Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-17
MINING STATEMENTS.

Following ttAtemenb uAVo VIVA
tho superintendsnts Of the ComssooH
mines TO the Offices in San Francisco ior
the week ending January 10:
T
During the frst three days Of n paes
week the drift south Was run Az iees'
Wednesday evening. after the des'fuo-
ton Of the Hale * Norcross WORKS oy
ERE. il became necessary TO put on both
baiiiuc tanks to prevent the water from
raising in the shaft. Work south can.
mot be resumed till the Hale x Norcross
pumps are again operated, or till the by
draulic pumps al the @. N. s. shaft are
running.
SIERRA NEVADA.
During the past week the upraise.from
the $500 level has been extended 20 feet;
total height. $50 feet. On the 2600 level
the crosscut has been extended 40 feet;
total length. 262 feet; and west srosscut
No. Q has been advanced 30 feet; total
length, l24 feet. The drift west on the
fourth floor OF the $500 level stsps has
been extended 80 feet. Amount OF ore
raised during the week. % tons.
UNION CON.
On the $500 level the joint Mexican
upraiss has connected with the 23OO
svsl; the joint Mexican west crosscut
extended 22 feet; joint east crosscut ~
feet. and joint Sierra Nevada east cross
cut 40 feet. Drill-hols No. 6 from No.
l wiuze extended 200 isst; assays from .
trsos-to $40. During the week 50 tons
Of ore have been extracted from the 2SO0
level.
CALIFORNIA.
During the pas. week $50 tons Of ore
have been extracted and sent to the
mills: average assay. SIS IS. On the
$500 level, in the joint Ophir east cross.
cat, are cutting out for . wiuze. The
Joint Con. Virginia east crosscut has
been advanced % feet. On the 26O0
level the south drift from the Ophir line
has been extended AZ feet. and the joint
Ophir upraiss II feet.
MEXICAN.
On the $500 level the jsint Ophir east
vinze has been sunk and timbered IL
feet, and . tank il being cut ont at the
1900 station; the west crosscut has been
extended 20 feet; the joint Union Con.
upraise has been extended 40 feet, the
Join. Union Con. west crosscut "a feet,
and the joint Union Con. east crosscut
80 feet.
oPurR.
On the 2500 level the. joint Mexican
winzs has been sunk IL feet. and Q tank
station ia being cut out at the 1900 level;
the Joint west crosscut has been extended
90 feet. aud the joint California upraise
has been extended IL feet. On the ESQ
level in the joint east orosscut are cut.
ting out for Q Wine.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
During the past week TAT tons OF ore
have been extracted; assay value. $lS "a.
On the $500 levi the south drift has
been extended 81 feet and the joint Cal.
iiornia east crosssut has been advanced
40 feet. During the week $50. 794 39in
bullion have been shipped.
HALF a SoRcRoss.
The ruins OF our hosting works. are
being cleared away to make place for the
bailding formerly used ~ the Consoli-
dated Virginia hosting works. The
north lateral drift. 2400 level. had been
extended A feet mp to the time oil The frs'
ovrRMAS.
Finished putting in air pipes and ex'
tended east drift, 2275 level. 81 feet
Total length. 1853 feet; also, cut drain
IN drift 100 feet. Formsn shaft has been
sunk and timbsrsd 20 feet, total depth.
1866 ieet.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have run an average OF 1871
hours per day. consuming 8 Al cords Of
wood per day. Forman shalt has been
sunk aud ,imber,d 70 feet; total depth.
1866 feet.
UNION SHAFT.
Shaft sunk and timbered z feet, 70.
pairing drift at 1000 level, cutting ou'
bobpit at the 1900 and easing timbers al
| the $500 and 2400 stations.
BELcHEl.
Pumps running at 5H strokes PEI
minute and holding the water LOG feel
on the slope below the AGO station,
Repairing the 300 bob pit.
G n. 8. SHAFT.
The work OF putting the surface en-
CINE for the hydraulic pumps In position
and Of placing the pipes In the shaft Il
making rapid progress.
UTAH.
During the past week the east drift OF
the 1850 level has been advanced IL ieet
On the 2l50 level the east DRIFT has beef
extended % feet.
SAVAGE.
In the shaft repairs are going on a
usual, m IL also work in the tenth leve
Drift. Running back to the vein on tn
2l00 level.
O. 4 @. AMI .. 4 u. sHAYr.
Have been engaged the past week II
taking out pumprods and evcsvaiinl
bobpits.
c. 4 c. SHAFT.
The pump Ia being placed In position
OF the 2i00 station.
MINING LETTERS.
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