The morning call., 1893-10-15
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done i'm
the Mines.

the Mines.
VIRGINIA CITY, Oct. IA = Appended
will be found the official letters of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA.-15O0 level-From the
foot OF the upraise on the sill floor Of
this level crosscut has been run east dur
ing the week distance of 35 feet through
quartz OF low assay value. reaching the
east wall. This brought our prospecting
work to close. and all mining i'm mDlements
aud materials south OF the main shaft have
been taken out. All operations on this
level have been suspended and the force en-
ployed there Q5 mem have been disch arged.
1000 levei-Are making some repairs to he
drifts on the sill floor Of this level. 1850
level-Have continued making necessary
repairs TO the drifts Oh the sill floor OF this
level. The upraise started in the main
northwest drift at point 81 feet south
from its junction with the main west drift
from the Gould s. Curry shaft has been
carried up s feet, total height 60 feet.
From the top OF this uprase a north DRIFT
has been advanced 35 feet. in porphyry
and clay. In working upward from
the drift run south (at point
SO feet DOWN from the winZe sunk
from the crosscnt run west from the main
northwest drift 25 tons OF ore has been ex-
tracted, assaying (per mine car samples)
$33 80 per ton. Repairs are being made to
the gallows frame, and its foundation at
the Con. Virginia shaft. This work will
be completed at some time in the coming
week. No shipments OF ore during the
week. The average assay value (per bat
terv samples) of all the ore worked at the
mill during the week (31 tons 1850 pounds)
was S37 90 per ton. Bullion shipped to
Carson mint assay value S13,716 80.
UNION MINE-900 level-The Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint north drift
running from the joint west drift at a
point 1920 feet west from the shaft has
been extended during the week 19 feet,
total length 214 feet; face in quartz givin &
low assays.
MExICAN-1465 level-Are continuing
ore prospecting work on this level in the
south part of the mine.
OPHIR-1465 level-The crosscut running
west from the north drift at a point 124
feet south from the winze station has been
extended duling the week 21 feet, total
length AZ feet; face in hard porphyry.
SIERRA NEvADA-The south lateral
drift from the intermediate tunnel has
been advanced IA feet, total length 129
feet; face is inl hard porphyry. The Joint
Sierra Nevada and Union north drift fro m
the west drift 1920 feet west Of the shaft
900 level has been advanced 10 feet, total
length 2l4 feet; face in quartz, giving low
assays.
ANDEs-On the 420 level north drift
from northwest drift from east crosscut /,
north advanced IA feet, total length 40
feet; formation quartz and clay of low
assay value.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-West cross
cut started IN northwest drift 432 feet
from main west drift has been advanced
13 feet during the past week, total length
700 feet; ace in porphyry and small string
ers of quartz. Also did some repairing TO
the 200 and 400 levels.
BEST & BELCHER-2OO level-West cross
cut 3 started in northwest drift go feet
from our south boundary has been extended
10 feet, passing through quartz ana por-
phyry; total length 149 feet.
900 level-West crosscnt started In
south west drift 100 feet from west crosscnt
has been advanced 10 feet, total length
142 feet; face IN quartz and hard porphyry.
SAvAGE-On the 100 level we are ex-
tracing ore of fair grade at several points
from the fourteenth floor to the nine
teenth floor. During the week we have
hoisted 200 cars of ore from this level.