The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13

Inc following Is q summary Ol the
mining operations on the Comstock
the past week, as taken from the Of
fetal reports of superintendents:
Thirty inches of quartz exposed in
the face of the northeast drift on the
$500 level of the Con. Virginia, sam
ping from $3.50 to $3.50 per ton.
Vein wider than last week, but val
ues are lower.
Ophir continues repairs of the
Central tunnel and workings, and
recovered 201 cars of low grade ore.
The mill was shut down part of the
week by bad weather, but 10 tons
we're milled. One railroad car of
concentrates was shipped to Selby's.
Union Con. sank winze eight feet
in north drift from west crosscut on
1850 level, botto mshowing vein mat
ter and quartz, from six inches to a
foot, giving from low assays up to
$40. Face of south drift from
crOsscut shows from IL to Is inches
of vein matter and quartz, sampling
from $50 to $40.
Mexican on the $500 level saved
81 tons from understope in north
drift near crosscut sampling $19.52
per ton. In the ore vein, at the
123-foot point in the north drift, ad-
ditional sill floor sets were placed,
and 46 tons of ore saved sampling
$1S.25 per ton.
Comstock pumping association con-
tinues work of preliminary installa
tions on $500 level preparatory to
200 level drainage.
The Yellow Jacket company ex-
tracted 500 cars of low grade ore
from the 1900 level, from the adj
vance of the mort hdrift and from
stope No. 2; $50 tons shipped to the
mill, and n bar of bullion shipped
to smelter; 500 tons of ore sent to
the gloryhole from shaft.
Belcher company on the 1900 lev
ell continues prospecting work, south
drift No. 1 being extended through
porphyry and stringers of quartz.
North compartment of joint incline
repaired "a feet below 400 station,
and south compartment to the 112-
foot point.
Crown Point made repairs to stope
No. 2 on the 400.
Caledonia continues to drive on
from west crosscut on the 1000 lev
ell, with conditions favorable.
Overman passes through quartz
and has resumed work in south
drift, which show sporphyry and
quartz.
South drift on the 200 level of
joint Observation-Disclosures
shaft is in low grade quartz.
Consolidated Virginia has contin-
ued the driving of the northeast drift
on the vein on the $500 level, and
the same was advanced 25 feet for
the week; total length now $50 feet.
The vein shows an average width of
80 inches, assaying from $3.50 to
$3.50 per ton. Three tunnel sets of
timbers were placed in the drift.
The report indicates that the
quartz of the vein has widened out
over last week, but that the values
have decreased. The vein is very
strong, however, and another pay
shoot may be found ahead. The
values encountered last week con
tinued for over fifteen feet in length,
and the samples showed the highest
values in the bottom of the drift,
This has a very important bearing
upon the future operations of the
for the ore is in an entirely uneX-
plored section of the mine, with q
large territory to develop in length,
breadth and depth.
The Ophir company has repaired
the main west crOsscut from the
Central tunnel for a distance of ten
feet; total distance in repair 1886
feet. The face is in caved ground
The south lateral leading into Andes
ground has been repaired to the
255-foot point. The bottom of this
drift has been lowered for a depth OF
three feet, as it was originally rur
from the Andes side at a higher ele-
walton. The bottom is in ore assay.
ing from IS to Sc per ton. South
lateral N. 2. starting at the WINE
station, has been repaired % feet
and has reached the old raise which
has been found in good condition
From all of the work done. 201 cars
of ore were saved, and 10 tons mill
ed averaging $4.36 per ton. Thu
mill has been shut down for part OF
the week on account of the severe
weather conditions. One railroad
ar of concentrates has been shipped
to Selby's.
In the Union Con-, on the 265(
level, the north drift from the west