Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-07
MINING

Following statements have been sent BY
tho superintsndsns Of tho comssoek
mines 70 the offices In San Francisco Tor
the week ending November s:
SIERRA NEVADA.
East crosscut No. 2. on the 250o level.
has been extended 81 feet; NO. . east
crosscut has been extended 20 fest, =
No. 8 has been extended ~ feet. Tas
min north lateral drift has bsen I'D.
yspced 80 feet. The joint Union Con-
solidsted east winze. 2700 level. has
ham sunk and tiubered 8 feet. The
vest drift from this winzs has been ex-
tended % feet; the Joint east drillhole
has been extended 210 feet.
oPHIR.
A new line OF compressed air pipe 10
being put In on the $500 level in the
main lateral DRIFT. The joint California
east drift. on the $500 level. has been
extended Is feet. The joint Mexican
east drift. on The $500 level, has been
extended Is feet. During the week 262
tons Of ore have been extracted from the
o~roppisgs, and 2l0 tons have been
shipped to the mills.
CALIFORNIA.
Are still opening out and repairing
drifts and wines connecting with the
old Consolidated Virginia shalt. On the
25OO level the joiat Consolidated Viz
Rinia winze has been sunk and tim
bered eight feet. On the 2700 level the
joint Ophir east DRIFT has been advanced
rs feet.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
In the joint Mexican east winze are
cutting out q station at the 2700 level.
The Joint east winze on the. 2700 level
has been sunk and timbsred eight feet.
The Joint Sierra Nevada west driit has
been extended Is feet and the joint
Sierra Nevada east drill-hols 2lo feet.
CALEDONIA.
Pumping engine has been thoroughly
oysrhauled and repaired. Pumps have
been run an average Of ave hours per
day, consuming three osrds Of wood per
day. Forman shaft has been sunk and
timbsred IL feet; total depth 2220 feet.
MEXICAN.
In the joint Union Consolidated east
winzs O station Is being cut out at the
270O level. Have completed the new
line OF compressed air pipe in the main
lateral drift. On the 1900 level the east
drift has been extended % feet.
Eighth station. north DRIFT. extended
10 feet; crosscut No. I, "a feet; crosscut
No. q, IS feet. Total number Of carloads
OF ore taken out. l91. The Combination
drift was advanced 30 feet the past week.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
Are still opening out and repairing
drifts and WINES connecting with the
old Consolidated Virginia shaft. On the
$500 level the joint California winze has
been sunk and tinbered eight feet.
During last week east drift advanced
IL feet, reaching east clay wall, against
which wall there 10 two feet OF good
quartz, giving low assays. Rstimbsrsd
and repaired 20 feet Of main DRIFT.
ovxRMAs.
Drift on 1915 level has been extended
So feet. Drift to connect With the Sutro
tunnel has been extended 40 feet. For.
man shaft has been sunk and timbsrsd
Is feet; total depth, 2220 feet.
UNION SHAFT.
Still retimbsring the drift running. TO
the Sutro tunnel on the 1000 level, easing
timbers at tho 1000 station and cutting
out q bob-pis at the 1900 level.
Since last report the water has been
all pumped ont Of the incline. The
$500 station, with rock chutss, will DO
completed In q few days.
CONSOLIDATED IMPERIAL.
Are engaged In putting in air pipe
which 10 being extended to the 1000 level.
This work occupies the entire shalt To-
c~ilities.
GUILD 4 CURRY AND Z 3 4 BxLcHrn
SHAFT.
Joint west crosscut. $500 level, ex-
tended 80 feet; total length. l35 Feet
HALE 4 Nohcaoss.
The repairs to the main shaft and In.
cline are progressing favorably.