The morning call., 1892-09-05
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Reports Showing Progress Made astNetk
s. s. SIS. " !. in The Big Mines. !.

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!. '::YIRGINIA CITY Ney. Sept. 4.-Appended viii
be foQnd:iGe oficial letters OF superintendents Of
operations In Comstock mines: r.: .=l/
II CON CAL: &-V a: MINE-1l0O lsyel-The west
crosse ut rom the: nan lior4 lateral drift g
]. feet north from. the aftstation.has been ad-
*Nlnee 30 t0tal length 80 feety inza nor-
. yIy, and :clay formation. 1900 leyeI4zF From
.the. south DRIFT atpOnt OF connections with tbe
st0pes we. contt ttllne extract some ore md
;: tiilings30E average mil Mng value. From tie up
" raise on the fourth floor 20 feet above The si
floor tlicll was carried up from lie end of@the
: *crosscut-: run. west =. Sc feet in from
from the shalt station we :. have con-
{ tinued 10 work upward and 10 extractore OF fair
Quality: GOO .leyet--We have continued pros
pecllIg upwafdfrO The ord sill floor OF lie old
stopeS;fFon which some ore Of fair- Otalily ID
being: :eXiT acted. and have beenmakilg some re-
parsto the ma ln south lateral drift. j $50 level
Continued TO tract some ole, from l 2 drift run
" eastLroin Mlnze.3 down 73 feet) IN working uI-
=. WGls from That p0nt. Also some ore from tie
*old*Stope "a the:end or the California ground.
: In W o. king upward iromthe drift run north from
The <b0ttonhof te:winZe sunk % feet In this last
!: locality ythrouglEt eoid tlnibers have continued
.to.eNtIact few tons milllng ore. i 80 level
= In east cfos SOUR u 3 aud from tile mainsOutil
Drift, ~ working upward from The sill floor,
have" continued TO extract some milling ore.
Have contliuedtO extract ore of average milling
.atIlezpOlnt WlleEe the upraise from he end OF
The qEIl 1un5 SOUTH SO feet from the end of iii g
crOsseutIup west from the end OF Inc southwest
DRIFT connected with the ninth floor OPENINGS.
From the END of this south drift SO feet from
1he .ero.Scut run west frOm tIe end OF The south
-Mest:driftan east crosscut,has been advanced / |
feet totdl length so feetlin* poTphYTv clay and
aquattz' carrying a low assay value Have con :
lpued:i making repairs te Tie soutlWest
drift $500. level Along the south end
of"tae diff running south from Tie cross
cut. run. east from lie wlnze / sunk
from flle.'" 1850. .leYeI- we lave continued
10. exlIaet some. ore froiiI the SUI floor up.
I ward OF :mllrng value. From the Crosseut run
esstlFomthe. bottomoi .wnzs.2 down 45 feet,
at:a1pOint20 feet east from the Wine the south
drltt~las lee1 advanced % feet t0tal- length 50
leeF;4ln quartz formation from whicn few
tons Of mIllng#ofe has been saved. Iteie has
been extracted fIOm all rafts or the mine during
tie week 1886: '4SO.2000, tons Of ore when " as
shipped 10 tie Morgan mill. the average value Of
WHICH per car samples WAS $26.77 per ton
Inc q yelage assay value OF altthe=Ore worked at
that mll during the week. $50 TONS was S23 60
per tom per battery samples. Bullion now on
hand, ID. our. assay oflce, assay value about
"0PHIR-1465 leyel-F From the south. drIft 1O1
feet ,be low the siHfQor OF tie 1465 level, al a
point ~ feet in frOm.ts moulh; ;the west crOsscut
mas been advanced "a feet; total length 81
ieetf in porpfyry with tie quartz.
MENICkN-Ou the t65 eyel tie west cross
CUT when was started from the dritt EuU moth
from lhe cEosscW run east from tie bottom Of
this level near The, south boundary Of tie mine
lasbeen advanced q feet :. total length "a feet
cont ntlnuing In poiptyiy and clay.
~ UNION. CoN.-90OleTel-Th The joint Union Con.
aud Sierra n evada west drift las been extended
dufGng the week % feet; total length west from
me Jol2t shafI. 237 teet.~ The face is IN clay
from which there Is a strong flow OF water
. SIERRA NEYADA-fhe Joint Sierra Nevada and
Union west drift. BOO level. has been advanced
during The week ~ feet; total distance west OF
shaft 1874 feet; face In clay from Which there il
a strong flow OF water or Cedar HtiI In what is
known as the Steel drift have been following a
siTeak OF quartz 10 6 feet wide which yields as
say I : or y ON ; . 10 $40 In gold EasI erosscut
z :kenosha tunnel, started T. ON north diifI SEQ
feet in. has been advanced so feet ;toIaidlst nee
60 feet; face a p hard pornhyry This drift VIII
strike M 4OOfeeI below tie Steel drift.
. ANBFs-On' 420 level, east ct0sscut l north,
mas been advanced during the week feet; to-
tai length les sieet; formation porphyry.
GOIip a ClRhf-Dufing the week we have
extracted from lhe old Slopes on the 200 and
400 levels fouy-Ibfee cars OF ore average car
sample SIS 66 per ton: Sent 10 The Occidental
mil 7 ~ tons, crushed los ions; battery assay
BEST & BELcHER-9oo Ieye-During the
past week:the north drift from east cr0sscut l.
100 feet from switch; has been advanced egh
teen ieet through soft porphyTy, clay aud
slLingers OF quartz; total | ngth 120 feet.
HALE & N0ReKoss-We continue retlmber.
Ing main shaft above the HOO level. Main in
leyel-Ale making some repairs 10 the head of
wiuZe 1900 levei-DHrng lie week advanced
the north dflt 20 feet; total length. GO feet.
DuIinR1ts progress some low-crade dIartZ mas
shown on tile west side of this din and IL has
cut some small bunches. OF good ore. Present
10 nation ID lace, porohyly. The south ant oil
faee of Ihe drlft In porphyry.
. CHoLEAR-Are replTing north drift, 7b0
Level, aud west. dtifI $50 level. East crosscut
100 feet south OF north line, $50 level, is In SO
feetj face ln pOrphyry
PoTosI-lbe north drift from No. ! crosscut,
100 level, ls, In 35 feet face IN low grade
quartz and porphyfy. Have started an uprsise
itom No. l:crosIeut. 100 level 1870 feet east OF
iotosl wlnZeis down 4S6 feet below The 1900
leVel; bottom In quartz and porphyry. The
northwest duff from 1900 station, " ard shaft,
ls out $50 feet; face in nard poIpnyry Ex-
ttacled aud sent TO mill the last week
224 100000. tons OF ore from the $50, 800
100, ll50 and 1900 levels. Milled during The
week 257 tons. On hand nj mill 80 100. 1000
tons. Average battery assays S24 53. Aver
age car sample assays, S24 10
BUEEIoN-Ihe upraise from the east erCSscut
$40 feet SOUTH Of north line 1900 level, is up 81
feet top In quartz. The northwest drift from
the 1900 station OF Ward shaft is In 79o feet;
lace In hard porphyry. The Pot0si WINE is down
4o3 feet below ths 1900 level; bottom In quartz
aud porphyIy
ALPHA-ihe joint EXchequer and Alpha south
dilft from north line OF EXchequer. 1900 level OF
ward shaft has total length OF 445 leet face
ID Iofphyfy Have started joint west crosscul on
south llne OF kXchequer.
EXCHEQU ER-She joint EXcheqver and Alpha
souin driit from no th line Of The Excheuuer,
800 loot level Of Ward shaft, has a total length
far n