Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-02
THE BURNED WORKS.

From the Gold Hill News OF the 2S:h
ult., we take the following, being con-
densation from its weekly mining review
and the latest authentic information re-
latiug to the bonanza:
In the Consolidated Virginia the loss
of the hosting works, machinery and
supplies alone will not fall far short OF
81 600, 900. The ldss OF the mill amounts
to S43l 900, which will swell the sum
total to S1,50O.000. TIE cages were
stopped in the shaft 40 feet below the
surface, covered with rock and earth, and
the shaft saved complete. All the books,
papers, deeds and accounts of every des-
cription were saved complete. 30 that not
even q scrap was lost. The G. & c.
shaft and works were also saved by q
gigantic effort Since the burning OF tho
works the water has risen nearly 200 feet
in the Gould & Curry shaft, but has not
yet reached the 1500-foot station, and
will not probably rise above that point.
Supply of ore being cut of, the remand
er of the mills will Of course have to
shut down when their present supply of
ore is exhausted. The morning after the
fire Superintendent FAIR had orders at
the mills in the mountains for lumber to
rebuild the entire works, and men are al
ready at work clearing the debris and
preparing the grounds.
In the loss of the hosting works alone
the Ophir will amount to not less than
$3.50. 900, while the loss of supplies for
the Winter use, will probably foot up
$4,000. The works were insured for
$50, 900, in some of the best English
companies, so that the actual loss will
not fall great deal short OF $3.50, 600.
| As O matter of course, when the supply
of ore at the dumps and at the mills is
exhausted the mills must stop, rs there
is nowhere else at the present time q
sufficient amount of ore being extracted
| to keep them running. Every effort was
made to save the shaft and mine, and SC
far as the shaft is concerned, with almost
perfect success. The safeties of the
cages were sprung in the shaft at depth
OF 80 feet below the surface and then
covered with earth and rock, which pre-.
vented the descent of the flames ant
saved the mines from destruction. The
/ larger pieces OF the pumping and hoist
ing machinery are but little il any dam
aged, 30 that much of it will do to us'
again. The morning after the fire mel
were act to work to clear away the debris
preparatory to rebuilding. Everything
will be set going again as soon as ma
chnery and building material can be OBJ
tanned.
The;lower levels of the California wer
partially flooded by flow Of water from
, the Consolidated Virginia, struck on Sal
a urday last, so that every effort of til
. Superintendent and the employees wer
' exhausted in efforts to control the foo
o until Tuesday last, when the Consol
! dated Virginia hosting works and tn
v new 60-stamp mill just about completed
were swept away by u tempest of fire
Since that time the pumps in the Goul
!, & Curry being unable to drain the tlo'
as fast az it came, the water has rise
9 about 200 feet in the shaft, not havin
d yet reached the 1900 The G. d G. sha
a and building, by herculean effort, wa
- saved, and the sinking is now bein
= pushed with all the energy and spec
,. possible. The loss Of the stamp mi
8 alone amounts to $50, 900. there bein
h no insurance whatever. The fire in bot
, the Ophir and Consolidated Virgni
;, shafts being completely extinguishet
u there is nothing more to fear.
In the Savage but little can be done
the incline on account OF the flow {
@ water. The north drift on the 2200.fot
= level is steadily advancing, withol
=. change of interest. In order to prevel
the flooding of the mine by the flow
: water into the Gould and Curry from Il
" Consolidated Virginia. the conneetii
IS drift on the 1600-foot level with the Gou
a and Curry has been closed and barr
=, caded.
10 The News says already measures a
Q being taken to replace the powerful su
n face of machinery at both the shat
mentioned. Some of the heavier pc
tions are said to be but little injured y
II even in case the whole has to be replace
i it is a mere matter of few weeks. III
=" Baltimore Consolidated hosting wor
y are counterpart of those of the Conso
I'd dated Virginia, and we understand til
ID these have been already offered to !
place the works OF the Consolidated,
IL necessary. Meanwhile the Gould a
ID Curry works are in full operation, o.
b. doubtless will be brought to bear in I
IA matter of working and hosting ore fro
the bonanza mines The great flood
water tapped in the Consolidated q Il
!, days ago is fast subsidlng. 1t is bul
No. -, headed out Of the Savage and is rails
~ by the Gould and Curry pump. The
ha sources Of the mines are imme nse, n
~. there is plenty of bullion in the
" bonanza to repair all losses by the rece
great calamity, Merely the regular CO
10 solidated Virginia dividend for n sim
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