Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-16
WEEKLY MINING REVIEW.

There is nothing of special consequence to report in local mining matters this week. The work of development still goes on, and everything wears cheery aspect. The great producing mines arc still turning out orc in large quantities the mills are running along as usual and everything gives promise of permanency and prosperity The sinking of the com bination shaft by Contention and Grand Central folks, will soon take definite shape and will be continued doubtless to a depth of one thousand feet This will be the grandest enterprise yet inaugurated in the camp, and will encourage active develop ment in other quarters. The western end of the district still keep up its boom. The Luck Sure, Little Devil and Blue Jacket are coming out strong and give every hope of becoming great bullion produ- cer at no very distant day. So far as could be learned the following are the principal items of interest concern ing the industry of mining during ithe past week.
 GRAND CENTRAL.
 There is nothing of more than ordinary | importance to report from this mine this week. The cross cuts on the GOO level are making fair progress notwithstanding the fact that the rock is pretty hard. The in- dications are very good, but as yet no mineral body has been struck. The stopes throughout the mine are looking first rate. The crosscut from the 200 level to tap the new surface strike of the Contention and Grand Central is progressing rapidly and gives indications of being in the vicinity of an immense orc body The usual quan- tity of ore is being extracted and about ninety tons daily shipped to the mill. CONTENTION.
 The stopes on the 212 foot level are looking remarkably well. Nothing new has been developed on the 600 level. Are sinking on the new surface find near the Grand Central line, which was looking re- markably we'll last evening. Down about 20 feet. The ore looks very rich, and is pronounced to be as rich as it looks. Everything working smoothly around the | mine.
 HEAD CENTER. Stoping between the first and third levels continued. No new developments to re- port. No prospect work of any conse- quence being done. The mine looking in frstclass condition, and yielding the usual amount of ore. No decision has been reached as yet regarding the removal of the mill from the San Pedro to the mine. sToNEwALL.
 New shaft down 35 feet. The rock is very hard lime, therefore progress is slow. At 200 feet this shaft will intersect the ledge where already prospected. In the stopes work is confined to raising 15 tons of ore per day, which goes forward to the mill, where already sufficient for several months' supply has accumulated. A cross cut is being cut north, which at present is in hard lime. The mill has again started up, and everything is running along with customary regularity. LITTLE DEVIL. Have commenced to sink again and will continue on down, vertical, which will in time cross-cut the ledge, but at an acute | angle instead of on horizontal plane. The ore continues quite as rich as hereto fore reported, and, .inasmuch as the foot wall has not been reached, it would seem that the ledge was very strong. The mine is in excellent condition. The ore body seems to increase as depth is attained, and the prospects of a bonanza seem as good as ever.
 RANDOLPH.
 The usual quantity of ore is being taken from this mine. All the drifts winzes and crosscuts are showing up well, all be- ing driven through ore bodies. The mill is doing good work.
 | FRANKLIN.
 | The two crosscuts have been extended about 11O feet each way from the shaft. Several strata of rich ore were cut, but none considered sufficiently extensive to sufficiently extensive to warrant drifting. The Indications of ore bodies, however,are excellent.
 | BLUE JACKET.
 The two shafts are being driven down ward rapidly. Mo- ? is now down nearly 70 feet in a fine body of ore No. 3 is now down about 112 feet and displays an immense body of ore. The tunnel is in about GO feet, and expect to tap shaft 2 about 1S0 feet from the surface. | VIENNA.
 Prospecting on the 400 level is being prosecuted vigorously and is looking very encouraging. The main crosscat is now extended westerly 243 feet The 300 foot drift to the west is now 157 feet. The up per level Is still yieldieng the usual quan tity of ore.
 TOMBSTONE NJ. AND M. co.
 Ore in the No. Goodenough incline has improved since last report. Still sinking. West Side is looking quite as well as at any former time. The main shaft is down below the second level, and has rich vein of ore in the bottom. The two levels are still continued north, anc still are opening up good ground. The