Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-30
MINING STATEMENTS.

Following statements have been sent by
tho superintendents Of tho Coms'oek
mines TO the offices in San Francisco Tor
the week ending January Is:
East erosscut has been extended 40
feet through hard porphyry. Have cut
and nut il GO feet Of covered drain.
Sutro tunnel drift has been extended VI
feet; fetal length from point a. Soz
feet. The drift having reached our north
line, Was stopped today. The sutro
Tunnel Company will sonnect Win ~
by the 5th proIimo. 10 not before, as
there il probably less than 80 feet be-
tween the face Of our drift and the face
Of theirs. At Forman shaft the excava-
ton for tank and pump at $500 level Is
nearly completed. and NO will commence
placing the pump the first Of the week.
oPHIR.
On the 27OO level the joint California
east DRIFT has been extended 20 feet and
the main north DRIFT Is feet. Have com.
plsted cutting out drain and putting
boxes 10 the joint Mexican east DRIFT.
On the 1000 level, in main east DRIFT,
drain 10 also completed. and the boxes
are in. During the week 1913 tons oil
ore have been extracted from the crop.
pings. and 364 tons and 800 pounds Of
ore sent to the mills.
MEXICAN.
On the 2700 level have completed cut
ting drain and putting boxes into the
Joint Ophir east drift. The main north
drift has been extended 20 feet. On the
1900 level have completed the work oil
cutting drain and putting boxes into the
joint Ophir east drift. The main north
drift from the end OF this east drift has
been extended % feet.
ExcHEoUER.
During the present month the north
drift. $500 level. has been cleaned out.
repaired and timbered. . drain dug and
covered for q distance OF 200 feet. Are
now within 90 feet Of the drillhols where
the water is csmiuR from. Have now
encountered o small cave, but expect te
get the entire drift cleaned out and re-
paired in q short time.
SIERRA NEVADA.
On tho $500 level the winze In cross
cut No. 9 has been sunk and timberet
nine feet; east crosscut No. 8 has beer
extended "a feet. main north latera
drift 50 feet, and north drift No. 2, II
feet. On the 2700 level the joint Unior
Consolidated east winzs has been sum-
and timbered nine feet.
CALIFORNIA.
Are still cleaning out and repairing
drifts and wines on the 1850 aud l75l
levels connecting with the old Consoli.
dated Virginia shalt. On the $500 level
the G. and q. winzs has been sunk and
timbered 10 feet. On the 270O level the
joint Ophir east crssscut has been OK.
tended 70 feet.
UNION CONSOLIDATED.
On the 2700 level the north laters
| drift has been extended "a feet and thu
main south drift 45 feet. South drift
| No. 2 has been extended AZ feet. Eas'
| crosscut No. l has been started from THU
DRIFT. The joint Sierra Nevada east winz'
has been sunk and timbered nine feet.
HALE 4 NoRcRess.
The northwest drift on the $500 leve
10 in 81 feet. having been advanced II
feet during the week through the SAM
character Of ground. Have been repair
ing the winze and changing the donke,
pumps.
CONSOLIDATED IMPERIAL.
For the past week most OF the mer
have been employed for the EIchequeI
company. The east drift. $500 level, II
now in 100 feet from the south winze,
the face in q mixture OF quartz and por'
pbyry.
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA.
Still cleaning out the drifts and WINES
ON the 1850 and 1850 levels connecting
with the old Consolidated Virginia shalt
On the $500 level the G. K Q. winze has
been sunk and timbered 10 feet.
GOULD . CURRY AND BEST 4 DELcHrI
SHAFT.
The west crosscu., $500 level. was cd
vanced 40 feet; total length. G2S feet
Drillhols from face Of. northwest Drift II
in lsi feet.
TAI.
Work on the balance bob at the 225(
level 10 completed. Putting in puml
rods and connecting pump column.
UNION SHAFT.
Taking out the compressor air pip'
preparatory to replacing 1t with new.