The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-10-09

the past week as taken from the of
fetal reports of superintendent:
The Consolidated Virginia and
Ophir completed equipping a wir.zs
between the $500 and 200 levels,
and are cutting oJt a small station
on the 200 level preparatory TO
starting a west crosscut for the vein.
The Ophir discontinued the raise
on the vein from the $500 level.
southwest drift and is now sinking
below tn! sill floor to prospect the
vein.
The Ophir Central tunnel work
ings extended the north drift from
the end of the east crosscut on the
$50 level for IL feet on six to eight
feet of quartz, the quartz assaying
from So to $11 per ton.
Union Consolidated on the 25Oo
level from the raise in No. l stope,
north drift, saved SO cars of orc
averaging $15.73 per ton, and stope
No. 3 near the Sierra Nevada line
SO cars of ore assaying $21.67 Der
ton.
The Mexican, sampling in the west
crosscut on $500 level, started a
southwest drift from the south drift
No. 3, which shows three feet OF
quartz of low assay value.
The Sierra Nevada and Union
Consolidated in joint work repaired
the southwest drift to the Union
shaft and also ran a raise to the
245O level. Drain pipe was install
ed and repairs made to the west
crosscut and south drift from the top
of the raise.
Sierra Nevada west crosscut No. 1
from the $500 level main north drift
advanced to the 1S-foot point.
The Andes cleaned out the raise
to the SO-foot point.
The Comstock Pumping associa-
ton repaired and equipped main
south drift from the Ophir Mexican
Wine on the 200 level.
The Jacket mill received 966 tons
of dump rock and repairs were con-
tinued to the mill.
Water how stands six feet below
Tile lOVO SJdliOH VI LIN JoiH1
Point-Belcher incline; the 1900 lev
ell was drained and repairs started in
the east crosscut: II cars OF mill
rock saved from the Belcher 1900
raise; general repairs made in the
mine and to the Jacket shaft.
The Consolidated Virginia and
Ophir companies on the 200 level
winze have completed the repairs
and equipment between the 1900
and 27OO levels and at the 200 have
started cutting out for a small sta
ton on the north side of the Wine
During the coming week a west
crcsscut will be started for the pur-
pose of in%tercepting the vein. Both
of these properties will prospect
ground that has never been opened
and in direct line with ore bodies
above, both in the main Comstock
and East veins.
The Ophir company in the south
west drift on the $500 level raised
to the fourth floor on the vein and
extracted 10 cars of ore assaying
$3.50 per ton. This work has been
discontinued and sinking below the
sill floor has been started, a distance
of six feet having been made. At
the Central tunnel workings, the
north drift on the $500 level has
been timbered and the south drift
cleaned out for 1870 feet The
north drift from the end of the east
crosscut has been advanced II
feet through quartz assaying ron
So to $11 per ton, the quartz show
iIyg a width of six to eight feet. The
East crosscut was also advanced
through fill. From development
work on the $50 level and from the
slopes on the tunnel level so cars
of ore were saved and 220 tons
milled.
The Mexican, Union and Sierra Ne
vada CONTINUES their joint work on
the 1900 level of the Union shaft
and cleaned out 500 feet of drain,
eased timbers and made necessary
repairs. The Mexican on the 23O0
level cleaned out and repaired the
west crOsscut from the main south
lateral drift for 90 feet and have
beer sampling in this crOsscut. In
south drift No. 8 at a point "a fee'
from the main west crOsscut a south
west drift was started and advanced
"A feet. the face showing three feet
of quartz, giving low assay values
9he face is in p%orphyry with string
ers of quart at the 32-foOt point.
The Mexican mill crushed 24S tons
CT ore of an average value of $e.66
per ton.
The Unior Con. on the $500 level