The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-14
A TALE OF
TWO CITIES.
Underground DOingS in TuSca-
TOra and Virginia City.
Big Increase In the Assay Value Of
Con. California and Virginia
for the Week.
Special to The MORNING CALL

VIRGINIA New, June 13.-The following OIL
clal reports of the superintendent for the past
week were placed on file here TODAY:
Con. CALIFORNIA AND VIRGINIA-1100 level:
Have continued stOpmg out ore and putting 10
square timbers at tie point where tie ore as
c0yrry was made IN south drift from shaft sta
tion on This level. The Wine which was started
on west side Of slope and sunk eight teet Vefti-
cally has been carried down during week ten
feet on an incline TO west. Total depth ten ieet,
passing through ore OF good quality. 10 sinking,
the ore appears 10 dip to tie west or TO the north
west ana II will require time and exploration 10
determine its exact trend. 1900 level; Have
extracted some milling ore below Sill moor OF Inc
crOSscut run east from the south drlit. lou
level: From end OF cTOsscut run west from the
north DRIFT on this level have continued 10 eX-
tact good ore from the SIN floor upward TO tile
ninth floor. On lie ninth floor the ore continues
10 be Of good quality, and the Width OF lhis ore
body holds good In a s0uIhWesteTly direction.
1900 level: Have continued 10 extract some
ore along and above The line Oh the
drift run east through the Old slopes
on the siu floor OF this level,
also from the slopes which are being worked
both north and south from that dilit. Have con
tinued TO stOpe out ore oil good quailty al me
point which IS 200 feet south from the north line
Of the mine and A feet above the Sill 1O0r oil
this level. 1650foot leyel-Ihe usual quantity
OF ore has been extracted from the various open
lugs Of this level. From the DRIFT run east from
Tie Wine No. 3, al point 20 feet below the sill
MOOR OF this lcFel, nave elOpeu out Ole Vi Ldll
quality and from the DRIFT run west from The TOP
of The upraise, carried up 90 feet above the end
Of tie southwest DRIFT, have extracted some ore
OF lair quality. 1750-fOOt eVel-In working out
and upward from the bottom Of Wine No. 2, sunk
from The 1c-0-fOot level, continue 10 extract ore
Of good quality. There has been extracted from
ali parts OF the mine during tie week 1888 tons
1850 pounds ore, of which $50 IONS was shipped
70 The Morgan, 700 and 1853, tons 100 pounds
to the Eureka mill. The average assay value OF
all The ore worked out at these two mills during
the week (2355 tOns) was S38 80 per ton. Bullion
now on baud in our assay Office Is about S64, 600.
Bullion shipped TO Carson Mint, assay value
OPHIR-I465 level: III our prospecting work
from openings in the vicinity OF the point where
The upTaise from the sill floor OF this level con-
nected with DRIFT run west from WluZe ~ ieet
below sill floor at the 1900 level we have eX-
tracted aud raised TO surface during the week
tons Of ore. Tie average assay value Is S24
MExICAN-On tile 1465 level the east cross
cut started from the main north lateral drlit al
q point opposite west er0sscut / mas Deen e1-
tended 20 feet, making total iengih Oh Sio
feet, and continuing Ia pOrphyry formation in
terchaugeably hard and soft.
UNION CoN.-East cTOscuL on the 1465 level,
started from north lateral DRIFT at point zoo
feet north from The south boundary line Oh the
nine, has been extended % feet, making total
length OF 1908 ieet, passing through narrow
stratum Of clay into bard pOrphyTy
YELLOW JACKET-Shipping 100 tons OF gold
bearing rock daily 70 the Santiago mill and about
10 tons OF mixed rock 10 The brunswick. The
gold rock assays about 81 ton and the gold
ard silver ore about 81 a ton.
JUSTICE-Ih6re has been no work done In the
:ace OF the S22 level north since last report, as
tue lime has been occupied IN putting IN a chute
ard timberlng tie north Wine where the con-
nectiOn made with the DRIFT. re stopIng
ore Of fair quality 80 feet back from face OF
north drift The G75 and 722 slopes Oh south
END Of NINE are looking well. Shipped 1G7 tons
and $50 tons Of ore 10 the mill, worth S23 80
ton. as per battery assays. Face 10 pOrIbyry,
South cIoSscut. 100 level, is out froE Wine 575
feel; face IN hard pOrphyry
ANDES o" a. go level east crOsscut from
main so"' after being extended Il total
length q, was stopped. East crQsseut
No. 2 I'M main north drift las been extended
total length Of 40 feet. From this crOsseut, at
2 point 125 feet from main north drift, drift
has been started north aud has been advanced
II feet IN quartz which yields low assays East
eTosscut No. 3 from the main north drift has
been ed, and s now 10 16 feet Face In
quartz, clay and pOrphyry.
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