The San Francisco call., 1897-04-20

feet, passing through quartz formation assayins
from 81 t. Sl4 per Ton; total height, 80 feet The
old east crosscut started from the q rift, 2OC
feet north from the Con Virginia shaft, on this
level, which reopened two years ago dis
tance OF 90 feet, and which forms part OF onl
DRIFT connections with the L. and Z. shaft. has
been further reopened - feet, passing through
quartz formation assaying from 81 70 80 pei
ton: total length ia feet. No ore has been ex.
tracteo from the mine during the week. We have
shipped to The Morgan mill during the week "a
tons and l45O pounds of ore assaying per railroad
car samples S42 60 per ton, The average assay
value (per battery samples) of all ore worked at
poundst was $34 81 per ton. bullion shipped to
carson Mint lc can ur) assay value SIS, IA so.
IN ,he Cpnir mine on the 1000 level west cross
cut = Is IN SOL feet 4 he Is in harder por-
phyry showing ans of clay and lines of quartz.
In the old cen ral tunnel workings of the Ophir
the upralse from the end of the south drift from
the old west cross cut from the uprase carried up
10 feet from the south drift from the west cross
cut from the Mexican suaft has been carried up
feet, passing through porpbyry showing a streak
or ore inches vile assaying $51 60 per ton;
In the Haie & Norcross mine, 800 level upraise
was advanced 3 feet, showing sringerS Of quar-. z
ing Two sets OF tim Der; total length 7S feet Ad-
vanced the north drift from the tenth floor feet,
total o4 ieet, through porphyry and string
ers OF quartz or low value. Mine closed on
the 10Th.
No work was done in the Ch ollar ground the
Comstock during the past week.
In the Potosi mine they are still opening to the
south from the east crosscut on the tunnel level in
quartz, containing lunches of pay ore, which is
saved. They extracted last W eek forty-eigh min
ing carloads of ORE the average ar sample assay
OF which was S34 20 per top This ore has been
stored in the south drift
BhuNswIcK LoDE-lon. Cal. q Va, Best &
Belcher and Gould d Curry-ShafG has been
sunk ~ 1eet on Incline total depth 7l2 feet, bot
tom In porphyry and ringers of quartz 800
ievel-East crosscut l, started in the south drift
through soft porphyry, total length 229 feet East
crosscut 2 started l35 feet south of crosscut l,
face in porphyry.
soo SH oLLAR-At shaft they are still opening the
6OO level station. 200 leve-Hnve openei the
tenth moor above this level. The reak Of ore is
narrow, but of good grade. In the winze below
they have sunk total of IS feet on the slope. at
wnlch point the ore gives evidence OF pnChing.
Are open ng on the west streak III west crosscut l
In fair- grade ore S00 level-Are raising the
north END VIII the Intention OF come c1ing with
the 20O-level winze. Are opening the third floor
the ore being foot wide and of good grade. The
main stope shows no change. 400 level-Have
not advanced the main south driit Have re-
sumed work in the raise from east crosscut /.
rying two sets to connect with the 800 lie vel The
Lotal SHOWS 10 feet wide of that assays from
81 B TO $25 per ton.
500 level-Have advanced the main south drift
~ rect; total length 25S teet, and stopped it. On
Monday last started three from this DRIFT
No east, SO fe south OF the line; No. east,
oO rect farther SOUTH 80 feet south of the line,
and \ o. l west, 2O0 feet south OF the line-Io de-
termine the position OF the footwell. The footwal
is exposed at the mouth OF No. l east crosscut
The latter has been advanced "a feet through
ground requiring timbering-composed of clay.
@ PoPns a.. ~ anu o seams OF low sfaoe qusrtz NO q
east Is OUT ~ feet In stif porphyry No west is
out u feet where it reached he footwan and
nave started No east crosscut opposite 1t. which
IS out lO feet in hard porphpry. Have shipped to
the Nevada mill 1874 tons and 900 pounds OF ore
sampling as follows Ton car, gold Sl5 25, silver
ounces .. 40; wagon sample gold $l6 SO, silver
ounces, 201S; battery sample gold SIT Is, silver
ounces, 1918. Shipped 10 The United states Mint
at Carson one bar bullion, valued at $36b9 81, OF
which $I727 81 was gold.
OCCIDENTAL CoNsoLIDATED-The official letter
FOR the pasS week says: 500 level-lhe upraise
from west crosscut has been carried feet tO al
height 46 feet top in wing So in gold. The
south DRIFT from said crosscut has been ex tended
1O feet, total length 43 ieet; face In assaving
p IN gold. Have started another, crosscut from
the tunnel about 600 feet south of No west cross
cut. we are also cleaning out and preparing ths
south drift the $50 level to meet the winze
going down from the $50 level
tireman's Fund Insurance has declared quar-
terly dividend OF So payable tomorrow.