The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-12
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY. Nov. II. - Appended
will be found the official letters of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA.-1650 level = The
drift running north from the foot OF the
upraise on the sill floor of this level has
been extended during the week 80 feet,
total length 56 feet, continuing in p0r-
phyry. clay and quartz, assaying SO and
$40 per ton. From the drift run south a:
at point 50 feet down from the Wine
sunk from the crosscut run west from the
main northwest drift at point 40 feet
south from the Wine west crosscut has
been advanced "a feet in porDhyry, clay
and quartz. From the drift run north
from the Wine 81 feet down at point 40
feet from the Wine an east cr0sscut has
been advanced 40 feet in pOrphyry. clay
and quartz From the vicinity of the
Achievement toned winZe at point 20 feet
down and from the eighth floor in the up
raise above the sill floor OF this level
we have extracted during the week twenty
carloads of ore about eighteen TONS as
saying S19 81 per ton. The work of re-
pairing the Con. Va. shaft has been car
ried on diligently and with as large force
of men as could be employed 70 advantage.
The shaft is now completely repaired a
distance Of 900 feet below the surface. and
with our present progreso we anticipate
the repairs for the remaining distance to
the 1000 level station point will be COM
pleted early in the coming week. The
next step will he to put In place the air
pipe from the station point up to the sur
face, which will consume about two days
time, and then will follow the work of
cutting out the station from which the pro-
posed drift will be started.
OPHIR-1465 level-The crosscut run
ming west from the main north drift at q
point 124 feet south from the Wine sta.
ton has been extended during the week
26 feet, total length IA feet; continuing in
porphyry formation carrying streaks OF
quartz.
MEXICAN = 1855 level = An upraise
started at point 40 feet west from the
main north lateral drift and 100 feet north
from the south line of the mine has been
carried up 16 feet in formation of
porphyry, clay and quartz. Have con-
tinued jointly with the Ophir company
the work of making repairs in the Ophir
shaft.
SIERRA NEVADA = The north lateral
drift from the intermediate tunnel has been
advanced II feet; total length 200 feet;
face in hard porphyry. TIE joint Sierra
Nevada and Union shaft are still repairing
the north drift from the wet drift 900
level, which will be completed about the
middle of next week. The flow of water
from the face shows a slight decrease.
ANDEs-On the 420 level north drift from
northwest drift from east crosscut north
advanced 8 feet; total length rs feet; for
nation quartz and clay. On Monday next
will start west crosscut from the end of
north drift.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-West cross
cut started in northwest drift 432 feet
from main west drift has been advanced
10 feet during the past week; total length
74S feet. passing through hard p0rphyrY.
BEST & BELCHER-200 level-West
crOsscut 3 started in northwest drift 295
feet from our south boundary has been ex.
tended feet, passing through quartz and
porphyry; total length 100 feet. 800 level
Have furnished all repairs in the north
drift: ana started in east crOsscnr on our
north boundary line and advanced same 16
feet, passing through soft p0rphyry.
SAvAGE-On the HOO level We are ex-
tracing ore of fair grade at several points
from the twelfth floor up to the twenty-
first floor. During the week we have
hoisted 302 cars Of ore from this level,
shipped to the Nevada mill 26A and milled
27O tons. Car samples average S28 10; bat
terry samples average $23 so. Bullion yield
for the week. $4271 40. On the 1850 level
we have started an east prospecting DRIFT.
also resumed work In the face of the north
drift from the station at the HOO level.
HALE & NoRCRoss-We continue max
ing some necessary repairs in the main
shalt. 1900 level-During ithe week we
have sunk the winze feet below this
level. total depth 81 feet Extracted dur
ing the week ~ cara of ore asSayfDR por