The morning call., 1893-03-05
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.


the Mines.
VIRGINIA CITY, March l. - Appended
will be found the official letters Of superiu-
tendents of operations in the Comstock
mines:
Cox. CAL. & VA.-1500 level-Have con-
tinued to extract ore and old filings in work
Ing upward In the south slopes. n0w on the
fourteenth floor above the sill floor of this
level 1860 level-Have continued making
necessary repairs to the drifts on the sill
floor of this level. We continue to extract
some ore from the old slopes eight floors up
In the upraise. No g. carried up from the
main northwest drift; also from the old
slopes in working north from the crosscut
run west from the northwest drift. A north
DRIFT was started and has been advanced "a
feet in porphyry and quartz forma-
ton, which carries very low
assay value. The Wine started In
ttis west cTosscut in old timbers, has been
sunk "a feet; total depth 90. feet, in p0c-
phyry and quartz formation of very low
assay value. Have extracted during the
week from the 1900 level slopes and 1850
northwest drift openings and raised to the
surface 56l cars of ore, making about $50
tons. Shipped 10 the Morgan mill
326 550-20O0 tons OF ore OF an average assay
value per railroad car samples of SIS %.
The average assay value per battery sample
of all ore worked in the mill during the
week (970 tons) was S26 06 per ton. Bullion
shipped to Carson mist, assay value,
S27, ,446 80.
OPHIR-1465 leyel-Have completed the
work OF cutting out chamber in the north
lateral drift on tie sill floor of this level at
the point where connection was made with
this drift by the upTaise which was carried
up from point 80 feet below on the north
side of the crOsscut run east from the drift
run south from the Mexican Into the Ophir
ground. We are now placing holsting ma
chinery in this chamber and this work will
be completed In the coming week.
MEXICAN On the 1465 level the driftrun
north from the crosscut run east from the
bottom of the winZe sunk 101 feet below the
sill floor OF this level near the south line of
the mine has been advanced 6 feet, total
length 576 feet, continuing in hard por-
phyry formation. From this north drift at
point 80 feet in from its mouth west
crOsscuT, No. 2, was started and has been
advanced II feet in poi phyry formation,
showing clay separations.
ANDEs-0n the 420 level the north drift
from east crosscut 1 has been advanced 16
feet, total length 131 feet. This drift is all
in quartz
BEST & BELcHER-2e0 level-West cross
cut /, started In the northwest drift 10 feet
from our south line, has been extended 20
feet, passing through quartz giving low
assays, total length IS feet. 900 level-West
crosscut from the top of upraise l 1000
level has been extended 10 feet. total length
1853 feet; face in porphyry, clay aud string
ers of quartz. Sutro tunnel level-The joint
east cr0SScut Win Ln0 GOulu " curry C0ul-
pany has been advanced II feet during the
past week. passing through porphyry, total
length 40 feet.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-During the
past week west crOsscut ., started in the
northwest drift 432 feet from the main west
drift, has been advanced 20 feet total
length BAT teet; face in porplyry. Sutro
tunnel level-The joint crosscut with the
Best & Belcber Company has been extended
II feet. total length AZ feet; face in pOr-
phyTy.
HALE & NoRcRoss-We are putting in
new guides In the south hosting cnmpart-
ment of the main shaft Main incllne-We
continue making the necessary repairs.
1400 level-Are retimbering the main north
drift on this level 1900 level-West cross
cut from the main south drift was ad-
vanced 10 feet; total length 165 feet; face
In porphyry. West eTosscut from main
north drft was extended 10 feet; total
length 1862 feet. The face of this crosscut
has reached the west wall. From the end
OF this (No. 3 west crosscut a north pros
pecting drift was started during the week
and advanced feet The face of this drift
| is in quartz and porphyry. West crosscut 4
from the main north drift was advanced 20
feet; total length 212 feet; face in porphyry.
CHoLLAR-The north drift from the
| south line $50 level is out 234 feet; face in
quartz containing punches of ore. We are
repairing the west drift 450 level aud the
south drift $50 level and retim bering the
two north compartments Of the main shaft