Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-05
MINING STATEMENTS.

Following statements haze been sent By
the superintsndsak Of the Comstoct
mines to the Offices In San Francisco for
the week ending September 8:
sixlRA NEVADA.
East orosscut No. l on the $500 level
has been extended 30 feet. and No. 4
crosscut, 81 feet. The main north lat
srsl driit has been advanced 81 ieet.
Drill hole No. 2 has been extended 1875
feet. and drill hole No. 8. 228 feet. On
the 27OO level the joint Union Consoli-
dated vest drift from the joint vinxe
has been extended 20 feet. Repairing
the driit leading from the Sierra Nevada.
Mexican Union shaft 70 the Sutro tunnel
on the 1000 level.
ovxlxAS.
Have cleaned and repaired north drift.
2Q76 level, also south drifi, same level.
The Bslehsr Company made connection
with the n,rth DRIFT last evening. A.
Forran shaft have extended Sutro tun-
mel drift IS feet. oonplstsd excavation
for the tank at pump station and made
good progress in s~xsavating station for
balance bob.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week 30 tons OF ere
have been extracted FROM the 1000 level.
A station 10 being cut out in the joint
Ophir Wine at the 2700 level. Have
sunk and timb.r-d the joint Consoli'
dated Virginia winEs and completed SET
ting up the hoisting engine.
MEXICAN.
The Joint Union Consolidated east
winxs on the $500 level has been sunk
add timbsred nips feet. On the 2I0O
the main north lateral DRIFT has been ex-
tended 20 feet. On the $500 level the
east drift from the joint Ophir vinzs has
been sItsnded 20 feet.
CONSOLIDATED IMPERIAL. .
Have been engaged the past week in
~oorrallinR the wstrr flowing IRON the
Bullion drift ON the 1000 level pre-
psratory to reopening the north joint
Wine on the Imperial and Alpha line.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
Tbs Joint Beat 4 Bsleher crosscut has
bs.n advanced &c feet. The joint Cali.
fornis winzs has been sunk and tim
bsr-d seven feet. and have completed
ssuins the hois,ins engine.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
The DRIFT west from the joint Sierra
Nevada winzs has been extended ~
feet. The joint Mexican east winze on
the $500 level has been sunk and tim
bsrsd nine feet.
A station 10 being cut out ut the 2700
level Of the Joint Califoruia wipzs. The
east diff from the 1900 station has been
advanced 20 feet. Are repairing the
stays Of pumprods.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been run an average OF
nine hours per day. and consumed four
cords Of wood per day. For work at
Forman shaft. see report OF the Over
man mine.
The southern portion Of the south
drift ON the 2400 level. joint with Potosi.
Ii found to be badly esved and the 10.
tense heat In the drift makes progress
very slow.
During the past week the incline has
been sunk and timbersd 20 feet. The
west crosscut on the 400 level has been
extended II feet.
UNION sRArr.
Are repairing the 1900 drift to the Su.
tro tunnel connection and easing timbsrs
at the $500 level.
HALE 4 Solcloss.
Have sunk and timbsred 2lo0 Wine
nine feet. Repairs to the incline are
being made.
o. c. AND .. 4 b. SEAT.
The shaft IL down 2l65 feet, II fest
having been added In depth since last
report.
BIsr 4 SELcHEh.
Join, east crosscut, $500 level has
been sa;sndsd &c feet; total length. 2s2
feet.