The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17

week. We have sent to the Kinkead mill lS0 tons
port The average assay value. per battery sam
ples of all worked hat mill during the week
(l2O tons) was S14 30 per ton
In the Uphir mine the 1000 level, west cross
cut g. started 125 feet north of the shaft station
In 3O4 feet; face in porphyry anu clay seams in
the old central tunnel workings OF the Ophir from
the sill floor firm the west crosscut from the
Mexican shaft at a point l32 feet from It's mouth,
the south drift has been extended 10 tee pasHnnS
through oorphyry and quartz assaying from ~
cents TO 81 so per ION. total length 1913 feet.
the north drift at a point $40 test north from the
Layton tunnel has been sunk during the week 10
feet; total depth 20 feet: bottom all in quartz OF
low assay value. On the 900 level west crosscue
s st arted tiom the north lateral DRIFT at a poIne
100 feet north from west crosscut z, or Zoo Iee1
north from the Sierra Nevada shaft, was compiel.
ed. Resumed work the north lateral drift, ana
advanced the same during The week 20 feet; toi IA
distance 27l feet north ON the Sierra NeVaua
shalt: face in porphyIy and seams OF clav. ~,
no work was done in Cnollar and Hare q NJ NJ,
cross ground on the Comstock durins the past
week
In the Potosi mine the south drift from the top
of the 100 level is in l28 fret the race Is IN
OF the raise above o. east crosscut 10 W os, 90 o
feet; he face Is in porphyry with streaks S,p 10! -,
on the east side of the dill assaying from $Z" "
$50 per ton.
BRUNSWICK LoDE-CoNsoLIDATED CALLFoh-
MA & VIRGINIA, BEST q BELCH r AND 9oo oi
IL IURRY-Shaft No 2, 400 ievel-Resumed wore
in the Joint sou:h DRIFT started from the statoh
and advanced it 25 feet; total lengln 4.o 80 in
face in pcrphyry The east crosscut started III
this drift 400 feet from the station has peeh eA-
tended II feet; total length 225 feel race III
quartz and porphyry. 60O levet-The !oine eaSS aH
crosscut on north boundary has been ADVANCED ~
feet; total length 40 feet; face in porphyTy- ine
Joint south drift started from the station mas pee
advanced 81 feet; total length "a feet; race III
porphyry. -
OcCfDENTAL CoNsoIaDATED-The official letter
says: $50 level-Eas crnsscut on the ~ tutu1t 1ou
level has been extenoed total length Ioo
feet; face in hard pcrphyry 65Olevel-Malo soutn
drift has been extended 3U feet; otal ienStn o'o
feet: face IL quariZ and porphyry
CHoLLAR-ahaf. has been sunk l feet for tne
week, and is now down 1884 feet on The lncl1ne;
the bottom is In porphyrya&30O and 400 Levels
The Slopes on, below and above these levels pre-
sent changes for the week. The grade is fuIiy
maintained but the quantity is considerably cur
tailed 500 evel-The main south drift mas been
extended 80 feet: total length 473 feet; the race
continues IN porpnyry. No. west crosscut has
been advanced feet, and IL has reached the west
wall; total length 100 feet. 1t has been stopped,
and from the end of west crosscut have started
an incline raise, /, which Is up 10 feet. IL VII
follow the west wa !, and Is designed to connect
with west crosscut A. 400 level.
In the meantime the winZe below the 5O0 level
will be connected with west crosscut at the
proper point the co. level and by this means
Independent air connection and cape will be
comp. eted to the surface. The wnze is now down
So feet, the bottom showing porphyry and seams
of quartz $50 level-The south drift has been ad-
vanced 20 feet total length 2S3 feet the face is
in porphyry. Have changed the course OF the drift
10 80 degrees west IF south, .huS conforming to
the course of the footwall demonstrated on the
500 level Are repairing at various points in the
mine Have extracted during the week 81 car
loads OF ore. the top car sample of which averaged
III gold $24 O3 and in silver 26 So ounces line per
ton.