Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-26
MINING STATEMENTS.

ro,,orips statements have been sent by
the Superintendent Of tho Comstock
mine. TO the offices in San Francisco for
the week ending July a:
UTAH.
During the past week the incline has
been sunk 90 feet; total depth below the
1850 level, 50 feet. The east drift on
the 1850 level has been advanced "a feet.
The ground In this drift still continues
hard.
SIERRA NEVADA.
On the $500 level the header OF the
incline upraise to the bottom Of the YER
teal shaft (l700 levsl) has been advanced
10 feet. On the 2400 level the north
drift has been advanced SO feet; total
distance north OF the incline. l06l feet.
An east crosscut has beet started from
this drift at Q point 1910 feet north OF
the incline and 10 now in 90 feet. Eleven
men are at work in the upraise to the
100 level.
UNION SHAFT.
Work on the south compartment II In
progress at the l75. $50. 800. 1900 and
| 1000 stations. Cutting out the tank pit
at the $500 level. The pump was started
up yesterday.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the $500 level the drain In the
main south drift 10 finished to the MeIi.
can line, and the joint Mexican west
drill hole has been extended l0O feet.
On the 24O0 level No. 2 Wine has been
sunk and timbsrsd eight fsst. On the
$500 level the south DRIFT has been eI-
tended 81 feet; the northwest DRIFT from
| the shaft has been extended 81 feet and
the south drift from the same point ~
feet.
MEXICAN.
On the 1000 level the joint Ophir east
| crosscut has been extended IL feet. On
| the 1900 level west crosscut No. = has
been extended u feet and the joint
Uuion Consolidated west drill hole has
been extended 100 feet. On the 2oOO
level the Ophir east crosscut has been
extended SO feet. The main north DRIFT
has been extended 70 feet.
oPHIR.
On the 1900 level the joint Mexican
east crosscut has been extended IL feet.
| On the 1000 level the joint California
east crosscut has been extended Il feet.
On the $500 level the joint California
upraise has been advanced 81 feet. on
the $500 level the joint Mexican east
crosscut has been advanced % feet, and
the south drift has been extended "
feet.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week SCI tons OF ore
have been extracted and sent to the mills
from the 1850 level /; average assay,
$40 90. On the 1000 level the joint
Ophir crosscut has been extended u
feet. On the $500 level the north drift
has been advanced 10 feet and the joint
ophir upraise has been extended 81 feet.
con. VIRGINIA.
During the past week 1888 tons OF
ore have been extracted and sent to the
mills from the 1850 level; average assay.
S45 81. On the 1000 level the joint Best
K Belcher Wine has been sunk nine feet
and No. l crosscut has been advanced "a
feet. On the 1900 level the south DRIFT
has been advanced 10 feet and the work
OF timbering it up Is now in progress.
During the week bullion to the value oil
s57, 29G 06 has been shipped.
C. A C. SHAFT.
The shaft has been sunk nine feet
during the week; total depth below the
$500 level. 80 feet.
GOULD 4 CURRY AND Brsr 4 BrLCHER
sHArT.
The station at the Sutro tunnel will
DO completed and sinking resumed about
the middle OF this week.
SAVAGE.
FIN the absence Of Superintendent
Kelly, no official statement has been
made here OF the Savage. Indirectly II
ia ascertained that repairs to the SHAFT
are going on as usual. The station Tor
the bulkhead on the 2i00 level 10 COM
pleted. and all the bulkheads will be
finished by the middle Of next month. IL
not before. The DRIFT north. 1900 level,
has been swung round into an east cross
cut and has found the vein very much
as in crosscut No. I further south. The
ground in tho vein 10 very soft and must
be timbsred in order 10 stand.-Rrf.1
HALE A SoRcRoss.
The incline has been sunk and tim
bered 20 feet. Sinking has been stopped
and we are preparing to open GU 2ioO
station, from which point q drift will be
run 10 connect with the Combination
shaft. We are obliged to employ Q mum.
Der Of men to facilitate the circulation OF
air in the mine.
cuoLLAR.
No work has been done on the 2400
level since report, owing to the Savage
company using the air from the blowers
The quantity OF water from the Norcross
vinze and Chollar west drift Is decreas-
inc. and should the falling of continue
for the next two weeks in proportion to
the last two days. the pumps will readily
handle all water from the shaft, which
will libsrats the skssts and permit OF the
resumption Of active work In the Choi-
lar. The work OF ~excavsting has been
completed for both engines, the anchor
bolts have been placed, the templates
are up and the stonework is commenced.
E~xcHrQURR.
We started diamond drill yesterday in
face Of drift on 1900 level. with q view
Of ascertaining whether we would be
likely to encounter any water when We
resume the work OF extending the DRIFT
north through EIchequsr ground. Have
drilled IL feet.
ALPHA.
The north drift. Alpha 2sl0 level, has
been extended 90 feet. making total
length Of sans to date 1876 feet. The
formation passed through during the
past week has been black dyke, which
requires close timbering.