Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-25
TWO IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS.
The ssash Lateral OF the sutre Tan'
mel Meets the Jacket Drill ne
aissra NsvadA's Baiss Hescns'
she 100 Level.

III
mel Messs the Jacket Drill eee
aissra Nsvada's Rsiss hesc"
she ZOO Level.
Al 8 O'Clock this morning the south
lateral branch OF the Sutro tunnel made
connection with the north drift from the
Jacket shaft, and yesterday the main in
cline raise from tho $500 level Of the
Sierra Nevada reached the main shaft at
the 100 level.
The connection between the Jacket
and Sutro tunnel Is . good one, though
not exact. the tunnel being Q little west
Of the face OF ths Jacket drift. The
grade is, however. about right. and II
will take but little work to make the
sides OF the two workings correspond.
This will be done as soon a. the survey
ors ascertain just what 10 necessary to
be done. In the meantime other neces-
sary work 10 going ahead rapidly.
Superintendent Thomas came mp
through the connection this morning.
and when . News reporter was at the
Jacket Office was In consultation With
Captain Taylor. The work Of clearing
away the debris at the point Of connec-
ton Is going ON - fss: as possible.
| Superiutsudent Thomas cannot, till the
survey il completed. tell just when he
viii DO ready for the Jacket pumps to
start.
In pushing the work OF putting In
drains Mr.. Thomas has three sets Of
men at work. One set goes ahead with
the blocks on which the drain boxes are
to rest, another determines the grade
aud adjusts the supports Of the boxes,
and the third follows with the boxes.
There will be NO unnecessary delay in
the work and everything will DO ready
10 take the Jacket water at the earliest
possible moment.
Tho drill made the FIRST hole through
at 1 O'Clock this morning. II took four
hours thereafter to knock the partition
down, The connection IL made 80 feet
north OF the south line OF Confidence
ground. The currents Of air have been
admirably managed BY the jacket and .
good draft from its shaft 10 now coursinR
down and through the connection and Is
rapidly cooling Of the drift and tunnel.
This will be Of great benefit to the TUT.
mel Company, a. 1t can now dispense
with the blower at the Bonner shaft Of
the Gould Il Curry which has furnished
air for the tunnel workman In the south
header for o long time.
Captain Taylor came near being In Of
the death yesterday. He had been at
the point OF connection on tho Jacket
side. aud received 9 signal that the tun-
mel men were about to blast. After the
blasts won't of aud NJ hole was made,
the men working south from the Jacket
shaft fired their shots. A singularity Of
the smoke from these shots has been
that II dropped to the bottom OF the
drift, flowed along north to the end OF 1t,
there raised. and foated back at the top
Of the DRIFT. After the smoke yesterday
had raised 90 that by stopping he could
pass under Il, Captain Taylor returned
TO the face OF the north drift to listen
to the workmen and judge OF their
direction and distance. The thought
occurred to him that perhaps the tunnel
men might blast again. bat he was as
sured by those with him that there was
no danger OF that; II had in fact never
occurred since signals had passed. At
the end OF the drift some water had
seeped In and stood half knee deep noxt
the face and extended south some ~
feet. He picked his way along the wall
and arrived at the face with dry feet.
Once there and he heard no sounds. He
remarked how very still IL was. u Just
then of went a blast In the tunnel header
and the rocks on the Jacket side shook
and pieces began rafting down. The
Captain's retreat was 20 rapid that the
water bad no time TO even dampen bis
stockings, while the others with him
were spiashed aud mudditd from head
to foot. The men had probably signaled
from the tunnel side when there was no
one near ON tho Jacket side. and then
fred their blasts. Fortunately no one
was injured.
The connection in Sierra Nevada Is q
very important one. That mine worked
for q long timo at arms length. and.
since II began using the Union shaft. has
been hindered In its operations by The
want Of ventilation. 1t has taken all
along about two men to do the work Of
one. Hence the necessity OF the great
work OF raising this incline. II was
started from o point l42 feet west OF the
$500 main lateral drift last July, and has
an entire length Of 7l8 feet.
This incline raise has two compart.
msnts. and, while made mainly for ven-
tilation, il so constructed that, II neces.
sary. IL can be used for pumping and
hosting. On the 100 level q station
had already been cut and finished ready
for the connection made Yesterday.