Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-14
THE COMSTOCK.
Latest Official Mining News
For the Week Ending Wednesday
December IA, 1881.


The connection between the Union
Shaft and the joint Union Consolidated
and Sierra Nevada WINE furnishes . good
supply Of air and opens up . large area
for prospecting. The nrst work to b
commenced will be the running Of . drift
from the winzs spoken Of TO connect Il
with the joint Union Consolidated and
Mexican WINE on the 27e0 level. The
course OF the drift in contemplation.
though q portion OF the system Of work
ing and ventilation agreed upsn and rur
for that purpose. will be through inter
eating formation.
The shipment Of ophir bullion fol
November will be made tonight. II
round numbers II il valued at $2l, 900
The water in the Savage Is gradually
dscressiss. which shows the watsreourse
has been tapped. though the drill has
passed BY the incline. owing to = defect
i've survey.
At the Silver Hill some interesting
work is going ON and quite . bunch Of
orc has been found or the upper levels
It 10 81 good quality and lies just below
the 200 level. Should II do as well Al
its nsighbor. the Regent, is doing. In
the shipment Of ere. Gold Hill would b
much benefited by 1t.
Below will DO found authentic ant
reliable reports OF the mines. showing
the situation In each up to the hour o.
going to press
The extraction Of low grade ore con
tiuuss. The drill being run to the tor
Of the incline has been driven furths'
than II was anticipated would be nsces
ssry. From this fact II appears the sur
yey was ut fault and the drill was mo-
run on . line with the incline. The
hole. however. has tapped the wate'
course that feeds the incline, az II II
decreasing there and the flow 10 percsp'
tibly larger at the Chellar. Norcross'
Savage shaft.
sierra Nevada.
The winzs joint with Union Consol'
idatsd 10 nearing the $500 level. Cross
cuts Nos. 3 and 8 arc driven 25 and sc
feet respectively per week. In the fact
Of crosscut No. 2 q chamber 10 being ex
cavated preparatory to starting q vinze
The winzs connecting the joint UnioI
Consolidated winze with the Union shall
will have its drain dug. track down ant
be in shape for work by Saturday.
Uuion Consolidated.
The work joint with Sierra Nsvad'
will DO found In the report OF tina
mine. The drift connecting the Uniol
shaft with the joint Sierra Nevada winz'
will be in condition for work Saturday
This will allow the starting OF o drill
from this winze to connect with thu
Joint Mexican wipzs. which will be O.
once commenced.
Yellow Jacket.
A new crosscut has been started cas-
in the south drift on the 2S2s level at
distance OF 275 feet from the shalt
The usual work 10 carried on and tn
character OF the ground remains thu
same as heretofore reported.
Work joint with Union Consslidate'
goes forward a. usual. A drill IL bsinI
run on the 27O0 level to guard agains
water. The east DRIFT, 1900 level. Join
with Ophir, has been extended 81 fee
the past week.
sutro Tunnel.
Taking tho progress made from u
Forman shaft and in the south latsra
branch, q total Of 1l2 feet IL made sacl
week toward connection. There re
mains about 975 feet to run.
silver llili.
This mine is developing q small DO
nanza between the 200 and $50 levels
An upraiss from the latter Is In a chin
uey Of excellent ore that may possibl!
lead to q defined ore body.
California.
The wipze joint with CONSOLIDATED
Virginia, $500 level. has boon sunk AM
timbered ten feet the past week. Tit
Join, Ophir drift. 270o level, was I'D
vapced IL feet.
Fsrman shan.
The ground in the bottom Of the shat
continues very hard. A progress Of II
feet per week 10 made. however. Th,
drift to connect with the Sutro tunnel Il
in 40 feet.
The groupings yielded l73 tons OF or
tho past week and the extraction con
tuues. The work carried on in th,
mine il joint with California and Mex
lean.
The ore found on the 200 level Is o
better quality than that found above
Enough ore 10 extracted from the min
to keep two mills running.
oeuid q Curry and Best q Bsishel
shan.
The usual good progress OF IS fee
was made In ths joint west eros.cut th'
past week; total length 3S7 feet.
Crowa Point and Bsiehsr Jsial
SHAFT.
The pump 10 run at $50 strokes pc
minute. Some repairs are being mad
to the hosting engine.
Consolidated virgiais.
The work joint with California goe
on q usual. Repairs are still bsinl
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