Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-03

VIC AA<nos
mines to the otacss In Ban frsncisoo Tor
he week ending January l:
CALIFORNIA.
During the past week there have been
,-xtrsctsd and sent to the mills 279 tens
Of ore OF the assay value Of IA %.
During the week there have been SAL
s65 o. 10 bullion shipped. On the $500
level have completed cutting the drain
and snlsreing the connection. The joint
sast crosscut has been sxtsndsd
81 test. and the joint Unisu Consoli-
dated east srosscut IL feet. On the $500
level the south drift frou the Ophir line
hes been extended IS feet. and the joint
0phir upraiss Is feet.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
During the week ala tons and 1000
pounds Of ore have been taken ont and
sent to the mills; assay valas. $40 81.
During the weak ballien 70 the value OF
$40. ga rs has bses shipped. On the
$500 level the joint Mexican upraiss has
been extended 16 feet; joint Mexican
vest crosseut 10 feet; joint Mexican
east orosscut 20 fsst. and joint Sierra
Nevada east crosscst 81 feet. A station
IL being cut out a. the bottom OF No. 1
Wine.
Daring The past sevsn days the drift
south on the 1900 level has been ad-
,sncsd 81 feet through clay. quartz and
porphyry In about equal Quantities;
total length Of drift on Potosi ground 10
$50 feet. At this writing the fses Of the
DRIFT ID without water. 30 long - the
rock continues dry the dhfs south will
be driven. until Potssi south line 10
reached. after which cressoutiing EAST
and west will b started.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps were run on an average OF
ny hours per day. consuming ADJ
cords OF wood per day until the Soih
instant, when the pin In the kinspost Of
surface bob broke. Win have pump
running sRsin By thia evening. Forman
shaft has been sunk and dmbsred 70
feet; total depth. 1915 feet.
surso TUNNEL.
Distance run 10 south header since
last report, 6S test; total distance run IN
December, 2l0 feet. Ground has be-
com. soit again and at times Il 10 neoes.
sary to employ the whole iorcs st work
In efortz to prevent the erushins In Of
timbsrs. Even the bottom raises and
has TO b cut down.
c. u. Q. sHAyr.
The machinery for the large engine 10
about ell on its way. bat little moro re-
naming TO be shippsd. The work Of
setting Il up II going ahead . fast a.
posabls. The column for the pipe ar
rivss slowly and has been placed nearly
up to the level Of the Sutro tunnel.
On the 25O0 level the joint ophir
east winzs has bean sunk and timb~red
Il feet; joint 0phir west erosscut sx-
tended al Ssst; joint Union Consolidated
uprsiss l6 isst; joint Union Consolidated
vest crosscut 10 feet. add joint Union
Consolidated east orosscut 20 feet.
sIIlRA NEVADA.
On the $500 level the incline has BEEN
extended 90 feet; total. 40 feet. On
the $500 level the srosscat has been adj
vancsd Is feet. total 70 feet; and thu
Joint east crosscut "a feet; total. ITO
is.t. During the week Isl tons and
800 pounds Of ore were raised.
HALE 4 soacsoss.
On 2lO0 level We drilled l55 fest from
face OF west orosscut reaching the west
wall; nothing Of value discovered. Have
started Q lateral drift north following the
east wall. The WINE from the 2l00
level shows some rich rock.
On the 25o0 level the joint Mexican
east Wine has been sunk and timbered
IA feet, the joint Mexican west orossout
II feet. and The joint California uprsise
ne feet. On the $500 level the joint
California ssst erossout has been I'D.
vancsd 81 feet.
Since last report the east drift Oh the
also level has been extended 10 feet.
On the 1850 level We have run . dia-
mond drill 100 feet In an sastsrly dirsc-
ton, and on account Of the breaking OF
the drill-road were obliged 70 disoon-
tinus.
Esst driit, oats level. has been q.
tended A feet; total length, 76 feet. No
work done on TOO level. The water 10
draining OF slsvly. Forman shaft has
been sunk and dmbersd 20 feet; total
depth. 1915 feet.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
During the week 800 tons Of ore have
been extracted and sent 70 the mills
average assay, $37 46. On the $500
level the south lateral drift has been aa-
vsacsd ~ feet.
UNION sHAyr.
Cutting out tankpit at the 1900 level.
babpit ct 1900 level. easing timbers at
24O0 station. and reinforcing strapping
plates on the pumprod.
O. 4 @. sHAYr.
During the week the shaft has been
sank and tinbersd 10 feet; total depth
below the $500 level, l9A feet.
sAvAol.
The underground force has been en-
gagged in repairs upon the shaft and upon
the incline below the 1000 station and
driving the tsnth level DRIFT.
MINING LETTERS.