The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-03-07

perintendent Mccormack If the
Ophir company, forwarded today to
the San Francisco office, shows that
an advance was made to the south
west of seven feet in the east vein
opened on the 1850 or intermediate
level, and that for the week, 10 cars
of ore of an average assay value of
SEAS were saved. This is a substan-
tial increase in average values per
ton over last week, when the ore
averaged $4O.42. The vein contir-
ues to show a fine width of rich ore,
the blasting yesterday exposing six
feet averaging $55.48 across the
whole. The values are evenly distrib-
uted across the face, and b ore
shoot increases in Importance the far
Their south exploration is pushed. At
a point As feet south of the raise,
two rounds were blasted up in the
quartz of low assay value. This is in
a different quartz body from that of
the ore, and was for the purpose of
prospecting at a point near the raise.
The rich ore strike is located 100
feet from the raise. On the 24OO-
foot level of the mine, in the south
west drift started from the 1900
winze station, the dam has been taken
out south of the big understOpe.
Drains have also been cut and track
rail laid for a distance of 100 feet.
This work is preliminary to cross-cut-
ting. From the cyanide plant during
the week, there was shipped to Selby
Smelling and Lead Company, two
bars of bullion valued at $2O37.
Consolidated Virginia, during the
past week, has been engaged in strip
ping the material from the southwest
drift on the 1OOO-foot level, work
having been discontinued there for
the present, owing to the expense
of maintenance of the level at this
time. Work of a very important
character has been started on the
%25OO-foot level. where, at a point
1873 feet in the east crOss-cut from
the shaft station, a northeast drift
was advanced Is feet. The face is
in quartz and porphyry. This drift
is opening up a very interesting coun-
try which holds out strong hopes
for an ore development.
The report of the United Comstock
Pumping association states that on
the 25th it was necessary to shut
down the entire pumping plant for
an hour and thirty minutes, while
repairs were made to a broken check
valve on No. 1 Reidler pump on the
1000 station. The water did not en-
croach upon any of the level to any.
extent in that time, and the water
level is now being held at a point
six feet below the 200 station of the
Con. Virginia Wine. On the $500,
the north drift from the Con. Vir-
ginia winze was cleaned out and re-
paired for a distance of 1876 feet.
Total length in repair 1855 feet.
All pumps ran steadily except for the
interruption caused by repairing the
check valve. At no time during the
week was the situation serious, or
threatening, as to the flooding
vi duy VI tAC lONOlC, % q AOPOA
ed in San Francisco.
The Sierra Nevada on the $500
level of the Ophir, in the connect
ing drift towards Sierra Nevada, re-
two bulkheads and cut down
bottoms, laid stills, flooring and track
for 200 feet to a connection with
drift of the United Comstock Pump
ing association at the Mexican line.
Sides were also blasted for through
passage around the collar of the Ophir-
Mexican winZe.
The Mexican mill ran II per cent
of the time the past week, ana
crushed 325 tons of Monte Cristo
ore of an average assay value of $4.95
per ton. with an apparent extraction