Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-12
JAMES q. Pam. Superintendent.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.

vmoISI, Cuy. November 10. ls77.-A.
W. Ravens. Secretary Consolidated vir-
GINA Mining Company Dear Sir: The
ore stopcs on the i2OO-foot level continue
10 open out finely aud aro yielding excel.
lent ore. The drift connecting the Gould
a Curry shaft with this ore body requires
work Of rctimbering the drifts ON the 1900
level il being continued. and. in conse-
quenec. me- work Of development 10 being
done. The ore Slopes on the liOO-foot
level are looking e~xccllently. Their width
increases a. they are extended south. On
the i5OO.foot level the drift leading to the
&. 4 q. shaft Is being retimbered and en-
iargcd where the ground has swellod and
crushed the timbers. Work on the south
lateral drift ON this level Ia being con-
tinucd and ore chutes are being placed
therein. This l. being done the more con.
yeniently TO extract the ore between this
aud the level above. On the 1850 level
the work % enlarging and retimberins the
main air gallery connecting with
the Gould 4 Curry IL being u
timed. This work will he completed
tho coming week. II will then b. In excel
lent repair throughout. The south drift
from the shaft has been extended 20 feet,
and Is passing through . body Of solid
quartz. assaying from SO to $40. This
quartz Il unexpected In this locality. The
sinking Of the main shaft below this level
il being continued with all possible speed.
and connection with the upraise from the
1850 level may. he made the coming week.
The rock passed through in sinking and in
the upraise from the level below Is extreme
" hard. ON the 1850 level all Of the ore
breasts are looking excellently. The sill
door % the south end Of the oro breasts Is
looking better han at any previous time.
The east and west bodies are now one ore
body, a. the horse has given out. The
south branch drift from the q. 4 q. drift
has been extended 20 feet. Total length.
2i5 feet. and expect to connect with the ore
boly by the end Of the coming week.
This drift will prove Of great convenience
in working the southern part Of tho ore
body. West crosscut No. l has been ex-
tended II feet. Total length $50 feet. and
We arr now raising 10 connect with the
main shaft. On tho 1850 level we have
completed timbering west crosscut No. l.
hut have not resumed work in the face Of
this drift. The lateral drift from west
crosscut No. 2 has been connected with
west crosscut No. >, and We are now tim.
boring this drift. IA soon a. the work
Is completed we shall start an upraise In
the ore body 10 connect with the level
above. We are also engaged In timbering
ives, crosscut No. ) and placing = I rail
track therein. AL of tho orc passed
through the past week has been Of much
lower grade than anticipated. A vast
amount Of work must yet 10 done ON this
level to arrive a, a perfect knowledge OF II.
The repairs on the main drift between
this oro body aud the q. h q. shaft are
being continued. No work has been done
In the &. 4 q. shaft. or on tho station at
the 1850 level, IN. past week. The break
at the Cal fornia mill has somewhat les
senei our receipts tho past month. The
capacity Of this mill will bs increased on
the goth by tho addition Of 20 new stAmps.
crushing about 80 tons Of ore daily. which
will % regain time Lost and increase our
product In the future. Yours, respects
fully,
I.xa Al Ban Snp,finA.nl.nt