The morning call., 1894-08-12

length 100 feet. continuing in porphyIy
and quartz formation of low value. Some
repairs nave been made in the main drift.
The work of repairing the Con. Virginia
shaft from the 100 station Is nearly GEM
pleted and pipes will soon be put in place
TO conduct down to the 1850 level the
water which is flowing from the workings
of the West Con. Cal. and Virginia on the
HOO level. Have shipped 10 the Morgan
mill during the week $50 tons and 1850
pounds of ore the assay value of which
(per railroad car samples) was SEC 26 per
ton. The average assay value (per battery
sanples) OF all the ore worked at that
mill during the week $3.50 tons) was SCI So
per ton. Bullion now ON hand in our
assay Office. assay value about $1,000.
OPHIR-1465 level-At point 70 feet in
from the mouth of the east crosscut started
from point in the main north drift 124
feet north from the main east crosscut
from the Ophir shaft an opening has been
made and therefr0m an upraise has been
carried up 9 feet in pOrphyry, clay and
quartz of low value. Have continued
Jointly with the Mexican Company the
work of making repairs in the main shaft
at the HOO level Central tunnel-Have
continued the work of reOpening the old
Wine station. which was reached at a
puint 900 feet in from the mouth of the
crOsscut run west from the north drift
from the Mexican shaft ON the tunnel
level. From the northwest drift from the
Mexican shaft Sc feet above the tunnel
level at a point 60 feet north from the
shaft and opposite the west crosscut an
east crosseut has been advanced % feet in
pOrphyry and clay.
UNioN-9OO leveI-The Union Con. and
Sierra Nevada joint north drift which was
run from the joint west drift at point
1920 feet west of the shaft has been ex-
tended during the week II feet; total
length $50 feet; face in hard porphyry.
The joint south lateral drift from the joint
west drift at a poiDt1520 feet west of shaft
has been extended % feet; total length 224
feet; face in porphyry.
MExICAN-1465 level-The west cross
cut started from the top of the upraise
which was carried up 10 feet above the
sill floor of this level at point 40 feet
west from the main north drift and 100 feet
north from the south line of the mine, has
been extended during the week q feet;
total length 2S9 feet; face in porphyry
showing fine lines of quartz.
HALE q NORCRosS-975le vel-Have COM
pleted the new station, and started a new
north drift and advanced the same 10 feet;
face in porphyry. HOO level-North drift
on this level was advanced IL feet; total
length 80 feet; face in porphyry.
BEST 81 BELCHER-200l evel-In cline up
raise 1 started in north drift Is feet from
our south boundary has been carried up
II feet, passing through quartz and
porphyry total height 81 feet 800 level
The north drift started from west crosscut
4, SIS feet from main north drift. has been
extended 6 feet. face in porphyry and
quartz; it has been discontinued; at a
point in incline upraise 1 Sc feet from 800
level, have started an east crosscut and
advanced some feet. passing through
quartz.
GOULD Sc CURRY-200 level-The south
drift from west crOsscut 5, 1115 feet from
northwest drift. has been extended IS
feet; total length 17S feet; face In soft
pOrphyry.