The Mother Lode region of California . rje. Ma-HONEY A\hn E:,Sutter CreelC Fig. 18. On the 1000-foot level of this mine, a stope follows what appears to bethe wall above described, with large ore deposits on either side of thewall. The wall takes a slight flexure to tlie west, and the ore followsthe wall on the foot side, while that previously followed on the hanging-wall side bears more to the east, and a slate horse separates them. Inthe main level, the drift continues south, and a new ore-shoot comes infrom the east or hanging wall. A diamond-drill hole run west, herepasses through 6 feet o
The Mother Lode region of California . rje. Ma-HONEY A\hn E:,Sutter CreelC Fig. 18. On the 1000-foot level of this mine, a stope follows what appears to bethe wall above described, with large ore deposits on either side of thewall. The wall takes a slight flexure to tlie west, and the ore followsthe wall on the foot side, while that previously followed on the hanging-wall side bears more to the east, and a slate horse separates them. Inthe main level, the drift continues south, and a new ore-shoot comes infrom the east or hanging wall. A diamond-drill hole run west, herepasses through 6 feet of slate and cuts 3 feet of quartz, which is suc-ceeded by 22 feet of slate and 6 feet of ore. This probably representsthe two branches of the divided vein. The diamond-drill hole continuesfor a distance of 204 feet, where it cuts a vein of good ore 13 feet THE MOTHER LODE REGION—AMADOR COUNTY. 67 thick. This may be the downward extension of the ore dipping west-erly on the level above, though such a thing is far from certain. In the. Sketch of-Vein in Wilomaai Ajinet. sbow19^ \ride,per)de,r)ce op Veiip and Contaci^ Fig. 19. Wildman Mine, on the 800-foot level, is a 24-foot ore-body on the slatefoot-wall. On the 1000-foot level of the Mahoney, what is evidently
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