Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-21
THE COMSTOCK.
Latest Official Mining News.
For the Week Ending Wednesday,
July 81, 1850.
work ~ M North Fad and she
Union Pump-vsnsiiasfou Ssush
Savage and It's Buikhsads-The
General Outiook.

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General Outiook.
The market shows opposite phases.
It's general dullnsss indicates apathy
and distrust. and its slight responses as
work in the mines progresses and nsars
objective points Ghows anxiety and an
u~ndsrcurrent Of faith in the future which
in NO other way reaches the surface.
All seem to be in what the transeendsnt-
alists call "an active state OF unrest"
North Bonanza il raising 10 tons OF
ore per day from the 100 level.
The Union pump on the 250o level Is
the key to the north end. 1t will be
connected tomorrow and started immsdi.
atsly. This will admit Of the draining
Of the Sierra Nevada incline. the con-
Meeting Of the northwest drift, $500 OF
Union, with the station OF the incline.
vsptilate the workings from winzs No. l
south, allow Of operations both ways to
connect the Union shaft with the incline
on the $500 level. loosen the bands
which bind Sierra Nevada and deter
prosecuting on the 240O level north,
and permit the opening up Of the $500
level Of Union.
Operations further south look to ven.
tilstion on q grand scale. This will be
accomplished through four WINES
through ophir. California. Con. Vir.
ginia aud Best i Bslcher.
Savage il bulkheading against water.
There il no doubt about the success OF
these bulkhsads. and they will cut Of
oil the dow except that from the old
north drift, 1900 level. which so long
flooded that mine and Hale 4 Norcross.
These bulkhesds will DO 10 far COM
plsted in three weeks a. to allow Chollar
to resume operations on the 24O0 level
"A step in permanent advance which
will DO most welcome to that mine and
to the public.
The general outlook is therefore On.
c~Oursging. The ~endssvors making to
operate Crown Point and Belcher
through the Jacket are progressing we'll
and offer some signs Of coming rssump.
ton there OF interesting operations.
Below will DO found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation in each up TO the hour OF
going to press:
Union Consolidated.
Still cutting the drain in the main lat
eral drift. $500 level. Wine No. 2 is
down so feet below the 240O level.
South drift from winze No. l toward
this Wine is still in low.grade quartz
containing places OF greater value, but
not milling ore AZ q whole. The north.
east drift from Union shalt toward
Sierra Nevada incline station. $500
level, is averaging Z feet per day; total
length today, ll5 feet. The south drift
from the shaft is averaging 9 feet per
day; total length. l05 feet. For other
operations touching the mine, see Union
shaft report.
The joint Mexican crosscut east on
the 1000 level and to the Sutro tunnel
north lateral will be completed this
week. The joint California raise from
the $500 level il advancing as rapidly as
the extreme heat will allow. 1t 10 de-
signed to connect with the joint Wine
from the 1000 level for ventilation. On
the $500 level usual progress Is making
in all the work, including preparations
to run the diamond drill for prospecting
purposes.
Califernis.
The north drift on the $500 level IL
making usual progress in vein material.
It is designed to complete the connection
on this level between the O. 4 @. and
Union shafts. The crosscut joint With
Ophir and running east on the 2ooo
level, from which q winzs will DO Junk
TO the $500 level. 10 progressing well.
| Sinking at the c. 4 G. shaft Is going on
and the 24O0 level will oon DO reached.
when another pump station, etc., will Do
opened up.
Consolidated virEiais.
Tbs ioipt Bsst 4 Belcher WINE from
the 1000 level designed to connect with
the $500 level has been commenced. No.
1 crosscut east on 1000 level Is averaging
three feet per day through good vein
material carrying quartz IN stringeis'
The south DRIFT on the $500, to reach the
Joint Best ( Belcher winzs when down
to that level, is making usual progress,
and continues in vein material.
savage.
The north drift on the 1900 level has
been swung round into . crosseut for tho
purpose Of prospecting at q greater dis.
lance from the shaft the eleven feet OF
low. grade ore cut in the crosscut east
after the clay wall wal cut through.
B~ulkbsading on the 24O0 level against
the water, on the 1900 and In the incline.
Mexican.
For workings joint with Ophir see re-
port Of that mine. The drill run on the
$500 level has developed nothing Of i'm.
p~ortancs ~ yet, but some water has been
encountered. The north drift, $500
level. is making excellent progress, and
Is without particular change Of material.
Uuien Shaft.
The $500 pump 10 not yet running.
bu, tomorrow connections will DO made
and 1, will bs started as soon as these
are completed. The work OF raising the
south compartment Is nov going on a.
ave points, operations having been
commenced on the 1000 level.
Hale 4 Noreross.
The endsavor to bulkhssd the Zoo