The morning call., 1892-09-19
on THE COHSTGCK.
Reports Of Progress Made Last Week in
the Big Hines.

VIRGINIA CITY, New. Sept. 1s.-Appended
will be found the official letters OF supeTlnten-
dents of operations in the Comstock mines.
Cox. CAL. AND VA. MINB-1loO leyel-The
west crOsscut from the main norin lateral drift,
3I5 feet north from tile shaft station, has been
advanced 80 feet; total lenghi 140 feet; ln por.
phyIy. clay and stEingers OF quartz.
1900 leVei-Ffom tile south drlft at point OF
connection with the old slopes we continue TO
extract some ore and filings OF average milling
value. From the uprase on the fourth floor
% feet above The sill floor, which was carried
up from lie eud OF the cr0sScut run west SO feet
IN from the main south DRIFT, 90 feet south from
the shaft station, we have continued TO
work upward and 10 extract ore OF fair
quality. 1000 leyel-Ne have continued
prospecting udward from the old sill floor OF the
old slopes, from which some ore Of fair quality
Is being extracted Have completed repairs In
the main south lateral DRIFT 1850 leyei-Con-
tBued 10 extract some ore from The drift run
east from the wluZe 3 down 70 feep in working
upward from that point; also some ore from the
old Slopes at the north end OF the California
ground. In working upward from the drift run
NORTH from the bottom of the Wine sunk % feet
In this last locality through the old tlmbers have
continued 10 extract few tons OF milling ore.
1850 level-In east crosseuts !. 3 and from
the main south drift In working upward from the
sill floor. have continued 10 extract some milling
ore. Have continued 10 extract ore OF
average milling at The point where the upraise
from the end Of the drift Iun south, 6S feet from
the eud Of lie crosseut run west from the end OF
the southwest drift, connected with the ninth
floor openings. From the east cTosseut from the
end of the south drift last mentioned at point
~ fre' In from lis mouth an upraise has been
carried uI % feet, reaching a quartz formation
In the top which carries some ore. Have
continued making repairs In the SOUTH
west drift. 1890 level - Along the south
end OF the DRIFT running south from the
eTosscut run east from the Wine /
SUNK from the 1850 level We have continued to
extract some ore from the sill floor upward OF
milling value. In stopping upward from the drft
run south from the cTosseuI run east from the
bottom OF winze 2, down As feet, have extracted
mil ora Ihara has haan aNfr at
from all parts OF the niue during the week
986 1670-2000 tons OF ore, which was shipped
to the Morgan mill, the average value OF which,
per car samples, was S24 "A per ton. Ths aver
age assay value OF all the worked at that mill
during the week, $50 tons, was $50 20 per ton
per battery samples Bullion shipped TO Carson
OPHIR-l465 level-from The south drift. 101
feet below the sill floor OF the 1865 level from
the Mexican line into the Ophir ground the west
crosscnt has been advanced l9 feet. Total
length SO feel; in porphyiy with little quartz.
MEXTCAN-On the 1465 level the west cross.
cut, which was started from the drift run north
from the crosscut run west from the bottom OF
the winze sunk 101 feet below the sill floor OF
this level near the south boundary OF the mi ne,
has been advanced 10 feet. Total length 81 feet,
continuing In poTphyry aud clay
UNION CoN.-9O0 evel-The Joint Union Con.
and Sierra Nevada west drirt has been extended
during the week "a feet. Total length west from
the joint shaft 2449 feet The face Is In
porphyry, from which there Is strong flow OF
water.
OTAH-S4O lev6l-frOm Inc enc OF the n0rtl
drift (at point $40 feet in) from tue west cross.
cut from the shaft station west crosscut 2 has
been extended 3 feet; total length 266 feet.
From the west crosscut near the face a north
DRIFT has been started and advanced 10 feet In
p0rpbyry aud clay formation.
SIERRA NEvADA-West cTosscut 2. KenOsha
tunnel, started from north drift 500 feet in has
been advanced 20 feet; total distance IL feet;
face In hard porphyry No work has been done
in the Cedar Hlll drift during the week as we
are enlarging the mouth OF the drift and lowering
n r feQ IA n itf hn
and Union west drift, 900 level. has been ad-
vanced during the week "a feet; total distance
wesi OF shaft 2419 feet; face Ia Dorphyry, from
which there Is strong flow OF water.
AEDFs-During the week east crosscut north
on 420 level was advanced 10 feet; total
length 1872 feet; formation IN face OF clay and
porphyry.
GOULD g. CURRY-2O0 level-work has been
resumed In The northwest drift aud the same has
been extended l6 feet through soft porpbyry,
total length 454 feet. We have also done con-
siderable repairing on the 200 and 400 levels.
All work in the0 old stopes on the 20Iand 400
levels, have been discontinued. During the
week we have extracted SO cars of ore car sam.
pies S19 81. Shipped 10 the Occidental mill 80
tons aud milled 80 tons: battery assay S2l %.
Discontinued shipping ore on the 11th inst.
Resumed work In the joint north drift with Saw
age Company on the Sutro tunnel level and ad.
vanced same 10 feet; total length $40 feet; face
BEST & BELCHFR-9oo level During the
week the north drift from east crosscut 1 has
been advanced 15 feet, total 952 feet; face In
pOipUtEg, clay hUu QudftZ.
HALE & NoRcRoss-We continue retimbering
main shaft above the 1000 level. Main Incline
Arc making the necessary repairs. 1900
level - Are repairing tho main north drift
on this level 1900 level - During the
week advanced the north drift Is feet,
total length 1876; face In porphyry. We
are also digging drain In this drift. The south
drift on this level was extended 10 feet. when
work In the face was stopped, as the drift has
reached onr south line. We have put In place
the 1900 level a No. 8 Knowles pump. Ex-
tended the compressed air pipes fiom the 1900
TO the 1900 level, and carried the discharge
pipe for the pump from the 1900 to the Sutro
tunnel level, aud are fully prepared 10 handle
any water We may encounter on this level.
PoTosI-Are repairing the drifts which con.
meet with the Lindsey Wine $50 ana $50 levels.
The raise from crosscnt /, HOO level. continues
In low-grade quartz. The station In the Potosi
wiDZe, 400 level, is completed and drift started
southeast 10 connect with the northwest drift
from the Ward shaft The drift Is now In AZ
feet from the footwall: face In low grade quartz.
The northwest DRIFT from the / 500 station, Ward
shalt. Is out S44 feet; face In hard porpbyfy.
Ext acted and sent 10 mill the past week
Al 300 1000 tons OF ore from The $50 $50, HOO,
1l50 aud 1900 levels. Worked during the week
3ll tons On hand at mill so 100000 tons.
Average battery assay, s2l al; average sample