Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-19
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Following statements have been sent BY
the superintendents Of tho Comstock
mines 70 the Offices in San Francisco ior
tho week ending December Ia:
SIERRA NEVADA.
On the $500 level are still cutting out
the chamber for Q Wine on crosscut No.
Q: east crosscut No. 8 has been extended
"a feet and No. 8, 90 feet. The main
north lateral drift has been advanced "a
feet. On the 2700 level are cutting out
drain and timbering the joint Union
Consolidated connecting drift. The
Joint Uuion Consolidated east winzs has
been sunk and timbsred Ave feet and o
tankpit il being cut out at the $500
station.
On the $500 level the joint California
east drift has been extended 30 feet. On
the 2700 level the main south DRIFT has
been advanced % feet and drillhole No.
3. $50 feet. On the 1890 level the joint
Mexican east drift has been extended 2S
feet. During the week 271 tons and 400
pounds Of ore have been extracted from
the groupings.
CALIFORNIA.
The work Of cleaning out and repair
ing the drifts and WINES on the 1000
and 100 levels for vsstilating purposes
il still going on. On the $500 level the
joint Consolidated Virginia wiazs has
been sank and timbered mice feet. On
the 270O level the joint California and
0phir east drift has been advanced 80
feet.
suTRo TUNNEL.
General repairs have been made In the
main tunnel and ct shaft No. l. The
south lateral branch was driven 78 feet
and 10 now within 1326.08 feet OF the
point connecting with the Formsn shaft.
The face is now in hard. birdseye por.
phyry. Have excavated 200 feet OF
drain in south lateral branch.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the 2700 level are cutting out .
drain and timbering up the joint Sierra
Nevada connecting DRIFT. The joint
Sierra Nevada east winze has been sunk
and timbered Eve feet; also. have CON-.
menced cutting out the $500 tank station.
Drillhols No. 2 has been extended 1876
feet.
ovERMAS.
Drift on 2275 level has been extended
45 feet, and 60 feet OF covered drain cut
and put in. Sutro tunnel drift has been
extended 81 feet; total length from point
"a" 439 feet. Forman shalt has been
sunk and timbsred 10 feet; total depth.
22S5 feet; the rock in the bottom con-
tinues extremely hard.
CALEDONIA.
Pumps have been run an average oil
81 hours per day and consumed four
cords Of wood per day. Forman shalt
has been sunk and timbersd 10 feet; to-
tai depth. 1886 feet; the ground con-
tinuss extremely hard.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
The work OF cleaning out and repair
ing drifts and wines on the 1000 aud
100 levels. for purposes OF ventilation.
is still going on. On the $500 level the
Joint California winzs has been sunk and
timbered nine feet.
GOULD 4 GERRY ASD BEST 4 DrLcHEh
SHAFT.
West crosscut, $500 level, has been
advanced 50 feet since last report; total
length 400 feet. Northwest drift has
been extended As feet; total So feet.
HALE 4 Gro
During the past week II sets Of tim
bers have been placed in incline. Tim
bers at eighth station eased, and FIRST
station OF perpendicular shaft completed.
UNION SHAFT.
Still repairing the drift leading out to
the Sutro tunnel on the 1000 level; cas-
ing timbers at the 1000 level, and cutting
cut the bobpit at the 2G0o station.
MEXICAN.
On the 27O0 level the main south Drift
has been extended 81 feet. On the 200
level the joint ophir east drift has been
extended % feet.
UTAH.
The east drift ON the 1900 level has
been advanced 90 feet. On the $3.50
level are still cutting out the bobpit.