New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-07
filming.
DEFORT ON TIE
boston CONSOLIDATED MINE.
M rrg Bo:iR AGgNT OF
TIL AIEIHG ASS jJIATED PRESS

B)ofV, al. Jan. -. 1891.
To the Man-gr Of TIE M'A'Se A@-otnIsD rsE'' New
York
ps,4 ola: In a ofdancs with your request have visited
sLdmtc All cIalinaton Of Ae Boston Consolidated &EtLg
PROV, AAd " ik!ics
Inc lp.icr C'na"iinei the second Oiics location
queen BEE lIi us southern s,oIo within about
loo feet IL he apI Of the noItL MS consc ilt.on
aud pu.c:A-, Of the Last Chance Anc Ben Butler Mhing
a., ms. r,cacd 1876 ana OF 200 fee, 10
width by 800 length. which Developments have
proven he the direct linooi the Nam Do'e Lolc
T. o,errd hy two ucline shaft TO
the north the 2OJnot level following .ho rg from
H., surface walls strong. clean and nave pu.
lar lh giving total length Of uc!Lc OF 2j5 feet
Level
The FIST 100 feet this r,af: passes through fav,ra
Die broken edge formation quartz porpyry AMI clay with
OCCASIONAL OLuchcs OF the paying ore At t!s point
fire ,lla.rc the formation takes place tie ledge
come, -o hr four feet Ihck giving assays running
from 81, from fair samprs From this point
10 It's connection with the Forth drift OF tho 2OOO level
ds ante Of the ledge gradually from four
10 feet IN thickness free from aud Of same
grade and charac'cr OF hrst Tho
dap Of tins vein 81 East.
rHR WORKING SHAFT
double cOmpar mcnt nrtc sunk AT IA angle Glo each
In Lo clear ana substantially unbercd
val, square Of timber. and closely Jagged with
2nch panks point 60 feet from the tho
che, east shaft AID i feet
driven the vein. At distance Of Il feet the
encountered ana the rft continued the hanging
wal! showing between the waits be- feet thick
aud carrying several seams Of ggradc orc the
pacc being nllcd with broken ledge dtit north
run the vein - feet showing slight Improvement.
depth Of 700 feet the first station is opened aud
east Al 80 feet the vein cut at the pant la feet from
the surface encountered aud passed through showing
thickness %; IL e" rncaHcd Ia smooth clean Cut walls
pitching 6ON. AMI carrying vein of from So
to 40 On the foot wall three thick II the
rcrsl ore ever found In Bod" Aunt has been south
on vein Ok feet and The foot wall feet from the
OF this dft the Work OF extracting orc wns commenced
and opened to height Of ten thu body hold
ns average thick OF from TO four feet Of
grade when nist cut on this lcycl
4 dnft noih ilns crusscut has been
driven 24O tho foot wall of tho
vein. making connection air shalt.
Tho vein combines ~ the same character, quality and
strength az when hIst encountered tap 10 IA feet AT which
point Zen Iuier nnd Lat Cha VEINS come IN contact
and form OFT vein cr0sscu at tins point shows
formation 80 teot ~ thickness For 80 feet This lont
the ore IN the riii Irregular an uEcy INK ii with
phyry aud ry giving assays from 80 o. 20
point the ore lies The wall ana continues
end Of III" drrt' averaging from to feet III
thickness. free from aid assayirg from 80 10
~ per ton. Two uptaiscs beng made from tins
dr l. started 20 feet Of south Of ore SLOPES
~ rr al In tho vein the top If urrasn feet
thick A~inz"ssdnk directly on the Inc OF ns uprrsc
depth Of - iret the loiga being from 2tj feet thick and
carving fibuIDIsly rich the foot wall Uprais, No
about ~ feet from No l. Is up % feet ali IN ore run
nng from 10 rc' lhk VI ela Biu" Ia any found on tins
The wO kings large line mi Ing
oIo extending Oprned from point l2O this
level dcpth O." - feet below. NE and
Of 300 feo The air shalt be con
unur the $40 level with proper milling and
hoistlng facilities tins mine win become the leading
bullion producers On the BOdie Lode.
At IHE JuuFuOr LEVEL
fine large station has opened aud IL feet IN
depth sunk Is driven feet cutting tho
AMI pOr9hyry that splits The body causing
the foot and hang ng walls 10 each carry Of good
ing that will each average where OpruoI from two 10
lOur feet In thickness a drlIt on the east
wall In the body 40 feet south and A
Drtft north hns been driven the wall "A Ills
lance oi ~ feet The first hy feet The nearly pinched
ont showing al several points but small ore: at this
point suddenly wdenel ont thickness ~ feri and
holding this Szonr 10 feet WHEN tie both walls
the cast wall OF the VEN form
ing compact body from nvo feet thic4
milling The developments tuis level are Of