The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17

though the feeling was weak in number The
telegram from the pump said: At CLOCK
inches below the 1850 level station No; ele-
vator has been running continuously.
Lady Washington is assessed &C.
At the annual meetings of the Con. Cal. &
Va. and EXchequer yesterday the old directors
and officers were unanimously reelected. 60
The annual meeting of the Alpha Con-
soldated Mill and Mining Company has been
called for October 81.
the week ending October IA is as follows: 14OQ
level-Advanced the south drift from the west
drift from the shaft 10 feet; total length, a
feet; formation clay quartz and porphyry.
1850 level-Necessary repairs being made 100
level-The south drift from the west drltt from
the main northwest drift has been cleaned out
and tmbered 81 feet; total length, 3S5 feet
1900 level-The west crosscut on this level
so feet from the winze station, has been eX-
tended 10 feet in hard rock; total length, I54
feet. This crosscut will now be stoped. FROM
Ihis cfoSScut % teet IN from its nuu' IH ISI
drift will be started to-day October I41. FROM rom
the south drift west crosscut was advanced
II feet; total length, 55 feet. 1t has continued
in quartz formation yielding assays rom rom
81 % tc 81 so per ton. The south drift has been
driven 81 feet; total length, 4z3 feet. The for
nation passed through was principally quartz,
assaying 81 rs to So % per ton. We are now
using a machine drill in this drift Main
shaft-Have taken out old water boxes put In
new tagging where needed and put in some
new guides. Water is to-day Saturday 20
feet inches below 1850 level station.
In the Cholar and Potosi mines the joint
west tunnel has been advanced during the
week Is feet total length, 653 feet; face in
porphyry and low grade quartz. Have put in
two sets of ttmbers at point OF intersection
with 100 level drift, preparatory to leVeling
the grade in the latter. They are repairing in
main tunnel the shaft station. On the
tunnel level at a point in the south drift 23O
feet south from the north line, west crosscut
l was extended II feet; total length, 62 feet:
Sutro Tunnel level-The Uadig drift has been
advanced IA feet during the week; total length,
11GS feet; face continues in hard ground,
which breaks somewhat better.
The report from the Ophir mine is as follows:
Ophir shaft-The bob pit on the 500 level has
been cleaned out and repairs on the shaft con-
tinued. 1900 level-The west crosscut has been
cleaned out 20 feet; total, 470 feet. There is
still loose ground ahead of us in this drift.
Central tunnel-The joint Mexican west cross
cut was advanced feet; total, 1S6 feet; face in
hard porphyry. During the week the air pipe
was rearranged and carried into this crosscut.
Work has been resumed in the joint east cross
cut and it was advanced feet; total length.
49 feet; face in soft porphyry. From the main
west DRIFT tons OF ore were taken out, assay
ing in gold value S77 50 per ton. The ore was
from little bunch that had been left in place
on the edge of the old slopes. Sutro tunnel
conneCtiOn-The direct connection drift has
been advanced is feet: total length 512 feet;
face in hard vein porphyry. The ground has
to be tmbered, The north drift was advanced
IS feet; total length, 43 feet; face in 2 or 8
foot vein, the walls being hard porphyry
Work will be discontinued in this drift tonight
The winze was sunk feet; total depth, q
feet. The bottom and sides are in a vein of
quartz and porphyry. The winze has to be
timbered as it is being sunk
In the Best e Belcher and Gould & Curry
mines they have been engaged in tagging and
filling up cave in the Osbiston shaft At the
Bonner shaft. on the 425 level, the joint north
west drift. started from the southwest drift.
$40 feet from the shaft, has been extended 6
feet; total length, 154 feet face in soft, wet
ground. Also did considerable repairing during
the week. The raise started in the northwest
drift at point 40 feet from the southwest
drift has been carried up II feet total height,
80 feet; top in porphyry and stringers of quartz
Sutro tunnel level-The joint north drift has
been advanced 16 feet; total length 2o2 feet;
face in hard porphyry.
In the Sierra Nevada mine. on the 140 level
the south drift started from the main west
crosscut opposite the north drift, was advanced
19 feet; total length, 462 feet face in soft por-
phyry, with small seams of quartz through it,
West crosscut No l. from the south drift from
point 296 feet south from the main west cross
cut has been extended feet; total length. 103
feet; face in footwall and stopped. Started on
east crosscut No l from the south drift at
point &c feet south from west crosscut No l
and advanced it 10 feet; total length 10 feet;
face in soft porphyry. with seams of soft quartz
through 1t. 800 level-West crosscut No 7 from
the north lateral drift from a point $50 feet
north from west crosscut No. 6 and 700 feet
north from the Sierra Nevada shaft was ad-
vanced l6 feet; total length, 135 feet; face in
soft porphyry and clay.