The morning call., 1893-12-03
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

the Mines.
VIRGINIA CITY, Dec. q - 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
urraise on the sill floor of this level has
been extended during the week % feet.
total length 137 feet: face in clay and
quartz. The drift running north lat a
point 50 feet DOWN from the winZe sunk
from the west crosscut from the main
northweS drift has been extended 70 feet,
total length 126 feet In quartz with a
little clay. The crosscut running east
from this north drift at point 40 feet
north from the winZe has been extended 2S
feet, total length 121 feet, continuing In
porphyry and quartz In the vicinity OF
the winZe, at a point 20 feet down, there
has been extracted during the week 30 car
loads of ore-about "a tOns-the average
assay value of which IS S45 81 Der ton.
The southwest drift (the Rule drifO from
the 1000 foot station of the Con. Virginia
shaft has been advanced 80 feet; face in
porphyry, clay and seams OF quartz
OPHIR-1465 level-The crosscut running
west from the main north drift at point
124 feet south from the winZe station and
aboCt 800 feet north from the main shaft
station has been extended during the week
% feet, total length 300 feet; face in por-
phyry, clay and quartz.
MEXICAN-1465 level-From the top of
the raise which was carried up 45 feet
from the sill floor of this level-at point
40 feet west from the main north lateral
drift and 100 feet noIth from the south line
Of the mine-a south drift has been ad-
vanced % feet; face in porphyry. clay and
quartz. Have continued jointly with the
Ophir Company the work Of making re-
pairs in the Ophir shaft.
SIERRA NEVADA The south lateral
DRIFT from the intermediate tunnel has
been advanced 20 feet, total length 260
feet; face in porphyry. The joint Sierra
Nevada and Union north drift from the
west drift 1920 feet west of shaft 900 level
is out IL feet. total length 259 feet; face in
poiphyry and small reaks of quartz.
ANDEs-On the 400 level west crosscut
from the end of the north drift run from
northwest from east crosscut 1 north has
been advanced 10 feet, total length 30 feet;
formation quartz and porphyry.
GOULD & CURRY-200 leyel-West cross
cut 5 started in northwe>t drift has been
extended 10 feet, passing through hard
porphyry, total length 775 feet.
BEST & BELCHER-200 level-The north
drift which was started in west crosscut
IT'S feet from the main north drift bas been
extended II feet, passing through soft
porphyry and strlnger5 OF quartz; total
length % feet. 900 level-The west cross
cut which has been started on our north
BOUNDARY mas OeeD tAtcuucu 90 lb6bs pass
ing through soft poTphyry; total length
106 feet.
SAvAGE-On the HOO level we are ex-
tracing ore OF fair grade at several points
from the eleventh floor up TO the twenty
first floor. The north drift from the sta
tIon on this level was advanced is feet,
total length so feet; face in quartz and
porphyrY. During the week we have
hoisted 12o cars of ore. shipped to to the
Nevada mill 210 tons and milled 210 tons.
Car samples average S24 "a per ton. Bat
terry samples average S23 81. Bullion yield
for the week, S19SS %. Shipped to the
United States mint at Carson. November
%, 274 pounds of crude bullion. The
Nevada mill was stopped from the 22d to
the 25th inst. On the 1850 level the east
crosscut was advanced II feet, making its
total length 45 feet. The face is in quartz
and pOrphyry.
HALE & NoRCRoss-Main shaft-Have
been easing tim bers in main shaft where
necessary. 1900 level-We continue stop
level and extracted during the week
cars of ore assaying S33 II per
ton per car sample and thirteen cars OF
ore, average assay per car sample S19 81
per ton.
PoTosI-The east crosscut 200 feet
feet; face in porphyry. The north drift.
35 feet above the HOO level is out
108 feet; face in poIphyry. The south
drift 200 feet east Of Potosi winZe HOO
level is out 75 feet; face in porphyry and
low-grade quartz.
CHoLLAR-The north drift 100 level is
out 192 feet; face In quartz that gives fair
assay. Have completed repairs in the
west drift 100 level. and are putting In new
timbers in the main incline at the 1100
level.
BULLIoN-The west drift from the sta
tion 800 level Ward shaft Is out $50 feet
from the shaft; face in porphyry.
CROWN PoINT-The south drift from
the 700 level stope has been advanced Is
feet during the past week. and is out
total distance of 49 feet. The face is in
quartz and porphyry, samples Of which
average from So to 81 per ton.
ALPHA - Are repairing the engine
at the Alpha shaft.
EyrurnTrD-A 70 irf,o ba a,