Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-27
THE COMSTOCK.
Latest Official Mining News,
Tor the Week Ending Wednesday,
April n, 1881.

April II, 1881.
The water nisss ssiil waiting %
the O. n. o. Punp-Ths Geld
nm 0roup steadily Ramptng-
Resumpsios Of work In Mines
New Idle.
Should the stock market drop back
into the groove OF . month ago. and
prices fall even lower, still there would
remain some benefit to the Comstock
miner. From the recent rise stock
holders rssainsd confidence and faith In
the mines. and the ssssssmsnh-of
which there we're . great many pending
ct the time the rise commsnosd-wsrs
paid up better than for the past two
years. The paying Of the assessments
have given mines now idle money with
which to renew prospecting. thus giving
employment to more men. There has
been NO important developments or
changes In the mines.
Al the Utah and Sierra Nevada the
usual work 10 going on. The bonanza
mines, also the Sierra Nevada. continue
making weekly shipments of ore. and
doing the other customary work.
The Gould & Curry and Best 4 Bel.
cher are still retarded BY the failure Of
the machinery to reach here.
All but surface work has been sus-
pended q. the Savage until the O. N. 8.
pump 10 started to work; and nothing
can be done In the Chollar or Potosi nm.
Ill the same time.
Excellent hesdway 10 made In raising
the water from the Yellow Jacket and
adjsssnt mines.
I, will not be long before the Bullion
and Justice mines are slsssed among
those actively prospecting for . bonanza.
Below will be found authentic and
reliable reports Of the mines. showing
the situation 10 each up to the hour OF
going to press:
Consolidated virgista.
The carrying forward oil the west drift
Joint with California on the $500 level.
to ooppect With the @. 4 G. shaft. 10
pushed INCREASINGLY. 1t 10 much desired
to make this connection for the improve
ment OF ventilation. The west drift
from the G. & G. shaft, also joint with
California, 10 run and timbsrsd IS feet
Der week. The upraiss JOINT with Best
& Belch.r makes good progress at the
rate Of Is feet per week. The ore
shipped to the mills assays $40 95 per
ton; the amount last week was 400 tons.
sisrrs Nevada.
There 10 no change reported this week
In ths face Of the drifts or bottom Of the
wines. East vinzs No. 2 on the 2400
level has been sunk 20 feet In the past
week; total depth. 50 feet. This IL the
| vipze to make the air connection with
the north lateral drift on the $500 level.
Upraise No. / has been driven to a dis.
lance Of 100 feet. The north lateral
drift on the $500 level 10 now 10 996 feet.
Ore raised since last report amounted to
272 tons.
Opnir.
The main incline 10 being repaired ct
the 1900 station; but the nature oil the
repairs does not prevent work going on
N usual. The WINE In the joint Cali
forpia east erosscut on the $500 level.
started since Last report, has been sunk
Is feet. Tho Mexican joint east vipze
was sunk and timbersd during the week
~ feet. On the 2700 level. the cross
cut, also joint With Mexican. was extend
Cd 26 feet in favorable ground.
Ksssuek.
Il 10 taking quite . while TO make the
needed repairs in this mine. The laying
Of car tracks. putting in new TIMBER
and widening drifts is steadily going ON,
A windlass 10 used ct present for worl
in the shalt, but a. soon a. the repair,
are made hosting works will Be- eithel
put up or the work carried on through
the Crown Point.
California;.
More ore. giving better assays, VA
extracted the pas. week and shippsd Il
| the mills than for some tims-6o4 tons
s~ssaying $40 rs. There 10 no materis
change In the slopes. however. Tit
usual work 10 carried on. For working
Joint with Con. Virginia and ophir se'
reports OF those mines.
Justice.
The mine has all along been kept II
good repair. although closed down. Nov
bulkhead IL being put in the ll60 drift
connecting with the Silver Hill. to pre-
vent q food from that direction. II u
expected that orders will be received
shortly to commence developing tn
mine again.
For workings joint with ophir %
report Of that mine. On the $500 lsvs
are cutting out q chamber for q Wine II
the east crosscut joint with Union Con
The foundation for the 2700 station
pump will shortly be ready. No chang
to report In any Of the workings.
Halo q Nsreress.
The crosscut west on the 2A00 level
commenced 100 feet south Of the Savsg'
line. in driven forward vigorously ant
fair progress made. The incline ant
bob are ut last in good repair. NOTHING
new in tho other work. which 10 eoinl