The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-06-05

stock the past week, as taken from
the official reports of superintend-
ents:
Consolidated Virginia and Ophir
on the $500 level are clearing away
cave at Ophir incline station prepar-
atory to reopening the main north
drift.
Ophir at the Central tunnel has
developed ore of good milling value
in north drift No. /, in raise and back
alongside of an old stope. Extracted
275 tons of ore and shipped 220
tons to the mill.
Crosscut in Andes ground con-
tinues to show low grade quartz.
The Mexican on the $500 level
broke down and stored ore in the
stope. Repair work continues in the
$500 level west crosscut and on tho
ZOO level, in south drift from a
Wine station; drains repaired and
floor and track laid to the 252-foot
lioint.
Union Consolidated west crosscut
on the 1850 level shows porphyry
ard quartz.
Union shaft, necessary repairs
we're made by the Mexican, Union
and Sierra Nevada companies.
Sierra Nevada and Union at the
$500 level Wine on boundary linz,
completed clearing away cavein and
cleaned out west crosscut IL feet.
Yellow Jacket mill received S46
tons of dump rock and 1913 tons Of
1line rock.
Some old fill taken cut from the
500 level of Crown Point ind pros
,.ecting work continued on the 800
isvel of the Jacket and on the 1900
" the Belcher. Further repairs
made to joint incline, preliminary
10 lump installation.
Gverman in promising quartz for
nation IN west crosecut on inte me-
late lsvel in 1900 raise. The faca
.hows low values at the 15-foot
point.
The official letters of Comstock
mine superintendent today review
the operations of the past week and
lHulCdtS a u JICl NdhSCbiOIt IL
the new work in the deep levels. The
Consolidated Virginia and Ophir
Jointly with the Pumping association,
has been repairing airways on the
1865 and 1900 levels and on the
$500 level, cleaning out the cavein
and r%etimbering the main Ophir in
cline at the station has been contin-
ued, which is preparatory to opening
the main north drift from this point.
The Ophir company at the Central
tunnel workings has continued ore
. extraction and shipment to the mill.
275 cars of ore being mined and
22O tons treated at the mill. On the
tunnel level, the north drift vas
advanced IA feet to the 96-foot point
and at a point 90 feet from the main
west crosscut, a connection was made
with north drift No. 2. The vein fol-
lowed in the north drift maintained
it's width of six feet, until connection
was made with an old drift, with
values averaging $12 per on. A
raise in this vein is up eight feet in
ore averaging $40 'er ton. At the
point of connection with north drift
No. 2, an old stope was found, and
good milling ore disclosed in the
back of the stope and alongside OF
it. The crosscut near the Andes line
was repaired for a distance of SO 1T
and the crosscut further south in
Andes ground is in low grade quartz
The Mexican company on the 1906
'.rel broke down ore and stored it
IN the north drift stope. On the $500
.tHei, the west crOsScut on the north
boundary line was cleaned out ald
track laid for a distance of 14O feet.
total distance now open, $50 feet.
On the 200 level, the south DRIFT
f'om the Wine station was repaired,
g.. feet; total distance in good re-
pain, 252 feet.
The Union Consolidated carried
On joint work with Sierra Nevads
on the $500 level boundary line aud
on the 1850 level, the west cross
cut was advanced to the 665-fool
i",iut and the face shows pOrphyry
and quartz.
The Sierra Nevada Jointly with
the Union Consolidated completed re-
| moving the caved ground to the ives:
of the $500 Wine station on the
boundary line, and the west crosscut
was cleaned out and repaired for a
distance of IL feet.
The Comstock Pumping associa-
ton reports holding the water at all
points at the north END and on the