The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19

drift run north from the end OF the west Mexi-
can shaft has been extended IL feet, total
length extended 166 feet; face in porpoyry,
clay and quartz of low value. From the Old
north drift from the top OF the upraise carried
up 46 feet above the tunnel level near the sta
ton OF the winze that connects with the 30
level at a point 10 feet i'll from its mouth an
uprase has been carried up 1S feet in quartz
formation assaying from SO to SO ton.
MExIcAN-1465 level-The mort h drift started
from the top OF the upraise which was carried
up 40 feet above the sill floor OF this level at
point 40 feet west of main north lateral drift
and 100 feet north from the south boundary OF
the mine has been advanced u feet, total
length 374 feet; face in porphyry, whlcn snow
narrow streaks of quartz OF low grade AS
joint work with the Ophir company are are
making repairs in the Ophir shalt Oh the IlOo
level ard upward.
UNION CoN.-9Oo level--The west crosscut
tnear the south boundary OF the Union Con.
mine) from the Union Con. south lateral DRIFT
from the west drift 1920 feet west OF shaft
has been extended 20 feet during the week,
hard porphyry. The drift started from east
crosscut at point 100 feet east from the
Sierra Nevada north lateral DRIFT which was was
has been advanced II feet, total length 81 feet;
face in porphyry and clay.
SAyAGE--On the $50 level the north lateral
drift started from the west side OF the station
is advanced So feet; face in porphyry and
quartz giving low assays. The north drift from
the east crosscut fourth floor of the rorth up
raise is advanced total distance of 55 feet.
AT point 25 feet back from the face OF this
DRIFT they have started an east crosscut ana
advanced the same II feet. On the 1000 level
the east crosscut started from the south drift
at a point 40 feet south OF the east drift is ad-
vaneed 43 feet. This drift passed through
some ore from the eighth and ninth fioors Of
this level. On the 1850 level the east crosscut
started from the main south drift at a point
$50 feet south of the shaft is now advanced As
feet. This drift has reached the east clay of
the vein. At the face of the east crosscut from
the fourth floor 300 feet south OF the shaft
Nl,n,v t.ary pfor tod F1f Nd
same 20 feet; face in quartz and porphyry.
During the past week have hoisted 81 cars of
ore; car samples average $32 % a ton.
been crifting south from the bottom of
the winze 80 feet below the drain tunnel, and
advanced the same % feet; from this drift have
stopped about 80 tons of ore averaging S35
a ton.
ANDEs-42O level-Have completed the work
of chambering out OF the upraise at the juno
ture of east crosscut 3 and the north lateral
drift, and have started to upraise.
BEST BELcHER-250 level-An work on
this level during the past week has been in
repairs to the north drift 800 level-At a
point in the northwest drift 70 feet from west
crosscut 2 have started east crosscut and
GOULD CURRY-2OO level-West crosscut 5
which was started in the northwest drift 432
feet from the main west drift was advanced 16
feet total length 1899 feet; face in hard
porphyry. $50 level-At point in south
drift 100 feet from the bottom of the incline
winze have started east crosscut l and adj
HALE e. NoRCRoss-Main shaft-Started to re-
timber portion of shaft below the 975 level.
975 level-The north drift from west crosscut
opposite our main south drift was advanced IL
feet total length 40 feet. There is a little
ore showing in the roof of this drift.
cut 10 feet, total length 14S feet
face in clay and porphyry. There is
quite flow OF water coming from the west
side OF this drift, but it does not interfere now
with our work. West crosscut 3, near our
northern boundary, has been extended 13 feet,
total length us feet; face in porphyry and
stringers OF quartz of low assay value. Inter
mediate leyel-We continue Stopping south on
small streaks OF ore above this level. Necessary
repairs throughout the mine have been kept
up during the week. Extracted during the
week ten cars of ore assaying per mine car
samples $29 25 ton.
ALTA-During the past week have extracted
from slopes above S25 level Al carloads of ore
of an average value of 500 81 a ton. The
breast 80 feet above the 625 level is much i'm
proved since last report. Started the mill yes
terday evening and everything is running
we'll.