The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-08
on THE COMSTOCK.
Detailed Account Of the Weeks DOings in
the Big Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY, New, Aug. z. - Appended
will be found the official letters OF superiniend.
ents Of operations in the Comstock mines:
Cox. CAL. VA. MIEE.-11oO lcyel-Onr op-
eTatlons on this level during the week have been
confined 10 repairing the main north lateral
drift. 1900 level-FrOm the south drift al point
OF connection with the old Slopes we continue TO
extract some ore and filings OF average milling
value. FROM The upraise which was carried uO
from tho end of the cTosscut run west 36 feet in
from tile main south drift loo feet south from
The shaft station we have continued to work up
ward and 10 extract ore Of fair quality. 1900
leVel-Me have continued prospecting upward
from the old sill floor Of the old slopes from which
some ore OF fair quality Is being extracted, and
have been making some repairs to the main
south lateral drift. 1850 leyel-Conunued TO ex-
tract some ore from the drift run east from
winZe 3, down 73 feet, IN working upward from
that point. Also some ore from The old stOpes at
che vorih end OF the California ground In
Working upward from the drift run north from
the bottom OF the Wine sunk 20 feet In this last
locality through the Old timbeTs have continued
70 extract lew Tons oil milling ore. 1850 level
In east efosseuts !, and from the main south
drlit, In working upward from the sill floor, have
continued to extract some milling ore. From
The end Of the drft run south, 80 feet from the
end OF the cIosscut run west from the end of the
southwest DRIFT, the upraise has been carried up
Il ieelj total height ~ feet In a porphyry and
quartz formation. which carries low assay value.
Arc repairing and retnbeTing the main
southwest DRIFT 1900 leyel-Along the south
enc Oh me dIlft running south from The crosscut
run east ON winZe sunk from the 1850 level
we nave continued to extract some ore from lie
Sill floor upward OF milling value. From the
bottom OF Wine 2 down As feet west crosscut
has been advanced "a feet IN a quartz forma.
ton OF very low assay value. There has been
extracted from all parts OF the niue during the
week ST6 100000 tons Of ore, which was
shipped 10 the Morgan mill, the average yalue
OF which per car samples was S23 % per ton The
average assay value OF all the ore worked at that
mill during the week, $50 tons, was 81 AZ per
ton per battery samples. Bullion shipped to
Carson mint, assay value, S14,7oo 6S. Bullion
on hana IN our assay ofhce. assay value, about
OPHIR-14e5 level-From the south DRIFT, 1O1
feet below the sill floor Of the 1906 level at a
point "a feet In from Its mouth, the west cross
cut has been advanced "a feet total length 81
feet; continuing 10 gu aTlz formation showing
value.
MExIcAN-on the 1906 level The DRIFT running
noftn from the cfo5scut run east from the bottom
OF Inc winze sunk 1ol feet below the sill floor OF
the ieve near the south boundary OF The mine at a
point 40 feet east from the Wine, has been ad.
yanced 20 feet; total length 2o9 feet; in porphy-
~ WIN some clay and hne lines OF quartz carry.
lug low assay value,
UNION CoS.-900 level-The Joint Union Con.
suu oeLIa NEVADA west drift has been extended
during the week % feet; total length west from
the Joint shaft 2277 feet The face il in a mix.
tuIe OF quartz aud porphyry of no value.
Ut UiA Al leveioFrom the end OF the north
oIilt tat point 432 feet n) from the west cross
cut from the shaft station, west crosscnt o Gas
been extended 40 feet; total length I37 feet !:
continuing In porphyry showing some clay sep.
SIERRA NEvADA-The east crosscut 2. 200
iset south OF No. 1, 100 feet In Kenosba tunnel
mas been advanced 80 feet; total length 10 feet !;
iace 10 porphyry and streaks OF quartz. The
Joint Sierra Nevada and Union west drift 300
level. was advanced 20 feet; total distance west
or shaft, 2277 feet; face In q mixture OF quartz
and porphyry OF no value.
BEST e. 3ELCHER-90o level-DurIng the past
week west crosscut has been advanced 10 feet
and discontinued; formation passed through
feet.
GOULD CURRy-20o level-Northwest drift
started 40 feet west OF shaft has been extended
Ia feet through hard porpbyTy; total length <53