Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-04

annual report Of Superintendent Patton
was presented. giving . complete state
mont Of operations at the mine during
the past twelve months. Following h
the report in full
vnoNIA. December I. 1879.
Colonel @. L. Weller. President Msxi'
can Gold and Silver Mining Company,
San Francisco, Caliiornis-Desr Sir: ]
herewith submit for your consideration
my annual report, showing the wori
done In the mine during the past year
Also . balance sheet giving our receipts
and disbursements during that time.
The work OF running the different
levels and sinking the wines described
In my last annual report, and carrying
on the explorations In depth 70 which
that work wa preparatory. has been
vigorously prosecuted. The main north
drift ON our 1900 level has been contin.
usd By the Union Con. Company and
connected with the Union shaft, which
connection gives excellent ventilation on
this level. This drift will also b used
a. Q connection with the Sutro Tunnel
(untii Its north branch u completely BY
means OF water pipes laid therein and
psssinQ south through the intervening
mines to the Sutro tunnel connection al
the Savage mine. This pipe II already
laid and In suocessful operation . Il,
north a. the Ophir incline. and will next
month be continued on through this drift
to the Union shaft, and be connected
with the heavy pumping machinery nov
being placed In that shalt, and form the
outlet for the water pumped BY IL.
The joint Union Consolidated incline
winrs (that was being sunk on our north
line at date Of my last annual report, and
which had at that date attained . depth
OF 80 feet) has been sunk and connected
with the main north DRIFT IN q 1000
level, Q distance on the slope OF 500 feet.
This winss passed through some very
favorable ground. showing . vein forna'
ton dipping to the west, carrying low
grade quartz. and has proved . very val
liable air connection. Crosscuts will bt
started west from this Wine on the 1890
| and 1900 levels % soon q the west cross
cuts on the 1000 levels are completed.
On our 1000 level the main north
drift from the 0phir incline reached oul
south line on December 16. 1878. II
was then taken up BY N and continued
through our ground to our north line,
which point Vas reached March Is. 1879.
The Union Consolidated Company have
since connected IL with the Union shaft.
| This drift forms o large air gallery 30.
tween the @. 4 c., Ophir and Union
shafts, and il . portion Of the system oil
drifts that will eventually bs carried
south to the Gould 4 Curry shaft. This
| connection enabled ID to start . system
Of crosscuts and wines for the purpose
OF exploring the ground to the west, and
to form connections with the main north
drift on the $500 level.
A crosscut on our south line has been
run Jointly with the 0phir Company to
O point 326 feet west Of the main north
drift. and has passed through alternate
strsaks Of hard porphyry and vein mat
ter. having . westerly dip. the vein mat.
ter showing some quartz giving low a..
says. Work vas temporarily suspended
In this crosscut on the 9Th Of last month
until the Ophir punps are started up.
a the face showed indications Of water.
A large vertical two compartment
| winxe on our south line has also been
sunk Jointly with the Ophir Company
and has reached the $500 level. connect.
ing with the main north drift on that
level. This WINE passed through q
similar formation to that exposed In the
Joint west crosscut. but showing marked
Improvement In depth.
A crosscut on our north line has been
run Jointly with the Union Con. Com.
papy, and has reached . point $40 feet
from the main north drift, and has
passed through . Manufacturing vein
formation containing strsaks Of clay and
quartz. Taking the exposure OF the
vest wall Of the vein on the 1465 and
1900 levels and carrying Il on the same
dip down to this (ths 2000) level We will
still have about 500 feet 70 run before
cutting IL In the two west crosscuts.
Neither Of these orosscuts has yet cut
| the vein formation encountered In the
Joint Union Con. Wine down from the
1900 level.
A large vertical two.compartmsnt
winzs IL being sunk jointly with the
Union. Con. Company on our north
line. It has now attained . depth Of
204 feet, and 10 passing through . 70.
vorabls vein formation. having . west.
erly dip. and shows improvement In
depth. This winzs will b continued
down and connect With the main lateral
drift being run on the $500 level.
On our $500 level the main north drift
from the Ophir incline reached our south
line ON the 9th Of November. and II now
being run by us. II has reached . point
lSl feet from our south line. and will be
continued with all possible speed to .
connection with the Wine being sunk BY
rs Jointly with the Union Con. Compa.
ny from the 1000 level on q northern
boundary, and eventually Be- connected
with the Union shaft, forming . main
lateral drift and air gallery for this level,
from which ws can extend our sxplora-
tions With advantage.
A west crosscut has, been started BY
Us, jointly with the 0phir Company. on
our south line. II II now In III feet,
and together With the north DRIFT !.
passing through . very favorable and
strong vein formation. showing some
good ore. The explorations on this level
show great improvement In the material
passed through over that encountered on
any OF the levels above.
We have. jointly with the Sierra Ne
vsda and Union Con. Companies. pur.
chased the shait formerly known y the
North Con. Virginia shaft. This pur.
chase val made necessary Tour company
having NO shaft or surface works Of thslr
own to increase our facilities for hoist
ing, the ophir Company being unable to
do our work In addition to their own.
This shaft (now called the "union
shaft'') was equipped ct the time OF
purchase with the largest and most com.
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