The morning call., 1894-12-24

good quality. 100 level-ln' WORKING
upward from the sill floor of this Level anu
| outward to the north and south we nav
carried up out slopes in the ore BODY tnree rec
sets of tim bers in ore OF good quality. 1Ioo
leyeI-From the sill floor OF this level on tne
north side of the Wine sunk from the l1OO
level our Stopping in the ore body has oeen
carried up to the third floor, making an
opening 10 feet long nOrth ana s0utn, aSu
we nave extracted therefrom 1O9 carloads
of ore. assaying on the average S54 80 per
ton From all of the aforementioned
openings we have extracted during the
week $50 tons of ore, the average VaIne OF
which per mine car samples was S5Z IL
per ton. =, ,ot,,c,
our ore on or about the 28th OF this
month, the first shipment OF III tons ana
1910 mounds having been made THIS week.
the average value Of which per railroad
car samples was $40 80 per ton.
OPHIR-1465 level-Ihe west eross SCI 70. OF
feet up FROM the upraise carried up gu leet
above The sill floor OF this level at point
20 feet in from the mouth of the crosscut.
run east from the main north lateral orl-t
and 1874 feet north from the main east
crosscut from the shaft was extended IL
feet; tai length III feet; continuing I'D
porphyry, clay and quartz, carving some
yalue. Our progress has been slow as tne
nature of the ground calls for constant re-
pairs In the crosscut. Have conllnueu
Jointly with the Mexican company
the work of making repairs on
the main shaft from the HOO level upWaru.
Central tunnel-The upralse from the
southeast drift on the $50 level of the mine
has been carried up II feet: total height
40 feet, in quartz formation OF very low
assay value. The top Of the upralse Is In
quartz assaying from 81 to 81 per Ton:
From the third floor, 81 feet above the Sill
floor in working in southeast direction
hava IL tnUR Of ore. which
assays 500 GA per ton. From the southeast
drift, at a point 80 feet IN from its mouth.
a northeast drift has been advanced IL
feet through quartz formation assaylog
$40 per ton. The face is in porphyry and
quartz. From the end of the crosscut run
west from the north drift from the top OF
the uprpise. 1T feet above the tunnel
level, north DRIFT has been advanced
total distance of 40 feet in a porphyry for
nation showing some quartz.
MExICAN-1465 level-1he drift running
north from the end of west crOsscnt started
from The top of the uDrase. which was
carried up 45 feet above the sill floor OF
this level at point 40 feet west from the
sill floor of this level at a point 40 feet
west from the main DOrth drift and 100
feet north from the south line Of the mine
has been extended during the week IL
feet, total length 1877 feet; face in porphyry
and clay. AS joint work with the OGhlr
Company are making re pairs in the Ophr
shaft on tho 100 level and upward.
UNION CoN.-900 level. The Sierra Ne
vada north lateral drift which was run
from the joint west drift from the shaft,
has been advanced IA feet; total length
708 feet; face in hard pOrphyry. The west
crOsscut from the Union Con. south lateral
drift from the west drift 1920 feet west of
shaft, has been extended % feet during
the week; total length 354 feet; face in
hard poipbyry.
BEST AND BELCHER-2OO level. The
joint incline Wine started in the west
crosscut No. on our south boundary, has
been sunk II feet; total length Ga feet;
passing through hard porphyry and quartz.
Eight hundred level-East crosscut No. 1,
started In the north drift 100 feet from
west crosscut No q, has been advanced IS
feet. total length GA feet: face in hard por-
phyry and quartz.
GOULD 81 CURRY-2OO level-The joint
incline WinZe started on our north
boundary has been sunk IL feet. passing
through quartz; total depth Go feet.
Resumed work in west crosscut which
was started in northwest drift. 432 feet
from main west drift. and advanced The
same II feet; total length 1895 feet face in
hard porphyry.
ANDEs-42O Ievel-West crosscut from
the nOrth lateral drift from the top of the
upraise up so feet advanced feet; total
length las feet and stopped: face in p0r-
phyry. Have started east crosscut 2 and
advanced the same feet; face in Quartz |
giving low assays.
HALE & NoRCRoss = 975 level - Have
advanced and retim bered No. west cross
cut 10 feet, total length SO feet This
crosscut has passed through two small
streaks of good ore the past week; the
face is now in porphyry mixed with
stringers of quartz The north drift from
No. west crOssrut on this level is now
in a distance of ca feet, having been
advanced and timbered feet during
the week. The streak of ore in the
face of this drift continues to look
about the same as at last report. Have
done considerable repairing on this level
during the past week. HOO level |
We are working for the seventh
floor above this level. The top of |
the upraise is mixture of quartz, |
clay and poTphyry. Have extracted dur |
ing the week from go level 10 cars of ore, |
assaying. per mining-car sample, $57 IS |
per ton.
ALTA-During the week the west drift |
on the $50 level was extended 81 feet, total |
length III feet. A north lateral drift same |
level, was extended q feet; face in Dor
phyry and quartz of nc value. Total length |
102 feet.