Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-29
MINING STATEMENTS.

the Superintendent Of the Comstock
mines to the offices in San Francisco for
the week ending November a.:
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the $500 level the west drift from
the upraiss has been extended "a feet;
the east DRIFT from the bottom OF No. !
wipze has been extended 10 feet; south.
l6 feet; joint Mexican upraiss, 20 feet;
west crosscut No. / from south drift has
been extended II feet; joint Mexican
east crosseut has been extended IS feet,
and the joint Sierra Nevada east cross-
cut Al feet. From the 240O and $500
levels 227 tons Of ore. assaying $2S IS
per ton, have been extracted.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week COS tons Of ore.
asssying S23 06. have been extracted
from the slopes on the 1850 level. On
the $500 level the north drift has been
extended II feet; the south DRIFT from
the Ophir line has been extended ii
feet, aud the joint Ophir east erosscut
has been advanced 26 feet. On the $500
level the south DRIFT from the Ophir line
has been advanced AZ feet.
Porosr.
The drift south on the 24O0 level has
been extended 48 feet in very hard rock.
During the "a hours ending this morn
ing the material through which the drills
have been run shows signs OF getting
softer. The 48 feet Of DRIFT made have
been through ground devoid Of moisture.
No increased demand has been made by
this company On the pumping capacity
OF the O. N. s. shalt.
MEXICAN.
On the $500 level the joint east winzs
has been sunk and timbered IA feet; the
Union Consolidated upraise has been
extended 90 feet; the joint Union Con-
solidsted west crosscut II feet; the joint
Union Consolidated east crosscut 46
feet. and the joint Ophir west crosscut
IS feet.
oyIRMAS.
Wine has been sunk and timbsrsd 81
feet; total depth below 1900 level. 37l
feet. Incline upraiss has been extended
81 feet, through porphyry and seams OF
quartz. Forman shaft has been sunk
and timbered 20 feet; total depth 1920
feet /; rock In bottom 10 very hard and
tough.
The new incline pumps mentioned
Last week started on Monday and every.
thing about the pump line Is working
we'll. The east DRIFT on the lsoO level
has been extended l5 feet. The ground
still continues hard. On the 2l50 level
the east drift has been advanced 10 feet.
CONSOLIDATED vIEoISIA.
During the past week s9l tons Of ore
have been extracted from the 1850 level
slopes, Of the assay value Of $40 ~.
On the $500 level the south DRIFT has
been extended 80 feet. Duriug the
week bullion to the value Of $6S, soy u
has been shipped.
oPHIR.
On the $500 level the joint Mexican
u wipzs has been sunk and timbered
IA ieer, md the joint NJ. Iicsn west cross
Gu, has been advanced % feet. On the
$500 level the California east crosscut
has been extended 26 feet.
sIERnA NEVADA.
The uprdss frsm the $500 level has
been advanced az feet; total height, 800
feet. On the $500 level the north drift
has been extended 80 feet; total length,
3ls feet. During the week 62 tens Of
ore were extracted.
uALr 4 SoRcRoss.
The crosscut west on the 2400 level is
out GA feet. During the present week
AZ tons Of Die. assaying $50 45 per ton.
have been hoisted from the 2l00 level.
On the 26th instant II car loads Of ore
were hoisted.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have run an average OF To-.
hours per day, consuming z 81 cords of
wood per day. Forman shaft has been
sunk and timbersd 20 feet; total depth.
1920 feet; rock in bottom IL very hard
and tough.
con. IMPERIAL.
Are overhauling the pumps from the
1000 level to the surface and repairing
damage caused by the Ere. Water on
$500 level is mp to the top Of the DRIFT.
UNION sHArr.
Cutting out tank-pit ut the 1900 level
aud bob-pit at the 1900 station; also. cas-
ing ,imbers ut the 2i00 station. Drill
ing in the bottom OF the shaft.
C. ". =. sHArr.
Work going on n usual. The pipe
for the hydraulic pumPs has been re,
ceiysd, and Monday or next day will
commence putting 1t In place.
O. 4 c. AND 3. 4 D. sHArr.
Sunk aud timbsrsd the shalt during
the past week 80 feet; total depth, lsi5
feet.
Repairing the shaft and incline and
running the DRIFT as usual on the tenth
level.
c. A c. SHAFT.
The shaft has been sunk 36 fest below
the $500.