The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-03
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Work Progressing Favorably in All the
Big Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY, New, Oct. 2-Appended viii
be found the official letters OF superntendents OF
operations In the Comstock mines:
Con. CAL. s. VIRGINIA MINE-1l00 level
The west crosscut from the main north lateral
drift 315 feet north from tue shaft station las
been advanced 33 feet. total length 1913 feet: i'm
porphyry aud clay. 1900 ievel-Ffom the south
drift al point OF connection with The old slopes
average milling value. 1900 ievel-We have
continued prospecting upward from the old sill
floor of the old slopes, from which some ore OF
fair quality IS being extracted. 1860 leyel-Con.
tinued 10 extract some ore from the drift run
east from The Wine down 70 feet In work.
Ing upward from that point Also some ore
from tie old slopes at the north end of the
California ground. In working upward from
the DRIFT run north from the bottom Of the winZe
sunk % feet In this last locality through the old
timbers have continued to extract few tons of
milling ore. 1850 ievel-Have continued 10 ex-
tract some milling ore in working upward from
the sill floor in east crosseuts i, 3 and from
The main south driit, and Il ON the point where
the uprase from the end OF the drift run south
from the end OF the crosscut run west from the
end OF the main southwest DRIFT connects with
tile nntl-foOr openings Inc upraise started
in the erosscut run east from tile end of the
south drift last mentioned has been carried up 8
feet; total lngth 40 feet IN ore OF milling value.
Have continued making repairs 10 the southwest
drift. 1900 level-Along the south end OF
the drift running south from the crosscut run
east from Wine / sunk from the 1850 level we
have continued 10 extract some ore from the sill
ward from the DRIFT run south from the crosscut
run east from the bottom OF wiDZe 2, down 45
feet, have extracted some milling ore. There has
been extracted from all parts OF the niue during
week 1901 go 1000 tons OF ore, which was
shipped TO the Morgan MILL the average value of
which per car samples, was S2S 20 Der ton. The
average assay value of all The ore worked at that
mill during the week, $50 tons, was s23 81 per
ton. per battery samples. Bullion shipped 10
Carson Mint assay value SIT .492 OF.
OPHIR-1i65 leyel-From the south drift, 1O1
feet below the sill floor Of the l465 level from
The Mexican into the Ophlr groun0 the wesI
crosscut has been advanced IA feet; tota
length II 5 feet; IN pOrphyry aud clay carrying
little quartz Of nominal value.
MEXICAN-On the 1895 level the west cross
cut which was started from the drift run north
from the crosscut run west from tie bottom OF
the wiuZe sunk lo1 feet below the sill floor of
This level near the south boundary OF the mine
has been advanced % feet; total length rs
fee, continuing In soft porDhyry and clay for
UNION CoN.-9OO IeveI-The JOINT Union Con.
and Sierra Nevada west drift has been exten ded
during the week s feet; total length west from
the joint shaft, 2455 feet. The face Is in hard
blacS poTpbyTy.
SIERRA NEvADA-west crosscut 2 from Keno
sh tunnel started from south drift, 80 feet In.
has been advanced 80 feet; total length $50
feet face IN porphyry. The Cedar Hill CRIT has
been advanced IA feet, from which some pay
ore has been saved; face In fair grade quartz.
No Work has been done IN the Inter mediate tun-
mel tile past week, as We are engaged IN PUT.
ting IN compressed air pipe aud making wagon
roads 10 the tunnel. Joint Sierra Nevada and
Union west drift, 300 level has been advanced
during the week g feet, making the total dis.
lance west OF shaft PASS feet face In hard por.
pbyry.
ANDES East crosscut north on 400 level was
advanced during the week % feet; total length
164 feet; formation clay aud porphyrv
GOULD AND CuRRY-200 level-The north
west drift started ABS feet west of shaft has been
extended feet; total length 472 feet; face in
soft poTphyTy. Also did some repairing on the
200, 300 and 400 levels during the past We k.
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rarity discontinued in the face Of the joint norin
drift and he men are cutting drain ana doing
some needed repairs.
BEST & BELCHER During the week east
crosscut 2, 145 feet north OF crOsseut l. has been
advanced 10 feet through hard porphyry; total
length "a feet. Also did considerable repairing
on this leve
HALE & NoRCRoss-We continue retinberiug
the main shalt above The 1000 level. Main Ia.
cline-Are making the necessary repairs. 100
level-Have made some repairs 10 the north
drift. 1900 leYel-Are retlmbering the main
north drift on this level. 1900 leyel-During the
week advanced No. west crosscut 20 feet. total
length 20 feet face in clay poipbyry and streaks
OF quartz. West crosscut on this level was adj
yaneed / feet, total length Is feet; lace Is Ia
quartz of low assay value.
CHoLLAR-We are making necessary repairs
on the upper levels. The east cr0sscut 100 feet
south OF north line $50 level is In 102 feet; face
In soft porphyry.
PoTosI-Are repairing south drlft. $50 level
The raise from No. crosscuf, HOO lev J. Is NJ
81 feet; top In three feet OF low.g z ado quartz.
The raise from east drift from 1850 level Is ~
Is feet; there is three feet OF quartz IN the face
assayiDg S25. The southeast drift from bottom
OF POtosi Wine, 1850 level, is out 80 feet from
foot walls face 10 quartz and pofphyry. The
northwest drift from the 1900 STALLION, Ward
shaft, is out 900 feet; face In porpbyIy. Ex.
tracted and sent 10 mill the past wees, Az tens
of ore from the 300. $50. 100. 1850 and 1900
levels. Average battery assay, S23 80. Average
car-samplc assays, $3l SO. Shipped 10 the Car
son Mint, 370ia pounds OF crude bullion.
ALPHA-The joint west cTosscut on our north
line OF Exchequer 500 level OF The IS ard shaft,
Is out 100 feet; the face In pOrphyTy.
EXCHEQUER-The joint west crosseut on the
line OF Alpha, 1900 level OF Ward shaft, is out
100 feet; face is In pOTphyTy.