The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-09
SUPERINTENDENTS'
WEEKLY REPORTS.
A Small Increase in the Assays
Of Con. Cal. & Va. Mine.
Resume Of Work Done in The Principal Com.
stock Mines During the Week.
Bullion ShipmentS-Etc.
Specialize THE MORNING CALI

VIRGINIA, Aug. s.-The following reports
were placed on file here yesterday:
Con. CAL. AND VA. MINE-1100 level-WOrk
has been resumed in the face OF the south drift,
and from point in drift $50 feet ont from the
shalt station IL has been extended in a sOuherly
course 90 feet; total length from shaft 40
fe-t, running in rorphyry, carrying quartz of
low assay value. 1900 level-Have extracted
some milling ore below sill floor OF crosscut run
east from south drIIt 1900 level-From the end
OF the croSscut run west from the north drift on
this level We have continued to extract good ore
from sill floor upward to sixth floor. 1000
leye-The ground I'm The vicinity OF drift run
east through old Slopes OH sill floor of Ibis level
continues 10 yield some ore. Lave continued TO
stope out good ore at point which Is 200 feet
south from the north boundary line Of the mine
and Al feet above the sill floor OF this level. 1850
ievel-The various openings OF this level have
Continued to yield the usual quantity OF Ore of
fair quality has been extracted from diff run
west from top 81 upraise carr iedup 90 feet above
southwest drllt, also from drift run east from
Wine No. g. 73 feet down, in working upward
from HAT pOint. 1850 leyel-In working out
and upward from bottom Of winZe M. 2, sunk
from 1850 level we continue 10 extract ore of
fair qualify. The east driit from No. winze al
Il point 90 feet down LasibreD.advanced 80 fee
total length 56 1eei-cuhtinnlhR III quartz Tor
nation carrying a low assay value. There has
BEEN extracted from all parts Of the nine during
the week 1871 100000 tons OF one, OF which
265 1860 2O00 tons shipped lie Morgan
mil and HOS 100000 tons to the Eureka
mill. The average assay valne OF all OF ore worked
II Eureka mill during week Q230 tons was
S24 55 per ten. Bullion shipped TO Carson
water IA Carson River has materially reduced
the working capacity OF the Eureka mill. and
we have therefore resumed shipping ore TO the
OPHIR-1465 level-We have continued our
PROSPECTING work flOm openings In the vicinity
Of The rouI where the upralse from the sili-foor
OF This lerel connected win the drift run west
from The Wine 122 feet below the Sill-tioor OF
the 1900 level. No Ofe has been extracted during
the week. Tie ore which was shipped To the
Morgan mill, 299 1SGO-2Oo0 TONS has been re-
duced, yielding bullion of The assay value OF
S7o43 So. which has been shipped To the com
pany'S Otlc' in San Francisco. 1900 ievel-Have
continued repairs on the incline leading from The
SHAFT station on This level
MEXICAN-0n The 1865 level The south drift
start from lie east croSscut No 1 at a point
81 feet Ia from he main nos III lateral drift has
been advanced 40 feet; total length 49, feet. In
vein porphyry, showing clay SEPARATIONS.
UNION CoN.-The Northeast drift star ted from
east ctOsseut on he 400 level at point 1913
feet IN front of the main north lateral driIt has
been extended u feet. Total length 10 Ieet In
vein porphyry, carrying some clay and fine lines
of quartz of low assay value
ANDES-On the 420 lrvel east crosscut from
main north drift was advanced 10 feet and
stopped. Total length 2l0 feet Have put IN
buls heads in this crOsscut to stop the flow of
water. North drift from east crOsscu' was en-
tended II feet in quartz of low value East
crosseut on this level Will be sta, ted to-mor-
row.
CHoLLAR-The chutes at the 1900 station OF
the incline are completed, ana drilt has been
started south. Have completed timbering the
JOINT drift from The bottom of the wnZe our
nofth me WIN south lateral driit OF the Hale
Norcloss 1900 level Extracted and sent 10 The
mill lie past week 517 tons OF ore, worth SO IL
a ton, as per battery samples.
POToSi-1he wlnze is down 80 feet below the
1900 level. The bottom is IN porphyry and
stTingers OF quartz
ALPHA-The north drift from the west cross
cut 100 feet north OF The shaft the 500 level
is our % feet; face In quartz yielding low
na Ia t,ftaaYa In
$50 level is out ~ feet; face In quartz and
pOrphyry.
EXCHEQUER-The east crosScut on the north
lateral dliIt $50 feet north OF The south line of
the GOO level is out feet; face in clay and
p0Tphyry. The joint southwest DRIFT from The
Ward shaft on the 1900 level is out 200 feet;
face in soft pOrpAyry aud lacks 120 feet OF
reaching our north line.
SIERRA NEvADA-On The $50 level west cross
cut ON the northwest din SCI feet from The
shaft is advanced $50 feet, l feet having b eE
made during tile week, in addition 10 The smoke
house inside OF The drift 20 feet in length. The
henOsha tunnel has been enlarged and repaired
SO eet, leaving 80 feet to The face OF The tunuel