The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
RESUME OF WEEKS OPERATIONS
IN Mines OF COMS7OCK DISTRICT

The following is a summary of the
mining operations on the Comstock
the past week, as taken from the Of
fetal reports of superintendents.
Ophir and Con. Virginia cleaning
out and charging $500 station of the
200 level Wine preparatory to in
stalling hoist.
From the Ophir Central tunnel
workings, $50 cars of ore were saved
and $50 tons crushed at the mill.
North drift, Central tunnel, advanc-
ing on east side of wide body of
quartz assaying IS per ton. On
west side of suartz old stope be-
ing cleaned out and ore stopped in
two places to the south.
Ophir cleaning out ESQ level winze
at Central tunnel and compressed air
line for hoist and drills from C.. & C.
shaft to the tunnel.
Mexican, Union and Sierra Nevada
make ventilation connection on $500
level, completing the system of air.
ways or that level. Union, from air
connection, saves IA tons of ore av-
eraging $12.85 per ton.
Mexican on $500 level makes air
connection with Ophir on south and
starts south drift No. 8 from north
boundary line. The vein has wild
ened to three feet, the quartz giving
low assays.
N0xso~ OTnn 1ya xyo-
out 80 feet; face in porphyry and
stringers of quartz.
Mexican mill brushes 1913 tons of
Mexican ore averaging $S.77 per ton,
and IA tons Union Con. ore sampling
$12.S5 per ton.
Comstock Pumping association
cleans out 200 level east crosscut
from Ophir-Mexican winze and also
removes sand from c.. & c. stump.
Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher Mines
cOmpany's mill received 1862 tons of
dump rock and shipped one bar Of
bullion to the smelter.
Joint incline, Belcher ground, three
new sets of tim he installed below
1900 level. From B raise on 1900
level 65 cars of mill rock, and from
G. P. northwest crosscut 25 cars saw
ed. General repairs made.
COmstock mine reports continue of
much interest all along the lode, and
the past week has witnessed import
ant advances in the development and
prospecting work. The Con. Virginia
and Ophir companies have continued
the repairs to airways on the 1900
and 1900 levels, jointly with the
Comstock Pumping association, and
on the $500 level the two mining
companies have been cleaning out
and charging the Accompaniment
winze station. This winze leads to
/ the 200 level, and hoist is to be
installed on the station as soon as
preparations can be made. Follow
ing this, the winze will be equipped
for hosting purposes.
At the Central tunnel the Ophir
company advanced the north drift Is
feet through quartz %assaying about
SIS per ton, and the drift will be con-
tinued two sets wide from now on
as the ore is wider than the drift and
is following the east side of a wide
quartz body. On the west side of
this body of quartz an old stope is
being retimbered and old fill remov-
ed. Further to the south, stopping
is under way in two places in the
same quartz. From the above work.
ing places and from development
work south of the main west cross
cut, $50 cars of ore have been saw
ed and $50 tons crushed at the mill.
The line of compressed air pipe from
the c.. & G.. shaft to the tunnel has
been installed and repairing the
winze to the 250-foot level is under
way. The Andes drift has not been
advanced as the roof has had to be
blasted down, the floor of the drift
being about two feet lower than that
of the Central drift.
The Mexican company, during the
week, started south drift No. 3 from
the west crosscut on the $500 level
north boundary line and extended the
same five feet, the vein widening to
three feet, and the quartz giving
low assays. Work was continued
r%eopening the main south lateral
drift in the Comstock vein to be
used as an airway, and the connec-
$500 north lateral in the Ophir, CIV
ing the desired improvement in een-
tilation for which the company has