Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-01

The sutro tunnel connection with the
Forman shaft was made yesterday. A
few DAYS moro will place the drift In
proper shape to receive the water from
the shaft, which will lessen the expense
Of pumping considsrasly and be OF great
benefit in furnishing good ventilation.
It will not be many days before the
Savage folks make the connection be.
tween their incline and drift. The con.
nsction, when made. will bs Of untold
importance. In the irst place. IL will
permit Of the starting Of work in Chollar
and Potssi. Then. II also opens up the
lower levels Of the Savage and permits
Of prospecting in new and interesting
ground; ground which has given every
indication Of the presence Of the pre-
eious metals.
In all the principal mines the work ID
such that any day an ore body may be
run into. The formation in all the
crosscuts, from Sierra Nevada on the
north to Alta on the south, bears strsaks
Of quartz from which assays ars OBJ
tanned. II 10 more than probable that
in some one Of them q bonanza will be
developed.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports OF the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press:
BeIeher.
The crosscut. 500 level. continues to
advance in ground composed Of clay and
porpbyry. with strsaks OF quartz. The
crosscut ON the $500 level is In hereto
fore unexplored grousd. II was started
in the driit connecting with the Ovsrman
at a point 446 feet south OF the shaft.
About so tons OF low grade ore are OK.
tractsd daily.
siersa Nevada.
Tho winze In crosscut No. 2, from the
$500 level. is sunk OF the rate OF nine
feet per week. East crosscut No. 8.
Same level, 10 run "a feet and the main
north lateral DRIFT IS feet per week.
North DRIFT No. 9 Is nj IL feet. The
work joint with Union Consolidated
goes on a. usual.
Yellow Jacket.
A DRIFT has been started west from the
end OF the south lateral DRIFT, and is now
in AZ feet in hard ground. A slight flow
Of water comes from the drill hole from
the end Of the north lateral drift On the
5000 level. Other work In the mine
progresses as usual, and remains in the
formation heretofore reported.
opnir.
The Joint California east drift, 1900
level, Is extended 20 feet per week. and
tho main north drift % feet. Tho drains
are completed on the 2700 and 1000
levels in the joint Mexican drifts. Ore
amounting to 3G4 tons was sent to the
mills last week. and 1874 tens wore ex-
tracted from the groupings.
Gould d Curry aud Best d Beleher
shaf.
The diamond drill was removed from
the face OF tho northwest drift last Mon.
day, aud work was resumed in the face.
The drill hole vas extended lS4 feet.
and found considerable water. The
crosscut west Is run As feet per week.
and il now in $50 feet.
The main incline Is now free Of water
and the work Of replacing and repairing
timbers has been actively commenced.
Work is prosecuted on the upraiss from
the Combination drift and connection
with the incline will probably DO made
by the 10th instant.
Excellent progress 10 made In running
the east crosscut. the face OF which il 10
hard porphyry. The connection with
the Sutro tunnel was made yesterday ct
the boundary Of overman ground, .
point 500 feet north OF the shaft.
Union Consolidated.
The east crosseut from south drift Nc.
2 Is making good progress. as Is all the
work carried on in the mine. The joint
Sierra Nevada east Wine was sunk and
,imbered nine feet the past week.
As the east drift approaches the vicin-
ity Of their first ledge, the rock becomes