The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-18

(Speclal correspondence
LOVELOCK, August 1.-THE fol-
lowing report is given out from the
general offices of the Friedman inter-
ests here. 1t tells of the different
properties:
Rochester Mines Company
The 800 and 900-foot levels are
looking better than ever. Inasmuch
as we have been using this expression
for the past two months, it no doubt
is becoming stale; but it is fact that
the ore shoot which we have on these
two levels is continually opening up
bigger and stronger as work pro-
crosses. Our mining costs are be-
coming lower each week, or as this
ore body is being opened up. During
the past week we laid off twentg-
seven men owing to the large ore
shoots which can be mined with a
small force of men.
AS yet not much work has been
accomplished on the !, ,100-foot level,
as we expect in a short time to sink
level to the 1,100-foot level, which will
enable us to determine the position of
the ore on the 1,100-foot level and
eliminate any unnecessary expense in
finding the ore at the lowest level.
The average tonnage per day for
the month is still being maintained
at 1872 tons per day, although on the
18th of the month we had power trou-
BILE and the production for that day
was 100 tons below the average. How
ever, we feel confident that the aver
age at the end of the month will be-
1870 tons per day.
The bullion shipment which was
made on the 9th of the month, and
which was valued at S55,300, will be
,ettled tomorrow, and figuring silver
1t today's quotation of S624 cents per
ounce the bullion returns will amount
10 $58,400; and if the silver quotation
should rise TO 90 cents per ounce the
settlement will be over $50 600 From
he present value of the heads of this
months production, and at the pres
ent silver quotation, our production
for August should be around $4,000.
Rochester Combined Mines Company
The ore has been encountered in
the Bacchus tunnel, which so far is
of a low grade; however, the indica-
tions are that with a little further
development work we viii open up an
immense ore body of good ore at this
point.
During the week we encountered a
new vein or blind ledge in the work
ing tunnel on the Shepherd, which g
from six to seven feet wide and car
ries excellent mill l-grade values.
The Happy Jack shaft is being sunk
with the usual speed and drifts both
north and south are progressing in
nice ore.
The vein in the Maynaugh tunnel Is
six feet with where we are blocking
out tonnage, awaiting the completion
of the new mill All other working
places are progressing with the usual
amount of speed.
The mill building is practically all
completed and the entire floor space
has been put under cover.
Seven Troughs Coalition
The development work on the 1000
foot level, in all the working places,
is still in a broken-up zone and the
values are of a low grade. However
we feel confident that we will be get
ting into solid territory in the near
future where we will encounter per-
manent rich ore shoots.
Seven Tr0ughs Mining
We are preparing to start stopping
on the 700-foot level. where we now
have two feet of good shipping ore.
and no doubt will extract a consider
able amount of high-grade before
reaching the 700-foot level As soon
as the 750-foot level has been mined
out we will start stoping from the
SO0-foot level to the 750-foot level.
The usual amount of high-gra lie
and shipping ore was sacked during
the week. Much of the shipping ore
which we are extracting at this time
is valued at $400 to $3.50 per ton.