The morning call., 1892-05-30
on THE COHST0CK.
Pay Ore Being Taken Frem All the Lead
ing Mines.

VIRGINIA. New, May 29.-The following
official reports of superiGtendents were
placed on file here yesterday:
COZ. CAL. & VA. MINE-1100 leyel-From the
end Of the dTift running south from the TOP OF
tie upfaiSe 70 feet above the Sill floor, which
was carried UP from the mouth Of west ctoSScut
3 tom tie main south drift 80 feet south from
the shaft station, the west crOsScut has been
extended % feet, a total length OF "a feeI con-
tiuuing in 4 vein OF pOrphyry with h0e llueS OF
quartz Of low assay value. 1900 leVel-From
The south drift at point OF connection with tie
old Slopes We continue 10 extract some ore ana
filings Of average milling value. From the
upTalsC which was carried up from tle
end Of the cTOSscut run west So feet from TIE
main south drift l55 feet south from the SHAFT
station, We continue TO work upward and 10 eX-
tract ore CT fair quality. lCGO level we nave
continued prospecting upward from lie ola Sill
nOOr OF Tic Old slopes, from winch some ore VI
fair quality is being extracted. The one streak
on the east side Of the Old Stape timBerS has be-
come narrower and Of purer quality 1000 ieyel
We have continued prospecting west from The
upTaise. 30 feet 1bOVe the Sill huor, when was
carried up 90 feet above The southwest drtt. ore
OF far qualify has ueen extracted q ed, IRON 79
feeO In working upward from that point
From the north end OF the Caluorna
ground on tile west side we are work
iEg ~ the old 'sioUeS ard extracting theTeirom
some GRE OF fair qualify. From the bottom OF
the Wine sunk % feet ~ This locality through
the old limbeIS, on The east side OF the north
west dTif', south DRIFT has been advanced IN
uOrIhyry ana quartz formation OF low assay
value. 1850 leyei-lD east crOsscuis l ana )
from tie main south dDtE ID working upward
from The sill floor we have continued 10 eXtts CT
some milling ore. 1900 leyel-AiUnR the south
end Of tie dlIft running south from lie eroSscut
run east from Tie WiLZe / sunk from The
1850 level VIC have continued TO extract
some ore from lie Sill floor upward OF milling
value. Vine started IN the drift run north from
this same east cTosScUt has been sunk ID Ieet.
lis tOial depth Is 80 feet continuing 10 g quartz
formation carrying low assay value. Their has
been extracted from all parts OF tie mine during
The week 1913 100000 tons OF ore, which was
shipped 10 Tie Morgan mill, the average value OF
which per ear samples was $50 o. per ton. The
average assay value or Hll tie ore worked al
that mill during tie week, $50 tons, was So SO
per ton, per battery samples. Bull on was
shipped 10 tile Carson mint Of tie assay value oi
OPHTR-I4G5 levsl-The largest portion " the
week having been spent IN ylng aiT-pIpe Tor tie
purpose OF Yeutilatiug and drilling, work was
then resum ed in The dIfl running south lCI ieel
below the sl floor " he 1860 level, from Tie
Mexican INTO The Ophir ground, ana 10 tons OF
ore was extracted tLereiIom ana raised 10 tie
surface Tie average assay value oI thlS was
SO % per ton. The face OF The drift is IN Dor
pEyry and quartz, carrying an assay value OF
MExI6AN-On the 4G5 level the drift running
nOlIG for The CrOsscui un east from ne bottom
OF Tie WluZe sunk lOl feet below Tie Sill floor
OF this level, near Tie south boundary OF the
mine al point 40 feet east from tie Wine, has
been advanced - feet, giving total length OF
80 feet. continuing IN DOrphyry formation,
showing hue lines Of quartz.
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the west cJCSsCut was extended during tn
week &c feet, continuing 10 quartz.
BEST & BELCHER-910 leYe!-E1St crOssCut
1 has been advanced Il feet, total Of 1IG leet.
It's face Is I'm lard polpbyTy aud seams OF clay.
West cfOsScul ! has been eXteaded 20 feet, It's
face Is Ia bard roiphyry and qu!TIz
GOULD & CUERT-2OO leyel-Ibe nOlthw est
DRIFT 435 feet wesI Of stait has been extended
q feet through porphyiy and punches OF quartz.
( It's total length IS 800 feet. 200 leYe!-East
crOsscut 1 from the northwest drift has been ex-
Z.
It's total leu2th Is now 90 feel.
HALE & NORCRCss-Gn The 500 level we are
making some necessary repairs 10 tie west drilf.
500 leVel-N6 are extracting ore nom dCnFe
this level and repairing tie main drft; we
hOlsted from THIS level during tie week 233 rs
OF ore. 1000 leYe-Ihe south drift from tie
900 north winZe, started last week, has been al
vanCed 3 feet; its face SHOWS some fair grade
ore; we have laid track and timbcred ibis dtiit
as we have advanced; THIS level furnished . cars
OF ore during ne " tx. 100 leVei-FVom Tie lar
north and south slopes above This level We are
Stopping out ore; There Is no change OF importance
In these slopes since last report; We ale doing con-
siderable repairing on this level. and hClSled from
the same DUNG tie week 40 cars 81 ore 1900
leYel-Ne are stopping out ole below this level,
north and south from the Wine we ave also
working al Inc new station ahd chute al he
head Of the main Incline, and feiimbeIiug the
north dtIt from lie station e extracted
from this level 80 cars OF ere during the week.
1910 level-Ne have cleaned out and reiimDCled
lie incline distance OF 10 feet Tie raSt week
here was bOlSted during the week 426 cars Of
ore. SHIPPED 10 Brunswick MIL 427 100000
tons. The average assay Of railroad car samples
OF ore shipped 10 Brunswick BIll for % week
were S22 81; average battery assay for the week
SIS 50.
SIERRA NEvADA-West crosscut l from the
north duft 4 ON The kenUsha tunnel 1000 feet
In has been advanced 40 feet. Ii is now 10 a
total distance OF % feet its face 10 porphyIy
The joint Sierra Nevada and Union west drift
800 level was extended during hc week 80 feet
making us total distance west OF The SHAFT Z024
feet. It's face Is 10 porphyIy and streaks OF