Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-05
MINING STATEMENTS.

MINING STATEMENTS.
Following statements have been sent BY
the superinsendsns Of tho Comstoek
mines to the offices in Ban Francisco for
the week ending July q:
surHo TUNNEL.
The track has been repaired In the
main tunnel since last week. The
south lateral drift has been advanced 81
feet; total distance. 4023 feet; rock very
soft and requiring timbering. The first
SO feet Of the weeks progress was
through very favorable ground and the
last Is feet Was through dscomposed
andssits and clay seams The last 10
feet Of this ground was very soft and II
became necessary to use false sets and
drive tagging ahead and use breast
boards, consequently during the last two
days progress was delayed.
SIERRA EvApA
On the 2700 level the joint Union
Consolidated drift has been advanced IS
feet; total length. SO feet. On the $500
level the joint Union Consolidated Wine
has been sunk and timbered 10 feet.
East crosscut No. I has been advanced
80 feet: No. 2. 30 feet. and No. 8, 10
feet. Drill hole No. 3 has been ad-
vancsd las feet. and No. 1. 1l2 feet.
During the week s64H tons OF ore.
asssying S24 per ton. have been raised.
MEXICAN.
On the $500 level the joint Union Con.
solidated WINE has been sunk and tim.
bersd nine feet. and the joint 0phir east
winxs eight feet. The tank station at
the $500 level has been completed. On
the 2700 level the main north lateral
drift has been extended Is feet.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week 81 100000 tons
Of ore have been extracted from the 1000
level. On the $500 are cutting out Q
station for the joint Consolidated Vir-
ginia Wine. The joint 0phir winze.
on the $500 level. has been sunk and
timbsred II feet.
con. VIRGINIA.
On the $500 level the joint Best &
Belchsr east DRIFT has been advanced II
feet. On the $500 level are cutting out
Q station for the joint California wipze.
On this level south drift No. 2 has been
extended II feet. and the southssst drill
hole 20 feet.
Since the last report 70 have sunk
and timbsred the shaft IA feet; total
depth. 2l08 feet. The bottom Is In the
same gypsum aud iron formation re-
ported last week. It IL very hard sink
ing and the water Ia increasing.
CON-. IMPERIAL.
Are pushing operations IN the 1000
level and have resumed work on the
$500. The connection on the 2G00 level
with the Jacket IL entirely closed. but
every sndeavor will be made to reopen
1t a. soon a. possible.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the $500 level the joint Mexican
| WINE has been sunk md timbered nine
feet; the joint Sierra Nevada WINE has
been sunk and timbsrsd 10 feet. The
east DRIFT on the 2700 level has been e.
tended IS feet.
On the $500 level the joint California
WINE has been sunk and timbsred IL
feet. and the joint Mexican east Wine
eight feet. Ths tank station at the $500
level has been completed.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been run an average oil
eleven hours per day. consuming i've
cords OF wood per day. Formsn shaft
has been sunk and timbsred Is feet;
total depth. 203O feet.
ovrRMAS.
North drift has bsen extended 80 feet.
Ground slaoks 90 much that II requires
timbsring. Forman shaft has been sunk
and timbsrsd 26 feet; total depth 1850
feet.
UNION sHArT.
Are cutting out q station at the 2700
level and easing timbsrs at the 1900.
2200, 2400 and $500 levels.
BEST 4 srLcHrR.
East crosscut. $500 level, extended "a
feet; G. 4 G. joint shaft sunk 20 feet.
O. 4 c. AND .. 1 .. sHArT.
Sunk and timbered 20 feet; total
depth. 20s5 feet.
NEW YORK.
The pumps are running a usual.