Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-25

The usual amount Of ore 10 being OF.
tractsd from tho Ophir, Grown Point.
Bslchsr and Silver Hill mines.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports OF the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press
aeuld q Curry and Best q Belshsr
shafs.
The drill has been removed from the
west crosscut and work has been resumed
in the face. It 10 in q dry formation
composed Of birdssys porphyry. A con.
siderable stream OF hot water wal struck
In the northwest drift this morning. The
pumps easily handle Il, however. by run
ming at II. ~strekss-an increase OF the
a. Excellent progress is made driving
both drifts.
The east drift 10 in $50 feet. This
leaves q distance Of about 45e feet to run
to reach the ledge struck In the incline
where the water drove the woskmen out.
Only so feet remains to run, however.
to reach the point where II is expected
to strike the first ledge, from which
assays were received on the upper levels.
There 10 no trouble from water.
Uaien Consolidated.
Crosscutting will bs commenced from
south drift No. 2 this week. This drift
has been run west Of the vein, which
gives indications Of water. The cross
cut will doubtless strike water. but 1t 10
not expected that II will DO in such a
body a. to interfere with work. The
main north drift and main south DRIFT
are extended 80 feet per week.
sierra Nevada.
The joint Union Consolidated winzs
was sunk eight feet the past week. The
winzs from orosscut, No. 2, $500 level.
was sunk and timbsrsd 10 feet. The
usual progress 10 being made in running
the crosscuts and drifts. There Is no
change in the formation passed through.
aavaEe.
Work 10 being snergstically prosecuted
to mako connection between the incline
and Combination drift. The donkey
pumps are raising the dead water from
the incline. The stream heretofore
flowing into the incline now goes through
the drillholss to the Combination DRIFT.
Are making excellent progress In the
cas-. crssscut, which il running through
birdssys ~porphyry. A covered drain Is
being put in the drift. The Sutro tun'
mel DRIFT from the Forman shaft was sx-
tended G5 feet the past week, and IL now
in q total distance Of 7S3 feet.
Yellow Jsekss.
There 10 no change to report in the
formation passed through. Excellent
progress 10 made in the work at all
points. The pumps not only handle the
water from the mine, but that from I'm.
psrial, Alpha. E~xchequsr and most Of
the water from Crown Point and Belchsr.
Opnir.
The extraction Of ore from the crop
pings continues. The joint California
cas-. drift on the 2780 level is extended
80 feet per week, and the main east drift
IS feet. Work joint with Mexican goes
on ~ usual.
Drains are being cut out in the drifts
joint with ophir on the 27Oo and 1900
levels, preparatory to %crosscutting from
these points. Work has been resumed
in the main north drift.
Alpha.
Good progress il made In cleaning out
and repairing the joint EIchsqusr DRIFT
on the $500 level. II 10 now in working
order ESQ feet north Of Alpha south line.
Male d N~ercress.
The west crosscut on the $500 level 10
in Sc feet. and il passing through hard
ground. The three-compartment winzs
has been freed Of water.
Consolidated Imperial.
The east crosscut on the $500 level Is
still passing through an excellent lorna.
ton. /, in now in l60 feet east OF the
south winzs.
Consolidated virEtnis.
The repairs for ~vsntilating purposes
are nearing IN end. The joint Cali'er-
mia wiuzs from the 2500 level wal sunk
Is feet the past week.
rsrman SHAFT.
Sinking has been suspended until q
pump station 10 cut out at the $500 level.
The shaft Is 23i0 feet deep.
Caledenia-
The pumps are run the necessary
length Of time to keep the mine free Of
water.
Ths work carried on II joint with
Ophir and Consolidated Virginia.
The east drift on the $500 level II I'D.
vanosd II feet per week.
silver HilI.
Briggs mill 10 kept running on ore
from this mine.
Crswn Point.
The usual amount Of low grade ore 10
extracted.
Belehsr.
About 800 tons Of ore are extracted
per week.
Uaien shan.
Tha vsusl vsnairs ara hafno nada.