The morning call., 1892-10-24
OH THE CONSTOCK.
Detailed Account Of Progress Made Last
Week in the Big Mines.


be found the official letters OF superintendents
OF operations in the COmstock mines:
Con CAL. & VA.-11o0 level-Ihe west cross
cut from the main north lateral diitt 80 feet
north from the shaft station mas oeen Susa" o,S
so feet. total length 2SS feet; In poIphyfy ana
clay carrying streaks OF quartz. loOo leNeI-
From the south drift al tie point OF connection
with the old Slopes we CONTINUES 10 extraet s0me
ore and filings OF average milling value. 1000
leyeI-Ne have continued prospecting upward
| from the old sill floor 10 the od stopes.
Is being extracted. 1850 leye-COntinued
to extract some ore from ibe G,lt
run east from Wine down I3 feell Id Worklns
inward from that point. Also some ore from
the old slopes al the north END OF Tie California
ground. From the cToSscut run west from the
northwest dritt we are running north 10 the ola
stones and extracting some ore. 1850 level
Have continued 10 extract some milling ore IN
working upward from the sill floor In east cross
cuts l. and from the main south DRIFT and
from the point where he upraise 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 the ninth floor openings are
extracting ore along the drift which connected
this upraise 90 feet up With the upralSe IA ieet
east. On the sill floor, at the bottom OF THIS last
mentioned upTase, The north drlfl has been
advanced % feet; total length, 81 feet 10
quartz formation, carrying low assay value.
Rave continued making repairs TO the south
west drift 1900 leVel-Along the south end OF
the drift running south from the erosscut run
east from Wine l sunk from the 1850 level we
have continued TO extract some ore from the Sill
ward from the drift run south from the crosseut
run east from tie bottom OF wiBze 2, down 40
feet. have extracted some milling ore. There
has been extracted from all parts OF the mine
during the week go 1S30-2000 tons OF ore
which was shipped 10 the Morgan mill. the aver
age value OF which, per car samples, was S2f u
per on. The average assay value OF all The ore
worked az thai mill during the week, $50 tons,
was S22 Ga per Ion, per battery samples. Bul-
lion on hand In our assay once, assay value,
about SIS 800. Bullion shipped 10 Carson Mint,
assay value 81 ,22o 90.
OPHIR-1l65 level-trom the south drift, 101
feet below the sill floor OF the 1865 level, from
the Mexican into The Ophir ground, the west
crosseut has been advanced 10 feet; total
length les feet, in porphyry and clay carrying
little quartz OF nominal value.
CNfoY CoN.-sOO Ievel-The Joint Union Con.
and Sierra Nevada west drift, has been extended
during the week 25 feet; total length west from
The Joint shaft. 1884 feet. Tie face is in pOT-
phyTy and small streaks of QuariZ.
MEXICAN-On the 1865 level the west cross
CUT started from the DRIFT run north from tie
cTOSscut run east from tile bottom OF the Wine
sunk ! OF feet below tie sill floor OF this level,
near the south line OF the mine, has been dd-
vanced feet; total length les feet; continuing
IN a hard porphyry formation.
SIERRA NEYADA-West cTOsscut from Ken
Osha tunnel, started from north drift 500 fee In,
has been advanced - feet, total length 248
feet; face IN black porghyry Cedar Hill drift
has total length OF 90 feet: The face Is In
pOrubyrY. The intermediate. tunnel between the
| Cedar iill drift aud the henOsha tunnel has
been advanced 10 feet. lal length % feet; face
| 10 soft poTphyTy. The joint Sierra Nevada and
I Union Wegl diff SEQ level has been advanced
| curing The weeA % feat, making the total dis
lance OF shaft 1884 feet; the face is In hard
| porphyIy and small stTeaks OF quartz
| ANDEs-On Tie 42O level east eTosscut north
| was advanced u feet, Total length ISL feet;
formation porphyry and clay. This drift is being
timbered as It il advanced.
| GOULD & CUBRY-2OO evel-The northwest
| dTlf, started 435 feet from shaft. has been al
yaHoed Il feet, total length 496 feet; face IN
hard porpbyry. West crosscut 5, starred In
northwest dTilf 49, feet from main west drift
| has hpa exfa aud. FcaF nah. and
| quartz; total length Al feet On the Sutro tun-
! mel level the joint north drft with Savage Com
! pany has been advanced % feet during the
| week; total length 6I0 feet; face ~ porpbyry.
| BEST hELCHER-900 level-Au work on
| This level during The week has been on repairs.
| HALE & NORCROss-We continue retlinbering
main shaft above tie 1000 level Main Incline
Are making the necessary repairs 130O-Are
repairing tue station al bottom of vertical shaft
| 1900 leyei-ATe repairing the incline station on
| this level and making other repairs. 1900 seVel-
| During the week advanced No. west crosscuI
ID feet, total length 10 feet; lace In porphyry
ana quartz. West crosscut on this level was
advanced IL feet, total length 90 feet; face IL
quartz and porphyry. Advanced west crosscu
3 II ieet, total length so feet; face In porlhyry
The west drift on The 80 levi OF the Old o
A-stIeet workings was extended feet face II
pOrphyTy. The upper portion OF the shaft FOL
these workings was tmbered during the week
On october 81 no work was done In the mine.
| CHoLLAR-We are making repairs on the vaTl
| Gus levels The east crosscut l60 fee south o
north line, $50 level, is out 16O feet face 10 sof
clay and poTphyry.
| POTOSI-1be raise from NO. cTosscut III
level, continues 10 two ana bali feet Of fair
grade ore. Have started an east crosscut 81
feet south OF the PoIosi Wine, 1150 level; fac
III lOw-g grade quartz. The southeast drift iron
bottom OF POtosi Wine, 1850 level, is out g.
feet face In porphyTy. The northwest DIFF
from the 1900 station. Ward shaft, is out 98e
feet; face 10 clay and porphyry. Extrac Ell apC
Sent 10 mill the past week 379 1900-2000toDs q
ore from the $50, ll5o and 1900 levels. MiileC
during the week, 400 tons. On hand at mill
81 100000 tons. Average battery assay
SO SO. Average car sample assay, $50 Sc
Shipped to Carson Mint, 3S4 pounds of crude
| bullion.
| BULLIoN-The north drift from TOD of rails
from east crosscut 800 feet south of north line
1900 level, is out 102 feet; face in pOrphyry anC
stIeaks OF quartz. The joint southeast drlf
from the bot ON OF Poiosi Wine, 1850 level,
out 169 feet: face Is In porphyry. The nortf
west drift from 800 station, Ward shaft is GU
9S9 feet; face in clay and porphyTy.
, ExCHEQUER-The joint east crosscut o
north line of Alpha, 1900 level of Ward shaft
is out 40 feet face IN hard porphyry.
ALPHA-Tbe joint east erosscut Oh north In
OF Alpha, 1900 level Of Ward shaft, is out 4
| feet, with face In hard pOrplyry,