Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-25
MINING


the superintendents Of the Comstock
mines to the offices In San Francisco for
the week ending July IS.
h. CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been running IN average
OF seven hours per day, consuming SAT
cords OF wood per day. have put 10
three sets OF timbers in DRIFT on l400
level and repaired 400 bob station.
Formsn shalt has been sunk and tim.
bered 10 feet; total depth. 1850 feet.
The water 10 very troublesome and the
rock is extremely tough drilling and
blasting very badly.
CALIFORNIA.
During the week Z? tons Of ore have
been extracted and sent to the mills, as.
say value. SIS. On the $500 level are
eating out q station for . joint Console
dated Virginia winze. The joint Ophir
winzs on this level has been sunk and
timbersd IA feet; also. . drift II being
q south for Q stump; progress for the
week. Il feet.
Since repairing machinery. Wine has
been sunk and timbsr.d II feet. The
machinery Ii now In good order and
working well. West crossout advanced
10 feet during the past week and 10 nov
much better working than hsrstofors;
face OF DRIFT In quartz. The men were
two days repairing tunnel and away from
drift.
c. n. 3. sHArr.
A pressure valve chest OF the west
pump gave out Saturday night. stopping
that section from working at present A
new valve will be put 10 plae' - soon
a. 1t can b. procured. Have eased the
shaft timbers on the north side ct the
a4oo level during the past week and put
In new suction pipes on the old pumps.
ovyRMAS.
The drift ON the 1916 level has been
extended s. feet. The ground Stacks
OF 90 much that have had to put In
nine sets OF timbers. Formsn Shaft has
BEEN sunk aud timbered 10 feet; total
depth, 1850 feet. The aow OF water
continues very troublesome. and the
rock drills and breaks very badly.
sIERRA NEVADA.
On the $500 level east crossout No. l
IL bsing repaired and enlarged. East
orosseut No. Q. same level. has been sx'
tended 81 feet. On the same level the
Joint Uuion Consolidated east croascut
IL bling repaired and enlarged. Have
commenced removing the pumps and
clearing out the main shaft.
MEXICAN.
On the $500 level the Union Con. east
wiuss has been sunk aud umbered ii
feet: also. 10 the joint ophir east winzr
Q station 10 being cut out ON the 29O0
level. On the 9700 level the main
north lateral drift has been extended 20
feet.
con. uKoIsIA.
On the $500 level the joint Best 4
Bslcher crosscut has been advanced "a
iest. On the 2500 level are cutting out
Q station for the joint California Wine;
also, are running . south drift on this
level for . stump; progress. Il feet.
HALE 4 SoRcRoss.
The VINE from the 2400 Lowell has
been sunk Is feet; total depth. SO feet.
wats: continues strong. Our main
pumps are running stesdily. Tsmpers-
turs Of the mine has increased consider.
ably since last report.
ALTA.
During the past week have sunk and
timbsred the shaft 1871 feet ; total
depth. 2l37H feet. The bottom OF the
shaft 10 PASSING into ~porptyry. which
will prove more favorable for sinking.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the $500 level in the joint Sierra
Nevada sast crossout are repairing and
enlarRing also. the joint Mexican cas-,
Wine has been sunk and umbsrsd ii
feat.
In the Joint Mexican east winzs are
cutting on, Q station at the 1900 level;
also, the Joint California east WINE has
been sunk and timbersd II feet.
q. q G. AND .. shAxt'
The shaft 10 down 2086 feet; rock 10
tough and breaks badly for good work.
The pumps work n~ve-eighths OF . stroke
Per minute.
ONION sHATT.
Cutting out . station at the 200 level
and putting In foundation and pumps;
also easing timbsrs at the $500 and 24oo
levels.
con. INPrRIAL.
Doing the usual work on the 1000
level and repairing and rstimbsring drill,
on the $500.
BEsT 4 sILcHrB.
Joint east crossout. $500 level. ad-
x.n..d 90 fat. total l.uoth. 20 feet,