Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-13

solidated Virginia Mining Company
Dear Sir There have been extracted
from the mine during the year ending
D-cembsr 81. 1880. IS. sea tons Of ore.
There we're remaining on hand in the
ore houses and at the mills at the begin
ming Of the year 1S5 tons. There have
been reduced IS, 3l5 100000 tons.
yielding bullion to the value Of $l.766.-
$50 40. or $sl 70 per ton. this yield Be-.
ing over rs per cent. Of the assay value
Of the ore, no allowance bring made for
moisture. We have now on hmd st the
mill. and In the ore-houses S8l 1000
1000 tons, valued BY ssssy ut $l2, l2S Sc.
The value Of the gold contained In the
bullion was 81. 045. AIS 90 and Of the
siiver S7l1.122 81.
In addition to the ore extracted there
have been raised from the mine during
the past year II. 325 ions Of waste rock.
With this statement Of general results
I will now proceed to review the opera.
tons Of the year In detail showing the
work done ON the different levels Of the
mine and the progress made In the
deeper explorations.
$50 LEvHL.
Explorations on this level By means oil
drifts and .drillholes failing to develop
anything OF value. work has been die.
continued, the track and working appli.
ancss removed and the level abandoned.
1850 LRvfL.
This level has yielded 74l6 100000
tons OF low grade ore during the year
which has been extracted from the old
slopes and the ground lying to the east
and west Of the same. There yet re-
mains some ore Of the same grade In
place, which 10 nov bsipg extracted.
1850 LxvEL.
This level has yielded 48. l48 ll0O-2OOo
tons Of low grade ore during the year.
which has principally been taken from
the extreme south end Of the ore body.
There yet remains some low grade ore
to the east and west and under the sill
foon OF the old stopss, which II now
being extracted.
1000 LrvrL,
Formerly called the also level. On the
Gath day Of January. 1850. an esst cross
cut Was started on our southern bound.
sry Jointly with the Best 4 Beleher
Company, from the bottom Of the joint
Wine sunk from the level above. This
orosscu, has been run to . point 40 fstt
east from the main south DRIFT. from
which point joint Best l. Bsleher
xinss has been sunk to . depth OF l6l
feet. On account Of imperfect vsntila-
ton and the hot water encountered. the
siukiug OF this WINE has b. en- discon-
tinusd and Q connection will DO made BY
an uprsiss from the $500 level. East
crosscut No. !, which 1t date Of my last
yearly report was In 200 feet. has been
extended to . point 4l3 iest from the
main south drift and . winzs (No. ~
suuk to q depth OF 81 feet. This Wine
will eventually BE- connected with the
upraiss from the $500 level.
2200 LrvEL.
Formerly called the 1850 level. % jan
usry 81, 1880. an east cfosseut was
started near our northern boundary.
Jointly with the California Company.
and continued to . point 304 feet east Of
the G. 4 G. shaft, when . strong how Of
water was encountered and work diseon.
,ipued. It Vas originally intended to
omen this level by . main south DRIFT to
connection with the Best i Belcher
Joint Wine down from the 2O00 level.
IL has been thought advisable to sbsn.
don. that intention and make . eonnso.
don on the $500 level. a. the main con-
uection with the Ophir incline and the
north end mines would 30 at that depth.
$500 LKvIL.
This level Vas reached By the O. q Q.
shaft In March last. and . joint Cali
tornia east crosscut wss started on our
northern boundary 10 April. This cross
cut 10 nov In $50 ieet. At . point "
feet from the shat, . south drift was
started 10 Ma last. This drift 10 now
In 858 feet, and will b continued to our
south line and an upraiss started from
that point to connect With the joint besl
4 B<lches wipzs down from the 200o
level. a. stated above. This will give us
4 much needed air connection at that
point and enable ~ to carry ON our
work Of development to good advantage
Al \ point In the main south DRIFT S2s
,eet from the Joint California east cross-
cut uprsiss No. I has been started This
raise 10 nov up 81 iest, and will eventu
slly be connected vilh Wine No. ! down
from the 1000 level.
TEE CON. VIRGINIA sHAyr.
No work has been done in this shaft
during the past year. It being used q
clusiysly % an upoast to carry on the
ho, and foul air from the mine. which
enables us to keep the O. 4 q. (oui
main working shaitl . downeast.
TIE c. 4 c. sHAYT. 49,
This shsit has been sunk from . point
40 te,t below the 1900 level to . point
1874 feet b. low the $500 level. A station
has been s1cavsied ct the $500 lew! and
our main line Of double pumps has been
extended to the 2200 level. and prepare
,ious are being made to place the 24W
station pumps In position. A. soon q
the $500 level 10 reached and the station
set pu, In asump will b sunk. . station
opened and the nee. ssary work started
Tor continuing our developments ct that
depth.
TEE srrlo TUNNEL.
The north lateral drift Of the Sutrc
Tunnel Company entered Of ground In
February last and crossed our northern
boundary into California ground In
April. In accordance With the terms oi
our contract Ne have paid the Tunnel
Company st the rate Of 80 per foot fol
running this DRIFT In our ground amount.
ina 10 the sam Of SO. SOC.
IN coNcIusIox.
I will state that. although In our eIplor'
| lions no new ore body has been exposed,
Ne have been able 10 extract sufneien'
Low grade ore from q old slopes to pay
all Il. expenses Of running the mine,
sinking the G. i @. shalt. the immense
kemouut Of dead work necessary to earn