Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-15
MINING

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Following statements have been sent BY
the Superintendent Of the comstock
mines to the Offices in San Francisco for
the week ending August IS:
sIxRRA NEVADA.
The station ct the 200 level Of the
Joint Union Consolidated ssst vtnIs has
been completed. East orosscut NO. !.
ON the 25OO level, has been extended "
feet; No. 2 extended 25 feet; No. 4. ~
feet: drill hole from end No. ] orosscut
e,,snded IS feet; drill hole from end
No . crosscut extended IS feet; main
north lateral drift extended Is feet. On
the 97OO level joint Union Consolidated
drill hole No. 2. from station. extended
6S feet. and drill hole No. 8 extended IS
feet. Taking out main pump and olesn.
iog out shalt. Bullion shipped. &c..
$50 SO.
During the week 81 tons and 400
pounds OF ore have been extracted. The
Joint Ophir VINE has been sunk and
timbsrsd 10 feet. o. the 2600 level the
joint Consolidated Virginia wtnxs has
been sunk and timbersd 10 feet and
switch plates put down. Bullion shipped
to the value OF $s49l 65.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
The 270O station at the bottom Of the
Joint Sierra Nevada winze has been com.
plstsd. The joint Mexican sast winxe
on the $500 level has been sunk and
timbsssd 10 feet. On the 2700 level
Joint Sierru Nevada east drill-hols No. 2
from the station has been extended IS
feet, and No. ; drill. hols rs feet.
ovrRxAS.
The drift. on BATS level has been extsn-
ded 45f Get without meeting with any
material changes In formation. Formal
shalt has been sunk and timbsred 10
feet; total depth 2l25 feet. No work
vas done In the mine or In shaft on the
9Th instant. the miners being ou to
the Oalsdonia picnic.
On the $500 level the joint Union
Consolidated rsst winxe has been sunk
and timbsred 10 feet. On the 2700 level
the main north lateral drift has been ex-
tended 16 feet. On tie $500 level the
Joint east drift from the bottom Of the
vinzs has been extended Is feet.
ANDES.
During last week winxe was sunk and
timbsred 40 feet making in al Is feet
below the 400 level: bottom II nov In
clay and porphyry. Hcvs repaired l2o
feet Of main tunnel and men are now
drifting sast from 400 level 80 feet north
Of winze.
On the $500 level the joint California
sast vinxs has been sunk and timbered
II feet. On the 1900 level the joint
Mexican east DRIFT from the bottom oil
the wipzs has been extended Is feet.
Repairs to steam pipes are completed.
UTAH.
Since last report the incline has been
sunk and iimb-red II feet. The ground
still continues hard. The west drift on
the 400 level 10 In nov . distance Of -
feet. With the face in . favorable looking
formation.
CONSOLIDATED IMPERIAL.
Have been engaged the past week in
digging drain and putting In boxes to
carry the water from our 1000 and 2l0O
levels to the Jacket pumps. The air on
the lower levels is considerably i'm.
proved.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
On the $500 level the joint Beet &
Belcher crosscut has been advanced 26
feet. On the $500 level the joint Cali.
fornia winzs has been sunk and timber
Cd 10 feet and switch plates put down.
CALEDONIA.
Pump has been run an average Of nine
hours per day consuming four and u
seventh cords Of wood per day. Forman
shaft has been sunk and tmbsrsd 10
feet: total depth 2l26 feet.
HALE 4 SoRcRoss.
The 24O0 wipzs 10 now l05 feet deep.
Are cutting out Q station at the 26OO
level. Will resume sinking In . few
days. The fiow OF hot water continues
strong.
BEsr 4 BxLcHIE.
Crosscut joint with Con. Virginia was
extended 90 feet the past week; total
length, l54 feet. The rock passed
throueh has been very hard blasting.
UNION suArr.
The stump DRIFT from the bottom OF
the shaft has been extended III feet.
Easing timbsrs ct the 1900. $500 and
2400 stations.
cHoLLAR AND PoTosI.
Are cleaning out the joint drift on the
2400 level. preparatory TO the resumP.
ton OF prospecting.
czoLLAl-SoloRoss.sAvAoE sHAfT.
The hydraulic pumps are running at
6k strokes, handling al the water from
the 24O0 level.
o. 4 c. AND p. 4 y. sHAFr.
The shaft 10 now down 2l20 feet.
Have been repairing gallows frame the
past week.