Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-04
THE COMSTOCK.
Latest Official Mining News.
yor the Week Ending Wednesday,
August 1, 1850.


Ore Besween Uniou SHAFT . sns
$500 staten or she sierra Ne.
ysda Iaelius-Ths sisuaties On
,he a5OO OF Union Ouslined-
savage Baikhssds Nearly Com.
plessd - Yellow Jacket. Crown
Potns, Belchsr, Overmau, Ala,
Beasoa and silver Hill.
It would seem that the beginning OF
the end Of the present depression in
mining matters on the Comstock had
been reached. Dealers and the market
have been waiting for . development,
and 1t has been made. not whore and -
expected, perhaps, but II In al the more
encouraging because In q measure unsI-
psctsd. At present the indications are
that in the connection between the
Union shat. and the $500 station OF the
Sierra Nevada incline there are thirty.
ave feet Of good ore. The probabilities
were that none would there be found.
The workings each way have not yet
been connected. but both are in orc. and
that from the Union shaft has been In
9 for Is feet. The last blast In the
face Of this DRIFT Was the best.
The situation on the $500 Of Union
increases in interest. This Ii the lay Of
the level: First. distances. From the
Union shaft it IL $40 feet east to vinzs
No. /. To the Sierra Nevada incline
from the Union shaft II 260 feet; from
winzs No. l to the incline. ls0 feet.
From winze No. 1 to Wine No. 2 Ia 27o
feet; direction. almost exactly south.
The drift south on the $500 level from
the Union shalt IL not aimed. a. Is gen.
orally supposed. at WINE No. Q. but at
the joint Uniou.M Mexican winzs further
south. This drift 10 to connect with
that run north through ophir and Mex.
lean on the $500. and il for Q general
t~horoughfare.
Now the ore body on the $500 has
been struck between the Union shaft
and the Sierra Nevada incline. where 1t
Is likely to show more or less OF value
(probably mors) for about IS feet. 1t
feathers out in stringsrs Of good ore.
and shows itself for 10 feet between
Wine No. l and the Sierra Nevada in
cline. It also shows promising material
between wines Nos. I and 2. Stringsrs
OF low grade quartz and clay reach out
to the drift south from the Union shaft.
Thus the ore body Of Union il display
ing itself in four different places; yet
the chances are that all this will be for
gotten before the level can be opened up
BY crosscuts, as that work Is still some.
what in the future.
Other points Of intsrsct just now are:
Savage bulkhsads. which will allow
doubtless OF the resumption Of prospect
ing from the G. n. s. shaft before an
other report il made. Completed con-
nsc.ion between Yellow Jacket and
| Crown Point and Bslchsr ; the working
on the 5000 Of Crown Point for connsc-
ton on that level with Belcher prepara-
tory to the resumption Of prospecting at
that depth by the latter mine, and OPP
srations in ovsrman. Benton, Alta and
Silver Hill.
Below will DO found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines, showing
the situation in each up to the hour Of
going to press:
Unien Consolidated.
The drift north and east on the 25o0
level, to CONNECT with the station Of the
Sierra Nevada incline il making eight
feet per day. It il run without timber
ing. and to get necessary ventilation.
The face In in fair grade ore. which
promises well. To meet this drift. one
has been started from the incline station,
and that il also In strssks Of ore. Con-
pection will be made this week. when 1t
will be necessary to timber up the drifts.
The drift south from the Union shaft
progresses a. usual. and IL cutting
strinesrs Of quartz Of low grade and
seams Of clay. Work In No. 2 Wine
progresses a. usual. No. ] winzs has
been connected with the $500 station OF
the Sierra Nevada incline.
opnir.
The drift southwest on the 1000 level
has been pushed forward during the
past week at the rate Of four feet per
day. The joint California crosscut east
on the 1000 level. from which the Wine
TO the $500 10 to be sunk. 10 making the
usual progress. Rapid progress IL made
in the Joint Mexican orosscut east on
the $500 lsvsl, and In the south drift on
the same level. No important changes
OF formation to note At any point.
sierra Nevada.
The raise from the $500 level for the
old shaft progresses well. The north
drift, 24O0 level. has been stopped for q
short time. The $500 level Of the In.
cline has been connected with Wine No.
l Of Union and q drift 10 now running
from the sams station to meet that run
ming northeast from the Union shalt.
This drift Is getting some ore Of fair
quality.