Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-21
THE opHiR MINE.
An INTERESTING OUTLOOK.
Annual Repors OF superintendent
Patton Receipts and Expenses
Tho Work for the Coming Year.

Board Of Directors at their meeting in
San Francisco today, Of the work per-
formed In the 0phir mine the past year.
together with an account OF the yearly
receipts and expenditures. The coa.
eluding remarks OF the superintendent
are OF Q nature calculated to encourage
stockholders and revive faith In the
mine:
Colonel G. L. Weller. President Ophir
Silver Mining Company, San Francisco.
Cslifornia-Dsar Sir: ! herewith sub
nit for your consideration my annual
report Of work done In the mine and also
my statement Of recsipts and expsndi.
lures for the fiscal year ending Novsm.
Der 80, 1881.
We have extracted 1897 100000 tons
Of ore from eur groupings. yielding tho
sum OF S41,353 80. or ct the rate OF
$24 SO per ton-the yield being 6sI per
cent. Of tho assay value, no allowance
being made for moisture. This ore came
from what 10 called the Rowe find and
consists Of small strsaks Of rich rock.
mixed with low grade material, which
was overlooked during the early working
OF the mine. There 10 yet some ore re-
naming In place which We are now ex-
tracing. The ore remaining In our bins
q, the date OF my last yearly report was
milled and yielded the sum Of $si73 81.
or OF the rate OF S23 IS per ton-givipe
an aggregate yield for the year OF
SAG, SAT 81.
1000 LEvEL.
In December, 1880, the drain boxes Of
the Sutro tunnel north lateral drift were
completed up to the connection With
our Joint Mexican east crosscut on this
level, since which time our water has
passed through the line Of pipes in the
main lateral drift aud joint crosscut to
the tunnel. Ne work has been done on
this level with the exception OF keeping
open the line OF drifts necessary to main.
tain the drainage and ventilation.
1900 LEVEL.
An east crosscut on d southern liae
has been run jointly with the Californis
Company and extended to a point 273
feet from tho main north DRIFT. From
the end Of this crosscut q joint California
winzs was sunk and connected with .
Joint California upraiss from the $500
level in February last.
$500 LEvEL.
The joint Mexican east Wine on our
north line which at date OF my last year.
~ report had attained o depth OF 80
feet, has been sunk and timbered 10 .
depth OF 40 feet or 10 feet below the
1900 level. The joint Mexican west
crosscut which. at date Of my last 70.
port, had been run to q point la feet
from the main north DRIFT, has been OK.
tended ll8 feet further and o drillhols
run in ITO feet from the face. A joint
California upraise on our south line was
started In December. 1880. and connect
cd with the joint California vinze down
from the $500 level In February last,
forming q valuable sir.way between
these levels. In January last an east
crosscut was started on our southern line
Jointly with the California Company
and was run to o point 447 feet from the
main north lateral DRIFT. From the end
Of this crosscut o joint California winzs
has been sunk and timbered to q depth
Of 2O4 feet or 4 feet below our 2700
level. The main north lateral DRIFT OF
this level which, at date OF my last an.
nual report, was being run by the Cali.
iorpia Company. has been connected
with the G. i O. joint shaft. forming a
continuous air.way between the q. q q.
and the Sierra Nevada eIican. Union
shafts.
2700 Level.
The Joint Mexican east WINE on q
north line reached this level In Fsbru.
AIRY last. A station was sxcavated and
nm east drift. jointly with the Mexican
Company, has been run to q point 248
feet from the winzs and q drill.hole sx-
tended los feet beyond the face. A
south DRIFT started from the end OF the
Joint east drift In September IL now in
500 feet und will DO continued on to q
connection with the joint California
east crosscut on our southern boundary.
East crosscut, No. l. was started In this
drift $50 feet from the north line, extern.
ded "a feet and q drill-hole run In 2lo
feet from the face. A station has been
~sxcavatsd In the joint California winze
on our south line on this level and q
Joint Californis east drift has been start
cd, which is now in 263 feet. This
drift will be continued until through the
vein. and thoroughly sxplsre the ground
In that direction.
1000 LEVEL.
The jsint Mexican east wiuzs reached
this level In July last. After %eIcavsting
q station, au east drift. jointly with the
Mexican Company, was started and 10
now in q distance Of 40 feet. This
drift will be continued In the same di.
rection through tho vein and form Q
point Of departure for the main lateral
drift Of this level.
Our MAIN INCLINE
Still remains at q depth Of 81 feet on the
slope below the $500 level. not having
been sunk any during the past year. 1t
being found tina. the work OF developing
and prospecting our mine can be done to
better advantage below the $500 level
through our joint Mexican and Cali.
fornia east winzes, which are now being
sunk from that level. Satisfactory ar.
engagements were made In December.
1880, with the Sierra Nevada-M Mexican
Union and the @. & G. shafts to do
our hosting. since which time this
work has been done through those shafts.
thereby making . large saving In our
surface expenses. In September last va
erected, jointly With the Mexican, Cali
fornia and Consolidated Virginia, . large
suction fan over the Consolidated vir-
giuia shaft, for the purpose Of improving
the ventilation In q lever levels by In.
crsssing the upcass capacity OF that shaft,
our own shaft remaining . strong down.
east. This fan has been In succsssful
operation since that time. increasing the
volume Of air passing through our lower
levels Of least city per cent.