Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-24
MINING

Following statements have been sent by
The superintsndsns Of the Comstook
mines tothe Offices In San Francisco Tor
the week ending October "a:
CALIFORNIA.
Are still engaged In opening up and
cleaning out the drifts and wines con-
uectips with the old Consolidated Wiz.
einia shalt. The Joint Consolidated Viz.
einia vinzs has been sunk and nmbsrsd
10 feet. On the 2700 level the joint
Ophir east drift has been extended rs
feet. During the past week 81 toss OF
ore have been extracted and sent to the
mills; assay value, $24.
urnnA NxvApA.
East erosscut No. q. $500 level. has
been extended 80 feet; No. ) extended
Is feet. The main north lateral DRIFT
has been advanced 20 feet On the 270e
level the joint Union Consolidated vinze
has been sunk and tinbsrsd eight feet.
The joint Union Consolidated east drift
hes been extended "a feet. and the west
driit from the joint wiuze 20 feet.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
The Joint Mexican east WINE. 200
level. has been sunk aud timbsred pix
feet. On the 2700 level the joint Sissre
Nevada east winzs has been sunk apA
| timbered eight feet, and the joint SIsffa
Nevada east drift has been extended "a
feet and the west drift about 20 feet.
A brsakags Of the front, brace OF the
| v.bob at the top Of the incline has pre-
vented any work being done at the $500
STATEN siacs last Tuesday, the 18th In
slant. A new member 10 now being cat
ct the Fulton Foundry. and will be In
place by the last Of the coming week.
Drift on 2275 foot level has been ex.
tended 20 feet. Struck small stream OF
very hot water, which makes the drift
very hot. Have retimbsrsd 80 feet Of
shsft near surface. Fornan Shaft has
bsen sunk and timbered Is feet; total
depth. also feet.
PorosI.
Work on the 2400 level has been sus-
pended and the air from the blowers
turned into the Savage drift TO aid in re.
moving the bulkhesds and to allow OF
other work in that drift. a. when that 10
opened il will materially aid the work on
the 2400 level.
CALEDONIA.
Have finished rstimbering the shaft.
Rs,imbsred l05 feet. Pumps have run
an average OF TX hours per day. con-
Stunning 1 IL cords Of wood per day.
Formsn Shaft has been sunk and tim.
bersd Is feet; total depth. 2ls0 feet.
oPHIR.
The main south DRIFT on the 2700 level
has been extended 80 feet, and the joint
California east drift % feet. On the
1900 level are cutting out . drain md
cleaning out stump in Wine. Drillhols
No. I has been extended 200 feet.
MEXICAN.
The joint Union Consolidated winzs
has been sunk and timbsrsd six feet.
On the 1900 level at the joint Ophir east
drift are cutting . drain and cleaning
out the sump Of the vinzs. Drillhols
! No. / has been extended 200 feet.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SHAFT.
The hydraulic pumps arc running
steadily ct nine revolutions per minute.
easily taking ell the water. There was
no increase Of water to speak OF when
the bulkhead in the Savage drift was
blown out.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
Arc still engaged in opening out the
Srifts connecting with the old Console
dated Virginia shaft, cleaning out wines,
stc. On the 25O0 level the joint Califor.
mia wipzs has been sunk and timbsrsd
ten feet.
Have been engaged the past week
making repairs on hosting machinery.
and operations in the mine IRE nscessa.
rily suspended until these repairs arc
completed.
CONSOLIDATED INTERVAL.
Operations In the mine are tempo
rarily suspended On account OF the stop
ping OF hoisting engine and surface ma
chiaery for repairs.
GOULD 4 CURRY AND Dxsr 4 pEtcHrn
sHArr.
The Joint west crosscut, $500 level. 10
In a distance Of 40 feet. The ground Is
hard and requires no timbsring.
UNION SHAFT.
Are cutting out q bob pit at the 26oo
station and are rstimbering the l6Oo
| DRIFT to the Sutro tunnel.
HALE 4 NohcRoss.
R.pairs to shalt and incline continue.
Good progress IL being made at both
points.
lsipeFss Opeva House.