Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-16

AuODI me
stss for Jaekes aaa Builien-
present ouspus or Ore Alssg the
Cemsssek - Aors WsRk % -
Being Seen.
Il IL still dead work at the mines and
dead business in the market. There ID
not . single point on the comstoek to-
day whore work il doing which ID likely
to Be Immediately productive, II the
northwest drift On the $500 level OF
Sierra Nevada b excepted; for even the
north drifts on the 2l00 and 240o levels
Of Hale 4 Norsross are bases for cross
cuts. and Bullion has quit its three east
orosseuts on the 245o level. and Bel.
chsr's upper workings are not yet even
into the ledge.
It IL By NO means beyond possibilities
bat that some OF the north end joint
east crossouts ON the $500 level may
strike ore .ear the clay Of the hanging
wall, bat these crosscuts are run with .
visw to sink wines hom them. hence
are dead work in the sense In which that
expression ID used above. The north
drift ON the $500 level Of Sierra Nevada
may do the same; still Il 10 ran - . base
for erosscuts and a. . general thorough.
fare. The joint ophir.M Mexican vinzs
may drop into ore ; still II il . part OF
the dead work doing In accordance with
the general plan for the development Of
the north end mines. The Sierra Ne
vada drift 10 really the only q run for
Developments directly.
No wonder. therefore. that the market
waits developments. The consolation
IL, however. that this waiting and this
dead work cannot monopolizs every.
thing much longer.
The probabilities are that BY next
Saturday connection will 30 made be.
tween Jacket and the Sutro tunnel.
The Jacket pumps will then be started
very soon-just a. soon. in fact. - the
drsi. boxes can DO laid.
Bullion il getting ready for business.
Il will take ten or twelve days 10 com.
pists the improvements contemplated.
and then probably connection with the
Sutro tunnel will be made before tho
crosscuts arc driven muoh further. for q
food would BE- disastrous.
Sierra Nevada continues to yield 40 to
80 tons OF ore per day. the Bonanza
mines 60 to 70 tons. and the Grown Point
40 to As tons. This. with what Ia taken
from the groupings from the Conf.
dsnee BY Stevenson and from the Rslch'
or by Briggs constitutes the present out
put Of the ComstOck. Mining IL at q
low sbb. but before April passes much
more work will bs doing whether the
output Of ore IL greater or not.
One permanent step In advance will
be taksn before the week closes. The
joint Sierra Nevada Union winze will be
started for the 2700 level. and sinking
will be resumed In the Union shaft I'M
der more favorable conditions.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press:
sierra Nevada.
The raise from the $500 level for the
100 level is up $50 feet. leaving but ca
feet to make the connection. On the
25Oo level the north drift 10 continued
and IL making excellent progress; total
length from the incline, 725 feet. A
| drift has been started from the slopes
which extended over from U-ion on the
$500 level and has been RUIZ northwest
80 feet to see what the vein contains In
that direction. Al present no pay ore
j has been encountered. The slopes con.
tinue 70 yield from 40 to 80 tons OF ore
per day. the average assays Of which are
about $40.
Consolidated viPgisis-
The Joint Best & Bslcher raise from
the $500 level, to connect with the Wine.
commenced from the 1000 level. 10 up
80 feet and making about two feet per
day. On the $500 level the joint Cali
fornia west crossout from the main lat.
ersl drift and toward the G. & @. shalt 10
urged forward with all expedition. q the
connection 10 needed in carrying the
main lateral DRIFT toward the Best Il
Belchsr line.
In the joint Mexican winzs from the
$500 level Q station has been cut 81 the
27OO level, and sinking ID CONTINUED.
When the vinzs 10 out Of the way work
on the 2700 will DO commenced. The
drill will probably DO used from this sta.
| ton to guard against any heavy and un-
expected influx OF water. For work
| Joint with California, see report OF that
mine.
YsllsW Jaehes.
The ground in the face Of the Sutro
tunnel drift has become . little softer OF
late. making progress better. Not to
exceed 60 feet remain between the face
OF the drift and the header Of the Sutro
tunnel south lateral. The pumping
engine will BE- ready to start before this
connection can be made and the drain
boxes are laid.
Hale q Nereress.
The pipe for the blower and for COM
pressed air has been renewed from the
nrst to the eighth station. . distance Of
700 feet, and now work has been re-
sumsd In the north drifts on the 210O
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