Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-30
The COMSTOCK.
Latest Official Mining News.
For the Week Ending Wednesday,
July 30, 1873.

Lissls or chs Market aud Les OF she
aines - Ceisaei Fair On the St.
umsion Ophir RsaswtnE Her
vigorous work or PrsspscsinE-
rhs Flooded Mises = Beleher's
Programme = Alta aad Jastice
worthy OF Cessiderasien
There Is very little to DO said OF the
market this week and less OF the
mines.
The following conversation. overheard
today. is at least sditying:
YerinstOn-Cd. Fair. I'm glad to hear
that you've got Il again. They say it's
good. too-soss 800 to the ton on the
$500 level. How 10 that ?
Col. Fair-How 10 that narrow.gauge
railroad over the summit working now !
Shortly after . gentleman came up to
the Colonel and said :: "Stocks are up
. little today"
"Ars they 2" coolly asked the Col.
ousl /; aud then he added in his peculiar
way : "They act qussrly sometimes,
don't they I"
There was . report this morning on
the street that Mckenzie had been let
out Of the Sierra Nevada and that Col.
Fair would take charge Of the mine.
This is not true a. President Skae says.
It is generally understood. however,
tha, no matter who 10 superintendent.
Fair will run the mine. The people will
rejoice at this. for he Is the big bonanza
finder after all. and II there 10 anything
in the mine he will hnd 1t.
Ophir has recovered after the heavy
work Of changing her pumps and II now
working with old.time energy. The
probabilities are that the 24O0 level will
now DO speedily reached and opened up.
With this explored. some more deh-
mite idea may be gained OF the
value Of tho formation sncoun.
tered in the incline above the $500
level aud which has been pronounced
by mining experts to DO q new forms'
ton. It certainly appears very kindly.
and II there is auy reliance to be placed
in indications will show something OF
value. The yield Of ore is 81 tons daily.
The denial Of Superintendent Patton
OF the reported work below the $500 OF
the Union Con. ends the fiction OF the
confidential men and strike in the winze
there.
There is nothing new in Sierra Ne.
vada that outsiders know Of. Everything
ID ut q standstill there for the time being,
except on the $500 level. The flooded
mines are getting rid OF about ten feet
daily Of their accumulated abundance.
There il nothing new on the Divide OF
in Gold Hill. Bslohsr. however. lays
down a programme. Alta and Justice
are entitled to consideration. The gen.
sral outlook is improving but 30 slowly
as to be scarcely perceptible.
Below We give our regular weekly
summary OF the latest and most correct
mining information, derived from official
aud authentic sources, showing the cit.
uaiiou OF each mine today up to the
tune Of going to press;
Umioa Consolidated.
On the 1900 level the drift east toward
the Union shaft 10 making Q foot and {
half per day. through soft ground carry
ing some water and streaks OF clay
total length from the north lateral drift,
1874 feet. The connection made between
tho Union shaft and the north drift from
the Ophir incline ON the 1000 level ID
improving ventilation very much and
~bensating the shaft also. This drift Ii
now being enlarged and retimbersd pre-.
paratory to being made Q t~horoughfare
for Sierra Nevada water on its way to
| the G. ( G. shaft. The station Tor the
Joint Mexican winzs from the 1000 ID
completed aud sinking will DO COM
menced a. o o. the engine Ii In place.
| The raise from the Sierra Nevada east
drift, 1000 level. has been abandoned,
the connection being 80 nearly made 81
to render II dangerous to have men
working below. The connection will be
made from the shaft in q short time.
| No work has been done on or about the
$500 level during the week.
Ophir.
Shipped last evening $4,000 in bull
lion. Sinking the main incline Is once
more prosecuted with something OF old
time vigor. the necessary changes 10 the
pumps having been effected for sending
all the water through to the Savage and
the Sutro tunnel. No change In mate
rial. The north drift. $500 level. Ia
averaging 3 feet per day through vein
matter showing strsaks Of quartz; total
length, ~ feet. The joint Mexican
winzs from the 2100 level 10 now down
90 feet and cutting blasting porphyry.
The bob station at the head OF the In.
| cline is being repaired and enlarged and
the main shaft above the station 10 being
| retimbered. The mine il now yielding
ore as usual. the average being 10 tons
per day.