The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17

the past week. as taken from the Of
fetal reports of superintendents:
Con. Virginia and Ophir have
jointly cleaned out and repaired the
east crosscut $500 level for so feet,
this drift leading to a winze to be
used in operating on the 2700 level.
Ophir saved 3O1 cars of ore from
development work in the central tun-
mel workings, and shipped 175 tons
to the Kinkead mill. Latter was
shut down three days to make repair
to rock crusher. Ventilation i'm
Dloved in the central tunnel level.
Mexican saved 100 tons of ore on
lie $500 level, sampling $3.50 per
ton, and continued Wine repairs on
the $500 level.
Union Con. extended west crosscut
on the $500 level to the 615-foot
point; face in porphyry, clay and
qIartz. Repairs continued to the old
Wine on the north boundary line of
the $500 level.
Comstock Pumping association
lowered one of the electrical turbine
pumps to the 17O-foot point below
the $500 level in the Ophir and Mex
lean winze and connections made.
Jacket = Crown Point : Belcher
Mines company in Gold Hill sent 724
tons of dump rock to the Jacket mill
and shipper one bar of bullion to the
smelter. Repair work continued in
H. ;,a1;ro onI ,ona;,, ,,oI1 70 tha
Joint incline. Prospecting work
continues as usual.
Caledonia company reports i'm
portant improvement on 1000 level
Of the mine. where the north drift
advanced in quartz on the vein. face
samples ranging from $1.a2 to $14
per ton. This is the best showing
vet had on the level.
Overman company on the 1900
level advanced raise from the east
crosscut on vein to the 1S-foot point,
with top all in favorable quartz.
Conditions promising.
Mining operations along the Com
stock the past week have progressed
with satisfactory results. and the Of
fetal letters contain much of inter-
est and importance. In the ConSol-
/ lated Virginia, the Ophir and the
Con. Virginia have jointly been
cleaning out and repairing the old
joint east crosscut leading from the
main north drift on the boundary
line between the two mines on the
$500 level, and so feet of the drift
is now in good repair. At the So
foot point the drift is in caved
ground. A switch has been put in,
timbers placed and track laid. The
Con. Virginia has also stripped the
rest of the material from the north
east drift in the east vein.
The Ophir company, aside from the
work in the deep levels has contin-
ued the development and prospecting
work in the central tunnel and for
the week saved sol cars of low
grade ore. Shipments of 175 tons
were made to the 'Kinkead mill,
which was closed down for three
LAYS to make necessary repairs to
the rock crusher. In the tunnel
workings, south lateral No. 2, was
cleaned out Is feet, and the face is
in solid ground, carrying low grade
uuartb. Cleaning out the raise has
been continued at the Andes line, re-
salting in a considerable improve
ment in ventilation. The raise is
being timbered on the SO level, ana
stopping carried on in the east ledge
The Mexican company from the
stone in the north drift on the $500
level extracted 100 tons of ore sam
ping $3.50 per ton, and on the 1900
level, north boundary, continued re-
pairs and alterations to the old
winze station.
The Union Con. mine continued
the repairs and alterations this week
to the old winZe on the north boun-
Diary line of the mine, which is to
be used for the 200 level work. On
the $3.50 level, the west crosscut was
extended ten feet, through porphyry'
clay and quartz, total length, 615
feet.
The report of the COmstock Pump
ing association shows that all the
pumps ran successfully at the c. G.
shaft, and at the Ophir-Mexican
winze, one of the electrical turbine
pumps was lowered to a depth OF 10
feet below the $500 level. The cleo
tricians and m%achinists are making
final connections to the pump.
In the Gold Hill section, the Off
cial report shows hat the Jacket
Crown Point-Belcher Mines company
has taken over the three mines
named, and they are now being OPP
Grated as one property. At the
mill 724 tons of dump rock were
received in the bins and one bar or
bullion shipped to the smelter. re-
pairs were made to the shaft and IN
cline, and a water line and water
boxes placed in the incline. On the
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