Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09


,.~ 4. sierra Nsvsda-Asrs ore
n. ths Bssanss Misses - 0ssd
Quarts n Baliies The Pres.
peess Near she SaPfAes IN Bslehsr
-Croun Rsins sim PFedaeing.
The mines are still laborinG and the
market 10 still waiting results. The
mines have the best part Of IL for IL 10
always easier working than waiting.
Yet IL il NO easy job to do the dead work
In tho mines. which must Be seosm.
plishsd before . development can be
made.
And working avsyAs about all that
can be said Of the mi.ss. Sierra Nevada
gets ore, a. usual. In the same slopes
south Of the winzs from the 24o0 to $500
level and near the 2400 level. The
slopes north from the Union line gave
out. or nearly 90. moro than q week ago.
The mine IL prospecting. also. the ore
vein found while prosecuting east on
the $500 level and 900 feet north Of the
incline. and IL now following II up u.
other 80 feet.
The BONANZA mines have found some
more good ore east Of the old slopes on
| the 1850 level and are taking Il out.
III il officially announced that the 1900
level Of Union IL to be opened from the
27OO level. The words are NO palmer
than have been actions in this direction
for the past three weeks. and are there
fore hardly necessary. It 10 both good
mining and good economy 70 open the
270O level nrst. for that level can be
opened almost a. quickly a. could the
1900 level have been shown up. and the
present plan saves msch work which
would have been in the end almost use.
less. It will bs remembered that the
plan laid down is TO open the 27oo level
all along from Sierra Nevada 10 Best 4
Belchsr.
Bullion 10 getting considerable hne
Quartz ON the 2450 level. It reaches 81
least from 100 feet south Of the shaft to
the north line Of the mine. and 10 known
to bs Of good width. It will, In fact. be
hard luck II something worthy OF con-
alteration IL not developed on the 2l60
level OF the mine. At any rate things
look we'll - far as the work Of crosscut.
ting has progressed.
Crown Point still gets from So to 40
tons Of ore per day which pays for min
ing and milling. The bullion il coined
ct the Carson Mint.
Bslcher Il working In earnest to pros
pect anew its 400 and 5Oo1evels. That
il will get ore in the direction Of these
workings and rs-prospsetines Is almost
beyond doubt. II remains to be seer
what the quality will bs. Il will most
sssuredly pay mining and milling. IL nc
more; for prices have been reduced on
mining supplies considerably. and mill.
ing 10 much cheaper than Il was when
the ore in this part Of the mine was run
by and left a. Of too low q grade to be
worthy OF consideration whom better
things were about. ,
Below will DO found authentic and
reliable reports Of the minss. showing
the situation In each up to the hour o.
going to press:
sierra Nevada.
The raise from the $500 level 10 con
meet with the main shaft 10 again In hard
rock, which does net admit Of as good
hesdwsy as was made last week; tota
length, ga feet. West crossoun be-
tween the 1900 and $500 levels bal beer
discontinued, and now . raise 10 making
ON the ore vein to test 1t up another 81
feet. Excellent progress 10 made In th,
north drift on the $500 level tota
length, 675 feet. For workings john
with Union, see report Of that mine
The slopes continue their usual yield oI
from IS to 40 tons per day.
Consolidated virEisis.
The raise joint with Best & Bslchsl
from the $500 level is up 20 feet. On thu
$500 level the joint California west cross
cut toward the G. & @. shaft 10 making
over four feet per day; total length from
the main lateral drift, As feet. Tit
drift south, being the main lateral drift
from the Ophir on the $500 level, makes
three feet per day (; total length from th'
California line, 50 feet. The stopes 70
Gently opened on the 1850 lNel east o
the old ore body continue their yield o
good milling ore.
BmlIies.
Crosscutting east on the 2450 level
crosscut No. 1. 100 feet south OF tn
i, shaft. is In quartz Of low grade. bu
which looks we'll. Opposite the incline
the crosscut II also cutting through th'
casing into the vein and 10 showing Qst
very dus quartz. Another crosscut 81
feet north OF thrshaft 10 started. ant
the vein will be thoroughly prospected
The diamond drill has been run nortl
100 feet and found quartz.
Il, Bslsher.
!. The southwest drift on the $40 lsvs
, has been q . distance Of so feet, snt
IL not In to the vein yet. On the 4V
, level the old west drift 10 rsopenins; dis
tance to date, 80 feet; distance to tn
face. ITO feet. The pumps arc running
seven strokss per minutes and throwing
40 inches Of water. holding the inful
/ below the 2i60 level. Repairs on bob
, will be completed this week.
= California;.
East Of the old slopes on the 1861
level more ore has been found and o
good milling quality which 10 extracted
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