The San Francisco call., 1897-04-27

this level the north drift has been advanced along
The footwall 20 feet, passing through, for the first
TWO or three feet, a streak of In the lower ha
OF the face, from which we have extracted five
tons of ore. assaying S26 33 per ton. Onward to
the face of the drift the formation is porphyry and
clay, streaked with artz, assaying from S2 10 "a
drift at point II fee in from The month the east
crosscut has been advanced 81 feet through por-
phTry clay and streaks of quartz, assaying 50 per
ton: total length "a feet.
1850 levrl-From the ninth fioor south drift, at a
pom 200 feet In from s mouth, from the upraise.
'eet above the sill floor from the end OK the
north DRIFT from the uprase carried up fe ct, we
nave worked west II feet in quartz formation as
Bay ihS % anu Cd per ton work mere mas oeen
suspended We are now repairing the south drift
and intend 10 start another upraIse 50 feet south
OF OF the <Uo point From incline upraise at point
oO rect above the Sill floor of this level he north
driit has been advanced along the footwall A
ood pa pasS,ng tntough porphvry and streak OF
Eood ore lylns on The iootwall, ranging In width
from 10 212 feet and narrowing again to foot
IN the face OF the DRIFT. Assays from the face OF
the IRE run from "a 10 S25 S5 per tom; total
length 7S feet. This ore streak shows aloug the
west slde OF the DIR IT distance of 10 fe Com
menclhg at the south end II is one foot wide, and
24s feet.
he average assay from samples from assays
along tn. west side is $14S 93 per ton We have
extracted from this drift II tons of ore assaying
STA 81 per We are timbering in tn drift
ana snail upraise to the west the ere streak TO-!
lowing The footwal the coming week. One hun
dred eet north from upr,,ise / incline upraise
mas oeen carried up on the footwall ~ feet pass
ing through a porphyry clay and quartz form alton
averaging from s6 TO 50 per ton; total height 20
Drift 2Ou feet north from the Consolida ed Vir-
ginia shaft on this level which was reopened two
years ago distance of Sc feet. and which forms
part OF our drift connections with the c. d q.
smart mas been further reopened 20 feet passing
through porphyry, quartz ana o timbers; assays
from this place average from So TO So per ton; to-
tai length "a feet. he total extraction of
Tor the week amounted to 26 ton the average as
say va ue OF which-per samples taken from the
cars when raised TO the surface-was $1l7 81 per
ton.
In the ophir mine, on the 1000 level. west
crosscut 2.is in $50 feet. The face is in soft
porphyry, showing seams of clay and lines of
quartz In the d central tunnel ground of the
Ophir the uprase from the end of the south drift
from the old west crosscut from the upraise car
rled up D feet from the south drift from the
crosScut from the Mexican shaft has been carried
up rect, passing through porphvry showing a
streak OF ore 2 Inches wide assaying Sis 81 per
ton; total height S4 feet. They have extracted
from this place tons of ore assay ing $50 SO per
ton.
In tn Haze & Norcross mine on the 900 level,
In No upraise, the west crosscut from the tenth
moor was advaD, ed II feet and TWO sets of timber
they cut = inches of quartz: average assav, gold
81, silver II ounces pc ton. Advanced he north
drlft from the enth floor feet; total length II
feet; face in porphyry aud quartz. Repairs in the
shaft and wherever necessary were made.
past week.
In the Potosi mine they are running south from
the east crosscut on the tunnel level and are
% Zee. Ihe face Is In auartZ assaying from Ss 10
SlO per ton. They saved from this point during
the past week l9 tons OF ore, assaying $2S lO per
ton as per car sample.
BRUNSWICK LoDE-Consodated California &
Virginia, Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry
shaft has been sunk 20 feet on incline total
depth 732 feet, bottom in porphyry and small
strngers of quartz 800 level - East crosscut
Sta red in the south drift from tn shaft has been
ex,endei Al feet, pa sing through soft porphyry:
total leLgth 270 feet. East crosscut started
1o5 feet south OF No ! crosscut has been extended
20 feet total length 80 teet face in porphyry and
quartz.
{. cIDENrAL CoNsoIIpArED-55o level-The
upraiSe from west crosscut has b en- carried up %
feet; total height Sc fee: top in low-grade gold
ore. The south drift from said crosscut has been
EXTENDED IL eet; total length 90 feet; lace In talc
spar and porphyry. The wiEZa started this week
in The same streak is down II feet in assaying
30 per ton in gold. The west crosscut started at a
point 600 feet south OF No. ! west crosscut is
now in Is feet, having been extended that far
during the week. We are also cleaning out and
preparing the south drlft on the $50 level TO meet
the winze going down from the 80 level.
CHoLLAR-The 600-level station has been COM
pleted On shalt -, and work at that point has
been stopped until a new 7Ohorsepower boiler can
small to perform the work now under way. 200
level-Have opened the e eventh floor. the streak
OF pay continuing OF good grade The winze has
not been sunk, but they have stopped to the north,
in which direction the pay becomes weaker
500 levrl-1he raise In the north and 10 connect
with the 2OO Level east wtDZe is up four floors,
where the pay is u inches wide OF good grade.
The main stope shows no material change. 400
ievel-The rise from the crosscut is up eight
floors, where the pay is Is inches wide of fair
grade. 800 level-NO. ! crOSScut has been adj
phyry and streaks of quartz No. crosscut has
been advanced A. feet and is out 90 feet through
seepages of water in places No. crosscut is out
29 ieeG having been driven but l9 feel during the
week The material IN the lace cs well Il that
countered is very hard polphyry. Have extracted
during the week from the various openings and
shipped TO the Nevada mill for reduction 232 tons
and 2OO pounds of ore, which sampled as follows:
Car sample. gold sls II; silver ounces 17.0l;
battery sample, gold Sl7 VI; silver ounces ! 4. so
per ton.