The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-03

DRIFT at point 100 feet north from west crosseue
=. or $50 feet north from the sierra Nevada sha1t,
800 level was advanced 23 feet: total iength %
feet; face in porphyry and clay vi ldlng low as
says.
south d lift on the loo level from the top or the
main raise Is 81 The face Is In por-
phyry. he south Drift from the top of he raise
above cros>cui 2 tunnel level to meet the nortu
drift ON the 100 level /, out 81 feet ne ce II III
po!phylv. JOIN ~ with the holiar com pany me
repairing ON the $50 level preserve air con
nectnns nd preparing to retimber the main
shaft and incline where necessary ,o,ot-
Brunswic, Lede-t on. Cal & Va. Best d Belc i,
and Gould q Curry-shaft The station VIII
be comp. eed on August 2, when they VIII ;d ru
Jointly with The Con Cal & Va COMPANY lO ,iit
east crosscu. ON our north undary. lhey VIII
also IN jointly with the Gould 81 curry company
south drift 800 1--we II he eas eros cut sta .eo
$50 from the shaft in the sou drift III oeen
extended feet total eng b 1856 feet: race ~ pOi
phyry: he east crosscut n o. started In on h sne
south drift II feet south from crosscut n oeeu
extended IA feet total length 1919 feet face IN por
phyly show n. some gu ritz ,o..or for
the past week saws: $50 ievel-We have resumed
work in east eros cut on the tunnel leVei anu
have extended 1t feet total length; too snnth
drift has oeen extended e feet; total length pau
feet: face in the hanging wall OF the ledge. dis.
west crosscuG started at point In the sousn a.
500 feet from the station has been EXTENDED ~
feet through low-grade ore. 49,
Cholar-5haft l has been sunk II feet on tne
incline and is now down 1914 feet The bottom Is
ia porphyry. 500 leve-The slopes on ana
above this level are yielding as usual with NO 'pe
cial change in appearance or value to report
400 levei-Are stoping south on the seventh ana
egh. h floors in good ore aud are opening also On
the eleventh and twelfth floors on streaks OF Iaii
grade. Have stopped The winze below TINS lsNei.
50J level est 'sscut b IS been ADVANCED -
feet since last report through quartz ana i, mas .
reached the wall and been stopped "es1
crosscut has been driven 81 feet through quar-
assaying from 81 10 VI per ton; total :engt1 ~
feet. Have resumed the main south DRIFT a e3
tended il fees; .otal length from norIh line $50
feet. The face is in porphyfy. Inc WE ma
been SUM- 8 feet and Is now down 20 rect VERTICAL
The bottom is in quartz assay g 20 per ION.
sou level-Have extended the MIL south oriiC
81 Zee since last report totai ltnglh frNm norIn
line, 235 feet. The face is in porphyry anu seams
Glow fade quartz Are doug a arge amount OF
prospecting and general repair work througnout
the mine Have shipped to the Nevaaa Tor reduc-
to-. during the week so tons and 2oo 10 OF ore,
sampling AS follows: Wagon sample-gold, $la eS;
silver 10. 10 ounces; top Car sample-god $z0 oOi
silver. lS45 unces; battery sampe-go4d, 9lo III
silver. IL. 10 ounces per ton have shlppeo 10 tne
United ~tates II mt at Carson two bars OF Duilon
OF the par yaluat OF 1888 34 of which $33o3 10
WAS gold.
The Virginia Chronicle says: "a step which
looks like bu ,iness is about TO be taken in con-
nee ion with the Terra Nevada ore strike An
ore house Is to be erected to accommodae the ore
which will be taken from the deposit. Tne house
will be constructed al the mouth or the Layton
tunnel probably. AT present Sill floor and
square sets are being put in. Development work
will commence later"