The morning call., 1892-01-10
SUPBRINTENDENTS
WEEKLY REPORTS.
Another Increase in the Assays
From the Con. Cal. & Va.
A Resume Of The Work Done in the Leading
COmStCCk Mines During the Week.
Bullion Shipments.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

VIRGINIA New jan. 8, 1S92.-The following
official reports of the sup erlnteudents were
placed on file here to-day
Con. Cal. AND VIRGINIA MINE-11OO level.
The west cTOsscul, No. l, from the south DRIFT
has been extended II feet, total length STA feet,
the face being IN west country rock. From this
crosscut at point $40 feet in from the main
north drlft north drift has been advanced 20
feet IN quartz formation carrying a nominal
value, From the drift run southeast from the
main south drift, 40 feet south from the east
crosscut No. 4, at a point 100 feet in, west
cTOsscut No. 2, has be- advanced 20 feet In
pOrphyTy, with quartz OF low assay value. 1900
ieveI-FIOm the crosscut run west from the
main north drift at point 20 feet In, south
drift has been advanced 40 feet IN a clay and
quartz formation. 1000 leve-Tbe various
openings on this level continue 10 yield some
ore. 1850 Ievel-Have continued TO extract ore
OF fair quality from the DRIFT run west from the
top OF the upraise carried up 90 feet
above the southwest DRIFT. Ore OF fair
run east from the wlnZe, No. 3. down
70 feet. IN working upward from that
point 1850 evei-ln working out and upward
fIOm the bottom OF winze 2, SUNK from the
1860 level, we continue TO extract ore of fair
quality. Have also extracted some milling ore
at tile point where the upraise carried up from
the CT osscut run west from the southwest drift
made connection with the slopes ION the eighth
floor. Have continued TO extract ore Of average
quality at The point where the upraise from the
southwest drift 20 feet north from the south
line of the California ground connected with the
eghth-hoo Slopes. In the east cToSseut, No. 3,
from the main south drift some ore has been ex-
tracted. 1900 leVel-Along the south end of the
drift running south from The CrOsscut run east
from wlnZe /, sunk from the 1850 level, we
are stopping out ore of milling value. There has
been extracted from III parts Of the mine during
the week 994 100000 tons OF ore, which was
shipped 10 the Morgan mill The average value
OF all of the ore worked at that mill during the
week. $50 tons. was S22 80 per ton, Bullion
shipped TO Carson Mint, assay value SlS, 541 SO.
OPHIR-l460 level-At point III the main
south drift on the sill floor, opposite upralse 2,
drift was STATED and has been advanced in a
southeast course 80 feet From The end OF this
southeast drift all upraise has b ell started and
will be carried up To connect with the drift run
west from the Wine, 1872 feet below the sill floor
OF the 1900 level Have continued the WORK OF
repairing and retlmbefing the south DRIFT from
this level No Ole has been extracted or h3isted
10 The surface during the week
MEXICAN-On tie 1465 level the crosscut
stared west from The bottom of the Wine. sunk
10l feet down from the end OF the crosscut run
west from the main north lateral drft near the
south boundary line OF the mine. has been al
Vaneed 10 feet. Have enlarged the station AT