The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
COMSTOCK MINES
ISSUE REPORTS
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS ARE
REPORTED AT THE NORTH
END OF THE LODE

Mid-week reports from the oper-
ating mines of the Comstock show
a continuance of favorable conditions
at several points in the development
work at hand, says the Virginia City
Chronicle. The Consolidated Vfr-
ginia company, last week made a
connection from the stope from the
intermediate level above the 1850,
with the 2,40O level, and has been
timbering up and extracting ore OF
about the same grade. The Kinkead
mill has been shut down, and a clean
up made, a railroad car OF concen-
trates going forward to the smelter
yesterday. The Ophir company is
driving forward the repairs to the
Central tunnel, which is preliminary
to the tanking up of exploration in
both Ophir and Andes ground for the
purpose of opening up low grade
ores, of which much was left in the
early days.
At the c. and C. shaft, the Com
stock Pumping association is plac-
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condition on the 1000 station and
carrying on other necessary work.
At a meeting of the pumping asso-
citation last week it was voted to
proceed as soon is possible with the
work of pumping out the ground on
with the committee of three, North
the 200 level, and the same left
End superintendent. 1t is under
stood that this committee will meet
very soon, and that preliminary
work will be placed under way, as
outlined in the report submitted by
the committee.
The Mexican and Union Con COM
panies are operating as usual
through the Union shaft and the I'm
ion is driving west from the Union
winze on the ~2,650-foot level
through porphyry and stringers OF
quartz, there being no change re-
ported since last week in the gener-
al conditions there. The Mexican
comapny is sampling and opening up
the vein below the sill floor on the
1890 level, near the junction on the
north and northeast drifts and to
the north and south. and it is stated
that the situation gives much en-
enlargement, the car samples show
ing good values at several points.
The Techow and W~aterhouse mill
is running steadily on ore from the
Cedar hill lease, and in the Six mile
canyon, the ComstOck-Phoneix is
prospecting and developing on the
400 and 500 levels.
In the Gold hill section, the deep
mines have been temporarily held up
due to the fire there in the joint in
cline on Sunday night, but the situa-
ton is we'll in hand, and it is be-
lieved that the last races of the fire
will soon disappear. The bulkheads
and the rising of the water in the
incline made short work of the
flames. This unfortunate occur
renee is a misfortune indeed at this
time, and only keen regret is eX-
pressed on all sides, for the opera
ions in the new ground had reached
a most favorable point. Plans for
the future work in the deep levels
will soon be announced. The Vel
low Jacket company is continuing
the now work on the 1900 level,
where exploration on the vein to the
north from the east crosscut is being
carried on. The Yellow Jacket mill
is running as usual, and will be kept
in operation for the present on dump
rock.
The Caledonia company on the L.
900 foot level is driving to the west
from the top of the two compartment
raise, and the crosscut is in the vein
which is very strong and we'll defin-
ed at this point.
The Overman company is carrying
on operations at the mine, part of
the week being taken up in moving
material from the 1900 level as a
precautionary measure. At the joint
Confidence Challenge = Imperial
shaft. the east crosscut from the
south drift OF the 200 level o n
tinues in porphyry and quartz of low
assay value.