The morning call., 1892-06-20
on THE CONSTOCK.
The Latest Intelligence From the Mines on
the Big Lode.

VIRGINIA, New, June 1s.-The following ex-
tracts are made from The weekly letters OF the
mining superintendent. fled yesterday:
Con. CAL. & VA.-11OO level-The crosseut
running east from the END OF the drilt run SCUM
1876 feet from the tor OF the upraiSe, which was
carried I'd 70 feet above tie mouth OF the west
crosscut from the main south drift 80 feet
south from the shaft station, has been extended
30 feet Its total length is 80 feet n a vein OF
pOrphyIy and clay winch carries d very low
assay value. 1900 leycl-FrOm the south drift
at lie point Of connection viii the old slopes we
continue 10 extract some ore and Filings OF aver
age milling value. From Tie upraise which was
carried up from the end OF The crOsscut run
west 3G feet 10 from the main south
drlt 100 feet south from the shaft
station we have continued 10 work upward
and to extract ore OF fair quality
1900 eyel-We nave continued prospecting up
ward from the Old sin floor OF the old slopes
from which some ore OF fair quality Is being eX-
out along tile ore streak on the east side o. tile
old IimberS. 1850 leyel-He have extracted
some ore Of fair quality 10 Prospecting west from
the uprase So feet above the sill floor, which was
carried up 90 feet above the southwest dfift;
ore OF fair quality has been extracted from the
drlit run east from wluze down 20 feel In
working upward from that point; from the
north end OF the California ground on the west
side we are WORKING In the old slopes and
are extracting thereirom some ore OF fair
quality; from the end of the drift run
north from tie bottom OF the Wine
sunk % feet TO this last locality, through
the old ilmbers TWO drifts have been run
drifts are 10 porphyry and quartz formation,
carrying low assay value. 1850 leVel-Iu east
erosseuts and from The main south drift In
working upward from the sill floor have con-
tinued 10 extract some milling ore. 1900 level
Along the south end OF the drift running south
from The crOsscut running east from tile Wine l
sunk from the 1850 level have continued 10 ex-
tract some ore from the sill floor upward OF mill
ing value. The crOsscut running asst from The
bottom OF wlnZe sunk from the drift running
north from the erosscut and running east
from The bottom Of the winZe ! before mentioned
has been extended 80 feet (tOtal length 90 feet
into lost country formation, and from that OF
The east cTOSscut from WiGze 2 at a point 2
feet IN north drift has been advanced 6 feet In
quartz formation carrying low assay value.
There have been extracted from all parts OF The
mine dur ing the week 1894 12S02000 tons OF
ore, While h was shipped to the Morgan MILL the
ave age value OF which per car samples was
S34 81 per ton. The ave rage assay value Of all
Tie ore worked Mt the mill during the week-98O
tons-was SIS 3S per ton per battery samples.
There was worked at The Vivian mill during the
week 223 tons Of ore, the average assay value OF
which per battery samples was S23 80 per ton.
Bullion shipped 10 Carson mint, assay value
S3O.S24 so. Bullion shipped 10 the cOmpaUy's
Office IN San fanciscO, assay value 81 $50 30.
OPHIR-l465 leVel-Thr drift running south
101 feet below the sill floor OF the 1865 level
from the Mexican into the Ophlr ground has
been extended during The week I6 feet, total
length 104 feet; passing through mixed fOrma-
ton OF poiDhyry clay and quartz which carried
MExIcAN-On the 1865 level the DRIFT run
ming north from the crOsScut run east from The
DOtiOm OF the WlnZe sunk lOl f6et below The sill
floor OF this level, near The south boundary Of
the mine, at point 40 feet west from The winze,
has been advanced 81 feet. total length 81 feet !;
continuing in p0rphyry formation. showing fire
lines OF quartz and some clay.
SIERRA NEvADA-The west crosscut No. 1
from The north drift from the Kenusha tunnel,
1000 feet In, has been advanced "a feet; total
distance 1877 feet; face in p9rphyry. The Joint
Sierra Nevada and Union West dtift, 900.fOOt
level. was extended during the week p feet
making It's total distance west of the shaft 210S
feet, Win its face In hard pOrphyry.
ANDES - On the 420-foOt level west cross.
cut No. from north DRIFT on the east side OF the
ledge advanced 10 feet, and work stopped in IT,
An upralse was started IN the north drift between
the west crosscuts Nos. i and 2, and was
carried up ! 2 feel and stopped. We will today
resume work In face OF the north drift on the
east side OF The ledge.
BEST & BELCHER-900 leYel-East crosscut l
has been advanced % feet In quartz giving low
assays; total length 1928 feet. No Work was
done In east cTosScut during the week on ac-
count OF having TO do some necessary repairing
TO our north drift on the 1900 level.
GOULD & CURRY-2O0 leyel-The northwest
drin 435 feet west Of Shaft has been extended l
leet anG the 10 al length Is now 35S feet. Its
lace Is IL hard porI hyTy. 400 leyel-At point
In west cTOsscut l, 140 feet from tue main south
drili started an Incline, uprase L. on bunch of
quartz showing some value ana carried the same
UP distance Of 20 feel. On the SutrO Iunuel