Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-12
c~onsollDGrEp VIRGINIA.
The Rspers 20 the Stockholders Of
work PsPforned the Past Year.

afternoon. Following is the report Of
Superintendent Patton, o. submitted to
the meeting
Charles II. Fish, Esq.. President Cen.
solidated Virginia Mining Company
Dear Sir: There have been extracted
from the mine during the past year end
ing December 81. 1881. 6435 tons OF ore;
there were remaining on hand 10 the
Greenhouses and mills at that date 3Sl
100000 tons. There have been re-
duced CSl6 l60o-2000 tons, yielding
bullion to the value OF SI44.064 10. OF
S2l Is per ton. Tho yield being over
III Der cent. OF the assay value OF the
ore, no allowance being made for moist.
ure; there have also been 1907 tons OF
waste rock extracted from the mine.
With this statement Of general results
I will now present for your considsra-
ton . review in detail Of the work per.
formed In the mine during the past year.
In May last the presence OF gas in the
old Slopes (irom which we were sxtract-
ing some low.grads ore) made 1t neces-
sary to close up all communication DO.
tween them and the @. j @. shalt. and
to close up the Con. Virginia shalt
(which was ct that time q strong up-cast)
with the view Of ~smothering any fire
that might exist. and preventing the gas
interfering with the progress OF work In
other portions OF the mine. The closing
OF the Con. Virginia shaft made II nee.
essary to change the Ophir shaft from q
down-cast to an up-cast. which condition
was maintained until September. when
We were enabled to reopen the Con. Vir-
GINA shat. and turn the Ophir shaft q
down.caat again. taking precautions to
prevent any FIRE that might remain In
the old slopes from spreading. and cou.
timing the gas arising therefron to that
part Of the mine. The work OF bulk.
heading the drift connecting the old
slopes with the Gould & Curry on the
south. Ophir on the north, and the @. 4
@. shaft on the east. and the changing oil
u air-current aud system OF ventila.
ton seriously interiered with the progress
OF work In the mine during the four
months It was in progress. In Novem.
Der last We. jointly with the Best i
Bslcher and Gould i Curry Companies.
erected q large suction or exhausting fan
on the old Gould & Curry shaft. which.
by at least doubling the upcast capacity
Of that shaft materially assisted the ven.
tils,ion OF our lower levels through our
systems Of drifts and WINES connecting
with IL.
THE 1850 AND 1850 LEVELS
Produced 6435 tons OF low.Rrade ore dur.
ing the year. the extraction OF which was
interrupted by the necessity OF closing
up the slopes as described above. There
vet remains some ~low-grads ore In
places, which may bs extracted at some
future time.
THE $500 LEVEL.
The main south DRIFT on this level.
which ut date OF my last annual report
had reached q point G58 feet south from
the joint California east drift. reached
u south line in February. 1881. A
chamber was eyeavated and an upraise
started jointly with the Best i Belcher
Company to connect with the Best u
Belcher winze sunk from the 1000 level.
This connection was made In June last.
and forms the NEST important upcast
connection Of the mine. An east DRIFT
Jointly with the Best & Belchsr Com.
papy was started on our southern bound
ary in June last and extended TO o point
2i9 feet from the main south drift, hen
tho face showing signs OF water. work
was discontinued. A drift is now being
run by the Best / Belcher Company
from the Best i Belcher and Gould y
Curry joint shalt through their ground
to connect with this drift. At Q point In
the main south drift 20 feet from the
joint California east drift crosscut No. ]
was started and extended LAG feet. The
Joint California east drift. which al date
OF my last annual report was In lSof feet
from the @. & G. shaft, has been FL
tended 245 feet to . point A25 feet from
that shalt.
raE $500 LrvrL.
This level was reached by the G. & G.
shaft in January, 1881, q station opened,
and 40 east drift or our north line joint.
ly with the California Company. started
10 February. At about the same time q
joint California west drift Was started
from the main south lateral DRIFT from
the Ophir incline. which had passed
through the California ground and
reached our northern boundary. These
two drifts were connected In May last.
completing Q continuous and invaluable
air-way between the @. 4 @. and Union
shafts. The main south lateral DRIFT has
been extended to q point % feet from
our northern boundary. The joint Cal.
~ifornia east drift has been extended to q
point 40 feet east Of the main south lat.
eral drift. At the intersection OF the
Joint California east drift. and the main
south DRIFT. Q joint California winze is
being sunk. This winze has at this date
attained Q depth Of l42 feet. 1t Is a large
thrse-compartmsnt winze, equipped with
two cages, and q double hosting engine
OF sufficient capacity to sink to q depth
OF 500 feet.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA suArT.
This shaft, for the reasons stated
heretofore, was closed. and sealed air.
tight for four months during the past
year. Since it was reopsned Q largo
suction or exhausting fan has been
erected over it. ct the expense Of the
California. Mexican and Ophir Com
those companies receiving the
benefit from the additional up.cast
capacity which IL gives.
O. A c. SHAFT.
This shaft. which at date OF my last
annual report had attained Q depth OF
1871 feet below the $500 level. has been
sunk to q point 80 feet below the $500
and q large stump DRIFT run out q distance
OF 80 feet from the bottom. Stationary
double plunser pumps have been put 10
at the 2i00 aud $500 levels, with the
balance hobs and tanks to
complete the main pumping system to
level.
CONCLUSION.
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