The morning call., 1892-12-18
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins OF Work Done ir
the Times.

VIRGINIA CITY, New, Dec. 17.-Appended VIII
be found The official letters OF superintendents OF
operations IN the Comstock mines:
Con-. CAL. & VA.-All ore extraction has been
suspended for The last five days OF this week.
At q late hour on Saturday night. December 10.
fire broke out near lie south END OF the mine
under the 1850 level In the old stopes.
From near lie point where the FIRE was
seen there Is an upraise connection with our
1900 level slopes. The gas and smoke escapes
up through this opening and caused our men on
that level to MADE nasty retreat through our
drift opening 10 the Ophir shaft. Tire Con. Cal.
G. We. old shaft Is the upeast outlet for air.
The g. & {. shaft is The dOwucasi or inlet for air
Therefore. 10 control our fire troubles as speedily
a. possible IL WAS necessary 10 bulkhead our
1850 level southwest diff and The openings
leading to The 1850 and 1900 levels. Tempo
rarily we are entirely shut cut by brick aud
cement bukheads flom the two last named
levels. Our 1850 level northwest drift leading
to our 1000 level aud thence TO our 1900 level
Is In good order. Tie ali for ventilation Is good
and free from 5. We have limited number
of men working through all these last-named
openings, and expect 10 resume the extraction
OF ore from them IN very short time. The gas
escaping through the COD. Cal. & Va. shaft is
the mine during The week 227 tons OF
ore. which were shipped to the Nor
gan MILL together with GAG 100000
tons OF ore taken from the ore bins. the average
assay value OF which, per car samples. was
S23 AZ per ton. The average assay value OF all
the ore worked al that mill during the week
936 tons-was S21 43 per ton per battery assay.
Tie bullion on hand IN our assay Office which
will be shipped 10 tie Carson mint Tomorrow
night, has an assay value OF SlS, 134 10.
OPHIR-1465 legel-Tbe uprais- started on
the sill floor Oh the north side OF the crosscut
iun east from the drift run south from the Mexl-
can into the OphIr ground, 1Ol feet below the
Sill floor OF this level, has been carried VI feet,
making total height Of 35 feet, continuing In
porpbyTy showing liues OF quartz.
MEXICAE-On the 1465 level the drift run
north from the crosscut run east from the bot
tom OF the winze sunk lol feet below the sill
mine has been advanced % feet, making total
length OF $50 feet, continuing In porphyry
formation with lines OF quartz.
UNION CON.-9OO levei-Ihe Joint Union Con,
ana Sierra Nevada west dIlit has been extended
| during the week 20 feri, making total length
west from tue Joint shaft OF 272S feet We have
passed through assure IA feet wide. which
was filled with clay and guar e. from which
there is a strong flow OF water. The face Is now
In porphyry. The Sierra Nevada west crosscnt
2, from keBOsha tunnel, started from the north
orft 800 feet In, has been advanced
~ fess making nbe iac. total length h. Of Of
Dorphyry. The joint Sierra Nevada aud Union
west drift 800 level was advanced 20 feet, max
Ing total distance west of the shaft of 2725
feet. We have passed through assure II feet
wide which was filled with clay aud quarsz and
from which there is a strong TOW OF water. The
face Is now In porphyty.
BULLIoN-Tne west crosscut, $50 feet north
OF The top OF the upraise and 500 feet south OF
the north line on the 1900 level, Is out 26 feet;
the face is In soft porphyry. The west crosscut,
800 feet south OF The north line from the Ward
shaft on The 1900 level, is out 80 feet tie face
Is In clay and porphyTy.
CHoLLAR-We are repairing the north drifts
on the 450 and $50 levels, aud The main shaft
between The $50 and $50 levels. 1ne north DRIFT
from the cas- cTosscut 100 feet south OF the
north line $50 level was not advanced any on
account of IetImbering the east crosscut.
ALPHA-The joint Alpha and Exchequer east
crosscut on the north fine or tho Alpha Is out
40 feet The face is IN poEphyry.
PoToSI-The raise from No. erosseut i 100
level Is up 80 feet, the south end showing from
2 TO pa feet OF ore Of good grade. Part OF The
roof IL now IN clay and porphyry. which Is cut
thug out the ore. The east drift from the PotosI
Wine station 1000 level Is out 81 fret. The face
IS Ia soft porphyry with stfeaks OF quartz.
During the week have been gradin
|. the connection from the northwest drift
from the Ward shaft $500 level
With Potosi WINE. We extracted and sent 10
the mill the past week 354 tons aud $50 pounds
OF ore from Tie b5O, $50 ana 1850 levels.
Mliled during the week 353 TONS On baud at
Tue mill 70 tons and 900 pounds. Average bat
| ley assays. S24 30; average car samples,
| Va ~. Shipped 10 the Carson mint 3431a
| pounds or crude bullion
| GOULD q CURRY-20o level West crosscut s.
started 43Z feet from the main we drift aas
| Deen advanced IL feet through hard porpilyry
/ making totai length of III feet. Wesl cross
| cut from the main north DRIFT has been ex.
| tended 2 feet, making total length OF 80 feet.
1 Inc race Is 10 porphyry, clay ana quartz On
the Suiro tunnel level the joint north DRIFT with
the Savage Company has been advanced 20 feel