Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-21

Orc-Eto.
The past week has been IN uninport.
ant one a. regards the mines. The
usual routine work has been done. but
nothing developed Of consequences.
It il taking longer to put in order the
drift connecting the Union shaft with
the joint Union-Sisrra Nevada winzs
than was expected. owing to the pres
sncs Of considerable bet water. A
weeks further time will complete the
work. then the drift to connect the above
winzs with the joint Mexican Wine will
be started. The proposed drift will pass
through interesting ground. and oper.
stors who are watching the work at that
end believe it will find good indications
Of ore at least.
The mines adding to the bullion yield
are the Ophir. Savage. Bslchsr, Crown
Point. Silver Hill and Regent.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press
Yellow Jackss.
The east crossdrift on the 1928 level
10 in porphyry and quartz; east cross
DRIFT. 5000 level. is in ground giving
considerable water. The south lateral
drift, same level. 10 in hard. dry ground.
The north lateral drift was run 24S feet
and q crossdrift started from that point.
which cut seams Of quartz giving low
assays.
Usion Consolidated.
The $500 tank station Of the joint
Sierra Nevada winzs has boon completed
and the wipze sunk ave feet below that
level. The work OF cutting out q drain
and timbsring the drift leading from the
Joint winzs to the Union shaft is pushed
a. rapidly a. possible. but . weeks time
Is required to finish II.
The slopes look well and continue
yielding about 100 tons Of ore per day.
Drillhole, No. /. IL a~ischarsing Its full
capacity Of water; drillhole, No. 2. has
struck the incline. The work OF open
ing up the mine goes on as usual.
aiersa Nevada.
The chamber for the winze In crosscut
No. 2 10 nearing completion. Crosseuts
Nos. 3 and 8 have been advanced as
usual. There 10 no change reported in
tho material passed through. For work
| Joint with Union Consolidated, see that
mine.
ooaid q Curry and Best q Bsiehsr
shan.
An average Of nine feet per day Is
made in the west crosscut, $500 level,
which is now in . total distance Of 4s6
feet. The northwest drift. 10 connect
with the Consolidated Virginia. Is in %
feet.
The annual report OF the work in this
mine is published elsewhere In today's
paper. In IL will be found the anticips-
lions Of superintendent Patton for the
future OF the mine. During the past
week 272 tons Of ore were extracted from
the groupings.
rornsan Shaft.
The shait has reached q depth OF 1920
feet. The face Is in very hard ground.
The Sutro tunnel DRIFT IL extended about
| nine feet Der day. It il now in 475 feet
from point ''A"-that being 200 feet
west Of the shatt.
susro Tuanel.
A progress OF IS feet 10 made each
weok in the south lateral branch toward
the Forman shaft. About Sl5 feet more
vii. connect with the drift frsm the For
man shalt.
The east drift on the 1900 level was
advanced % feet the past week. The
station has been completed at the 2e00
level, and . bob-pit 10 now being cut out
at the 2250.
Consolidated virgisis.
The WINE joint with California from
the $500 level 10 sunk 10 feet each week.
The work Of repairing old wines and
drifts has reached the 1000 and 100 lev.
els.
Hale q Norcross.
By the time the Savage incline 10
drained, the repairs to the shalt will
have been completed and active opera
tons will be commenced.
Crowa Point asd Bsiehsr Joint
SHAFT.
The pump 10 run at II strokes. han.
ding all tho water above the 1000 level.
The repairing Of the incline 10 making
good progress.
The work joint with Consolidated Vir-
oinia and Ophir can DO found In the re-
port Of those mines. No other work II
carried on.
Mexisan.
The main south drift, 2700 level. has
been extended 81 feet. The joint OPhir
east drift, 1900 level. has been extended
% feet.
RegeaI
The Trench mill will DO started shortly
on ore from the north shalt. The south
shaft yields its usual quantity Of ore.
silver Hill.
Ore OF low grade 10 extracted from tho
upper levels. Briggs mill will shortly
start 10 reducing IL.
Alta.
A progress Of 40 feet 10 made each
week in the east DRIFT, 2i50 level. The
ground 10 very hard.
Union SHAFT.
The sutrs tunnel drift IL undergoing