Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-16
MINING STATEMENTS.

Following statements have been sent BY
the Superintsndsnts Of the Comstock
mines 10 the Offices In San Francisco for
the week ending Nay Il:
ovrRNAN.
North DRIFT, 2275 level. has been OF.
tended % feet; total length, 62S ieet.
Have bad to put In four sets OF tiuoers
back from face OF drift where the top
vas slscking Of. No change In lorna.
ton. Forman shat has been sunk and
timbered IS feet; total depth. 1876 feet.
Have finished mason work on founda-
ton for compressor and ~stons-onttsrs
are dressing coping stone. d.
CON vIRorSrA.
On the 1000 level are bsiling water
from the joint Best 4 Belohsr winzs.
preparatory to connecting the uprsise
from the $500 level. On the $500 level
the Joint California ssst drift has been
advanced Al feet, and the joint Best q
Bslohsr upraiss has been extended IA
feet. On the $500 level are cutting
drain and snlarsing the main east DRIFT
from the G. & G. shaft.
sIERlA NEVADA.
On the $500 level the north lateral
driis has been advanced "a feet, and the
joint Union Consolidated east vinxs has
been sunk and timbsred 10 feet. The
connecting wines from the $500 up to
the $500 level are being enlarged and
timbsred. During the week 224 100000
tons OF ore have been extracted.
CALEDONIA.
Have run the pumps an average OF
10 hours per day. consuming 8 cords
Of wood per day. Forman shaft has
been sunk and timbsred IS feet; total
depth, 1925 feet. The rock 10 breaking
iitls better than last week. Founda-
ton for the compressor 10 huished and
the stone. cutters are dressing down the
coping stone.
Have done no sinking The past week.
The whole force has been engaged IN
easing timbers In the shaft. II will re-
quire oil next week to complete this
work. The bobs are ell in place and are
working ~splsndidly.
On the $500 level the joint Union
Consolidated WINE has been sunk and
timbersd IL feet, and the joint Ophir
east winzs 10 feet. On the 2700 level
he Joint Ophir east crosscut has been
extended IS feet.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the $500 level the joint Mexican
vinxs has been sunk and timbsred IL
feet, and the joint Sierra Nevada Wine
has been sunk and timbersd 10 feet.
Also. are putting in q station sst ct the
1900 level.
On the $500 level the joint Oonsoli-
dated Virginia east erosscut has been
advanced Al feet. On the $500 level are
cutting drain and enlargipg the main
east drift from the G. Il @. shaft.
HALE 4 soRcRoss.
The west erosscut ON the 2400 level
has been extended ca feet. The face IL
in q mixture OF quartz and porphyry.
The pumprod has been repaired.
UTAH.
During the past week the incline has
been sunk and timbered II feet. The
ground still continues hard. The south
drift ON the 2l50 level has been ad'
vanosd 20 feet.
oPHIH.
On the $500 level the joint Mexican
Wine has been sunk and timbered ~
feet. On the 2700 level the joint east
crosscut has been extended 10 feet.
CON. IMPxRIAL.
Running pump and making repairs
preparatory to the renewal Of active
operations on the lower levels a. soon a.
the mine 10 free Of water.
G. ". 9. SHAFT.
During the week increased the stroke
o. the west pump from two to dve
strokes. The east pump has been under.
going repairs.
Union b6AIT.
During the week the shaft has been
sunk and timbered 10 feet. Are repair
Ing between the 1900 and the $500 levels.
BULLION.
have removed the air compressor TO
the new shaft and are now engaged In
putting In the foundation for same.
JUSTICE.
Still engaged In buikhesdina ON the
ll50 DRIFT between the Silver Hill. The
mine II In good repair.
O. 1 O. AND y. I y. sHArr.
During the past week have lowered
and connected hoo feet Of punprods.
NEW YORK.
RUNNING the pumps % usual.