Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-20
MlNINo STATEMENTS.


the Superintendent Of the Comstock
mines to the offices in San Francisco for
tho week ending December IL:
UNION con.
During the past week 405 tons and
1900 pounds OF ore have BEEN extracted
and 453 tons and 1900 pounds hsv. been
sent to the mills; assay value. $50 So.
On the 25O0 level drillhele No. 3 has
been extended 100 feet; assays. from u
trace to So. The Joint Mexican upraise
has been extended 90 feet; the joint
NJ. xican west crosscut IL feet; the joint
Mexican east crosscut "a feet. and the
Joint Sierra Nevada east crosscut "a feet.
Z NEVADA.
On the $500 level the incline has been
raised 20 feet; total height. 374 feet. On
the $500 level the north DRIFT has been
advanced IS feet; total length. 400 feet;
the joint Union Consolidated crosscut
has been advanced "a feet; total length,
1873 feet; west crosscut No. 2 has been
extended IL feet. The Union shaft has
been extended four feet; total below 2oOO
level. IS feet. During the week loS
tons aud 1900 pounds Of ore have been
raised. assaying from SIG to Sill per
ton.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week $40 tons OF ore
have been extracted and sent to the
mills; assay value. SIS IS per ton. On
the $500 level the north drift has been
advanced Ave feet and connected with
the south drift from the Ophir. The
joint 0phir east crosscut has been eX.
tended 40 feet. On me $500 level the
south drift from the Ophir line has been
advanced 10 ieet; progress in the joint
0phir upraiss, eight feet.
HALr 4 soKeRoss
On the 10th instant Q drillhols was
started west from the face OF the west
crosscu, On the 2iO0 level. After boring
through IS feet OF quartz and porphyry
the bit was broken of the drill. FROM
the point where the bit was Loaf the dis
lance to the west wall 10 not less than
40 feet. During the week "a tons oil
ore. ~asssyiug S43 rs. were extracted
from the 2l0O level.
MEXICAN.
On the $500 level the joint Ophir east
winzs has been sunk and tinb.rrd IL
feet; the joint Union Consolidated up
raise has been extended 70 feet; the
joint Union Consolidated west crosscut
IL feet; the JOINT Union Consolidated
east crosscut "a feet. aud the join. Ophir
west crosscut IS feet.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
During the past week 7S3 tons OF ore
have been extracted aud sent to the
mills: assay value. $40 % per ten. On
the $500 level the south lateral drift has
been advanced % feet. Bullion shipped
during the week. SIS. 1886 %.
oPHrR.
On the $500 level the joint Mexican
cas-, wiuze has been sunk and timberrd
- feet: the joint Mexican west crosscut
extended % feet; joint California up.
False extended 20 feet. On the 23U0
level the California east crosscut has
Oeen Az icet'
ovERMAS.
Have made fair progress opening sta
ton In winze at u point 375 feet below
1900 level. No work done in incline
upraise during the past week. FormaD
shaft has been sunk aud timbersd 20
iest; total depth. 1875 feet.
TAN
During the past week the east DRIFT on
the 1850 level has been extended II feet.
The east drift on the 2l50 level has been
advanced 81 feet. There has been no
change Of ground worthy Of note.
c. a C. SHAFT.
The shaft has been sunk and timbered
four feet; total depth below the $500
level, l79 feet. We NJ preparing to
run the diamond drill down to explore
the ground for water.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have run IN average OF l3'.
hours per day. consuming 9 cords oi
wood per day. Formsn shalt has been
sunk aud tiuber.d 20 feet; total depth.
1875 ieet.
ORIGINAL KEYSTONE.
The shaft 10 making good progress.
being down about 290 feet. The bottom
uf the shaft Is in good blasting ground,
which Is full Of small seams Of quartz.
CON.
Have don. very little the past week
e1crp, pumping water. Our 1000 level
is now Tree Of water. aud we are engaged
IN cleaning out the drifts on this level.
UNION SHAFT.
Taking up the water at the bottom OF
tho shalt. cutting out tankpit at the
1000 level. q bobpit at the 22OO level aud
easing timbsrs at the 2i0O station.
SAVAGE.
The force was engaged in repairing
shaft, driving tenth level drift. and in
work upon stations and dtiits In the
lower part Of mine.
C. n. =. SHAFT.
The two lower sections Of the by.
draulio pipe 10 in place aud secured. Are
now waiting for material from The foun.
dry in San Francisco.
PoTosI.
Drift run 81 feet. No material change
in the formation OF ground since last
week.
u. 4 @. AND y. 4 u. sHAfT.
Shaft sunk 80 feet; total depth. 1895
feet.
MINING LETTERS.
Yellow Jacket.