The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11

the mining operations on the Com
stock the past week as taken from
the official reports of superintend-
ents:
Ophir and Consolidated Virginia
continue to repair the $500 station
on the 2700 level winze, and extend
ing east side of station.
Ophir installed two sill floor sets
at the 11O-foot point in vein in the
southwest drift and saved 10 cars
of ore averaging $1O.63 per ton.
At the Central tunnel Ophir saved
40S cars of ore and milled 335 tons
Development work continues in the
north drift and in the east ledge.
Andes has continued work on the
Central tunnel level in the crosscut
leading to the old stope and saved
81 cars of old fill.
Sierra Nevada and Union on the
$500 level cleaned out the south
west drift to the Union shaft. At the
15-foot point, near the Sierra Neva-
da line, six cars were taken out,
averaging $26.26 per ton.
In Union north lateral drift on
the $500 level, sill foot sets were
put in and in making room for the
timbers AZ cars of ore were bro
ken down at this point, averaging
$3.50 per ton.
Mexican $500 level south drift No.
. avfarIaI On fD@f thro,-h ,D~rhvxxy
and quartz of low assay value, part
being wedge rock.
Mexican 200 level, east and west
rrosscuts, extended through porphyry
and quartz of low assay value. Mill
treated 172 tons of ore, averaging
$3.50 per ton.
Lessees Hale and Norcross are re-
pairing tunnel to reach and prospect
the vein.
Comstock Pumping association
crosscut on the 2700 level and en-
larged drain and laid floor and track
for 50 feet.
Jacket mill received 676 tons of
dump rock and 1876 tons of mine
ore. Bar of bullion shipped to the
smelter.
Repairs continued to the Jacket
shaft and incline and joint incline
repaired to a point 112 feet below
the 1900 station. From B raise on
the 1900 level 40 cars of ore were
saved and from G.. p. northeast
crosscut 13 cars of low grade rock.
The Ophir and Consolidated Nir-
ginia companies on the $500 level
are continuing the work of repairing
The winZe station and the east side
of the station was extended five
feet; one station set of timbers was
installed. This Wine is to be used
for work below the $500 level. The
Ophir company in the southwest drift
at a point 10 feet in has placed
two sill floor sets of timbers end
started to raise on the second floor.
From this opening 10 cars Of ore
were saved averaging $1O.63 per
ton. At the Central tunnel the north
drift was continued through low
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with an old north drift run by Ross.
Drifting along the footwall of the
east ledge continues through a zone
Of crushed quartz. From the de-
velOpment work and from the
slopes above the north drift, 4oS
cars of ore were saved and 1888 tons
milled.
Sierra Nevada and Union Con-, on
the $500 level, cleaned out and re-
paired the southwest drift from the
Sierra Nevada incline station to the
Union shaft to the 80 foot point, and
at the 15-fOot point. neal the Sierra
Nevada line. saved six cars OF ore
averaging $26.26 per ton. Timbers
have been placed at junction OF the
Sierra Nevada incline station and
the main north drift.
In the main north lateral drift on
the $500 level of the Union placing
sill floor sets was continued and AZ
cars of low grade ore taken out.
There was also broken at this point
nine cars of ore averaging $3.50
per ton.
On the $500 level of the Mexican
south drift No. 3 was advanced 20
feet through porphyry and quartz OF
low assay value, with the a in
the same material at the 4O-fOof
point. Part of the material saved
in this work sen to the wedge
dump. On the 2700 level the west
crosscut from the winze station was
extended 10 feet through porphyry
and quartz giving low assys. Total
length 80 feet. East crosscut No. z
$50 feet south of the winze station
on the 2700 level, extended five feet
to the 11-foot point, with the face
in porphyry and quartz of low as
say value. The mill crushed ~
tons of ore averaging $685. per ton.
The report of the Comstock Pump