Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-06
THR COMSTOCK.
Latest Official Mining News.
For the Week Ending Wednesday,
August 9, 1879.


One Iussaaos where Ignsrsocs 10
Biiss- visistag Days Dsss Win
ON che Csmsteck for she Present
The Misss ssssa-Qno.tag Con.
siaerabiy Tho View AieSg she
Lsde.
There has been . liberal advance IN
certain Comstock securities during the
past week. AMI. inasmuch as the ad.
vance has been In . certain sense com.
mensurats with the want OF knowledge
on the part OF the general public as to
the exact nature Of the developments. II
any. being made in the mines, some Peo'
pie are charitable enough to think In
this instance that Ignorance 10 bliss.
At any rate. 1t 10 ~ good a. settled
tina. We are to have no more Visiting
days on the Comstook under the present
law. The Supreme Court has not yet
90 decided. but the decision has been
made by q power which. II not above
courts. Is at lsas, above the present code
OF Law establishing two days per month
for the stakeholder TO look at his prop
srty.
II. however. tbs Law passed last Win
ter Ia OF none effect, the old Law Of ono
visiting day per month cannot DO rs-
psslsd by 1t. and 10 therefore still In
force. It Is underwood. however. that
tho case Of Dsideshsimsri in the Supreme
Court attacks the principle upon which
the law 10 founded. aud that . decision
has already been ioreshsdowsd. and that
Il IL adverse to Waiting days. As to the
consequences. opinions differ. Some
hold that It will be disastrous; others,
beneficial. Time will tell. After all.
the people here are not a. yet clamorous
on the subject.
As to the mines. but little can be
said. There IL . good deal Of aatu quo
about the reports. and very little OF sd-
vance toward desired ends has been
made during the week. Sierra Nevada
may DO boring-doubtless 10 bat the
people are not allowed to know enough
to hurt them. On the $500 OF Union
nothing is going on. ophir Is all right.
The flooded mines are battling with heat
and water. and making some Roadway.
but not much. Bullion and Exchequer
are silent. but not for long. Yellow
Jacket has plugged up . wet drill.hols.
and Is waiting the accomplishment Of
certain work. Crown Point and Belchsr
are dslvins for the 5000 level. sufficient
force being still on the 27oo to open 1t
up. Alta Is interesting, and Justice
hopeful Of a lower IL not Of the present
level. The Occidental has put in an ap.
pearancs after . four years. absence.
North Bonanza and Flowsry is full Of
expectation.
Below We give u 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
North Bsaassa and Fiswery.
Sinking the main shaft 10 still going
on and making fair progress. The north
drift. 400 level, is nearing the vein and
will probably cut into 1t diagonally
during the coming week. The Flowery
crosscut, 800 level. Is still going ahead
and Is in a very promising formation Of
quartz asaaying we'll. From the north
drift, 200 level. so feet from the raise to
the Rule winzs. q slip Of the clay Of the
east wall y by 80 feet came down recently
and had to be- cleared out. which delayed
operations there some. but the place has
been cleaned up and timbered and work
resumed. The raise Is expected every
blast to connect with the Rule winze.
Hall way up this raise . cfosscut has
been started west and will DO driven
back under the point where the rich ore
was stopped out on the tunnel level.
Union Consolidated.
Two and q half feet per day are being
added to the east drift. 1900 level; total
length from the main north drift. l62
feet. This Is now the only hot place in
the mine, and il will be ventilated when
the drift reaches tho Union shalt. It
has been found necessary to enlarge and
retimber the main DRIFT In places. Good
progress In enlsrging and retimbering
the main north DRIFT. 1000 level. 10 being
made. The hosting engine Is in place
at the head OF tho joint Mexican winzs
from this level and sinking again going
on. In q few days more q joint Mexican
crosscut will be started on this level and
pushed rapidly for the west wall.
Nothing il being done on the $500 level,
the DOW Of water into the winzo being
too strong to be handled to advantage
with present facilities; total deptn. 10
feet.
Ophir.
The v.bob station at the head OF the
incline and the main shaft above the
l465 station are receiving usual attsn-
ton. A joint Mexican crosscut has
been started on the 1000 level in search
Of the west wall and to prospect the
ground In that direction. The Joint
Mexican WINE from the 2l00 lerel 10
making two feet per day. through blast
ing porphyry carrying some water. On
the $500 level excavations for q balance
bob aud plunger pump are being made.
The drift north on this level IL averag-
ing four feet per day. through . harder
formation Of vein porphyry; total length
50 feet. The incline 10 now lac feet on
the slope below the $500 station. and
continues In . Hns vein formation with