The morning call., 1893-07-16
T7E MAZE.
Market, Taylor aud Golden Gate Avenue.
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.


VIRGINIA CITY. July 15.-Appended will
be found the Off cial letters Of superintend-
ents Of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL & VA.-15O0 level - Have
continued making repairs to the south
lateral drift on the sill floor Of this level.
1900 leyel-At the end Of the east crosscut
from the main south drift. II feet out, at
the point where 1t connects with
the upralse which was carried up
10 the north drift on the 1900
level, south drift was started and has
been advanced 18 feet in quartz and por-
phyry. Have continued the work of bulk
heading and closing the openings which
connect with the old slopes in the north
end of the mine, where The gas exists, and
the escape of the gas is growing less. 1850
level--Have continued making necessary
repairs 10 the drifts on the sill floor
on this level. and have continued TO
working on the north and south sides of
the drift run east (at point 90 feet DOWN
from the Wine which was sunk from the
crosscut run west from the main north
west drift. Have continued TO extract
some ore of very good quality in working
upward from the end of the drift run south
from this winZe at a point SO feet down
Have extracted during the week from all
parts Of the nine 163 carloads Of ore. about
15S tons. the average assay value of W whicb.
Ter car samples. was $50 % yer ton.
OPHIR-1565 level-The crosscut run
ming east from the Wine station on the
sill floor of this level has been extended
during the week II feel. total length 1856
feet, continuing in a formation of por-
phyry carrying clay separations. Have
continued the work of closing some old
openings that lead to the old stones in ths
north end OF the Con. Cal. & Virginia
mine where gas has been escnp:ng.
MEXICAN-On the 1865 Ieve the east
crosscut from the north drift from the
crosscut east from the bottom OF the winze
has been extended 81 feet, total length "a
feet. in a porDhyry. clay and quartz for
nation, showing little value. Have con-
tinued making repairs in the north lateral
drift.
SIERRA NEVADA - The intermediate
tunnel TN Cedar Hill has been advanced
during the week II feet, making the total
length 42S feet; the face is in clay and soft
porphyry. The joint Sierra Nevada and
yanced % feet, making the total distance
west of the joint shaft 3345 feet; the face
is in porphyry and seams Of clay.
ANDEs-On the 420 level in east crosscut
300 feet north of the shaft we are putting
in a bukhead to stop the flow of water at
this point
GOULD s. CURRY-200 level-West cross
cNl y, SLdIlcu III DOItU Wtot tIllb foS 1CCt
from main west drift. has been advanced 8
feet; face in hard porphyry. Total length
541 feet
SUTRo TUNNEL level-The joint north
drift which was started in east crosscut,
Is feet from main north drift, has been
advanced 20 feet; to al length 32 ieet; face
in porphvrv and stringers of quartz.
BEST & BELCHER-200 level East cross
cut started IN northwest DRIFT 265 feet
from our south boundary has been ad-
yanced 12 feet, passing through soft
porphyry and quartz showing some value
total length q feet. 900 level-The south
west drift started from west crosscut 8 |
90 ,eet from upraise from 1000 level has
been advanced 16 teut; total length 206
feet: face in hard porphyry.
HALE q NoRCROss--9O0 level-Haye
advanced tie south DRIFT 81 feet, total
Iength 9S feet; face in porphyry. 100
Level Have advanced the south drift 20
teat total length rs feet; face in nor.
pnyry and clay. 1890 level-Haye stripped
me nortn drift on this level of ali the
material and have hoisted some to tl,e 1900
level. Main shaft-We continue reIimber-
ing main shaft above the 200 level. In
the m ain incline we are taking out the air
and water pipes between The 100 and 1900
levels and repairing where necessary.
CHoLLAR-Are repairing the main tun-