Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-08
MINING

Following statements have been sent oy
the Superintendent Of the Comstoek
mines to the offices in San Francisco Tor
the week ending November 6:
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
During the past week 9i5 tons OF ore
have been extracted from the slopes on
the 1850 level; assay value. SD 50 per
ton. On the 1000 level the joint Best 4
B.lcher winzs has been sunk and tim.
b-r,d 5 feet; total depth. l41 feet.
wiuze No. I has been sunk and timbered
5 feet: total depth. SO feet. On the
$500 l-v-l the south drift has been
advanced Is feet; total length. 465 feet.
No. / upraiss has been extended 4 feet;
total, 43 feet.
IER sEvADA.
On the $500 level incline uprsiss No.
I has been advanced II feet; total
height, 237 feet. On the 2400 level the
west crosscut has been advanced Is feet.
total, so feet. On the $500 level the
north lateral drift has been advanced 10
feet; total, 232 feet. West raise No. i
advanced 10 feet; total. % feet. Work
on the 100 station has been suspended
for the present. West crosscut No. j
on the 2i00 level has been suspended.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the 1000 level repairs to the north
lateral drift are still continued. On the
$500 level east crosscut No. ! 10 being
timbered up; the west drift from the
upraiss has been extended IL feet; winzs
| No. / has been sunk aud timbered three
feet through quartz giving an average
assay OF So, and the joint Msxicsn
upraise has been extended 10 feet. On
the 2i00 level the east vinzs has been
sunk IL feet.
oyERMAS.
Wine has been sunk and timbared 81
feet; total depth below 1900 level. 3o4
feet. Incline upraise has been extended
IL feet. There 10 80 much clay mixed
with the porphyry that II delays US very
much getting 1t down the chute. All
work in niue was suspended on the I'd
instant. At Formsn shaft the bob sta
lion and tunnel station will be completed
today. The tank station for sixth pump
Is completed. aud We are now working
upon the upraiso for pump column.
UTAH.
The station at the 2l50 level will be
completed in q few days, when q drill
will be started east. The tank pit below
the same station will be completed to-
morrow, when the tank aud pump will
be put in place. This will complete the
pump dswn to the lowest workings OF
The mine. On the 1850 level the east
drift has been extended 10 feet. The
ground continues hard. The north DRIFT
on this level has been extended IL feet.
alta.
On the 1850 level We finished drilling
from the face OF No. l crosscut yestsr-
day. Depth OF hole. 20S feet. At 30
feet We found quartz, the character Of
which eau be better determined when
GU, with the drift. which 10 being ad-
vanced as rapidly a. possible. No. 2
crosscut was extended 81 feet; total
length. 2l9 feet. Everything IL going
ON well.
On the 1000 level the north drift has
been extended IL feet. On the 25OO
level the chamber for the joint Mexican
wiuze is completed and sinking has been
commenced. The joint Mexican crosscut
on this level 10 beingtimbered up,the joint
Mexican west crosscut has been extended
~ feet and west crosscut No. ! has been
extended l6 feet.
MEXICAN.
On the $500 level the chamber for the
Joint Opbir Wine is completed and sink
ing commenced; the joint Union upraise
| has been extended ~ feet; the joint
| Ophir west crosscut has been extended
10 feet; ives. crosscut No. ! has been
extended ~ feet. west crOsscut No. 2 y
feet and No. 3 6 feet.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week 9i5 tons OF ore
have been extracted from the slopes on
the 1850 level. Of the assay value OF
slS Is per ton. On the $500 level the
north drift has been extended 10 feet;
total length, $40 ieet. On the $500
level the DRIFT south from the Ophir line
was extended IS feet ard drill-hole 2Oo
feet.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been run an average Of
IA hours per day. consuming 8 81 cords
of wood per day. At Forman shaft the
hob station aud tunnel station will be
completed today. The tank station for
sixth pump Is completed, aud We are
now working upon the upraise for pump
column.
BULLION.
Tho Bullion combination shaft Is
down 240O feet. Running north on the
23i5 level as usual; face in porphry.
East drift same level is going ahead. face
in porphyry carrying strinRers OF quartz.
The southeast drift 10 also 10 porphyry
and quartz and is making usual progress.
SAVAGE.
Ths shaft force was engaged during
the week in repairing the shalt. The
station force completed that WORK
and are o engaged upon some repairs
in the incline near the 1900 station.
The drift force was continued in driving
the 10Th level drift.
HALE L SoRcRoss.
Are cutting down west DRIFT on the
2i00 level. Have commenced an upraise;
also a wiuzs down in the ore on the 2lOO
level. Repairs are nearing completion.
BENTON.
On the 2050 level crosscut No. l has
been extended ~ feet since last report.
Total length. 2l9 feet. The diamond
drill was set 10 the face today.
cHoLLAR.
Running south into Potosi on the
24O0 level and making good progress.
The formation is porpbyry and quartz
aud carries no water.
UNION SHAFT.
During the past week the shaft has