The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-05
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Times

operations In the Comstock mines:
UTAH-340 leyel-Ihe north drift from west
crosscut has been extended 10 feet; total
length 221 feet. continuing in vein porphyry with
clay, with inches Of wafer running from tie
face.
OCCInENTAI-Haye extended the main north
drift $50 level IL feet through low grade ore.
Have been timbeiiDg the south drift near the
raise on 750 level and have done 10 work in The
raise. In the ZadiG DRIFT on SutTo tunnel level
No. cTOsScut has been extended IA ieet through
hard porphyry.
WARD-Have completed repairs to shaft and
1900 station, and are now engaged In cleaning
out and repairing The SOU Invest driit from the
shaft. AT a point about 300 feel south of north
line OF Bullion In the northwest drift have started
a west crosscut which Is now out 20 feet; face
In hard pOrphyry.
BULLIoN-The north drift from the west cross
cut, 100 feet from top OF raise from 1900 level
crosscut $50 feet south OF north line. is out 50
feet; face In poTphliry and quartz yielding low
assays. Have eomplet repairs 10 Ward shaft.
AT point 300 feet south OF north line In the
northwest DRIFT OF Ward shaft have started a
west crosseul which Is now Ia 20 feet; face In
hard pOTphyry.
SIERRA NEyADA-Durlng the recent storm a
snowslide occurred on the mountain Side, which
utterly demolished the building the blacksmith
shop. chaDgngr0om and storeroom situated at
the mouth OF the tunnel, IN consequence OF which
all WOIk in the tunnel mas been SUSPENDED. West
crOsscut 2 from KeDosha tunnel, started from
north drift 500 feet in has been advanced Is feet:
total length. 4O2 feet; lace IN porphyFy. The inter-
mediate tunnel between Cedar Hun drift and
henosha tunnel has been advanced S feet; total
length. 200 feet; face In soft nOrphyry. The
joint Sierra Nevada and Union west drift. 800
level, has been advanced "a feet, making The
total distance west OF shaft 26oS feet lace In
hard rorphyry.
UNION sHAFT-The Joint Sierra Nevada and
Union west drift, 800 level. has been advanced
"a feet; total distance west Of shaft. 26S6 feet;
face IN Dal q porphyFy.
PoTosI-The raise from No crosseut, 100
level, Is up 81 feet; south half shows 5 feet OF
ore assaying $50 per ton. The east crosscut
from bottom OF HOO level Is out 10 feet;
face in hard pOrphyry. Have started crosscut
Pat vii ST Leg 81
connect with raise from 100 level. Extracted
and sent 10 mill the past week 492 tons 300
pounds of ore from the BOO, $50, 100 aud 1850
levels. Milled during The week 512 tons. on
hand a. mill 80 Tons 900 pounds. Average bat
terry assays. SIS A. Average car sample assays,
S23 %.
ALPHA-Have completed repairs to the Ward
shalt and The 1900 level station. Are now en-
gagged in cleaning out and repairing the soutn.
west drift from The Ward shaft.
EXCHEQUER-Haye competed repairs to the
Ward shaft and the 1900 level station. Are now
engaged In cleaning out and repairing the south
west drift from tie " ard shaft.
NEW HORK-The south dTlft from the Wine,
700 level is out 10 feet; The face shows feet
Of ore asssying from $50 10 $40 per ton. Are
taking out Ten cars OF ore per day from the Slope
above the ESQ level which VIII assay about $40
per ton. N0Ik upon The $50 level This week has
been confined 10 repairs.
SILVER HILL Tie north drift OF the 100 level
has been advanced feet through quartz during
he past week. Car samples average about So
IN gold.
CHoLLAR-Are stIll repairing and retlmbering
The uDTalSe ff0m The 800 10 The 200 level, also
main incline between HOO and $50 levels. The
north d ifE from he east iosscuL 60 feet sonfh
Of north line, $50 level, is cut 20 feet; face In
clay and qu4IfZ hat give low assays.
CROWN POINT-1heIe is No change OF import
aDce TO rel ort Of the west slope on the 160 level.
We are SIN following lie pay streak south on
its width aud character. Have StoDl ed work on
the south Slope on the 160 level, tile rock baV-
Ing become too low IN grace 10 warrant extrac-
ton. Have sIaTted a west crosscut the 400
level from the southwest DRIFT al Il point about
$50 ct south of the shaft. Ii is Out twenty-six
feet, and The face Is In mixture Of poiphyry
and clay.
BELcHER-The north drift on the 400 level
has been advanced thirteen feet since last fe-
port, making lis Total length 224 feet north OF
the raise. The face Is IL bard pOrpbyfy. Work
In this DIN has been suspended for The present,
as We have not enough air 10 furnish ventilation
for IL and tie west raise al the same lime.
The raise from tie west cfOSseut this
level has been advanced twenty-five feet, and is
now up 90 feet; Wnen up 80 feet IL passed
through toft formation composed of clay, nor
phyry aud low grade quartz containing little
waier. Tie top Is now in diy ground composed
OF soft poTphyTy and seams OF lOw-grade quartz
The west crosscut from the north drift on the
$50 level Is out total distance OF 26 feet; the
face Is IN porpbyry. The soulh driu from the
been advanced 20 feet; the face Is In clay, mixed
with poTphyTy aud punches OF quartz assaying
from 81 TO s IL per ton. The slopes present DO
that on the hftee floor going south the pay Is
mole mixed with porpbyry and clay than IL was.
ton during tile past week APT tons aud 1880
pounds OF ore, the average battery sample OF
which was $50 60.
SEC. BELCHER-The west eros. cut from The
south lateral drift on the 1900 level has been
advanced IL feet during the past week and is
now out total distance OF 62 feet. The face 4.
IN soft porphyTy aud small seams of lOW-grade
quartz running through II.
JUSTICE be south drift from the north
stOpe on The S22-foot level has been advanced
feet during tile week; total length 30 feet. The
face shows between and feet OF pay that will
average about S25 per ton. The raise on Ills
feet, having been advanced feet during the
past week. ] he top Is ia low-gfade quartz. We
are taking out about tons OF ore per day that
Will mill aboa. $50 per ton.
KENTUcK-Ex Explorations have been continued
on the third floor above lhe 100 level, toward the
north line. Ii does not look quite as well as II
did on the second floor. On tie seventh floor the
week has been devoted almost entirely 10 cut
ting out TO tie norm for chute. The pay az
this point varies from Is inches To 2 feet 10
width.
CONFIDENCE CHALLENGE-The Joint Conf
dence- Challenge west crosscut z. from north
west drift on tie surface level is out 20 feet
having been advanced % feet during the week
The face shows quartz OF no value. The Joint
Confidence Challenge north crosscut from
north drift Oh the 100 level Is out 90 feet 3 feet
having been added during the week, The face
the level is out As feet 81 feet having b. en-
made during the wees. ihe face shows quartz
Of no value.
IMPERIAL-General prospecting is going on
throughout the mine.
YELLOW JAcKET-General prospecting Is 60
Ing on throughout The mine,
SAvAGE-Duling the week we have hoisted
BOZ cars Of ole from the 100, 400 aud I45o
levels; shipped 10 lie Nevada mill 525 tons and
mllled 625 tons; average car sample assay,
s22 or; average battery assay, SIS Ga. Bullion
weld Tor The week, $3.50 20. Shipped to the
United states Mint at Carson, November g.
| 36l1a pounds OF crude bullion. On The 100
level, west crosseut l, started from the main
south diff $50 feet from our south boundary, Is
advanced 10 fee face In porphyry. West cross
2, al I fS
| feet; face 10 porphyry. Tie uprase from tie
Sill hoor, 300 feet from our south boundary, Is
advanced 80 feet; top ia quartz giving low as
says. The usual prospecting and repair work IS
being carried Oh throughout the mine The Joint
norIh drift with the Gould a. Curry Company, on
1 face in hard uornhyrv -