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MINING
ORA BANDA AMALGAMATED
PROGRESS REPORT
Following is the progress report
for the week ended August 30:
Hall's Lease
Boulder No. 2 Shaft: The east
drive off the east winze was ad
vanced 1 ft. to a total of 16 ft.; the
south side of the drive was stripped
back to 10 ft. from the face and a
sample taken over a width ýf 36 in.
at the face of the drive after strip
ping assayed 3 dwt. 3 gr. per ton.
The west drive off the east winze was
advanced 2 ft. to a total of 14 ft.,
aiid .a sample taken over a width of
3;3 in. at the face of the drive as
sayed 3 dwt. 6 gr. per ton. A bore
hole was put out 3 ft. into the south
wall with no values in the borings.
No. 3 shaft was sunk 14 ft. in coun
try td a total of 20 ft.
McKenzie's Lease
Boulder No. I Shaft, 143 ft. Level:
A crosscut was started at a point
123 ft. west of the shaft in the west
drive and put out 5 ft. north in
country this crosscut will be known:
as the to. 2 north crosscut, and is
being put out to connect with. the
east winze from the 105 ft.' level,
Stevenson's No. 1 shaft.
No. 2' Shaft: This shaft was sunk'
13 ft. in country to a total of 20 ft.
McKenzie's Shaft, 103 ft. Level:
The west winze was sunk 12 ft. to a
total of 41 ft. 'and holed through to
the east drive. Boulder No. 1 shaft,
143 ft. level; A sample taken over
a width of 36 in. from the east end
of the winze at 35 'ft. down assayed
12 dwt. 12 gr, per ton, and a sample
taken over a width of 36 in. from the
west end of the winze at 35 is. down
assayed 1 oz. 2 gr. per ton.
Construction Work: The air com
pressor is on the foundations and
will be lined up' and cemented in
next week. The' poppet legs over the
main shaft are in position and
bracing and erecting of the sky
shaft is now in hand. The cooling
tower for the jacket water for the
air compressor and crude oilexngine
is in position. Various work at the
mill site is' well' in hand.
Nicholson's Lease
No. 2 Level: The' leading stope
was continued and 23 tons of 'ore
were raised and a bulk sample as
sayed 1 oz. 7 dwt. 3 gr. per ton. The
timbering 'of this' level is still 'pio-'
ceeding astisfactorily. '
East Drive Off No. 2 West Winze:
This drive "was advanced 2 ft. ' to a
total of 45 ft., a sample .taken over
a width of 27 itl. at the face of the
drive, assayed _1 oz. 10' dwt. "13 'gr.
per toii.' The' sounh Bde of the drive
has been strippe back 1o ft: from
the face of the irive; "a 'a sample
taken at 5 ft. from the face over a
width of 36 in. assayed 1 oz. 13 dwtL
23 gr per ton, and a sample 'taken
at 10 ft. from the face over a width
of 42 in assayed 'I oz. 5 dwt.; 14 gr.
per ton. Thirty-five tons of ore'
were hauled from this work and a
bulk sample assayed 1 oz. 13 dwt.
Sr. per ton.
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