Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-09
MINING STATEMENTS.

Following statements have been sent py
the Superintendent . OF the Comstock
mines to the offices in San Francisco Tor
the week ending August 6:
UTAH.
The main incline has been sunk and
tiubered IS feet the past week. On the
| 1850 level the east drift has been ad-
ysuced 40 feet ; total length, 1853 feet.
SIERRA EvADA
On the $500 level the upraise to con-
meet with the vertical shaft at the 100
level has been extended l6 feet. On
the 2i00 level the diamond drill has
been put in 100 feet from the end Of the
crosscut started 903 feet north OF the In.
cline. On the 2500 level connection has
been made with the Union shalt. and the
incline 10 now being stripped Of pumps
and water and air pipes from the $500
to the $500 level.
UNION SHAFT.
Cutting out the tank pit at the $500
station. The work Of raising the south
compartment 10 now in progrsss at six
several points. an opening having been
made at the 100 level.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the 24OO level No. 2 winzs has
been sunk and timbsred 9 feet. On
the $500 level the northeast DRIFT
from the Union shalt is connected with
the Sierra Nevada incline. The south
drift has been extended and timbsrsd
up q distance Of 20 feet. The north
drift from the Ophir incline has passed
through the Mexican ground and 10 into
the Union Consolidated = distance OF z
feet.
PHI
On the 1900 level the southwest DRIFT
has been extended "a feet. On the 1000
level the California joint east crosscut
has been advanced 20 feet. On the 2S00
level the California joint upraiss has
been extended Is feet. On the $500
level the joint Mexican east crosscut has
been extended 40 feet and the south DRIFT
IS feet.
On the $500 level the east crosscut has
been extended 81 feet. The work Of
cutting out 4 drain In the main north
drift il still continued. On the 2oOO
level the joint 0phir crosscut has been
extended l9 feet. The north drift has
been advanced 50 feet to the line.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
The Joint Best & Belchsr winzs has
been sunk and timbered 10 feet during
the past week. On the $500 level the
south drift has been advanced IL feet
and is nov being timbered up. During
the week 1897 tons Of ore have been sx-
tracted and ssnt to mills. Average
assays had not yesterday been received
from the mills, but the ore Is OF the
same quality as that heretofore worked.
CALIFORNIA.
On the 1900 level the joint Ophir east
crosscut has been extended 20 feet. On
the $500 level the north drift has been
extended l9 feet and the joint Ophir up
raise Is feet. During the week 549 Ions
Of ore, OF the usual quality. have been
extracted and sent to the mills.
C. 4 C. sHAYr.
The shaft has been sunk and tim
bered nine feet during the week. making
q total Of l0S feet below the $500 level
and eight feet below the 2400.
GOULD 4 CURRY M srsr 4 srLsHER
SHAFT.
Shaft sunk aud timbsred during the
past week rs feet; total depth. AGO feet.
The bottom Of the shaft IL dry.
During the past week the incline has
been repaired and retimbered 8 feet;
total distance repaired and retimbered
above the 1900 level. 172 feet. Have
repaired and rstimbersd the main shalt
6 feet; total distance repaired and re-
timbered above the 1900 level. 81 feet.
Raise from north drift. 1900 level, has
been extended Q distance Of "a feet.
The frst 20 feet passed through heavy
clay, mixed with quartz and porphyry.
For the next z feet we have low.grade
ore, with the same material now In the
face OF the upraise. On the 9th We
completed the 1900 level bulkhsad, and
stopped the main pump this morning.
The bulkhsad In the 2+00 level DRIFT
from Chollar.N orcross-S Savage shaft was
also finished on the 9Th, and we have
closed OF the water last struck in said
drift. Have commenced bulkheadinR
the water frat struck at . point about 50
feet from the mouth OF the drift.
HALE 4 SoRcRoss.
On the 2400 level . station and chute
have been completed. The station is
3lI2lxll feet in size. Air and water
pipes have been placed in position.
switches laid and q drift started to the
southwest.
cHoLLAR.
In case the Savage bulkhssds prove
successful In holding back the water We
shall tart the drift south toward Potosi
ground at once.
NEIGHBOUR.
The diamond drill 10 in SO feet In Q
northwesterly direction from the main
drift, 1900 level. The formation passed
through is quartz and porphyry.
ALPHA CON.
The north drift. Alpha 2sl0 level, il
In 253 feet; face in clay and porphyry.
con. rNPrnIAL.
The west crssscut south Of south
winzs, $500 level. Imperial. II In 20