The morning call., 1893-09-03
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins OF Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY. Sept. appended will
be found the official letters of superintend-
ents Of operations on the Comstuck:
Con. CAL. & VA.-150O level-From the
DRIFT run west from the top of the uprase
which was carried up 80 feet from the
main south drift on the sill floor of this
Level (256 feet distant from the main shafi)
at point in the west drift where conDec-
ton was made with the Wine which was
sunk from the southwest drift 70 feet
above the sill floor Of this level, a north
drift was started and has been advanced
81 feet, and from the end OF this north drift
a west crosscut has been lun Is feet in a
quartz formation of very low assay value
From all these openings in following n ar
row StTeakS we have eXtrscted 20 tons of
ole aSsaying SO per ton. 1900 level-Frcm
the end of the drift run south from the end
of he crOsScut run east from the main south
drift. at point opposite the east cross
cut. q west crosscut was started and has
been advanced % feet in porDhyry, show
Ing stTeabs OF quartz OF low assay value.
We are making repairs in the south drift
and timnering the top of The upraiSe.
which was carried up to this level from The
1850 level. 1850 level - Have continued
making the necessary repaiTs to the drifts
on the sill floor of this level. and from the
two sides of the Drift run east lat point
20 feet DAWN from the Wine sunk from
the crnsscut run west from the main north
west drift and from the end of the drift
lin working upward) run south from that
Wine at Il point 81 feet down we have eX-
tracted during the week 427 carloads of
ore, about 425 tons. Have SIN pped to Nor
gan mill during the week 346 100000 tons
of ore, the average ASSAY value of which
per car samples was S41 II per ton. The
average assay value per battery samples
of all the ore worked at the mill during
tta fan
OPHIR-1565 level-The east crosscut
started from the main DRIFT on the Sill
floor oil this level at point los feet south
from the Wine station has advanced %
feet, total length = feet, in softer por-
phyry formation, showing some clay.
MEXICAN-On the 1865 level the east
crosscut run east from the bottom of the
Wine sunk from the 1865 level down to
this level near the south boundary line of
the mine has been extended 6 feet: total
length 233 feet. From this east crosscut
at IA point 165 feet in from its mouth a
south drift was started aud has been adj
vaDced 10 feet, the face being in soft por-
phyry and clay formation. Have con-
tinued Jointly with the Ophir Company
the work of making repairs in the Ophr
shaft.
SIERRA NEvADA-Have started south
drift in vein 385 feet from the mouth OF the
intermediate tunnel and advanced some 20
Bcch 1dCc III opit polpDSl no JUN
Nevada and Union north drift from the
west drift 1920 feet west of the joint shaft
900 level is out total distance OF ia feet !;
face in clay and porphyry.
ANDES-The east crosscut from north
lateral drift advanced is feet, total length
81 feet; formation quartz and clay.
GOULD AND CURRY-200 Ievel-West
crosscut started in northwest drift 432
feet from main west drift has been ex-
tended 10 feet through hard porphyry I;
total length GIT feet. The south drift from
west crOsscut has been extended feet
and work ontnued, total length 20
feet; tace in quartz
BEST & BELCHER-200 ievel-Westcross
cut started IN northwest drift 295 feet
from our south boundary has been extend
ed II feet, passing through porphyry, clay
and punches of quartz; total length 81 feet.
600 level-West crosscut started in south
west drift 100 feet from west crosscut has
been advanced II feet; total length 100
feet; face in hard porphyry.
HALE g. NoRCRosS-On the 900 level
west crosscut from south drift was ad-