Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-30
WEEKLY MINING REVIEW.

usual rate in this district for the past week. There has been no new developments ot more than ordinary consequence, hut work has been carried on with the usual steadldess. Development work in the smaller mines IS being vigorously prosecuted, and it is q safe assertion to say that there is more work going on now than ever before. The western portion of the district holds its own well, and promises to rival Contention Hill at no distant day. The great producing mines yield about the usual amount of ore, which is being converted into bullion as fast as busy stamps can crush it. The following is the latest information from the mines:
 T. NJ & NJ. co,
 Nothing of special importance to rec port this week, save the successful starting of the smellcr at Charles ton on Monday last The eXperl- ments of using the manganese orc from the Lucky Cuss for fux has proved sue cessful, and men and teams will be busily engaged for some time 10 come, breaking and hauling ore from the last named mine, Ten men have been employed to build a road to the mlne in order to facili. tate the transportation of ore. The West Side is looking better than ever and shows | fa,tcring indications of holding out. HEAD CENTER.
 Still taking out ore between the first and third levels. Quality of the ore steadily improving, and promising much better for the future. Still at work strengthening and improving the shaft.
 FAIR VILLA.
 Winze in south drift below the 100 lev el has been sunk four feet in good ore. The vein continues to look better and the ore improving in quality as depth is gained. The vein is widening southward, being now from five to six feet wide. During the week from five to six tons of fine ore have been extracted daily. The prospect shaft on the south end of the mine is looking very good, show ing good prospects, Everything in and about the mine is in good shape. JNGRsOL.
 No new works have been started and things are running along about as usual. The usual mount of ore is being raised to the surface daily, All the drifts are looking well and the stope on the so level is much improved. Negotiations are in progress for the erection of steam hoisting works and it. is more than pro bable that .t the shrill blasts of the steam whistle will be heard in a few days, sToNEwALL.
 The works are all in excellent condi- ton and producing the usual amount of ore. In consequence of the large Quanti- ty of ore ahead of the mill only one load day has beeen shipped for some time back. The new double compartment shaft has now attain ed depth of foity-tve feet, and is still m hard lime rock. It is expected that the new shalt will not strike the ledge for 200 feet.
 l HORSESHOE.
 Work is progressing fairly, and the ind |. cation of ore is good The cross cut has now been extended 230 feet, and all indi- cations lead to the belief that the ledge will be struck in few days.
 GRAND CENTRAL.
 There have been no new developments during the last week. Have commenced work on the south end of the claim and are drifting from the bottom of the shaft on the Grand Central lode for the Naum- keag'ledgc, where there is a large showing of good ore. This portion of their ground has never been touched other than the original prospect work. The stopes con tinue to yield well. They have large block of ground on the north end of their mine, next to the Contention line, above the 409-foot level, that has never been touched The great bonanza on the 212- foot level of the Contention is making strong toward this uneXplored region, and there is every probability that it will prove itself quite as good in Grand Gen. trsl as in Contention,
 ! LUCK SURE.
 Shaft No. is down 90 feet, The ledge continues to increase its dip into the moun- tain as they go down on it, and also 10 widen l. is now four feet between the walls. Started drift north at 50 feet in Shaft No. ?, which has been driven in 30 feet, showing 2-foot vein of rich ore for the whole distance. They happened to strike a short chimney of manganese ore where the shaft was located, which has 1 cnntin down thns lar with thnm At A