Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-09
TIE COMSFOCK.
Latest official Mining News.
For the Week Ending Wednesday,
February ., 1881.

I0r tno Week knoink Weonosusys
February ., 1881.
Unios Wiass Ne Filled with
Wassr-Ths Drin 81 shas Level
Go bs started Nexs Wssk-sisPra
Nevada's New ore Ssrsak-rhe
Situation IL Geaid q Carry ssd
Bsss = Bslehsr-nals q Noreross
seea % Resume asa Free Cheliar
y Pesosi.
Since last report the diamond drill
and the pumps and all appliances have
been taken from Union Wine Ne. !.
and 90 strong . dow Of water was there
into Il that in fifteen hours after 1t
was abandoned II was Allied with water:
Nothing remains to be done now bat to
bet over from the 1900 station Of the
Union shaft - soon a. possible aud
explore the ore shown BY the drill to be
on that level. The shaft II not quite
deep enough yet to admit OF the stsrtins
OF excavations on the 1900 level. but
,sx, week will witness the Inauguration
Of the work.
Sierra Nevada has another narrow vein
Of ore. Il wa struck over . hundred
feet south Of the vinze from the 2AO0 to
the $500 level. and BY the drift south
from that winze. It IL to b followed
by q raise. which has been started.
The situation In Gould 4 Curry and
Best & Bclcher will soon excite renewed
interest. In about 50 days sinking the
Joint shaft will be resumed. II is al
ready 1870 feet deep and has for . con-
siderable distance been in good ground.
the quartz Of which gave encouraging
assays. But too much water was en-
countersd to bs raised economically BY
donkey pumps; hence the present pre-
partitions for business. To put in the
seven balanes-bobs required, to extend
the pumps from the bottom to the Sutro
tunnel level. new pumprods. . new cable.
etc., will cost about $4,000. The
pumping engine 10 In place and ready
for use. Expenses thereafter will DO
light.
Following IL the programme OF work
from this shaft: The shaft will be sunk
1861 feet deeper to the 2i26H level.
which il equivalent to the $500 level Of
the @. 4 @. shaft and the north end
mines I; q DRIFT will then be run to con-
meet with those mines and from this
drift exploring crossclts win Be made.
The lowest explorations made in the
Gould & Curry and Best & Belcher are
on the 1900 level from the old shaft.
The difference In surface levels between
the two shafts 10 245 feet. To this add
the 246H feet lower depth gained. and
We have In these mines . solid and most
promising block Of ground 49lH feet in
depth into which no prospecting pick
has svsr been struck. save a. the shaft
has been sunk. This fact 10 worthy Of
consideration In connection with the
prospects in the shaft itself.
Another fact worthy Of consideration
il that within the week Hale & Nor
cross will have finished rseonstructing
ito works and will renew operations
stopped less than . month ago by the
burning Of ito buildings. The situation
in that mine 10 also one Of intense
interest.
The starting up Of the Hale < Nor
cross will relieve the @. N. s.. shaft,
moreover, from the work Of bsilins. and
prospecting in Chollar and Potosi car
then be resumed. The situation there
10 too well known to need comment.
The beginning Of the end Of the pres
emit want Of interest In the Comstock Il
NOT so very far away alter all; and nc
one can deny that the general outlool
here 10 good.
Below will DO found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines, showing
the situation in each up 10 the hour oI
going to press:
Ustea Consolidated.
Wine No. I has been abandoned and
10 filed with water. The drill Was rur
from it's bottom and on the 1900 level in
nine directions. Water was found In
greater or less abundance in them all,
and, although borinas were allied with
vashines from the sides Of the holes. Il
was ascsrtainsd that there was, beyond
question, ore on that level. How much
and how valuable can only be ascertsined
by running In from the Union shaft,
The drift east, joint With Sierra Nevada,
on the $500 level will DO continued n
long as IL 10 10 vein material. II 10 In
already over 400 feet, and should indica'
tons Of water be encountered, the dia'
mond dfill Will % seut sneae.
aierrs Nevada.
The north drift On the $500 level Ia
in good vein material; total length. 4sO
feet from the incline. The joint Union
east crosscut on this level Is 400 feet In
length and still in the vein and making
good progress. In running south be-
tween the 2iO0 and $500 levels and from
the Wine . streak OF pay ore has been
encountered which 10 to be followed up.
The main incline has been raised from
the $500 level . total Of $50 feet.
Consolidated visgisia-
The drift south on the $500 level ID
very near the Best & Bslchsr line and the
point from which the raise 10 10 be made
to connect with the joint winzs down
FROM the 1000 level. Crosscut No. I
west, to explore . vein Of quartz en-.
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