The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-05-05
RICH STRIKE CON-
TINUESTO IMPROVE
Especial Correspondence

LOVELOCK. May 4.-The rich strike
on the S00-foot level north, of the
Rochester Mines Company, is improv-
ing in values and widths as work
progresses. A round of shots into
the hanging wall yesterday opened up
another three feet of ore assaying
$3.50 per ton. From all appearances
an immense ore body is to be opened
up at this point. At the present time
five machine drills are working, but
as soon as more space is opened up
more work will be accomplished.
From present indications on the
700-foot level, this rich ore shoot is
considerable amount of ore is being
encountered which contains free gold
and native silver as work progresses
north on the vein.
The drift north on the 900-foot level
is well under way and favorable news
may be forthcoming within a week
or ten days.
The aerial tramway is working
smoothly and for the past two days
has transported 200 tons each day
from the mine to the mill.
Rochester Combined Mines Company
The second crosscut in the Shep-
herd No. l tunnel is now in a distance
of fifty-two feet. The face of the
crosscut is still in high-grade ore.
Assays taken at intervals in the face
of the drift have given most gratify-
ing results. The highest assay OBJ
tanned has been 10S ounces silver and
$S per ton gold; and the lowest as
say ever obtained in any part of the
and $3.50 gold.
The working tunnel up to date has
cut veins aggregating sixty feet of
good mill ore. The ore in the face
of the tunnel is looking better than
any yet encountered at this level.
The drift on the vein in the Link
No. claim is still advancing in good
ore. A working tunnel will be start
ed at the base of the hill in the near
future to open up this ore at depth.
The new 100-horsepower compress
sor, which is being operated by cleo
tricity, was put into operation this
week and is working smoothly, fur
nishing air to the Maynaugh tunnel
and the Happy Jack group, where de-
velopment work has been started, and
the management hopes to report-good
news within a short time from this
end of the property.
The excavation for the new mill is
we'll under way and as soon as ma
terial is received on the ground the
erection of the plant will be started.
All the machinery and material has
been purchased for the new mill,
which comprises % cars of lumber
and timber, 16 cars of machinery, and
four or five cars of miscellaneous
building materials.
Work in the Christmas tunnel, at
the head of the canyon where the
springs are located. has opened up
the real source of the water, and
eighty gallons per minute are now
being obtained from this tunnel, which
is sufficient to operate 2000-ton mill.
The construction of the water line
is we'll under way and we expect to
have same completed within three
weeks time.
The management purchased six ad-
ditional machine drill stopers during
the past week, which will be put in
operation Immediately upon their ar
rival to block out ore for the new
mill.
Seven Troughs Mining Company
The last car of ore shipped to the
smelter gave returns of $3.50 per ton
gold and $6176 silver. Another car
will be shipped in the near future
which will be of higher grade than
the last car.
Slope No on the 700-ffoot level is
producing the usual amount of high
grade, shipping and milling ore.
The crosscut on the 800-foot level
is now in distance of twenty-eight
feet and from the dip of the formation
at the present time ii is expected to
encounter the rich ore shoot from the
700-foot level at distance of approxi-