The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-16

lions the past week In the Comstoch
district as taken from the official
letters of the superintendent is as
follows:
Con. Virginia drifts south of two
compartment raise $500 level at
fourth floor for distance of 20 feet.
At this point raise started to connect
with seventh floor. T~hirty-fve cars
are saved, assaying $1,000.
Ophir continues investigation OF
conditions in old workings from Cen
trail tunnel level. South drift from
west crosscut open for 400 feet, and
sampling along this drift showed low
and medium grade ore and old fills.
Some air passing through south drift
in the direction Of Andes mine.
Mexican installs small hoist in
north drift on $500 level, and has
started sinking wine IN vein. Saved
16 tons averaging $13.43 per ton.
Also sampled under floor in north
drift near west crosscut.
Union Con. west crosscut on 1850
level continues to show porphyry and
stringers of quartz.
Comstock Pumping association
continues enlarging $500 station Of
the joint Ophir-Mexican winze, pre-
paratory to installing 200 level
pumps. Repairs made to Riedlers
on 1000 station.
Yellow Jacket mill received 999
tons of dump rock and shipped one
bar bullion to smelter. Prospecting
work continued on the 1900 and
| 400 levels, and incline south COM
, partment cleaned out to the 1900
level.
The Belcher company made re-
pairs to north drift on the 400 level
and repaired joint incline above this
level. Also, close guard maintained
to prevent possible spread of fire.
Crown Point made repairs to
north drift No. 1 on the 400 level.
East crosscut on 200 level of
joint Conidence-Ch allenge-Lmperial
shaft all in quartz.
Overman south drift from east
crosscut on 1900 level is extended
through quartz and %porphyry.
Caledonia discontinues west cross
cut on 1000 level and starts north
drift from crosscut on the vein.
Consolidated Virginia has contin-
ued the exploration and prospecting
of the ground to the south from the
fourth floor of the two-compartmenr
raise started from the $500 level
northeast drift, and drifted for a
distance of 20 feet; total length OF
drift 35 feet. At the 35-foot point
a raise has been started to connect
with the seventh floor, and from the
openings made 35 cars of ore were
saved, assaying $1,000 per ton. At
the main shaft repairs have been
made at various points.
The Ophir company, in the Gen.
trail tunnel workings, has laid track
and switches in the main west cross
cut and continued further sampling
and investigation of conditions OF
old workings. A south drift from
the main west crosscut was found
open for 400 feet, and in a fair state
of repair. Along this drift low and
medium grade ore and fills were
found. There is also some circula-
ton of air through this drift, which
leads towards the workings of the
Andes company.
The Mexican company. on the $500
level in the north drift from the
northeast drift near the west cross
cut, worked to a depth of six feet,
o,l oo,oI o. tons IF GRO nf an aUnr-
age assay value of $3.50 per tom. In
the north drift from the northeast
drift IS feet north of the junction,
a small hoist has been installed, and
the north compartment of the winze
sunk for six feet; total distance be-
low $500 level, IA feet. From this
work was obtained 16 tons of ore av-
eraging $13.43 per ton. A blower
and 800 feet of 15-inch pipe was
also installed on this level.
Union Consolidated on the 1850
level, extended the west crosscut 80
feet through porphyry and stringers
of quartz, the face being 458 feet
from the winze station.
The Comstock Pumping association
continued the enlarging of the $500
level joint Ophir-Mexican Wine sta
ton for the purpose of installing the
27OO level pumps, and on the 1000
station placed two new rocker arms
on No. 1 Riedler pump. The water
was held at all points.
The Yellow Jacket company, in
Gold Hill, reports an active week.
the mill receiving 999 tons of dump
rock and shipping one bar of bullion
to the smelter. Repairs were made