The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-06

Northend mines on Saturday last re-
turned to the surface much Impress
ed with the developments to date in
the Union Consolidated and Sierra
Nevada mines, and referred in the
highest terms to the work done in
these properties. The first point
of interest to the visitors was the
west crosscut from the main north
drift on the $500 level of the Sierra
Nevada, where, during the past
week the crosscut had been advanc-
ed 10 feet, all in ore. The face.
both sides and top of the crosscut
sparkled with rich silver sculphides
and it was plain to be seen that the
values were high. This crosscut
will be extended to the footwall, and
the width of the vein fully deter
mined.
The raise from the $500 to the
24O0 level, located near the Union
Sierra Nevada line, has now reached
about the SO-foot point above the
$500 level, and driving for the up
ward continuation of the vein will
be started on the 2400 level when
that point is reached. 1t is known
that ore exists on the 24OO level of
the Sierra Nevada and the point Is
definitely located on the old maps
and records. 1t is possible that the
development on the $500 level will
prove to be the downward continue
ton of this ore. Those familiar
with this section of the mine conf
IDENTIFY believe thai an ore shoot of
large dimensions is in the process
Of development. Additional facili-
ties are being provided at the mouth
of the crosscut on the $500 level
for the storage of cars, loaded and
empty, in order to facilitate the
work.
The southwest drift on the $500
level, connecting with Unto nshaft,
has been reopened, and the first
sets of the station are now in view.
Some of the timbers are in place,
and the work of retimbering and
cleaning up the station Is now in
progress. The condition of the
shaft at this depth is not yet known,
and further work will be required to
determine it.
the visitors were impressed by
the large amount of work being
done in the Union Con. mine along
the $500 level, which is being found
to contain a large area of unex-
plored ground. In No. 3 stope,
which at the north end Of the mine
extends up only about three floors,
some retimbering has been done in
order to catch up the hanging wall
and secure the ground. In doing
this work some milling ore has been
saved and good ore is being found
on all sides. The vein is in place
at the top and and bids fair to
a good tonnage. The further work
is carried on in these old slopes,
the greater becomes the tonnage
available for the mill. 1t is not
generally known that these slopes
only extend about $50 feet in
length. leaving the balance of the
mine along the vein practically I'M
developed. That great possibilities
exist in the ground not opened is
shown by the development now be-
ing made in the )raise in No. 1
stope, which is located in about the
center Of the mine, and is being
driven up in virgin ground.
On Saturday the raise had reach
ed a point about IS feet above the
track floor. with the top still in ore,
some of it as rich as when first
encountered, at a point about 20
feet below The top of the raise is
about 10 by IL feet, with the richer
ore showing at the north end. The
vein is strong and there is every
reason to believe that further work
will reveal a continuation of the
very favorable conditions now ex-
listing.
At the 47-foot point in this raise,
which is the point where the rich
values were first encountered, a
north drift has been driven eight
feet on the vein, about six feet in
width. with rich ore exposed in the
face, both sides and top. At this
same point an east drift has been
started and driven toward the
hanging wall for about eight feet,
and also shows rich ore in the
face, both top and sides. At this
point the width of the vein has been
proven for approximately 20 feet,
with the dimensions of the vein not
yet determined. Further work to
the east and north will be watched
with the greatest interest. Many
believe hat this ore is the southerly
extension of the Union slopes that
yielded such a large sum from 1878
to 1888.
1t is understood that sampling is
being carried on in Mexican to the
south of the Union line, and doubt