Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-25
MINING STATEMENTS.

/ I0IQtIly IVA W. ~ -
connection will give sufficient ventilation
to thoroughly prospect that portion OF
the mine where the ore was found.
Were obliged to put in Q piece OF new
rod at the 1900 station. Also put in
new rollers, repaired some bob stations
and overloaded the v.bob. 90 that now
the pump shaft 10 in good repair. The
pump 10 running very satisfactorily and
can handle all the water which may 10 en-.
countered from drill holes and cr%osscuts.
The steam cylinders. pipes. etc.. OF the
pump engine have received . thorough
coating OF asbestos.
SIERRA SxvADA.
The incline raise from the $500 level
to connsct with the bottom OF the YER
teal shaft at the 100 level 10 up 2Oo
feet. The drift west from the top OF the
east winze has been advanced IL feet;
total length. 80 feet. On the 24OO level
the vest DRIFT on the line Of the incline
has been advanced 10 feet. On the $500
level the north drift has been advanced
| "a feet; total length. 1876 feet. The vest
DRIFT has been advanced - feet; total.
l27 feet. The station at the bottom OF
the WINE from the 24OO level IL about
completed. The winzs II eaved at the
bottom and IL being cleared out and re-
timbersd.
wiuze from 1900 level has been sunk
and timbsred % feet; total depth, 26l
feet. No indications Of water. Incline
| upraise has been extended IL feet. and
work suspended for . few days while
placing q donkey engine on the 700
level, at foot Of incline, with which to
hoist timbsrs up the incline. Sinking
Forman shaft has been suspended
while cutting stations for pump and
bob; also q station ut the Sutro tunnel
level.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the $500 level the south drift from
the Union shalt has been extended ~
feet; in the south drift from No. l Wine
the grade is being cut down; east Cross
cut No. l is being timbered up; east
crosscut No. 2 has been extended % feet;
the south drift from the upraiss has been
extended l6 feet; No. ! wiazs has been
sunk and timbersd six feet, passing
through streaks Of quartz assaying from
So to SIS. A chamber is being cut out
for a joint Union and Mexican upraiss.
MEXICAN.
On the 1900 level the main north lat
eral drift 10 being repaired. On the
$500 level tho grade in the main north
lateral drift Is being cut down; are cut.
ting out . chamber for o joint Ophir
Wine and also O chamber for . joint
| Union Consolidated Wine; timbering
the joint Ophir east crosscut; the joint
| Ophir and Mexican west crosscut has
been extended eight feet and west Cross
cut No. l has been extended four feet.
con. IMPERIAL.
The east crosscut $50 feet south OF
the north WINE is In "a feet, face IN
hard porphyry. The drift north from
south Wine. 2l35 level. 10 in A feet.
| Our pump station at GOO level caved in
| Friday, which intsrfersd with running
| the pump. In the mea1time The Belcher
10 taking most Of our water on the 2OOo
level. It will take US four or i've days
to remove the debris and rstimbsr the
station.
The work Of opening the station at
the 2l50 level. and also the tank pit be-
low this level. Ia progressing well. The
east drift on the 1850 level has been
extended % feet since last report. Total
distance east OF incline. 405 feet. The
pumprods mentioned 10 last weeks letter
have arrived and We are now engaged IN
putting them in place. The new pump
at tn. 1850 level will be started up next
Monday.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week l470 tons Of ore
have been extracted from the slopes OF
the 1850 level. OF the assay value OF
$40 "A Der ton. On the 1000 level the
Joint Ophir wipze has been sunk IA
feet. On the $500 level are engaged In
timbering up the north drift; the joint
Ophir upraiss has been extended IA feet,
and the drift south from the Ophir line
has been extended % feet.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
Daring the past week 1878 tons o: ore
were extracted from the slopes OF the
1850 level; assay value, $22 30. On the
1000 level the joint Best and Belehsr
Wine has been sunk seven feet. and No.
I winze has been sunk six feet. On the
$500 level the south DRIFT has been adj
vanced II feet. and No. ! upraiss ex-
tended eight feet.
No. 1 erosscut, ON the 2050 level. has
been extended 46 feet during the past
week; total length. 2l1 feet. The face
OF the DRIFT 10 in vein porphyry. The
| diamond drill in crosscut No. 2 has pen.
etratsd go feet east. and the last 70
feet seemed to be in metal bearing
quartz. There is but little water coming
from the drill. hole.
oPHIR.
During the past week there have been
extracted on the 1000 level 1874 tons and
1900 pounds OF ore. On the 1000 level
the joint California winzs has been sunk
l6 feet. On the $500 level the joint
California upraiss has been extended IA
feet. On the $500 level are cutting out
q chamber for q joint Mexican and Ophir
winze.
HALE 4 SoRcRoss.
Repairs are still being continued on
the vertical shaft and the various bob.
pits on the 1000 level. The east drifts
are making good progress. The grading
down OF the main south drift on the 2400
level IL still progressing.
BENTON.
During the past week crosscut No. l.
on the 1850 level, has been extended Il
feet; total length. 1856 feet. The rock In
the face 10 considerably harder than at
last report. but otherwise shows no
change Of consequences.
SAVAGE.
Dur;no tbe week the shalt force was