Of tho
pumping engine and raising the water
out OF the mine. little work has been
done on account OF the heat.
sierra.
Sinking for the $500 level makes good
progress, and some hne stringsrs Of
quartz giving good assays are encoun'
tered as the work progresses.
Hale d NoFcross.