The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-02

he ACdNAhS oGu vi thC hOA
end report this week is the start
ing of a south drift on the 2t0O
level of the Union from the south
east drift, and in an advance of
% feet ore averaging 1913 per
ton was saved. This is a new de-
ore extraction exceeding the sum
OF $4,000 for the week, 1877 tons
from No. ; stope averaging about
$50 to the ton. Prospecting and
development work continued as us
ual. and joint work with Sierra Ne
in diorite and quartz, and the
mill received 426 tons custom ore
averaging s26.32, and 12O tons
from Mexican storage piles aver
aging $1O.74 per ton, the gross
value of all ore milled being Over
$4,000. Ophir Joined shipping
ranks, sending 16 tons averaging
s26.O2 to the Mexican mill from
south stope above $500 level. North
drift, 2700 level, in quartz and
dacite. Con. Virginia west ross
cut passed through vein formation,
carrying quartz streaks. Sierra Ne.
vada starts north drift on 2400
level.
Union Con. mine extracted the
following ore for the week: 240O
level. No. 4 stope, 1913 tons averag-
ing $22.09; No. ) stope, 1877 tons
averaging $29.93: southeast drift,
80 tons averaging $19.73; $500
level, No. l stope, 10 tons averaging
STEPS per tor Reopening $500
station of the shaft continued, and
on the 240O level, the southeast
drift was repaired to the 220-foot
point, and at a point 176 feet in,
a south drift was advanced % feet
and from this work 50 tons of ore
were saved averaging $19.73. This
is new work, and shows encourag-
ing conditions. The Union-Sierra
Nevada 25OO-290O winze was re-
opened and timbered to the 100
foot point, 23 feet being made for
the week. On the 1900 level, joint
~ with Sierra Nevada, east cross
cut from station was extended %
feet: total length 70 feet.
The Mexican company, on the
$500 level, extended west cross
cut No. 2 for Is feet, and the face
shows d~iorite, with s%tringers of
quartz. The Mexican mill received
426 tons of custom ore averaging
Z y q % nA- t4- nnI On -. 49,
the Mexican storage piles averae-
ing $10.74 per ton.
Sierra Nevada on the 2400 evel
extended the north drift from the
old stope near the south boundary
line for 10 feet; total distance open
40 feet. At the junction of the
north drift and the old east cross
cut, a north drift was started and
advanced 10 feet. The north drift
or the $500 level was extended -
feet to the 203-foot point. Joint
work was carried on with the Union
on the $500 level.
Con. Virginia west cross-cut from
the south drift on the 200 level
extended 10 feet, and the face
shows vein formation, carrying
quartz streaks at the 44-foot point.
The Ophir company, from the
south stope above the $500 level,
shipped Is tons of ore averaging
$4,000 to the Mexican mill. The
north drift on the 200 level is in
quartz and dacite at the 285-foot
point.
The Andes company on the $50
foot level, from development work,
saved % cars Of ore.
The Comstock Pumping associa-
ton, at the c. & c. shaft, remover
500 feet of an old S-inch DISCHARGE
column below the 1900 level. Car
ried on other work.
Hale e Norcross completed re.
opening tunnel at 35OO-foot point
and start work at 3900-foot point.
Alpha and EXchequer, on the 200
level of the Imperial shaft, adj
foot point.
Confidence-Challen on
the 200 level of the Imperial shaft,
advanced east cross-cut No. l to
the 114-foot point and saved ten
cars of low grade ore.
The Jacket Con. continued to over
haul electric equipment and ma
chinery and from the Belcher 400
worked a half day taking electric
equipment to the surface. Mil
received 1873 tons of ore and one
bar of bullion shipped to smelter.
Union continues to sample the
vein at various points on the 2400
level and is securing very encourage
ing results, 80 IONS being taken
from a point 1S5 feet in the east
crosscut averaging $20.30 TO the
ton. The total ore extraction for
the week was 1872 tons. of a gross