The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
RESUME Of WEEKS OPERATIONS
in Mines OF COMSTOCK LODE

the Overman from the east crosscut
extended through porphyry and
quartz.
Confidence : Challenge = Imperial
shaft, 200 level, south drift from the
east crosscut all in quartz. Repairs
made to east crosscut.
Consolidated Virginia has contin-
ued development and exploration on
the $500 level and the northeast
drift started from the east crosscut
from the shaft station was advanced
81 feet; total length $40 feet. The
drift has passed through porphyry
and quartz and the face is in the
same material giving assays from
80 cents to 81 per ton 1t has been
necessary to timber in this drift. On
the 1000 level of the mine the north
east drift has been cleaned and re-
paired.
On the Central tunnel level the
Ophir company has repaired main
west crosscut for a distance of IL
feet; total length now open, 1867
feet, with the face in clay. South
lateral No. l leading into Andes
ground was r%eopened for 81 feet to
the 199-foot point. Near the old
Ophir incline behind old tagging an
old drift has been found exposing
four feet of ore averaging S. per
ton. South lateral No. 2 started a.
the winZe station was repaired for
II feet through old fill, containing
boulders of very rich ore. From the
above workings 135 tons of ore were
saved. Shipments have been made
to the Kinkead mill and 119 tons Of
an average value of Sc per ton were
Tilled. No work was done in Ophir
deep levels.
The Mexican company continued
development work on $500 level of
the mine ana sank the Wine in
the north drift from the northeast
= lift for six feet; total depth 10
feet. From This work 16 tons of
ore We're saved sampling 81 u p"~
ton. In the north drift near The
lest crosscut at a point 1913 foet in
work was carried on in the quartz
II 81 IONS taken out, sampling
$500 per ton. The south drift frcln'
the northeast drift was extended
four feet: total length &c feet. The
face is in low grade ore, five tons
being taken out sampling $6.71 per
ton.
The Union Consolidated on the
1850 level extended the west cross
cut four feet to the 571-foot point
and the face shows four inches Of
quartz, sampling from $40 to SAT a
ton. North drift No. 1 started at
the 423-fOot point in the west cross
cut was extended Is feet; total
length AZ feet. The face exposes a
vein of quartz sampling from $40
to SIS per ton. South drift No. l
opposite the north drift was advanc-
ed II feet to the 23-foot point. and
the face shows Is inches of quartz
sampling from Sc to $40 per ton.
Operations at the Sturges mines ic
Gold Hill have been largely oncen
trated at the Yellow Jacket where a
very favorable body of quartz con-
tanning pay values is being opened
on the 1900 level. The north drift
on this vein was extended "a feet
and partially timbered; total length
$50 feet and partially timbered; to-
tai length $50 feet. From this drift
! there was saved 1876 cars of ore. In
raise No. 3 started at the 135-foot
point in this drift work on the first
and second floors gave a recovery of
206 cars of ore. West crosscut No. 1
started at the 96-fOOt point in the
north drift was extended to the 12-
foot point, this crosscut determining
the width of the pay values to the
west at the sill floor. The mill was
idle all week, due to the continued
~unfavorable weather conditions and
$50 tons of ore were shipped to the
glory hole from the Jacket shaft. Re-
pairs were made to the Jacket shaft
and incline. The two pumps for
nse in the Jacket incline arrived dur
ing the week and will be installed
at once.
The Belcher company at the 400
leNei OF the JOINT incline reOpeueu
and timbered the south compart-
ment for Is feet. making 100 feet
below the 400 level in good shape.
Repairs were also made to the north
compartment at the bulkhead in
stalled at the time of the fire. No
work was done in the Crown Point
mine.
The Caledonia company on 1000
level continued the advance of the
north drift or the vein from west
crosscut. it being driven II feet to
in quartz.
The Overman company on 1900
level extended the south drift from
the east crosscut 200 feet north of