The San Francisco call., 1899-07-11

ing the clay wall 10 the southwest with drift
This clay wall having shown spots OF ore, we
VIII, as soon as possible, cut through II ana
see what is beyond. On the sill floor at the
north end of the slopes a crosscut
% feet east; face in porphyry and quartz assay
ing IS per ton. We have stopped this crosscut
and we are now sinking a Wine on n hang
ing wall clay in this east crosscut. The winze
is now down five feet in quartz. with streak ks
Of clay and porphyry and some ore 1900 level
The station on this level and 80 feet of the
south drift has been cleaned up. the face OF
the condition of the drift beyond the cave
We found II necessary TO put in a small pump
to drain the seepage water out of this level.
said water being held back by the slime Since
reaching the station we had occasion 10 make
but. two short runs with the pump. and for
the last twenty-four hours have not run
the pump at all. We may, however. find lit
tie water in the drift go south. All work
in the mine suspended between the morn
ings of the 4th and 5th. The machinery on the
working nicely
In the Ophir mine no underground work has
been done the past week through the Ophir
shaft. Central tunnel-The joint Mexican east
crosscut was extended % feet; total length 46
feet; face in porphyry. At this point the east
crosscut will be stopped until the joint west
crOsscut has been driven to the footwall of the
vein. The joint west crosscut will be started
this forenoon. Sutro tunnel connection-Ihe
Sutro tunnel direct connection was extended
% feet; total, 22S feet; face in hard han~lng
wall rock. The formation in this drift for Il
feet west of the VEIN mentioned in last weeks
report, is clay and soft porphyry. The ground
will have to be retinbered We are putting
in a switch and air pipe connections that
the vein may be prOspected north and south
the main west drift has been nd
vanced far enough not 10 interfere With the
work. Work has been continued in the south
west drift and the drift extended feet; total
length, "a feet; face in quartz containing spots
of ore. This vein while improving as we fol-
low it. is stil irregular in form.
In the Choar and POtosi mines the joint
west tunnel has been advanced during the week
80 feet: total length. 273 feet; face in clcy,
porphyry and bouders of quartz. on the tun-
mel level they have man repairs. The
joint Bullion-Potosi west crosscut has been
advanced u feet: total length. 24o feet; face
in clay and pOrphyry. Sutro tunnel level
The Zadg drift has been advanced 10 feet
during the week: total length. S48 feet; face
in very hard porphyry.
In the Hale & Norcross mine the n e \.
tunnel has been cleaned out and retimbered
during the week IS feet, making total dis
tance put In good condition 544 feet. Work
ing through heavy ground tho present tive
No work done in the tunnel on the day
night of July 4
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Best & Belcher Mining Company the
old directors were reelected, consisting of
George r. Wells, c. H Fish H Zadig VIII
liam Bannan and A s. Wollberg George r.
Wells elected president. Charles II. Fish
vice president. NJ Jaffe secretary and P. ker-
win superintendent.
The Associated Stock Brokers of the San
Francisco Stock and Exchange Board at their
annual meeting yesterday elected the foi-owing
directors for the ensuing year: George T
Marye Jr A. w Foster A. =. Coffin. W. Ed
wards and A. b Ruggles. These had been the
old directors excepting A b. Ruggles. who
was elected in place Of H. l. Van Wyck.