Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-09

IL " 4Peote 1At PumPanS Wa"
resumed Thursday. One Of the straps
required to repair The bob wa shippsd
by sxprsss and will bs put in place at
once, whom the pumps will be started.
The other two will come by slow freight
and their arrival can bs awaited. The
Yellow Jacket tanks and the Caledonia
pumps which handle the water raised BY
tao donkey pumps are holding the water
from the 216o level.
Ysilew Jacket.
In running to meet the Sutro tunnel
south header excellent progress 10 made.
although the ground Is hard, and clay
alps necessitats prompt timberine. Ths
face Of the drift 10 already over 500 feet
from the switch. The bailing tanks are
running to their full capacity In order to
keep the water from raising to the
Belcher 2le0 level. Dailipg will b
continued till the Bslohsr pumps start
up.
Tho joint Califsrnis east crosscut on
the $500 level 10 making . rapid advance
and continues In vein material ; total
length, 100 feet. The joint Mexican
winzs from this level IL still sinking
and has IS feet yet to reach the 27O0
level. After that level 10 reached and .
stump made, the 2700 station will be
opened preparatory TO exploring that
level.
Aullion.
The diamond drill il still running east
from the face Of the east crosscut on tho
2340 level. Assays Of borings have not
vet been made. The work OF umberine
mn the north drift, which encountered
soft ground. 10 continued.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shsn.
More Of the pipe for the hydraulic
pumping apparatus has arrived and the
work Of putting II in 10 going on. The
accumulator IL in position. The full
capacity Of the shaft Is In use In pump
ing and bailisg water.
Still relieving the tagging OF tho In
cline and repairing the drift south from
the tenth station. Running toward the
old workings from the winzs and on tee
2lOO level and making good progress IN
very hard rock.
Sinking is making usual progress. the
Shaft continuing In vein matter carrying
q large amount OF base metal and giving
low assays In gold and silver; total
depth 40 feet below the 1850 level.
Gould 4 Carry asd Best d Bsichsr
ahan.
The work Of ~sxcavating for hobs Nos.
6 and Z Is about completed. and work on
bobpits Nos. 4 and s has got we'll under
way. Today bobpit No. 3 was COM
menced.
The drift east on the 1860 level con-
tinuss to make abou. IS feet per week.
and shows no particular change OF ma.
terial. The anne progress 10 made on
the also level.
Sinking for the 500 level Is making
good progress; total depth, 3s3 feet.
Some stripRers OF good quartz are en-.
oountered a. the work proceeds.
susro Tusnsl. 8.
The work Of continuing the south lat
eral branch Of the tunnel will be re-
sumed early next week. At present the
usual repairs are going on.
Ferman SHAFT
Sinking 10 continued at the usual rate
OF speed, the ground being hard and the
water about a. heretofore; total depth.
l725 feet.
Hale d Norcross.
The work Of reconstruction is nearly
completed, and operations In the mine
will be resumed BY Saturday or Sunday.
Running east on the Eats level
through tough ground. which breaks
badly; total length Of the drift. EGO feet.
Caledonia.
Running the pumps at q greater rate
Of speed to handle an increased amount
OF water sent over from the Belehsr.
Cos. Imperisi.
Keeping everything in good working
order. and running the pumps to keep
the 1000 level dry.
Workings all joint with Ophir and
Union Consolidated; see reports OF those
mines.
scorpion.
The DRIFT east on the 500 level contin.
ues without material change.
New York.
The work Of repairs to the shalt 10
continued.
No changes TO note on the $50 or the
400 level.
@ d O. Shaft.
Sinking has been resumed.