The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-30

the past week, as taken from the
official letters of the s~uperintend-
ents:
Con. Virginia stops work drifting
north from eighth floor OF 2,5OO
raise and resumes advancing 1900
northeast drift. Face shows por-
phyry and quartz, the latter assay
ing from 81 to $50.
Ophir repairing Central tInnei
workings and in retimberlng the w
raise saved several cars of ore aver
aging 1915. Ore platform built at
mouth of the tunnel.
Mexican in sinking Wine from the
north drift on the $500 level saved
SO tons of ore sampling $3.50 per
ton. In a west crosscut from the
north drift 81 IONS we're taken, aver
aging $12.SS.
1850 level advanced through quartz
stringers and porphyry to the 517-
foot point.
Comstock Pumping association
continued alterations preparatory to
the 27OO pump installation at the
$500 point Ophir-Mexican winze
station. Also made repairs on the
Riedler station to No. l motor.
Yellow Jacket mill treated LII
tons of Jacket dump rock and also
shipped two bars of bullion to the
smelter.
Yellow Jacket mine started south
drift No. 2 on the 400 level and
north prospecting drift on 1900 lev
ell advanced. This drift has had to
be cimbered the entire length.
Crown Point repairing on the l.
400 level.
Belcher repairing joint incline cas-
ing timbers, and other work above
bulkhead..
Caledonia extends north drift on
vein, 1000 level, to the 22-foot point,
material all quartz.
Overman south drift, on the 1906
level, in porphyry and quartz.
East crosscut, on 200 level of the
joint Confidence : Challenge = I'M
perial shaft, shows low grade quartz
in the face.
Consolidated Virginia has been
carrying on operations at the $500
level during the past week. the north
drift from the eighth floor of the
two compartment raise, being ad-
vanced four feet to the 24-foot point,
the face being in quartz, the quartz
giving assays of $3.50 per ton. Work
in this drift has been stopped, and
material stripped from the raise.
Work was then resumed in the north
east drift and the same extended 16
feet to the 456-foot point. The
face is in porphyry and quartz, the
latter giving assays from $1.0O to
$3.50 per on. Two sets of timbers
have been placed in the drift. Nee
essary repairs were made at main
shaft.
The Ophir company is making
good Roadway in it's Central tunnel
worl, and have constructed an ore
, platform and pur track near the
mouth of the tunnel. In the tunnel
track has been repaired in the south
ldICIdl III lIlO laloC Ado DCSl 1
bered to the 56-foot point. From
this work, several cars of ore were
recovered giving average values of
$S.75 per ton. The stripping of ma
terial from the 24OO level of mine
was continued.
The Mexican company on the $500
level sunk the Wine in the north
drift from the northeast drift for
eight feet; total depth 26 feet. From
this work 50 tons of ore were taken
averaging $25.75 per ton. In the
north drift at a point 123 feet from
the northeast drift. a west crosscut
was started and advanced eleven
feet. This crosscut passed through
seven feet of quartz, and the face
is in quartz. From this work 81
tons were taken sampling Sass a
ton.
The Union Con. on the 26~5O-level
extended the west crosscut 81 feet
through porphyry and quartz string
ers; total length of cro:;scut 517
feet.
The Comstock Pumping associa-
ton on the Riedler purup station
placed new hearings on No. ! motor.
Alterations at the 250U station of
the Joint Ophir-Mexican Wine were
continued preparing 10 install POO
pumps, and the ground cut out for
sand box. Three pipe crossings were
also cut out on $500 level of Con.
Virginia end Ophir.
The Yellow Jacket company in
creased the tonnage to the mill the
past week, LII tons of dump