Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-25
THR COMSFOCK.
Official Mining News.
For the week Ending Wednesday.
Nay IS, 1881.

For the week Ending WEDNESDAYS
Nay IS, 1881.
The UnSsa Dhan - aissra Nsvsas
Crssseasa-savaxs ssa Hale q
Nsrcrsss Pu0plsg-c. NJ. Ramp
,Rspairsd-Css. Imperial Break
dewn-Exsssesing ore
There 10 not much encouragement TO
b. derived BY stockholders from the in
formation given this week Of the middle
mines or the Gold Hill group.
At the Sierra Nevada Il 10 szpsctsd to
commence prosecuting some time next
week; probably about the lat Of June.
The Union shaft will b. sunk bat "a
feet deeper for some time. II II the In.
tsn,ion Of the Management to run .
drift from the 2700 level Of that mine to
connect With the Sierra Nevada and
Union Con. vinzs. thereby exploring
the ground between. - we'll - making
an air connection.
The Gould 4 Curry and Best & Bel
cher pumprods will Be in place and
everything ready for pumping Tuesday.
The Savage started Ito pump ysstsr-
day, and the Hale 4 Noroross are rum
ming thsirs to ito utmost capacity. In
consequence Of the pump at the Q. N.
8. shaft losing q olack in the supp night
before last, which stopped operations
there until this morning.
The Imperial 600 pumpbob Was cavsd
on and not broken. The effect 10 the
same. and NO pumping will be done
there for . week. In what degree the
accident will affect the Yellow Jacket.
remains to b seen,
Grown Point, Bslchsr and Sierra Ne
vada are the only mines on the Comstoek
iistsd on the Stock Boards now known
to b extracting ore.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour o
going to press:
U.iss Shan.
The shaft II sunk on an average nine
feet per week. II has reached . distance
Of Is feet below the 2700 level and will
BE- sunk "a feet further for . stump. At
IS feet below the 2700 level sinking will
b discontinued for the present and .
drift started from the 2700 level to oon-
meet with the Sierra Nevada and Union
Joint WINE. Shalt timbsrs ct the $500
and 2400 stations are being sassd.
sierra Nevada.
Are raising from IS to 40 tons Of ore
from this mine per day. Repairs are
still being made In the north lateral
drift on the 2500 level and to the east
shait at the $500 lsvsl. Crosscutting
will not b commenced for Q yesk yet.
A driilhols has been started so feet be-
low the 100 level to tap and draw the
water in the bottom Of the new shaft.
Consolidated Virginia.
The usual progress was made during
the past week in all the work In this
mine. Connection will shortly b made
between the uprsiss and winls joint
with Best & Belchsr. which will b Of
much benefit to the latter mine because
OF the Ans circulation OF air secured.
For work joint with. Cslifornis, zee 70.
port Of that mine.
Work has been resumed In the winzs
Joint with California on the $500 level
the past week. The east vinxs joint
with Mexican on that level 10 still pushed
downward. On the 2700 level the east
crossout Joint with Mexican was extended
Is feet the past week. Needed repairs
have been made to the main shaft. All
the work In the mine shows the usual
progress.
pslehss a.A Crews Psiss Air Shaft.
Are still engaged In repairing the shaft
and forcing air down the incline. The
pumps keep the mine free Of. water
above the $500 level. Il will be some
time yet before the drift connecting With
the old Bslchsr works can Be reached
and cleaned ont. but work to that sud Ia
pushed % rapidly - the condition OF
the incline viii admit.
C~aiissrnis.
On the 1000 level the drift north from
No. 1 Wine. from . poin. 80 feet below
that level, has been extsndsd Is feet.
| The Joint Con. Virginia orosscut On the
$500 level wss advanced 50 feet the past
week. The main east drift 10 being en-
lsraed and Q drain cut 10 same to the @.
& @. shaft. Work Was resumed In the
Joint Ophir east wiuxs since last report.
Hale q Nsreress.
Since yesterday morning the pumps
have been run to their fullest capacity.
in order to keep the water from rising In
the Combination shaft. A drift will be
Il u p0Itu ttOW W. Asvv Ao'et We ~
feet, q station blasted out, and . three
compartment Wine sunk from that
point to the 2600 level.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shan.
The stoppssyof the pump yesterday
was caused BY the workmsn allowing q
clsck to fall into the stump. II was 70.
covered and the pump running at .
o'clock this morning. Most OF the ma
tsrial for the east section Of the hydraulic
pump arrived from ssn Francisco this
morning.
New Wells ssge
The machinery was started up Mon
day. Ths drift from the 500 level Wa
entered and some rock giving low assays
found, which was encouraging a. show.
ing the presence Of ore. The drift IL 90
feet In length. Work will b commenced
"A thai point- A bailinp tank will be