The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-06-17

ed healthier, or its future prospects bright CT. It remains the leading bullion produc- ing camp on the coast, and as the wonder ful richness and extent of its ore bodies is being thoroughly und, rstood, confidence in it's brilliant future gains additional strength. Below we give the latest from all points in the district
 INGERsoLL.
 Cutting out station at the 80 foot level is the principal work done on this mine for the past week. This station is facing the rich body of ore recently struck and of which mention was made last week. The other works heretofore mentioned are progressing rapidly and everything is. looking we'll. About 700 tons af ore is now now piled on the dump.
 THE sToNEwALL.
 Two winzes have been started on the 160 foot level and drift has been started west from the east wlnze on the same level and is now in twenty feet. They are also upraising winze from the 160 to the 100 foot level which is now up twenty-five feet. St0ping is continued on the 100 foot level. All quarters of the mine showing up good Gre. Twenty-twO men are at work and twenty-five tons of ore are hoisted daily. The usual quantity of ore IS being shipped to the mill.
 THE RANDOLPH.
 An extremely rich body of ore was struck one hundred feet from shaft No. 2, in the connecting crosscut, on Wednesday. The new ledge is seven feet wide and shows some of the finest ore yet extracted from Tombstone mine. Winze No. 9 IS down 60 feet, has been run 7x9, all in ore. No change of any consequence since last week, except the new strike. The works heretofore reported are being prose cuted vigorously.
 THE CONTACT.
 The main shaft in this mine is now down no feet and has recently penetrated fine boiy of ore. The ledge so far as rock anG there is yet no sign of foot wall. The ore from this ledge runs from $20 to $230 ton. A cross cut has been started for the foot wall at no feet. About five tons of ore hoisted daily and everything looking we'll.
 GOOD SAMARITAN.
 The principal shaft in this mine is down 300 feet. The south drift in the 250 foot level is in 47 feet, all in ore. The upraise winze from the 250 foot level will not make connections before the first of the month. The ledge so far as exposed, at bottom of shaft, is fourteen feet wide. The mine is in good condition.
 TOMBSTONE M. &M. co.
 Working on good streak of ore in the Goodenough. The west side produced an unusual quantity of high grade ore dur ing the past week. The upraise from the 90 foot level of the GoodenOugh, struck the surface on Wednesday, coming out on the road. This will thoroughly ventilate that section of the mine, and furnish good ar for explorations. The exhibit from this mine for the Denver Exhibition was pre- pared during the past week and will be on exhibition at 319 Fremont street, until shipped to Denver. |,
 CONTENTION.
 In this mine two winzes have been sunk from the 800 to the 600.foot levels. The south winZe will be continued below the 600fOot level as far as practicable. The 600-fOOt drift from the north shaft is mak- ing very slow progress, owing to the ex- treme hardness ot the rock not driving more than seven or eight feet week. The usual amount of ore Is extracted and shipped. Ten stamps of the Girard mill working on second class Contention ore. Ore is being accumulated rapidly at the mlll in anticipation of the rainy season, some l500 tons being now on the mill dump. One hundred thousand feet of lumber at the mine, and any quantity of fire wood
 GRAND CENTRAL.
 The drifts are all looking well, and the stopes producing the usual amount. Drifts are being run south on 400, 500 and 600- foot levels to connect with the new works The crosscut on the 600 is now in about 180 feet. Gaining on the mill gradually.
 EMPIRE.
 In this mine they are still running on the ore body between the 400 and 450-toot levels. Have cut through a wash on the east and discovered fine body of ore be- hind it. The crosscut and drifts hereto fore reported are making good progress. The mine is in firstclass condition and | yielding the usual amount of ore.
 OLD GUARD Some very fine ore has been turned out of | this mine during the past week. The work ! prosecuted on the 80 foot level north is | now in 100 feet from shaft, in rich carbon. | ate ore. A winze has been started from | the face of the drift in rich ore. This drift | will connect with shalt No. 2 for ventila- ton. The other parts of the mine look ss | usual. The ore body in the winze between the 230 and 150-fOot levels promises to | grow extensive.
 Sinking on the main shaft now down about forty feet. Taking out some very fine ore running from $200 to $500. A new office has been erected the past week.
 THUNDERBoLT N. AND N. co.
 The location of this company's proper ties IS about one mile southwesterly from the city, and consists of the Thunderbolt and Budd. The ore body comes to the surface, and can be easily traced for over 10O0 feet in length, which shows the strength and continuity of the vein. The vein cuts through both lime and granite ryke, which is thrown up towards the northerly end of the property. There are three prospect shafts of eight, ten and twelve feet respectively; each shaft is on a and, apparently, separate vein of ore, and all within a radius of about thirty feet in width. The ore bodies have slight dip towards each other, and the company are sinking on the middle vein, with view of rrosscutting when sufficient depth is ate tained, and thus find out the magnitude of he strike. The composition of the ore bodies are somewhat similar to those of he Stonewall and Randolph mines--con- listing of manganese and iron, oxides of ron, carbonates and bromo-chlorides, and native and horn silver. The