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Show WESTERN MINING GAZETTEER. - .! 1 j i I i seems to be two distinct qualties in tbe mine. cut has been extended 49 feet and the south One is a bright galena ore while the other is a drift 33 feet. tine yellow carbonate. We were yesterday Mexican. On the 2300 level the east crossboth of Each kinds. shown specimens goes cut has been extended 21 feet. The work of and are well Both silver. ledges high in gold out a drain in the main north drift is defined and evidently go down indefinitely. cutting still continued. On the 2500 level the Ophir The work of development has been pushed crosscut has been extended 49 feet. The north sulliciently to establish their permanency be-- i drift has been advanced 59 feet to the line. yond a question. It would be difficult to find California. On the 2200 level the joint a better mine in this country than the Dead- has been extended 20 feet. east cross-cu- t broke. The whole property is covered by Ophir On the 2300 level the north drift has been exUnited States patents, making the title entirely tended 19 feet and the joint Ophir upraise 15 perfect. Mr. Piantoni has considerable ore on feet. week 549 tons of ore, ot the the dump which he will ship at an early day. usual During Ihe quality, have been extracted and sent to Gth. Sentinel, Eureka ! 1 , Both furnaces are running smoothly with an abundance of ore to keep them in operation. Tne following prospect work has been done in the several drifts this week : Sixth level Drift north of west 22 feet, in all 148 feet. Eighth level Drift north, near west line, 17 feet, in all 88 feet. Ninth level Winze sunk 24 feet, in all 24 feet. Tenth level Drift east 18 feet, in all 580 feet. According to the Enterprine the Comstock mines make the following showing for the week ending August 7th : Yellow Jacket. On 2828 level the east drill from shaft has been advanced 37 feet during the past week, making present length of same 185 feet. Ground continues hard, with an increase of water. Diamond drill hole east from lateral drift on 2300 level was run 213 feet, at which point work was abandoned on of a great flow ot hot water. Have since plugged the hole. The assays from the drillings were all very low. Monday last made connection between the tunnels on surface tor cooling reservoir. At bottom of shaft have worked most of the week enlarging the drift to increase capacity of the pump, blame is in 45 feet, 8x9 feet in size. The work of excavating 1200 feet from the surface, pit for balance-bob- , is about one-hacompleted. The pump and hoisting machinery is in good order and working nicely. Silver Hill. The winze has been sunk and timbered 15 feet during the past week. The material in the bottom is about the same, but harder. The large underground engine is running very satisfactorily. The guides in both the compartments are in, and both skip and cage will soon be running, which completes the winze machinery, powerful enough to sink 1200 feet with good progre ss. Sierra Nevada On the 2300 level the upraise to connect with tbe vertical shaft at the 1700 level has been extended 16 feet. On the 2400 level the diamond drill has been put in 130 feet from the end of the cross-cu- t started 903 feet north ot the incline. On the 2500 level connection has been made with the Union shaft, and the incline is now being stripped ot pumps and water and air pipes lrom the 2300 Con. . ac-accou- nt lf to the 2500 level. On the 2500 level No. 2 winze has been sunk and timbered nine feet. On the 2500 level the northeast drilt from the Union shaft is connected with the Sierra Nevada incline. The south drift has been extended and timbered up a distance of 23 feet. The north drift from the Ophir incline has passed through the .Mexican ground and is into the Union Consolidated a distance of seven feet. Consolidated Virginia.1 The joint Best and Belcher winze has been sunk and timbered 10 feet during the past week. On the 2300 level the south drift has been advanced 12 leet and 1197 Hale and Norcross. On the 2400 levl a station and chute have' been completed. The station is 31x21x11 feet in size. Air and water Grand Prize. The east drift trom the north level has been extended thircrosscut 400-foteen feet; total, 29 feet. The vein continues strong and carries good ore. The cast diift level has been advanced front ledge 500-foto and the number three crossfeet, twenty-oncut. The conntction affords good ventilation for the stopes. The stopes on this vein arc looking well and producing rich ore. The pulp for the past week has averaged $207.40, and for the eleven days run $232.G5. The south crosscut from the' west surface shaft has been run eleven feet, and the north crosscut, same shaft, eight feet. level Independence. Work on the winze has been suspended for the present. Are stopping and taking out some good ore from the intermediate dritt between the 400 and 500-folevels; vein small, ore laying in bunches. South drift 500 foot level has been advanced during the week 27 feet ; present distance in 231 feet; ledge in this dritt continues worthless. North drift same level has been extended and timbered 19 feet; now in 342 feet. In this drift he vein continues strong, occasionally carrying in the face from one to two feet of good sulphuret ore. Belle Isle. The north drift from the joint level, has been exNavajo east crosscut, 10 ft 104 et. Vein eight intended feet; total, ches wide of lair ore. Joint upraise on same vein has been carried up 15 feet and to the surface; total height of upraise, 55 feet. There has been no psy ore for the last ten feet The t north upraise, level, has been carried 12 40 feet. The formation has feet; total, up vein of ledge matter two feet wide, changed; and contains 10 inches of low grade ore. North Belle Isle. The north drift, 150-folevel, has been advanced 13 tcet. A winze on the t level, 300 feet north of the main shatt, has been started ; sinking with the ledge. It has been sunk eight feet. The vein is two feet wide and contains rich ore. Stopes are producing as usual. Average pulp assay for the past week, $237.95; for the eleven days, ot ot e 175-fo- being timbered up. During the week tons of ore have been extracted and sent Average assays had not yesterday been received from the mills, but the ore is of the same quality as that heretofore worked. Oimiir. On the 1G00 level the southwest dritt lias been extended 34 feet. On the 2000 level the California joint east crosscut has been advanced 20 feet. On the 2300 level the a joint upraise has been extended 15 feet. On the 2500 level the joint Mexican east cross to mills. Cali-forni- ot pipes have been placed in position, switches lain and a drift started to the southwest. C. and C. Shaft. The shaft has been sunk and timbered nine feet during the week, making a total of 108 feet below the 2300 level and eight feet below the 2400. Union. From the Chronicle of the 5th we learn that for nearly three days the northeast drift from the Union shaft to the Sierra Nevada incline, on the 2500 level, has been cutting through stringeis of ore, leading into the triangular section of unexplored ground south of the Sierra Nevada incline, and bounded by the northeast and northwest drifts and the east drift from the Union shaft to winze No. 1. Several weeks ago the northwest drift passed through streaks of very rich ore on the opposite side of the triangle, some dislance south and east of the point where ore has now appeartd. None of these streaks were wide enough to pay for working, but finding them on opposite sides of a large section of ground indicates that there is an ore body within the .limits of the triangle. How large this ore body may be nobody can say, as no crosscuts or drill holes have been run from either side. The sum and substance of it all is that they have good prospects in this part of Union, and that it will require considerable preliminary work to put this portion of the mine in condition for further explorations. The northeast drift is being pushed from both sides, and the connection $215 85. will be made The heat in the Clierry Creek District. northwest drift from winze No. 1 retards work, Mining Transfer. Augustus Hurd, of and some days will elapse before it is cleaned Boston, has purchased the Teacup and Geneva up and the grade changed to drain the water mines in this district. The Teacup mine is from the winze. The south drift will not reach opened by an incline to a depth of 770 feet, and winze No. 2 for nearly a month, and until that shows a continuous vein of lree milling ore the work shall have been completed and a god entire distance. It has already produced half circulation of air secured on the 2500 level, no a million dollars and still a large amount in cross cutting need be expected. sight. The Geneva has not been opened to any great depth, but sullicient work has been done Tuscorora District. to demonstrate the fact that there is a strong t Auoenta. The crosscut from the level east dritt, has been extended fifteen leet; vein of fair grade ore, and with the expenditure of a small amount of money is likely to total, 25 feet. This has been stopped, and driftprove a valuable property. Cor. W. P. Eem. ing resumed. Now in a total distance of 108 1ioclie District. t feet. Winze below the level west drift The following items are culled from the advanced twTenty-fou- r feet ; total, 40 feet. The Record : upraise, same level, resumed and extended nine Bijllionvillk. This mine is said to be defeet; total, 52 feet. We have started and extended ten feet a west intermediate drift from veloping nicely. During the week several very number three upraise above 300-folevel. The fine samples of ore were brought in, a few tons t level, east drift, shows more quartz of which ought to make any reasonable man than usual, otherwise no change ot note. The happy. winze is producing some very tine ore; ledge Dry Valley Mill The mill is now run1G inches thick. The stopes above the same ning 20 stamps which will necessitate the runlevel are yielding well. We have a large quanning of the train daily to keep up the supply tity of chlori le ore broken, ready for the mill. of ore. The mill is crushing about sixteen tons daily. Hillside. The retiuery started up last week. Average pulp assay to date, $80.02 and works to a very good per centage. Boaster. The large roaster of the Bristol S. M. was set in place ist week and Navajo. During the past week the south it willCompany not be long before the mill is ready lor drift from the main incline, 70 toot level, has been extended eight feet ; total, 237 feet. South crushing. Day. The Day mine is shipping about five drift from the joint Belle Isle east crosscut, tons of ore daily to the Hillside furnace. level, has been advanced nine feet; total, Mknpiia. Tbe drift running east on the G9 feet. Vein eight inches wide of good mill125 foot level of the Mcndlia is still improving. ing ore. The joint upraise, same vein, has been carried up fifteen feet and to the surface; GrantKville District. total height of upraise, 55 feet. This secures Machinery. A large amount of machinery good ventilation. The stopes arq producing as for the Brooklyn mine at Grantsvillc was usual. Work in the surface shaft has been con .shipped over the Nevada Central last week. ot 70-fo- ot 250-foo- ot 150-loo- TimcH-lletiev- o. to-morro- 200-foo- 200-foo- Union Consolidated. is now the mills. fined to stoping in the south drift for the past week. The ore is now being milled. Average pulp assay for the week, $97 02. ot 200-too- 1 70-fo- ot |