Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-27
THR COMSTOCK.
Official Mining News.
For the Week Ending Wednesday,
July ~, 1881.


Better Prices-wosk ~ shs Worth
Esd-ThsC q. N.s Pamps -beieesr
ssd Crews Psiss Ors-Exeslisss
Work ss shs Ksssuck.
The prices OF Comstock shares Of
mining stocks today are . shade better
than Q week ago. There 10 scarcely .
stock that 10 not quoted from 30 cents 10
90 more per share. and . raise. however
small. is ever encouraging to dealers.
The work at the north end mines 10
much the sams a. last reported. save ss
the Sierra Nevada, where the men en-
esgsd 10 extracting ore have been 'laid
or" The stations are not yet oom-
plstsd on the lower levels and until they
are 1t is impossible to commence the
work Of prospecting.
The hydraulic pumps at the Chollar-
Norcross.Ssvsgs shaft are NO longer
looked upon a. experiments. The prin-
eipls has been most satisfactorily
demonstrated. and only the machinery
that will prove strong enough to stand
the heavy pressure 10 required for the
constant working Of them.
The Bslchsr and Crown Point Mining
Companies are making daily shipments
Of ore Of about forty.nve tons each. be-
sides the taking out Of which. consider
able other work Ia done.
At the Ksntuck four working stations
have been opened. and the old drifts
from each cleaned out for . considerable
distance. About ten tons Of ore IL daily
sent to the mill; cousidsrabls surface
work 10 also in progress.
Below will bs found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour Of
going to press;
Ressuck.
The drifts from the four working sta
lions have been cleaned out for . con.
sidsrabls distance from the shaft. and
preparations are now making for the
excavations OF chambers whore ore can
be assorted underground. instead OF on
the surface, a. at present. The putting
Of things in shape on the surface makes
good progress. and BY the LIST proximo
all such work will have been completed.
An average Of ten tons OF ore are daily
extracted.
sierra Nevada.
The running Of east crosscut No. l
has ceased for the present; It 10 being
enlarged and repaired. When the re-
pairs are completed 1t will again be
driven forward. Crosscut No. 2 vas
advanced 50 feet since last report. Tbs
pumps are being removed from the old
shait in order I secure better ventila-
tion. There IL no more ore being ex-
trscted and the miners who were en-.
ployed at that work have been dis.
charged.
crewa Peins and Bslehsr Jeins
Air shais.
The repairs to the incline have been
carried q short distance below the $3.50
level. By the systematic working 30 far
the incline has been kept moderately
cool which has allowed Of good progress.
Az the incline repairs are completed the
various levels passed are opened for .
short distance. which 10 preparatory to
active work when the repairs are CON-
plstsd to the bottom.
Csuseiidassd virgtais-
Work In the crosscut joint with Best
4 Bslohsr goes ahead As usual. On the
$500 level the station for . winzs joint
with California il being cut out. This
station il in Q drift at q point 600 feet
east from the shaft. An attempt was
made some time ago to cut out . station
At q distance in Of TOO feet but II had to
b abandoned because OF water. and the
present one was then started.
Yellow JseheI.
The sast DRIFT on the 5000 level IL In
. hard and dry forwstion Of clay and
porphyry. It's present length 10 2e4
isst. The drillings coming from ths
hole q east from the north vipze. 2SIS
level, aivss low assays. The DRIFT con.
Meeting with the Crown Point from the
2s2s level 10 being rstimbersd and the
debris left by the water removed.
Beieh-r.
B.sidss the extracting Of about Is
tons Of ore per day. the mine 10 being
placed in q condition to allow Of . thor
oueh prospecting Of the lower levels
and the better working OF the upper
ones. Good progress 10 made 10 clean
ing out the DRIFT that 10 to connect with
the Ovsrman. 1t 10 found to be In .
very bad condition. however.
Alta.
A formation Of porpbyry has been en-.
countsrsd in the bottom which permits
Of more favorable progress 10 sinking
than has been made the past hity feet.
I, 10 now down 2l44 feet. After sink.
Ing Is feet for Q stump . drift will be
started from the ALSO level for the ledge.
Usah.
Sinking has been discontinued In the
incline for the past week. A pump Sta
ton 10 being eIosvat.d on 1850 level.
That work will be flushed by the end Of
the week. when sinking will be resumed.
The north drift. on 400 level. was ad.
vancsd 50 feet since last report.
Usios shan.
The foundations for the pumps have
been completed and today the work OF
placing the pumps in position vas com.
msneed. There 10 to be . double line
OF pumps placed In the shaft. When
they are in position . DRIFT will Be started
from the 2700 level.