Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-05
THR COMST0CK.
Latest Official Mining News,
For the Week Ending Wednesday,
November 5, 1879.

Iu,eress Dinusisg itself Along h
Lode Tho North End savage
and Hale d Norcross Crosseus-
tiug Once Moro - The shoiiar.
Norcross.savage Shaft The d..
vide Miass-New Order Of Things
I'm Justice.
Interest in tho Comstock 10 getting
diffused along the lode somewhat. The
north end. however. retains the greater
portion, because Of its nearer approach
to remuncraiivs results.
In Sierra Nevada the station at the
2iOO level Of the incline Ii being con.
s.ructed a. rapidly As the limited power
to hoist rock and do the other work will
permit and preparatory to prosecuting.
There has been . change Of formation
encount tered in the drift east from the
east shaft, 1900 level. which IL Of
marked importance, although. because
Of a burst Of water into the drift. 1t was
deemed unadvisable to push prospect
ing further, and but little 10 known Of
the formation. Some very promising
quartz came from the formation. and
the prospect at that point is pronounced
to DO excellent.
The work Of enlarsing and timbering
the drift connecting the 24O0 station OF
Union shaft with the $500 station OF the
Sierra Nevada incline progresses favor.
ably. It is being aided by the Sierra
Nevada from the north. The station In
the Union shalt il also being prepared
for business. On the surface prepare.
tons for greater work are also progress
ing toward an early completion. The
track is laid to the ore house and is in
use to transport timbsrs for the super.
structure and for the two-story building
which il to connect the ore house With
the hosting works. This connection
will be l75 feet long and 30 feet wide.
and contain Q car track on each floor
and q rope house on the side. similar to
that at the G. & G. shaft. Other work
is nearing completion.
In Ophir there is . good advance
toward strong objective points, but no
marked changes to note.
A new era has at last dawnsd upon
the Savage and Hale i Norcross. Last
Sunday the FIRST prospecting pick was
struck since the memorable influx Of
water encountered January so. 1875.
Nothing but pumping has been done
since that date except such work a. was
rendered necessary by the war against
the water. Monday more crosscuts
were started. In about ten days the
ore vein will be reached. The situation
there 10 positively refreshing. after such
q douss in hot water.
Chollar.N orcross. Savage shaft has let
60. so to speak. for the purpose OF get.
ting q better hold. This will Be accom-.
plished about the middle OF the month.
Operations there then will be OF interest.
The situation in the Divide mines con.
tinues to DO worthy Of attention. In
E1chsqusr and Bullion lies as fine .
body OF quartz As was ever seen. bat a.
yet 1t 10 OF low grade. As II is followed
north 1t increases in promise and 1t will
be opened up a. soon a. possible. In
Con. Imperial the new formation near
the south line Is also one Of great prom.
ise and indications are that the $500
level. when opened up sccordinsto pres
eut intentions. will show something Of
Importance. This may yet be done on
the 1900.
Further south operations in Alta and
Silver Hill continue to attract attention
and something more.
In Justice q new order Of things DO.
gan to-day. A crosscut has been started
on the 1850 level. and the diamond
drill is exploring the west ore channel
on the 800 level. Other work Of dsvsl.
opment 10 also going on.
The operations touched upon above.
together with others mentioned in the
following reports. ara helping to excite .
general interest along the lode.
Below We give our regular weekly
summary Of the latest and most correct
mining information. derived from Official
and authentic sources. showing the sit
uation OF each mine today mp to the
time Of going to press
Consolidated virEisia.
The west crosscut from the south drift
from the joint crosscut, $50 level. is
making rapid progress through vein
material carrying streaks Of quartz. Ore
giving low assays IL still encountered In
the wiuzs from the 1900 level; total
depth of same. 65 feet. On the 1850
level the DRIFT from the upraise 10 receiv-
ing needed repairs. The south DRIFT,
| 2l5O level, toward the Beat x Belcher
Wine, Is now $50 feet In length and cut.
ting vein porphyry. The station at the
bottom Of the Best 4 Belcher wipze on
this level has been completed and Q drift
started from IL to meet that above men,
toned.
Cali0ruiA.
The north drift from joint crosscut
No. /, 500 level. il now in l60 feet
and penetrating . good vein formation.
The work Of enlarging and rstimbsring
the main north DRIFT, 1850 level. is still
continued preparatory to starting q