Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-13
MINING STATEMENTS.

Following statements have been sent BY
tho superintendents Of the Comstock
mines 10 the offices in San Francisco Tor
the week ending March IL:
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the 27OO level east crosscut No. l
has been extended 80 feet. Are cutting
out a drain and timberine up the main
lateral drift. North drift No. 8 has been
extended IS feet. passing through some
fair milling ore. The joint Sierra Ne.
yada east wiuze has been sunk aud tim.
bered 10 feet. On the $500 level the
north DRIFT from tho bottom Of No. 2
wiuze has been extended 20 feet, and
the south drift ~ feet. both passing
through fair milling ore. During the
week 1874 tons and 400 pounds OF ore
have been extracted from the $500 and
2700 levels.
MEXICAN.
On the 2700 level the main north lat.
ersl drift has been extended Is feet. and
10 now being timbsred up; on the main
south DRIFT are cutting out drain and
cleaning up. West crosscut No. i has
been extended ~ feet. On the 1900
level the main north lateral DRIFT has
been extended 80 feet. During the week
6S tons and 800 pounds OF ore have
been extracted from the 27O0 level.
SIERRA NEVADA.
On the $500 level the winze in east
crosscut No. 2 has been sunk eight feet.
and east crosscut No. 8 has been ex-
tended 90 feet. On the 2700 level drill.
hole No. I has been extended l75 feet.
and the joint Union Consolidated east
winzs has been sunk and tinbered 10
feet.
The main south drift on the 200 level
has been extended 90 feet, and the main
south drift on the 1900. 30 feet. Are
repairing the main incline and the joint
California east crosscut on the 100
level. During the week 90 tons Of ore
have been extracted from the groupings.
CALIFORNIA.
On the 1850 and l750 levels are still
cleaning out and repairing the drifts and
wines connecting with the old Consoli.
dated Virginia shaft. On the 270O level
the joint east drift has been advanced
80 feet, and the main south lateral drift
has been advanced A feet.
SAVAGE.
Are running o DRIFT west on the 2iO0
level. On the Potosi tunnel level are
extracting about 100 IONS OF ore per
week and, OF the same time, ore running
prospecting drifts. The bulkhead on
the 1900 level in the Hale J. Norcross
drift was blown out yesterday.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
On the 1850 aud 1850 levels are still
cleaning out aud repairing the drifts and
WINES connecting with the old Console
dated Virginia shaft. On the 2700 level
the @. & g. east drift has been advanced
- feet.
PorosI.
Work has been resumed in the south
west crosscut, 2i00 level, which was
Just started when the mine was closed to
allow Of the air being taken into the
Savage DRIFT to enable them to make
connection.
GOULD 4 uRRY n BEST 4 pELcHER
suAfr
The northwest DRIFT, $500 level. 10 in
sos feet; from the face Of this drift the
diamond drill has been run 200 feet.
The joint shaft was sunk and timbsrsd
1G feet.
HALE 4 SohcRess.
The northwest drift. $500 level. has
been advanced 40 feet during the past
week; total length. 3lS feet. Tempsra.
turs on $500 station. lis degrees Fab
renheit.
Are now timbering and repairing the
incline near the 1850 level. On the
$500 level have extended the east drift
81 feet.
CHoLLAE.
Have started q west crosscut ct o point
200 feet distant from the south line.
UNION SHAFT.
Are repairing the 1000 drain tunnel.