Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-26
OFFICIAL MINING LETTERS.
Regular weekly Reports from shs
superintendent OF shs Leading
Cosnstsek Mines.

The following letters. under the dates
given. have been sen, from tho Comstock
to the principal Offices Of the various CON-
panies in San Francisco;
CALIFORNIA.
VIRGINIA Crrr. Nov. 81 isT7.-C. p.
Gordon, Esq. Secretary California Mining
Company-Dear Sir: On the 1900 level
the drift connecting with tho c. L @. shaft
has been enlarged and retimbered 30 feet
nm 10 the timbers in the ore body. We
are engaged in cutting out the crushed
bulkheads TO continue this opening 10 ths
Consolidated Virginia shaft. The work Of
repairs on the north lateral gangway 10
being continued also ON the crosscuts.
This work may be completed BY the mid
die Of the coming week.
The usual amount and quality OF ore Ia
being extracted from the 1850 level. AL
the orc Slopes are without material
change.
On the 1000 level the various ore Slopes
continue to look finely and yield the usual
quantity OF excellent ore. East crosscut
No. 4 will be connected with tho northeast
drift from No. 3 tonight. The northeast
drift from No. Q winzc, 100 feet below this
level, Is now In % feet. and connection
will be made with the drift being run
from the Joint winze on our northern
boundary tomorrow. We can then re-
sumo work on east crosscut No. 9 and east
and west crosscuts No. 5.
ON the 1000 level No. I crosscut 10 bsing
timbered throughout. and the shaft station
at this level Ia being cut out. The lateral
IA. -. - ...aN NJ n .u The mr..
body, to connect with west crosscut No. 4,
l. now In II feet, and continues In excel
| lent ore. West crosscut No. ? 10 now west
| Of the lateral drift 81 feet. aud has not
| reached the west wall. The main north
lateral drift from winzs No. 8. IN connect
with WINS No. o. Il now In ~ feet. The
ore passed through the past week Is very
| hard and Of excellent quality. The dia-
mond drill In east crosscet No. I IL o
| east Of the face of tho drift ij6 feet and
has not encountered any ore Of value. We
are yet engaged in extending the sill door
west at No. ) Wine, TO have 10 In readiness
| to stoIe out ora when desired. But little
| orc Is being taken from this level at pres
| ent. A. u Is not required.
On the 1850 level the main drift CEN
| Meeting the q. 4 q. shaft with tho ore
body i being enlarged and timbered as
fast as possible. The north drift In the
ives, part Of the ore vein from No. 3 winzs
!. now In i39 feet; progress for the week.
~ feet. The ore passed through the past
week has been Of low grade. We think
| the good ore lies 10 the east OF this drift.
| Crosscut No. 2 Is now east Of tho lateral
| drift CO feet, and has reached the east
wall. The last - feet passed through WAS
very fins ore. Crosscut No. ~. 90 feet
| north from No. 2. 10 Ia Ion east from tho
| lateral drift ~ feet. The ore passed
| through tho past week has been low grade.
| We expect TO reach the good ore to-
morrow. No. > wine IL now sunk and
| timbcreL 81 feet below this level. II Is
being sunk In the east country east OF the
ore body.
The south drift ON tho 1910 level has
extended ~ feet In the wall. The rock !.
very hard and perfectly dry.
At tho q. a {. shaft no work has been
done on the station At tho 1850 level or In
tho shaft below this level.
JAMES q. Fam. Supt.