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<br /> <br />'L.- <br />rift north-west and south-east is driven on the vain a distance of over 2000 <br />.c~_ ?. ~) <br />set. At point about 275 feet north-erect of tunnel a ginze has been stink about <br />r``_. <br />_bout 2f~i'feet deep and tvo levels run out on vein from the winze. A chamber has <br />excavated on the tunnel level and an electric hoist installed. The physical <br />on of this level may be seen by reference to accompanying photograph. Thos <br />was taker. with the camera at the wfnze looking toward the tur~ze3. The view <br />better thar:~xarde may describe the method of timbering, the manner in <br />ci: electric power is transmitted into the mines in this locality, and shows <br />an air pipe z_nd a eater pipe. It also discloses the dip of the vein :•rhich <br />coi:,parable to nearly all the parallel veins before mentioned, and displays tso <br />is That for straightness and smoothness are seldom equalled. the bright spot <br />3t the far end of Yi.Ew is made by a flash Light from the main tunnel, 276 feet <br />from camera, but out of line of view and is not looking out to day light. <br />At a point fn drift about 300 feet south-crest of tunnel the Japan i~eiu<: <br />is cut by the Cross vein before mentioned. Thio vein is a lar;;e rather soft veix}. <br />ground, and has been drifted upon from this point about 700 feet. "to <br />values exceeding $1.00 to X3.00 per ton in gold have as yet been encountered. <br />t}ie Cross vein outs the Japan •rein it faults the 7.atter a distance of about <br />17 feat. 17:is faultier, is observable in three differen± horizons in the Japan <br />, and the amount of lateral throw is about the same in each instance. <br />Tee vies herewith is taker. from a point ,just bacY, of eehere the !:rose vein cuts <br />Japan, It discloses the direction of both drifts, the s:ode of timbering, <br />aZd espECially the character of the rock in which are all the norkix~;s of this <br />group, .41x., andeeitic breccia. <br />The next vela cut by the tunnel is the kdorning or Flora. Tk:is vaita at <br />this point :floes sot exceed six inak>es in width but is well defined upon both walls <br />r"i <br />ti <br />'~ <br />'3'i <br />i <br />r <br />....... ............... . <br />., _. ~ <br />