Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-23
WEEKLY MINING REVIEW.

| This weeks review can reveal nothing strange nor startling in the mining world. Everything pursues the even tenor of it's way. The work of development in the young and partially untried mines is con- tinued with vigor, and tho number is daily augmented. The great producing mines are running along without visible change, the mills are all pounding away, bullion is being produced, and everything wears a cheerful aspect. There is hardly doubt left now, but that the sinking of the com bination shaft on Contention Hill will be commenced ere long. This will be work of vast magnitude, and cannot fail to give a stimulus to all branches of mining in dustry in the district. Below we give the latest information from the working mmes of the district;
 T. NJ. x NJ. co.
 The west side has improved immensely within the past few weeks. Some of the richest ore ever extracted from a Tomb stone mine is now being taken out of the stopes in there. The two shafts are still continued, one of which will be used for ventilation and the other for hoisting purposes, The latter is now down to the third level, and a station is be- ing cut out at that point No. incline in tke Goodenough is still in ore, and looks very promising, They are still taking out manganese ore from the Lucky Cuss, which they hope to utilize as a fluk at the smelter at Charleston. They have already shipped 137 tons, and hope to have the fur mace ready to start by the latter part of this, or the beginning of next week,
 HEAD CENTER.
 The usual amount of ore is being eX- tracted from this mine, principally between the first and third levels. The quality of the ore is improving, and gives every in dicatiOn of turning out better as depth is attained, They are still at work straight ening the shaft. No prospecting work is being done.
 
 Main crosscut westerly is now extended 249 feet in porphyry, The drift at 300 feet is now 164 feet from main shaft, and with in a few feet of the 400 foot level. It will make connection this week. They con- tinue to ship the usual quantity of ore to the Boston mill.
 CONTENTION.
 The crosscuts on the GOO level are being pushed forward vigorously, and continue to improve. The mine is ill excellent con- dition all through, and yields up the usual amount of ore. The sinking of the con- bination shaft jointly by this company and the Grand Central, may be set down as a certainty of the near future. All the de- tails of the work are completed, and it only remains to select the exact location and get the necessary machinery on the ground when the work will commence.
 OLD GUARD.
 This promising mlne is still booming. The work being done is mostly in the way of explorations, A crosscut IS being driv- en across the 90-foot level, and already dis. closes twenty-five feet of vein matter, without yet encounterinS the hanging wall. The ledge materis, generally, low grade ore, with occasionally streaks of high grade. The Board of Directors of this mine will meet soon, after which it is expected that it will be worked vigor- ously,
 SEA SURGE.
 Still drifting east from Shaft No. ? Some very nice ore is being extracted and the prospects are hattering in the extreme. sToNEwALL. The new double compartment working shaft is now down thirty-siX feet in hard lime rock. About fifteen tons of ore is ex- tracted daily from the stopes in the old works. There is no exploring being done at present. Huachuca water is now serv- ed at the mine, being conveyed there in an inch and quarter pipe from the Huachu- ca Water Co.'S main.
 LUCK SURE.
 They are still sinking on the three shafts. The west shaft has an immense body of ore, aud is now down about fif- teen feet. The other shafts are still going through good ore bodies and give every indication of continuing.
 | EMPIRE.
 l Only one shaft has been at work on this mine for the past few days. The work is confined entirely to development, mostly on the 400 and 450 levels. The mine is looking very good, and some very high grade ore is being extracted.
 TRANQUILITY.
 The new hoisting works are now run ming along smoothly. The cage was put in few days ago, and everything is Tn good shape Taking out considerable ore between the 100 and 300 levels. The mlne never looked better and now that the hoisting machinery is in working order, it will be worked to its fullest capacity. Ten stamps of the Girard mill are still at work on second class Contention ore, and the other ten have been working on Randolph ore for the past few days.
 LITTLE DEVIL.
 Commenced to drift west on the ore body. Fhe ore extremely rich and prom