Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-01
THE COMSFOCK.
Latest Official Mining News.
For the Week Ending Wednesday,
October 1, 1879:

October I, 1873.
No Cause In the Mines for she Be
cent Break u she Harket-Ia-
seress Issensinsd ~ she North
End-The sierra Asvsds Inoltue
60 be Draiaed or Water-stsus.
siou In OphiF, Msxieaa and on
she Divide-silvsr Hiii Locking
Up.
The recent break in the stock market
IL unaccountable from Q Comstock stand
point. There il and has been nothing
in the mining situation to warrant 1t.
The mines are looking better than last
week. and there has been . steady ID.
vance In work toward desired ends.
The Sierra Nevada water IL now being
taken from the incline % fast a. three
donkey pumps can raise II and send 1t
through to the @. 4 O. shaft. This
will be continued until the $500 level OF
that mine. the 2400 Of the Union. il
drained. which will be 3 or 4 days. A
drift will then bs started south on that
level. passing under the Union shalt and
following the course Of the diamond
drill where orc il known to exist. The
Union shaft is being sunk n rapidly a.
possible to connect with this drift. This
is the most interesting point on the
Comstock just at this time. The situa-
ton is intensified by the fact Of the en-
countsring Of ore In the Union shaft
below the Sierra Nevada 1900 and some
40 or 80 feet above where Il was expected
that ore would b found. This ore Ii Of
good quality and the bottom OF the
shaft continues in ore giving good
assays.
Passing q little further south and the
joint Ophir. Mexican WINE from the
2lO0 level attracts attention because OF
the similarity OF the formation encoun-
tered there to that in the ophir incline,
where the first s~tringers OF quartz pitch
ing west were found. As o q So feet
can be made In the bottom OF this Wine
and in the raise from the $500 level an.
other interesting crosscut. joint with
Ophir and Mexican. will DO started west
on the $500 level. second in Importance
only to that recently started on the 240O
Of the ophir. This latter crosscut has
not yet passed the incline and penetrated
far enough to, enter fairly upon its In
tsrestipg and important journey. Its
course from this time on, however. will
be watched with much anxiety. 1t will
do much to solve the Ophir problem II
Il does not strike ore.
There Is q growing interest In the
Divide mines. E~Ichequsr has COM
mencsd prosecuting west on the 24OO
level and intends to open up and ex.
plors that level thoroughly from wall to
wall Of the vein. A promising body Of
quartz is known to lie next to the foot
wall and this will b thoroughly pros.
pectsd. Con. Imperial IL starting
toward the foot wall on the 1900 also,
As well as preparing TO more thoroughly
prospect that portion Of the vein lying
to the east OF the main lateral drift. The
held here is certainly . promising ono.
Preparations to 60 to the $500 level have
also been made.
Yellow Jacket is busy and there will
soon be plenty Of work there for the new
hosting engine. Crown Point il still
drilling but has not yet reached the
interesting point where the rod formerly
broke.
Silver Hill Is looking better on the
1900 level. but has . few feet yet to 60
before reaching the most interesting
portion OF the vein.
R.lov VIA Give our regular weekly
- $3.50, .,S mo., .or,.c,
SUMMARY W wv -,
mining information derived rpm omciai
and authentic sources, showing the cit.
-, =, ..,, min. ,od.v mn N the
ua'iou ~
time Of going TO press:
Opnir.
The main incline continues In the
ssms vein formation, containing quartz,
h.,.,,,o,. noticed and 4. making u,usl
progress on OWE Inc west ciossoa' On
the 2400 level II averaging 2I feet per
day. and N Il starts from the station
~, IT, - an. .... NJ ,ba incline b..
not yet penetrated iaf enoesn WIS., 70
strike any ehange OF ,oimsuon: AneIe
remain now 90 Iee' oonn say 'o.ns
Mexican raise IRON ' osoo 'v W. s's. sa
the win1e rom IN. nm nv s,s. oou.; s
down 70 meet " 1lu W: u'"S