The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-20

mining operations on the Comstock
the past week, as taken from the Of
fetal reports of superintendent:
Consolidated Virginia advanced
the northeast drift on the vein on
the $500 level ford 81 feet to the
519-foot point, through porphyry
and quartz, the latter asaying from
81 to $3.50 per ton.
Ophir saved 1876 cars of low grade
ore sampling $21 from the Central
tunnel workings and repair work
carried on. Ore shipments contin-
ued to the Kinkead mill, which vas
started up on the Sth.
Mexican resumes sinking $500
winze on the incline near hanging
wall of vein, and saved Is o n sam
ping $10.79 per ton. In north
drift, neal west crosscut, so tons
were saved sampling $3.50. South
drift from northeast drift advanced
IN low grade quartz.
Union Con, on 1850 level. advanc-
ed west crosscut % feet through
porphyry, clay and %stringers of
quartz. Exposed Is inches of
quartz and porphyry, sampling from
SIS to SAL per ton. North drift at
423-foot point shows quartz. II to
Is inches wide, on hanging wall,
sampling SO per ton, and a string
er on the foot wall.
The Comstock Pumping Associa-
ton continued the preliminary work
of 2700 level drainage. Water held
at all levels at the c. & c. shaft.
Yellow Jacket company continues
prospecting work on the 1900 level,
where good indications continue to
an UNEMPLOYED section of the mine.
From north drift No. 1, in an ad-
vance of IL feet, 1872 cars of ore
were saved, and from raise No. 3
at the 135-foot point in this drift,
127 cars of ore were saved from
the first floor. West crosscut start
ed at 95-foot point.
Yellow Jacket mill able to oper-
ate enc day only on account of Sc
we're weather conditions and heavy
snowfall, 315 tons of surface rock
being placed in bins, and il bar of
bullion being shipped to the smelter.
Crown Point making repairs at
several points on the 400 level,
and Belcher, at the joint incline,
has repaired the south compartment
to the 94foot point below the 400
level, and other repair work done
in the mine.
Overman advanced on favorable
formation on the 1900 level, face of
south drift being in porphyry and
quartz.
South drift from east c%rosscut on
200 level of joint Confidence-Chal-
lenge- Imperial shaft all in low
grade quartz at the 23 foot point.
Caledonia advanced north drift
ffom west crosscut on the 1OO-foot
level for IL feet to the SO foot
point tthroug hquartz. The vein
continues of promise.
Con. Virginia on the $500 level
advanced the northeast drift started
at a point 1873 feet east of the shaft
station for 81 feet; total length 519
feet. The face is in pOrphyry and
quartz, the latter sampling from 81
to 81 so per ton. The vein cOntin-
ues to show a good width and indi-
cations. Three tunnel sets were
placed in the drift, and general re-
pairs were made to the main shaft.
The Ophir company on the Cen
trail tunnel repaired the main west
crosscut a distance of Is feet; total
distance now in repair 1855 feet,
the face being in heavy clay. The
south lateral drift leading to the
Andes mine has been repaired a dis
lance of AZ feet; total length open
1852 feet. There was taken from
the tunnel workings this week, 155
cars of low grade ore averaging
$3.50 per ton, and from an old
southeast drift, beginning at the
winze station, five cars were saved
averaging $21 per ton. This drift
was repaired a distance OF 10 feet
Milling at the Kinkead mill started
on Feb. s, although the heavy SHOWS
of the past week made transporta-
ton difficult.
The Mexican company, at the bot
tom of the $500 level winze, cut out
to the north of the crosscut, in or
der to carry the winze down on an
incline nearer the hanging wall, and
sunk the winze for eight feet; total
depth "a feet. From this work 10
tons OF ore were saved sampling
1-tfk
$1O.79 per ton. In M north dri1t'
near the west crOsscut, at a point
the quartz and 80 o n saved sam
pling $3.50 per ton. The ,south
drift from the northeast drift was
extended four feet, with the a C in
1913 feet in. work vas carried on in
quartz of low assay value.
Union Con. on the 1850 level, ad-
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