, 1880-10-09
THE COlISTOC1k LODE.
Recent Work aud Development in
tho Various 7liuca.

Special Correspondence oJ TAs Chicago TttbunA
VIH0iNfA CtTY. New. Sept, 30.-Tho develop
mont Of orc-hodIes III tho mines of tho Com.
stock has been Delayed beyond our expectations;
yet we Ito not dcspntr 1T them, owing to most
encouraging prospects hnviug been mot with In
some of them.
The Ophir Company, In running CROSS ont eAst
Of tho 1000 lnvcl, jointly with the California;
Company, crosscl m ore-h,t1y Of ten feet in
width. nifty feet north Of the California limo.
II 10 bsing dEtftcl on both north and sotlti, to
nacertnsn tho condition, in those directions. Tho
orc Is of fnir gr,Mlu nad nlny provo to be cxten-
svc. Tho cross-cts ellst TN tho 100 levol nj tho
Union, although in n distance respectively 2lB
fcct and 14e feet, huvo developed nothing but
promising vcin.mattcr containing strohks Of
1,inetz. WInxo No. Is being continued
down from tho $500 1ovo1, and Is nearing
the 2GW lovcl, through good vojn-inaterinl
Tho south drift OH tho 1900 lovol from tho
shaft is making good hcat1wny. Two cross-calts
arU being run west from this diff, which hrn i1,
about thirty 1.-Two foot. No cross-cuts nro being
run from tho north drift OIL tho .,b0O tovul,
elmo. The work ot sinking tho Union shaft
from the s,5o0 to tho 1900 lovel Is nbout to DO
commenced.
A. tho Storm Nevada, tho incltno-r raise from
tho 100 lovcl to moot tho bottom Of the veetIcnl
shaft ia tip about lis foot. It was expected that
this tnino would hmvc been producing orc by
this ttmo; but such IS not tho caao, although tho
INK completed n little moro needed work, tho cx-
Traction Of orc will DO commenced. That cor
tutnty, II truo, Is encouraging.
The middle mines Rro being explored with
sosnowhnt encouraging prospects, tho wntor
now being Under control. A terrible accident
occurred at tho Imperial shaft, which caused
tlio 1cath Of rai,o mon. tenth Quo being badly
injured. There wcru ten mon On tho cngu, when,
at tho 100 saon, tho cable parted ut tho and
It wns procipltatcd down tho shaft, landing on
the top nf the cagu, and lrlringit with tratnon-
DOTS force to tho bottom Of tho shnft,-tho aafo-
tioa on tho cago not checking its downward
progress. II they hid worked properly md
stopped tho cage, tho slaughter Of tho miners
would hnyo boon avoldesl According to tho
Testimony taken beforc tho Coroncr's Jury, tho
tlon. Tho weight attachcti 10 Il at tho tln,o OF
tue ncet'iont wins not over 1000 pounds.
ro ths ssfs oa 10 oyo aa 5 nHtae
Ing very hot wntoc. 4 connection with tho
aolith brunch Of tho Sutro Tunnel Is Hrcntly .'o-
MUCH ms tho water would bD discharged into tho
drift that will connect With It, l,ba) foot below
the a ghe SF9nch mt cna, nq VIII hc
thsonsh the Yellow jacket shaft. nThcro il
sf ao,s "o'nnR nc. 'oa e Present rhS por sxS
ahnft hns attained depth Of I4s0 fspt; and tho
Osbaton shRtt henR sunk by tho 1!cat s IIelohcr
and "a Gov Gould Curry Companies, 's now down
Work of exploration and tho extraction Of oe
Gr E!n m M m ~ a,o y slerrn ine A!on9 tho Will
considerable orc is found; mostly Of milling qial.
Tho work Of sinking tho thatt Mt tho Origin nj
koystouo ls proceeding nn!ntcrruptcdly,-th
PUMP p lnte!y Put n keeping II etsa, 6t water by
business hel1,x conducted In tho most ooono.lto.
81 manner. guided by Koxi Judgment. which Is
Uvidul,ces In lavor Of tho development ii i gt,o
nIMu being Of tho mist encouraging character.
Tito Consolidated r,luilo Contpany, at uodin
sunip oi twenty fcot below. Tho shaft Is sub
stnnianlly ttnMred, md guide. nro put IN for
ti,o Shg. @ to run II ,sh!ci. hug been put in the
moss, explorations Will 10 rrocoet!rd with nnd
work pushed rapidly, with every prospect Of
Al the 1loston Consolidated. the. wtnzo from
tho aU lcyol wnh sunk 70 depth Of thirty foot,
along the fool. t.wall OF tho yUln, which Ia of tho
fuli width ot tho .irlft1show!nH quartz nr good
nK Eae ID i atS r IN KG - IT,
twcnty-stx to twenty eight foot in with. Tho
fn,t and hanying walls have heavy seams .of
& SaX a nS 3 sg ~! 9S5nse xas On III S so
Rtopes. aad ~ tn!ica GRO ts being brokun dow n
~ cMn 6e hoistott. Work hns leen resumed on
portnnt Developments. Tho slopes nTe looking
wcli, aud show rteh ore Mt every point, some Of ii
sneei,nen n' os IaeSe ase 10 tons Of orc OIL tho
aTS TsS fSsS Iansr fsf nMnx Z Milling Company nre ptose
outing work on tnu!r 1nino With Rootl develop.
iistauco of WON'T. soyon feet, having I'assci
S9%g f VIZ gnrt 9fhEe gao erS 1
Wurk hiA hccn rt.sljruc III tue drift south, On