The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
NOR HfRN CAMP
HAS NEW FACES
ROCHESTER, DEVELOPMENT Is
PROGRESSING FROM PITT
AND FRIEDMAN TUNNELS

ROCHESTER, New, Feb. 12.--
Some notable movements in the
showing of ore in the workings o.
the Rochester Merger Mines COM
pany have been made during the
last few days, particularly IN the
development from the Pitt and
Friedman tunnels. The north Drift
in the Pitt tunnel, advancing put
under the old Boughton lease work
ings on the Rochester No. A vein, is
now showing a full face of good
milling ore, the width of which is
not known, as it is wider than ths
drift. Further interesting devol-
opments are anticipated here as
the work progresses, for the Bough-
ton workings, almost directly above
this drift, have been productive OF
a large amount of high-grade ore,
with a large body of the same
character showing to the bottom Of
the winze which reached a depth
of about 100 feet below the surface.
There is little recent change in
the south drift from the Pitt tun-
mel. the face of the drift, when
is being driven to get into the
downward projection of the rich
ore in the former Ferry and Samp-
son lease workings, still showing
low-grade values, although looking
promising.
The Merger company has com
menced drifting north on the sew
en-foot vein cut at 1915 feet from
the portal of the Friedman tun-
mel. and the drift is all in com
mercial ore. 1S inches on the
banging wall side now assaying
sA6.70 per ton, $40 being gold.
Officials of the Merger comparv
believe this to be the Rochester
No. 4 vein, and will continue the
drift north toward the Ferry aad
Samson oreshoot. The indications
in this drift are hat a very i'm
ortant body of ore is now being
opened.
The excellent showing of high
grade ore, ranging from SIS to
s125 per ton, principally in gold,
still continues in the so-called Fer
~ and Sampson workings. The
incline raise on the vein is now MP
"hout 40 feet, with three or four
feet Of high-grade and two feet or
more of good milling ore. This
nrehody is now being developed
IN three different places in these
rror1y;,-e fIo ovf-oroo pniptc an tho
ore being nearly 200 feet apart.
The big ore bins at the portal
of the Ferry e Sampson tunnel are
now filled to capacity. awaiting
shipment as soon as the condition
of roads will permit. In the can
time, systematic DEVELOPMENT will
re continued. the ore hat is pro.
duced thereby being stored in the
mine until it can be shipped.
Drifting bv the Merger COMPANY
will be commenced as sOon as pos
sib1e from the 160-foot level of the
Rochester Mines company on the
East vein, into the Crown Point FIX.
tension claim Of the Merger COM
many, the Big Four lease workings
having been driven to within a few
feet Of the dividing endline he
tween the Rochester Mines and
Merger properties. There is a line
showing of ore in the face of the
160-foot level, which assays $52.70
per ton.
The Merger company also contem-
plates starting other new and i'm
portant development work in the
near future, to omen at depth their
rich veins on Sunflower hill and
on the Esperanza and Extension
group on the American canyon
slope of Rochester hill.
SHIPMENTS will doubtless soon be
in order from several of the work
ings on the Rochester slope. and
plans for a mill will be gradually
worked out.
j. A. MALONE of the Jarbidge
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