Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-30
MInlna STATEMENT.

tie Superintendent Of the Comstock
mines TO the offices In Ban Francisco for
the week ending Nay 28:
NEW wELLs-YAHoo.
The water in the shaft has been low.
srsd 10 feet. Have bad . great deal oil
interruption in bsiling. caused BY the
large amount OF old timber and noa'
matter which has been thrown down The
shaft during the long period that vors
has been suspended in the mine. Ex'
poet to have the water all q Of the
shaft BY the last OF the coming week.
A drift has been started south on the
$50 level in Q ANAL vein 40 feet sast oil
the shait. The vein 10 widening - Va
20 south and showing good vein mat
ter, giving some low assays.
CON. VIRGINIA.
On the 20O0 level are bailing out The
joint Best 4 Bslchsr Wine. preparatory
to connecting with the upraise from thu
$500. On the $500 level the progress
in the uprsiss has been 10 feet. tn,
Joint California east DRIFT has been id
vancsd 81 feet. On the $500 level the
Joint California east crosscut has beer
advanced Is feet, and the south drif,
extended IL feet.
On the $500 level the joint California
vinxs has been sunk and timbered II
feet. The joint Mexican east vinz.
has been sunk and timbersd II
feet. On the 2700 level the joint Mexi'
car east crosssut has been extended IL
feet; also, are connecting up the plunesl
pump at the 2700 station. Repairing
the shaft ct the 1900 station.
MEXICAN.
On the $500 level the joint Union Con
solidatsd winzs has been sunk and tim
bsrsd 10 feet, and the Ophir east winzs
has been sunk and timbsrsd IL feet
On the 27O0 level the joint Ophir sss'
erosscut has been extended 10 feet; also,
are connecting the plupssr pump at thu
2700 station.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been run an average ol
~ hours per day. consuming AZ cords
Of wood per day. Have two miners work
ing on 1900 level. Al Formsn shaft have
extended Sutro tunnel DRIFT 80 feet; tota
length. 1874 feet. Excavation for 1900
pluneer pump station will DO complstst
this evening.
srERRA NEVADA.
On the $500 level have repaired 20(
feet Of the east shaft. On the 2600 lsve
have repaired $50 feet Of the north latsrs
drift; also, on this level. the joint Unior
Consolidated east winxs has been sunl
and umbsred - feet. During the pas
week 32l 400. 1000 tons OF ere have
been raised.
ovERMAN.
North drift, 2275 level. has been ex'
tended 81 feet; total length. 632 feet.
| At Forman shaft will have the excava'
ton for 1900 plunger pump station com.
| pleted this evening. Have extended
Sutro tunnel DRIFT 50 feet; total length,
l64 feet.
The pumps are in place at the ls0(
level, and arc nov putting In the column
and pumprod. Are also overhaulinl
pumping engine and preparing Il for thu
extra duty 1t will have to perform whsr
the lower pumps are connected.
CALIFORNIA.
On the 1000 level the drift north from
No. I Wine has been advanced Is feet
On the $500 level the joint Con. Virgins
east orosscut has been extended IS feet,
and the joint Ophir east winxs has beer
sunk and timbsred IL feet.
The incline has been sunk and tim
bered, since last report, Is feet. Th'
ground 10 becoming . little softer. Tit
south drift on the 2l60 level has beer
advanced II feet during the past week.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the 2500 level the joint Mexical
winzs has been sunk and timbered II
feet, and the joint Sierra Nevada WING
has been sunk and numbered II feet.
xrSrucx.
Are making fair progress In srectinI
the hoistine-works. Expect to erect tn
Rallows frame today. and have the On
CINE running ten days hence.
IMPERIAL.
Repairing the s00 bob station. Thi
work progresses very slowly. owing Il
the intense heat and IL will be some tim
before 1t 10 completed.
@. ". .. snArr.
Operations are Of Q standstnl a. 70
CARDS the hydraulic pump. owing to tn
non-arnval Of the machinery from Bal
Francisco.
HALE 4 SoRcRoss.
Have run 80 feet north OF the 240'
station, and commenced ~excavating 10
. wipzs station. The pumps are runninI
steadily.
UNION sHArr.
The Union shalt has been sunk an
timbsred nine feet. Are easing timber
ut the 1900, 2400 aud $500 stations.
SAVAGE.
Have only machinists employed o.
the surface. No work 10 being don
underground.
O., 4 G. AND .. 4 y. SHAFT.
Pump work 10 rapidly nearing com
plstion. Will move the pump Thursday
nakisg Nc Hesduay Against ~
water.
The Yellow Jacket pumps Tor fou
hours today failed to make any hssdva,
against the water. which remains fou
feet below the cap Of the 2700 level