Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-12
MINING STATEN ENTs.

mines To the offices in San Francisco Tor
the week ending December 10:
surno TUNNEL.
During the past week tho work In the
main tunnel has consisted entirely Of re-
pairs. A progress Of II feet was made
In the south lateral branch toward the
Forman shaft. II IL within 1464.08
feet Of . point 200 feet west Of that
shaft. The drain boxes in the south
lateral have been connected with the
Yellow Jacket boxes and the pipes dis.
penssd with. Prospect drift No. A.
Number Of feet last report. 205; driven
since. z; total. 212 feet. At . point 210
feet from the south lateral Q crosscut
was driven east 16 5-l2 feet. It passed
through u 5-l2 feet Of vein matter. con.
Of quartz and porphyry mixed.
and then continued four feet beyond the
east clay, which Was we'll defined. The
face 10 new in soft porphyry. with SEINE
few strsaks Of quartz.
SAVAGE.
The usual quantities OF fair milling
ore was extracted from the l640 and l700
levels. No. 2 upraiss has connected
those levels. On the Potosi tunnel level
the men were employed most Of the time
In rstimbering the breasts and putting
In new ore ehutss. Thirteen feet Of q
raise was made from the face OF the Saw.
age 2400 drift. From the top OF this
raise q diamond drill IL now being run
to tap the water In the bottom Of the
incline. The drill 10 now up 81 feet and
Ii already slowly drawing the water from
incline. Ore shipped during the week.
COO tons.
SIERRA NEVADA.
In crosscut No. 2, on the $500 level,
are cutting out Q chamber for Q winze.
Crossaut No. 3 has been extended 20
feet, and crosseut No. 8 80 feet. The
main lateral drift north has been ex'
tended 81 feet. On the 2700 level the
joint Union Consolidated east winze has
been sunk and timbered eight feet, and
the joint Union Consolidated east DRIFT
has connected with the west DRIFT frsm
the wipze. The west drift from the
winzs has been connected with the east
drift from the shaft.
oPHIR.
On the $500 level the joint California
east drift has been extended 81 feet. On
the 27O0 level the main south DRIFT has
been extended &c feet and the east drill.
hole 2l0 feet. On the 1900 level the
joint Mexican east drift has been extend
cd 81 feet. During the week l72 tons
and 1000 pounds Of ore have been o..
tracted from the groupings. and lis tons
and 1880 pounds have been sent to the
mills.
ovERMAN.
Drift on 1916 level has been extended
Al feet. Have cut and put In 80 feet OF
covered drain. Sutro tunnel DRIFT has
been extended Al feet; total length from
point a." 37S feet. Forman shaft has
been sunk aud timbered 10 feet; total
depth, 2275 feet. The ground in bottom
of shaft continues extremely hard, with
no joints or seams in the rock.
Pumps have been run an average Of
81 hours per day. and consumed -four
cords Of wood per day. Formsn shaft
has bsen sunk and timbered 10 feet;
total depth. 2275 feet. The ground con.
tinuss extremely hard. and has no joints
or seams in the rock; but the ground ID
several degrees cooler than u was ct the
2l00 level.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
The Joint Sierra Nevada wipzs has
been sunk and timbersd eight feet. The
east drift on this level has connected
with the west drift from the joint Sierra
Nevada WINE. The north DRIFT from
the joint Mexican winzs has been ex.
tended 10 feet. and the joint Mexican
east drift has been advanced 10 feet.
CALIFORNIA.
Are still clearing out and repairing the
drifts and wines connecting with the
old Consolidated Virginia shaft, on the
1000 and 100 levels. The joint Con.
solidatsd Virginia winze, on the $500
level, has been sunk and timbered 10
feet. On the 2700 level tho joint Ophir
drift has been advanced 81 feet.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
Are still cleaning out and repairing
the drifts and wines on the 1000 and
100 levels connecting with the old Con.
solidated Virginia shaft. The joint CAL
ifornia winzs on the $500 level has been
sunk and timbered 10 feet.
MEXICAN.
On the 27e0 level the joint Union
Consolidated east drift has been extend
cd 10 feet. South drillhols No. l has
been extended l60 feet. On the 1900
level the joint Ophir east DRIFT has been
extended 81 feet.
UNION SHAFT.
Are repairing the 1000 DRIFT to the
connection with the Sutro tunnel and
easing timbers In the shaft; also, cutting
out q bobpit at the 1000 station.
GOULD 4 CURRY M BEST 4 pELcuER
SHAFT.
Drillhole from face OF northwest drift
10 in 2l0 feet. Joint west crosscut was
extended IS feet; total length. 3G5 feet.
UTAH.
Are still cutting out . bobpit on the
1850 level. On the $500 level the east
drift has been advanced "a feet.
HALE 4 NoRcRoss.
There remains yet to DO repaired In
incline from 1900 to 1000 level.