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was done from this level toward the 50-foot level, considerable 

 underhand stoping has been done to the northeast of the shaft; 

 and a winze has been sunk from this stope to the 200-foot level. 

 The ore as exposed on this level was very carefully sampled, so 

 that a comprehensive idea can be obtained of the occurrence of 

 the ore bodies. There seems to be two ore shoots to the north- 

 east of the shaft, separated from each other by a band of slate, 

 which, however, is gold-bearing, as indicated by the two samples 

 assayed, which showed $2.11 and $2.51 value in gold. The 

 southwest ore body has been developed by a drift and cross-cut, 

 and the ore as exposed was carefully sampled. This gave a value 

 of approximately $9 per ton, for a width of approximately 20 

 feet. The work to the southwest of the shaft is apparently in 

 the barren or partially barren band of slates, separating the two 

 ore shoots, which accounts for the low values obtained from the 

 assaying of the slates in the vicinity of the shaft. The south- 

 west stope of this 100-foot level, which comes within 12 feet of 

 this level, encountered on the southwest the diabase dike, which 

 accounts for the stoping being stopped in that direction. The 

 cross-cut was extended to the southwest from the winze connect- 

 ing this stope with the 100-foot level for a distance of 45 feet; 

 and then another drift was extended for about 30 feet to the 

 southwest, cutting through the diabase dike. A sample was 

 taken of the supposed ore just beyond the dike, but this showed 

 but very little value. (See plan of level. Fig. 3, p. 172.) 



200-foot Level. — On the 200-foot level development work 

 has been extended for a distance of 90 feet to the southwest and 

 120 feet to the northeast, and the ores have been stoped at two 

 points: one at the extreme southwestern portion of the level 

 and the other about 20 feet from the extreme northeastern por- 

 tion of the level. Both overhead and underhand stoping have 

 been done. ISTeither of these stopes connect with the 100-foot 

 level; but a connection with the 100-foot level is had by the 

 winze sunk from the northeast stope of the 100-foot level to a 

 cross-cut on the 200-foot level, which is to the southeast of the 

 stope. The development work on this 200-foot level indicates 

 that the so-called "two-ore bodies" of the 50- and 100-foot levels 



