The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01

The following is a summary OIL the
mining operations on the Comstock
the past week as taken from official
reports of superintendents:
Con. Virginia and Ophir cleaned
out the east crosscut on the $500
level boundary line to the 132-foot
point. same leading to the 2700 level
Wine.
Ophir milled 23O IONS of ore and
in the Central tunnel opened drifts
at the Andes line raise, go feet up.
leading into the Ophir and Andes,
both drifts containing ore of fair
milling grade.
The Mexican is advancing the
$500 level south drift and saved 33
tons of ore sampling s. per ton and
from the north stope extracted so
tons of ore sampling IS per ton.
Union Con. on the 1850 level adj
vanceG west crosscut to he 625-foot
point with he face in porphyry, clay
and quartz.
Comstock Pumping association is
repairing the Ophir Mexican winze
in the 200 level drainage opera
tions to the 1855 foot point and pre-
pairing to lower pump No. 1 to low
er depths.
yellew Jacket mill received GIT
ON of dump rock and shipped bull
lion to the smelter. Repairs made
to Jacket incline station at the 1900
level. and east crosscut opened and
repaired for 100 feet. Prospecting
work continues in Jacket and Bel
cher ground.
Caledonia started an east cross
cut from the end of the north drift
on the 1000 level and advanced
same through quartz of low grade
for - feet. Conditions are favora-
BILE.
Overman in the 1900 raise from
the east crosscut advanced nine feet
with top all in quartz of low assay
value, being an improvement in gen.
eral conditions and values over last
week.
The reports of the mining sup
erintendents for the past weeks op-
Grafton show no material change in
the prospecting work, while the new
installation and drainage plans at
both the north and south ends of
the lode are moving forward with
good. progress. The Ophir and Con.
Virginia companies on the $500 lev
ell boundary line between the two
properties, cleaned out and repaired
the east crOsscut leading to the 200
level winze for a distance of So feet;
total length now open, 1872 feet. At
this point the drift is in caved
ground. Two tunnel sets Of timbers
were PLACID and repairs made to the
Con Virginia shaft.
I'm the Central tunnel workings
the Ophir has completed timbering
the 1aise to the Sc level and drifting
south is now under way at the juno
ton of the EAST and middle lodges.
The raise at the Andes line has been
cleaned out for 60 feet and at this
roint two drifts were found, one
/ running into Andes ground and the
other into Ophir and both show ore
of fair milling grade. At the Kin
kead mill and cyanide plant 23O tons
of ore were milled.
The Mexican company on the 1900
level advanced the south drift to
the 30 foot point and from the work
saved 33 tons of ore sampling So
per ton. From the stope in the
north drift so tons of ore were taken
out sampling So per ton. Altera-
lions and repairs were continued to
the OLD $500 level Wine station on
the north boundary line.
The Union Con. on the 1850 level
extended the west crosscut for five
geet: total length 625 feet. The
face is in porphyry, clay and quartz.
Repairs and alterations We're made
to the old winze station on the $500
north boundary line.
Report of the Comstock Pumping
association shows that the work on
the 200 level pump installation has
been carried forward the past week
and repairing the Ophir Mexican
winze to the26S6 foot point has been
underway. Preparations are now be-
ing made to lower a No. 1 turbine
pump. The c. & G.. shaft pumps
ran smoothly and successfully and
held the water at all points.
At the Yellow Jacket mill during
the week SIT tons of dump rock were
received and one bar of bullion was
shipped to the smelter. At the Jack
ct incline repairs were made to the
1900 station and chute put in place.
The east crosscut from the station
was cleaned out and track laid for
120 feet. At the Joint incline
further recovery was made for the
week. Exploration drifts were con-
tinued on the 1900 level of the Jack