Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-28

The Floods Enumsrased- Chollar
aud Beleher Deisg Nsshiss bat
Raising water.
It seems to trouble people to tell what
IL the matter with stocks now. The
break yesterday was . surprise. Such
movements we're formerly laid to the
Ursa Major Of California street; but
Mark Mcdonald can nj longer BE- con.
sidsrsd q factor in the equation. Then
il was Kssrnsy and the new Constitu'
ton Of California; but Ksarney is In
prison and the new Constitution not 20
very bad in its effects after all. Last
winter IL was the California Legislature;
but that has adjourned. and stocks are
lower than ever. The undetermined
quantity in the stock equation IL un-
questionably Q development.
Just now there 10 more water raised
along the Comstock than ever before.
The Union pumps at four strokes per
minute and with double columns OF
l4.inch plungsrs. 10.foot stroke. are
raising no. less than 1000 gallons per
day. ophir and the @. 4 O. shaft are
pumping also. The @. N. s. shaft yes
tsrday lowered the water which Aovs to
its pumps. including the recent influx
from the Savage drift. 2400 level, about
Is feet. It's double column Of l5.ineh
plungsrs. s.foot stroke, are running
sever strokes per minute. and two bail.
ing tanks Of HOO gallons each are oper-
ated. The tanks raise to the surface.
the pumps to the Sutro tunnel level.
Together they raise l4.OOo,o 600 pounds
Of water per day or 1850, 900 gallons.
Savage pumps about a75. 900 gallons and
the Hale & Norcross the same. Jacket
is bsilius at least $40. 900 gallons. The
Forman shaft is raising soc. 900 gallons
and Belcher a. much. Not taking smaller
works into the account, over 5000, 900
gallons per day are raised.
The Union pumps are draining the
Sierra Nevada incline. The @. N. 8.
shaft pumps and tanks prevent work in
Chollar and in the face Of the drift for
the Savage incline. Yesterday the sub.
drain in this drift wa completed and
the water let into 1t. When 1t drains
down work there and in the Chollar drift
will DO resumed.
When the Bslcher an again take the
water bailsd BY the Jacket the Grown
Point will begin connections on the 27O0
level with the Jacket shait. This means
business.
Belohsr. like Chollsr. can do nothing
but pump. Compressed air cannot even
be spared to resume work with on the
2760 level or to run the blowers to vsnti-
late the workings there, which are very
hot.
In the light Of the foregoing II IL
hardly to DO wondered at II stocks are
somewhat depressed. But this cannot
last long.
Below will be found authentic and re-
liable reports Of the mines, showing the
situation Of each up to the hour OF GO
ing to press:
sierra Nevada.
From the north drift on the $500
level, after drilling ahead to guard
against water. . drift has been started
west on the line OF the proposed raise to
connect with the main shaft Of the mine.
This work was commenced but ysster.
day and there is no change Of formation
to note. The north drift on the $500
level reached . point 73S feet north OF
the east WINE and has been discontin-
ned for the present, the face in q prom.
ising formation Of quartz and porphyry.
The crosscut east, TOO feet north Of
the east Wine. has also been stopped;
total length, "A feet. The north drift
on the 2iO0 level is making from FIVE to
eight feet per day; total distance north
Of the winzs 1875 feet. the face in good
vein matter. The crossout east on this
level Is making three feet per day; total
lsnth, 81 feet, the face looking well.
Consoiidased virginia.
The G. & @. shaft Is being continued
on down; total depth. 1880 feet. The
Joint Californis crosscut east on the $500
level continues in q heavy vein material
carrying clay and quartz; total length,
So feet. The similar crosscut on the
2200 level Is in vein matter; total length,
3l5 feet. For workings joint with Best
4 Belcher zee report Of that mine. Work
in the drift to connect with the Sutro
tunnel north lateraf Is progressing well.
Men have been withdrawn for q very
short time from the 1750 level on &C.
count OF the rocks shaken down by the
blasts in the tunnel. The bottom OF the
north lateral branch OF the Sutro tunnel
10 but 9 feet above the top Of the drift
on the 1850 level.
Ophir.
Today . crosscut was started east on
the $500 level joint with Mexican, the
object being to reach . point where q
raise can be made to connect with the
Joint Wine coming down from the $500
level. The east DRIFT on the $500 level
in 335 feet in length. the face still in q
very heavy vein formation carrying clay
and quartz. Good progress Is now
made In sinking the joint Mexican winzs
from the $500 level. the engine being in
place at It's head. The contemplated
crosscut east from the north end Of the
driit north on the 2200 level has been
commenced. The work 10 progressing
we'll in good-lookins vein material.
C~aliserais.