The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-07
COMSTOCK AT
DEEP LEVLES.

Mining operations along the Com
stock lode this week are being car
ried forward with vigorous activity
in the deep levels at the northend
group. and further good Roadway IS
being made in equipping the wines
to DE used for development work on
the 2900-foot level. The drainage
of this level is to be followed up at
the first possible moment by a thor
ough prospecting and developments
of far reaching importance to the
lode are freely predicted and conf
IDENTIFY looked forward to. 1t is a
well-known fact that the 1900 was
given little attention by the early
operators, and there are known ore
prospects revealed by the old records
that render the present carefully
planned campaign of exploration
practically certain of substantial re-
suits. The possibilities are great
and in the very near future work
will be we'll under way.
In the meantime the 27O0 and 9TH
er levels above the 1900 are being
subjected to a complete develop
ment, and indications continue of a
very favorable character.
The Con. Virginia on the 200
level has one of the best pros
poets of years and is demonstrating
that ore exists at depth in the old
Bonanza %favorite. While the ave
age car samples have been low TO
date, the vein continues wide and
strongly defined and any blast in
tie south drift nay bring higher
values. There is unlimited area of
ground on all sides, the vein being
in absolutely virgin territory. Ophir,
Oh. the same level, is prosecuting III
a m~ineralizel formation and on the
300 level is getting back into a
section of the mine that promises
we'll and warrants further develop
ment.
The Union Con mine is working
on the 1000, $500, 240O, $500, $500
and 270O levels, and continues to
extract a good sized tonnage of mill
ing ore. In No. 10 stope on the
$500 level work below the sill floor
shows the values extending down.
ward. H~igh-grade continues to be
taken from the streak on the 1900
level, eight tons last week averaging
$144. OF special Importance to h
operations in the mine is the re-
opening of the 200 level back 10
the Union shaft, and when this con-
nection is made will open up an ex-
tensive area of development, which
is highly regarded for prospective
ore development. The Mexican is
reopening the old east %crosscut No.
1 on the $500 level for the purpose
of reaching promising ground. The
mill will be in operation as usual.
Sierra Nevada on the 2400 level
is r%eopening the old north drift from
the winze station and will further
investigate the locality where ore
was reported in former years. The
reopening of the old north drift on
the $500 level for a similar purpose
continues. and quartz and porphyry
- w hjStd III Al low VI Inv
drift on the 1900 level
The Andes company is improving
the ventilation on the 350-foOt level
and from the stope is extracting ore
of milling grade.
In Gold Hill, the Alpha and Ex-
chequer are proceeding with the
prospecting on the 200 level, where
the north drift is in a quartz body,
giving low assays.
The Jacket Con. company is re-
ceiving some equipment for the mill,
and is repairing the north drift and
crosscuts from the Jacket surface
tunnel.
The Comstock Leasing company is
maintaining regular bullion ship
ments from it's operations on the
Chollar and Potosi.-Virginia Chron-
iclue.
Development work in the vein on
the 2700-foot level of the Con. Vir-
ginia mine continues to be the lead
ing feature of the work at the
north emu OIL the lOHlSlOCh tiio
week, although all the properties
are actively engaged in exploration
and recovery operations, and in very
promising territory. The advance
of the south drift in Con. Virginia
continues to expose a wide, very
strongly defined vein formation,
with the full face of the drift in
quartz. Values have maintained
about the same average as last week.
The vein has shown characteristics
from a mining viewpoint that are
most encouraging, and an improve
ment in values would cause no sur
prise with any blast. 1t is an ex-
prospect and is again de-