The morning call., 1893-06-04
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.


VIRGINIA CITY. June 3.-Appended will
be found the official letters of superntend-
ents of operations in the C0mstock mines:
Cox. CAL. & VA.-150o level-The drift
started west from the end of the south
west DRIFT, IS feet above the sill floor OF
this level, has been extended during the
week 62 feet, total length " feet, continu-
ing in quartz formation which ASSAYS
from 81 to "a per ton. 1850 level--We
have continued making necessary repairs
10 the drifts on the sill floor of this level
and to extract some ore in working west
from the old stops on the third floor. Lpe-
rating through the upraiEe, 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. The south drift, started at the end
of the crosscut run last year from a point
60 feet up in the upraise which was started
from the drift run west from
these north workings, 81 feet
above the sill floor Of this level.
has been advanced 10 feet; total length
1Sl feet. From the end of this south drift
an east cr0sscut has been advanced in
porphyry and quartz showing some value.
We have continued to extract some ore
OF average quality In working on the north
and south sides of the drift run easu at
pontiac feet down from the winZe which
was sunk from the erosscut run west from
the main northwest drift. We have eX-
Iracted during the week from all parts of
the mine 1S7 cars of ore, or about 1876 tons.
the average assay value OF which, per car
sample, was $50 % per ton.
OPRIR-1565 level-The west crosscut
started from the bottom of the Wine sunk
81 feet below the sill floor of this level has
been advanced 10 feet. total length 141
feet, continuing in pOrphyry, clay and
quartz formation of low assay value. Late
N icyh of u lint fat in fror
the Wine, a strong flow of water broke
through the sides and top OF this crosscut.
causing suspension of work in the face
Of the crosscut. Wa have donkey pump
at work throwing the water to the 1865
level. We have continued the work OF
this being joint work with the Mexican
Company.
MEXICAN-1565 level-West Hcrosscut 2
from the north drift from the east crosscut
from the bottom of the Wine sunk from
the 1865 level down to this level near the
south boundary has been extended % feet.
total length 2S2 feet, continuing in a por-
phyry forma ion carrying clay separations
and fine lines of quartz.
SIERRA NEVADA - The intermediate
tunnel on Cedar Hill has been advanced
during the week 10 feet, making the total
length 80 feet. The face is in porphyry
and streaks Of quartz. The joint Sierra
Nevada and Union west drift. 900 level,
has been advanced Is feet, making the
total distance west of the joint shaft 322S
feet. The lace is in hard porphyry, with
small streaks of clay and quartz.
ANDES-420 level = We have finished
stripping the north drift from east
rosscut 3 to the fare of the north drift.
we have been easing timbers In the main
north drift at east crasscut1.
GOULD 81 CURRY-200 lavel-West cross
cut .. situated In the northwest drift, 432
feet from the main west drift, has been
advanced feei, total length 4a3 feet; face
in porphyrY. We have also done cunsid-
cradle reporting during the week. Sutro
Tunnel level-We have bsen cutting out
ground and timbering the same for
switch. Owing to repairs being made to
the Hale d NOrcr0ss incline, the men EN-
ployed on this level have been unable to
go to work during the last few days. Dur
ing the coming week when these repairs
are finished work will be resumed in the
east cr9sscut which was run from the
mainfn orth driftnear the south line.
BEST u BELCHER-200 levei-We est cross
cut, started III the northwest drift. $50 feet
from our south liDe, has been advanced IA
feet, passing through porphyry and quartz;
total length 40 feet. 500 level-West
crOsscut 4. started in the southwest drift,
112 feet from west crUSseut g. has been
extended IS feet through hard porpbyry,
and work 10 the same has been dscontn-
ued; total length 81 feet. We have also
done some repairing. Sutro tunnel level
We have been cutting out ground. and tim
Dering the same for switch. Owing TO
repairs being made in the Hale d Norcross
incline, the men employed on this level
have been unable to go to work during The
last few days. During the coming week,
when these repairs are finished. work Will
be resumed in the joint east crosscut which
was run from the main north drift near the
Gould d Curry south lire.
HALE & NoRCRoss-1S0O level-We
have done but little work the past week.
on account of retilhbering the main shaft
at the head of incline, which prevented
the use of the incline and necessitated the
stoppage of operations on tie 1900 level.
pending the completion of this work We
will resume work on this level on Monday
morning next Main shaft-We are re-
tlmberug at APPOINT where the main in
cline connects with the shaft
p POToSI-We have started drift south,
So teet west of the main shaft on the $50
level, which is now out "a feet. The face
is in porphyry with streaks of quartz which
gives dow assays. The south raise, so feet
south of the Potosi Wine, $50 level, Is con-
necied with the south end of the slope
above. The south drift, 200 feet east of
the Potosi Wine. $50 level, is out II feet,
The face shows feet of ore thai gives
fair assays. The north drift opposite the
last-named drift is our 102 feet The
face shows feet of fair-grade ore Near
the face of this drift we have started an
upra Use which is M u feet on the slope
The top shows 81 feet of good ore. The
south slope alb We 1000 level is up 80 feet
and is yielding fair-grade ore. The north
raise above the 1000 level is un 121 feet on
,,rhe slope. The top is In far-grade ore.
he west erosscut 1000 level 100 feet south
o { the top IF the raise from the HOO l.vel
ls out 65 feet. The face is in pprphyrv.
We have extracted and sent to the Nevada
mill the past week 552 tons and $50 pounds
OF ore from the $50, $50, 1900 and 1850 lev.
els; milled during the week, $50 TINS; on
hand at the mill, so tons and 1900 pounds !;
average battery ASSAYS, S22 %; average
car-sample assays. S25 so; shipped to the
United States mint al Carson, 493 pounds
of crude bullion.
CHoLLAR-We are yet engaged in max
ing repairs to the north drift $50 level.
The last crosscut near the south line $50
laval lie OG7 aat Tha 70, 60