The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-24
OF Mine OPERATIONS
ON PROPERTIES OF COMSTOCk

A summary of mining operations
on the Comstock the past week, as
taken from the official reports of
the various superintendents is as
follows:
Consolidated Virginia raising on
six foot vein above $500 level, II
cars of low-grade ore being saved.
Ophir makes good progress in re-
opening old workings of the Central
tunnel to develop low grade ore re-
serves.
Mexican continues work in $500
level winze at the 1850, sinking and
timbering station.
Union Con. west crosscut on 1850
level of the Union winze in diorite
at the 236-foot level.
c. & c. pumping plant working
smoothly and holding water at all
points.
Yellow Jacket mill ships bar of
gold bullion and GAS tons of ore
placed in bins.
Crown Point ~suspends stopping for
the present on 1oUU leVel.
Belcher extracts 354 cars of ore
from 1000 level stope. Water held
95 feet below the 1000 station of
joint incline.
Overman continues reopening of
old workings on the 1900 level.
Caledonia extends northwest drift
from raise above 100 level, through
quartz. giving fair assays.
South drift on the 200 level Of
joint Observation-Disclosures
shaft is all in quartz of low assay
value.
The Consolidated Virginia COM
pany. during the past week. carried
up the two-cOmpartment raise above
the northeast drift on the $500 lev
ell for a distance of II ieet; total
height above the level. 81 feet. The
vein shows an average width of six
feet, and from the work II cars OF
low grade ore. averaging $6.92 per
ton were saved. Necessary repairs
were made to the main shaft, and
the overhauling of the large Con.
VII SlIld oil Will CoooI
The Ophir company made 1875 feet
the past week in reopening the Gen.
trail tunnel at the surface; total
distance now in good repair anc
ready for operation. 1913 feet. No
work was done in the deep levels.
The Mexican company sank the
$500 level inclined winze for six
feet, to a point 1876 feet below tho
$500 station. The bottom is in
porphyry, dacite and quartz. One
set of timbers was also placed for the
1850 station of the incline.
Union Con. on the 1850 level OF
the Union winze, extended the west
crosscut &c feet; total length. 236
feet. The face is in diorite.
The pumping plant at the G. &
c. shaft ran successfully and held
the water at all points. Repairs
were made where necessary by the
pumping association, and two new
valves were placed on No. 3 Riedler
pump on the 1000 station.
The Yellow Jacket mill in Gold
Hill llcdIcu OfO IOho VI JIG, VI WulSh
374 were taken from the Jacket
dump, and 274 tons came from the
mines. One bar of bullion was
shipped to the smelter. At the sur
face 70 tons were shipped to the
gloryhole from the shaft, and at
the mine bins $40 tons Of Belcher
ore were received. Repairs were
made to the 1900 station of the in
cline and to the shaft.
The Belcher company c%oncentrat-
ed it's work on the 1000 level, where
364 cars of ore were taken from the
sill, first and second floors of the
stope in the north drift. At the
joint incline the pumps held the wa
ter 95 feet below the 1900, and re-
pairs were also made to the incline.
The Crown Point has discontinued
work for the present III the 1900 lev