Tombstone epitaph., 1892-08-14
I. N. < M. co. Condition of Mines as Shown by the Annual Report of the Superintendent. A Healthy Color Noticed All Along the Line. Prospects Very Bright for the
 Future.
WEST SIDE sULPHuRET MINE

 have access. in addition ,O the West Side Mire, tc the Sulphuret. the Sul- phuret Extension, the Girard on the fourth level and the Toughnut on the sixth level. All rock from these places is hoisted through this shaft, and the West Side-Sulph1Tei mine IS charged and credited respectively with the total expense and production in the general statement, but account is kept separately of the data relating to each place..
 The new workings opened during the year amounted to 2.9Sl lineal feet.
 Rock hoisted, l2.477 tons; consist ing of waste, l0,3S0 tons; first class ore, 1853 tons; second-eiass ore, 2I4 tons.
 There are two principal ore shoots in the Sulphuret mine. One IS en- tirely in the blue limestone belt and is known as the fifth level shoot, and the other, known as the fourth level shoot, is now dipping into the blue lime stone from the oyerlying shale. The first of these shoots reached its maxi mum size and grade some months ago in abutting against a large Assure, and We have hitherto been unable to ind il on the other side. The fourth level shoot crossed the line of the same Assure without interruption, and i. still strong. Unremitting efforts to find other similar shoots have so far proved unavailing.
 The West Side sixth level has been extended north 4S9 feet, striking the Sulphuret porphyry dyke at a point 4fO feet north of the West side shaft, and making the total length of the drift 925 feet. The end of the drift is now within about 100 feet of being under the Toughnut main sh it. and l should cut the main Toughnut fault at about that point. An attempt will be made to raise to the third level of this mine. and so secure a good circu- iaiion of air, when other raises at promising points car be made with out difficulty, No paying ore has been found, but a small streak of 10 ounces manganese ore was found at one point. Should good ore be found, it is proposed 10 sink the Toughnut main shaft to this level, and so reduce underground transportation and by appropriate extensions explore all of the Toughnut and Goodenough ground at water level.
 On December 10th connection was made between the West Side fourth level and the fourth level of the Cir ard mine, and by later extension | asd upraise connection also made be- tween this level and an extension of the Toughnut third level on the main i fault and close to the Goodencugh ! easterly end line. There is one ex- ceedingly irregular and bunchy ore shoot in the Girard, dipping below the fourth level at about 9 degrees, and i this We are following wiIh varying success, but with greater difficulty as it's depth below the level increases Since December last S3.4 kns of ore have been shipped from this mine at a net profit of s2.6s2.52, but the con- dition of the working is becoming such that it will soon be necessary to equip it with some kind of hoisting l apparatus similar to that on the Sul- phuret third level or further work be suspended.
 roUGHSUT NINE.
 Rock hois,ed, II ,499 tons, consisting Q: waste S.23s tons, first-class ore l .4l0 tons, second-class ore Sll tons. The total amount If new workings opened dur ng the year was 30O2 lineal feet.