The morning call., 1894-10-14

Wine which was started on the Sill floor
o the south drift on the 100 level has
been sunk during the week II feet, total
depth Is feet; al! the way In solid ore
which gave an average assay value of
SIS 81 per ton. The Wine was carried
down along the slope of the west or foot
wall, and the length of the excavation so
far made from north to south is feet, ana
the uniform width from the west wall 10
the east il II feet The north and south
faces of the Wine are in excellent ore and
samples taken from the bottom of the
wlnZe give an average assay of $50 90 per
ton. After some little additional timber
ing has been completed the work of sink
ing the Wine wilt be resumed. The Nor
gan mill will commence crushing our ore
again next Monday.
OPHIR-1465 level-The west crosscut
62 feet up from the upraise carried up so
feet above the sill floor of this level at
point 20 feet in from the mouth OF the
cTOsscut run east from the main north
lateral drift and 124 feet north from the
main east crosscut from the shaft was ex-
tended IS fest. total length 40 feet. con-
tnuing IN porphyry and quartz Of low
assay value. Have continued Jointly with
the Mexican Company the work of making
repairs in the maiu shaft on the HOO
level and upward. Central tunnel =
The drift running south from the bottom
of the old Wine on the $50 leVe! Of the
mine has been extended SO feet,
total length $50 feet continuing
In quartz formation assayIng from 81 10
IS per ton. The drift running north from
the top OF the upraise which was carried
up 20 feet from the end of the crosscut run
west from the northwest drift from the
Mexican shaft 56 feet above the tunnel
level has been advanced q feet, total
length 80 feet. FroE. the end Of this north
drift an upraise has been carried up Is
feet. These openings are in porphyry and
quartz, from which few tons of ore has
been saved assaylDg $50 per ton.
UNION CON.-900 level-The east cross
cut from the Sierra Nevada north lateral
drift which was run from the joint west
drift at point 1920 feet west of the shaft
has been advanced during the week "a
feet, total length 100 feet; face in clay,
quartz and porphyry. The west crosScut
from the Union Con. south lateral DRIFT
run from the Joint west drift at point 1920
feet west of the shaft has been advanced
20 feet, total length 122 feet; face in clay
and porphyry.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The drift run
ming north from the end of west croSScut
started from the top of the upraise whi3h
was carried uD IS feet above the sill floor
of this level at point 40 feet west from
the main north drift and 100 feet norm
from the south line of the mine has been
extended during the week ID feet. total
length 4S,feet; face in porphyry and quartz
carrying some value.
HALE q NoRCRosS-975 level-Ad-
vanced No. west crosscut II feet, total
length 30 feet; face in soft pUrphyry. 100
level-The east crosscut on this level has
been stopped. Have started at the end of
main north drift to cut out fer sill floor
sets preparatory to starting an upraise at
this point. All work in the mine was
stopped for two days the past week.
BEST IL BELCHER - 200 level - West
crosscut started from the end of north
drift has been advanced 10 feet. passing
through porphyry, clay and stringers Of
quartz; total length 80 feet.
800 level-West crosscut 2 started at
point 504 feet from main north drift
was advanced Is feet. total length, 575
| feet; face in hard porDhyry.
GOULD q CURRY-200 leyel-The south
drifts started from west crosscut 5, IT'S
| feet from northwest drift, has been ex-
| tended Is feet, passing through porphyry
and stringers of quartz, total length 251
feet.