Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-18
MINING STATEMENTS.

Following statements have been sent BY
the Superintendent Of the Comstock
mines 70 the Offices In Ban Francisco for
the week ending July 10:
sIxARA NEVADA.
A station 10 being cut out OF the 2700
level Of the joint Union Consolidated
wipzs. East crosscut No. ! has been
extended 20 feet and east crosscut No. .
IS feet. West crosscut No. 2 upraise on
$500 level has been extended IL feet.
| During the week Al tons and 800 pounds
Of ore, ssssyins $40 per ton, have been
extracted.
CON-. VIRGINIA.
On the $500 level the joint Best 4
| Bslcher east crosscut has been advanced
30 feet. On the 25O0 level are cutting
out Q station for . joint California winEe.
Also ON this level are running . drift
snuth from the bottom Of the O. 4 G..
shaft for . stump; progress, ~ feet.
| During the week bullion to the value OF
S24Os 05 was shipped.
ovraMAS.
The DRIFT ON the 2276 level has been
extended 81 feet. The last 80 feet has
been In harder ground that stands with.
out timbsring. Forman shaft has been
sunk and timbsred 20 feet; total depth.
2070 feet. Struck . strong dow OF
water on the l4th instant and had to put
the sinking pump down.
xExIcAs.
On the $500 level OF the joint Union
Con. winzs . drill hols has been driven
leo feet. The joint 0phir east winfs
has been sunk seven feet. and . station
IL being cut out ct the 1900 level. Tho
main north lateral drift. 27oo level. has
been extended "a feet.
ALTA.
The 1850 pumps were started up oil
right on Sunday last and are working
we'll. The rock In the bottom II bsoom.
ing harder ; In consequences have been
obliged to carry down the large com.
pressed air pipe and put In the Ingsrsoll
drill, which are now running In the bot.
tom. Depth Of shaft, 1924 feet.
During the week 81 tons Of ore. a..
saying Sit per ton have been extracted
from the 1000 level. On the $500 level
are cutting out Q station for . joint Con.
Virginia WINS. The joint OPhir winzs
on this level has been sunk and tim.
bersd II feet during the past week.
Pumps have been run an average OF
nine hours per day. consuming 4 IL
cords OF wood per day. Forman shaft
has been sunk and timbsrsd 20 feet;
total depth. 2070 feet. The strong dow
Of water struck on the 1<th instant II
~dsorsasing.
On the $500 level the joint Mexican
east winzs was sunk and timbsrsd seven
feet; also, are cutting out q station at
the 1900 level. The joint California
wipxs on the $500 level has been sunk
and timbsrsd II feet.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
At the 2700 level Of the joint Sierra
Nevada winzs Q station Ia being cut out.
On the $500 level Of the joint Mexican
Wine the drill hole has been extended
100 feet.
CON. TNPERIAL.
Are making favorable progress with
operations on the 1000 level. and work
on the $500 10 being advanced a. rapidly
a the condition Of The mine will permit.
HALr 4 SoncRoss.
Owing to Q large increase Of hot water
have sunk but eight feet In the wipzs
going down from the 2400 level. The
water IL gradually decreasing.
UNION sHAyr.
Are cutting out . station at the 2700
level; also Q pump foundation, and are
easing timbsrs at the $500 and 24o0
stations.
Brsr a BKLcHER.
Con. Virginia joint east crosseut. $500
level, extended 80 feet; total length "
feet.
o. 4 O.. AND .. 4 \. sHATT.
The shaft has obtained . depth OF
2076 feet. The rock 10 hard blasting.
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