The morning call., 1893-07-30
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.


VIRGINIA CITY. July 29.-Appended Will
be found the official letters of superin,end-
ents of operations on the Comstock:
Con- CAL & VA.-1500 level-On the
sill floor we have reopened the main south
DRIFT for distance of 40 feet; total length
reCpeEed so feet, a distance from the main
shaft of 256 feet. 1000 level-At the end
of the en- ST crosscut from the main south
drift CT feet 0uD at the point where it
connects with the upraIse which was car
ried UP to the north drift on the 1900 level
the south drift has been advanced Is feet.
total length 50 feet, in porphyry aud
quartz of very low assay value. We
have continued the work Of bulkheading
and closing the openings which come CT
with the old slopes in the north end OF the
mine where gas exists, and the escape Of
the gas is growing less. 1850 level-We
have continued making necessary repairs
to the drifts on the sill floor Of this level.
No ore has been extracted during the
week, but the work Of extracting Will be
! resumed in a day or two.
OPHIR-l565 level-The crosscut rum
ming east from the winZe station on the Sill
floor Of this level has been extended dur
Ing the week IA feet, total length 1853 feet.
continuing in a harder pOrphYry fOrma-
tinn showing clay separations. We have
resumed jointly with the Mexican Com
pany the work Of making repairs to the
main shaft.
MExIcAN-1565 level-The east crosscut
from the north drift fr0m the crosscu: run
east from the bottom of the Wine has
been extended 20 feet, total length 135
feet, continuing III n porphyry. clay and
quartz formation showing little value.
1855 lsvel-We have completed the repairs
to the north lateral DRIFT.
SIERRA NEvADA-The intermediate
tunnel on Cedar Hill has been advanced
during the week IL feet. making the total
length sos feet. The face is in clay and
porphsry. The joint Sierra Nevada and
Union west drift 900 level has been
stopped and north drift started at
poiut 1920 feet west of the shaft.
ANDEs-On APO level we have started in
cas-, crosscut from the north lateral drift
to connect with south drift from east
eros scut north and advanced the same II
feet The face is in quartz Of low assay
value.
GOULD & CURRY-2o0 level West cross
cut 5 started 10 The nOrthw est drift 432 feet
from the main west drift has been adj
vanced 5 feet The face is in hard pOr-
phyry, The total length is $50 feet.
Sutro tunnel leve!-The joint north drift
which was started IN the east crOsscut Is
feet from the main north drift has been
advanced 18 feet, total length Ga feet.
The face of the drift is in vein matter.
BEST & BELCHER-2OO level-The ORTIZ
west drift has been advanced is feet dur
ing the past week, total length 300 feet;
face in soft porpnyry. 800 level-West
crosscut 5 started in the southwest drift
has been advanced IS feet during the past
week. total length 300 feet; face in soft
porphyry. 900 levei-West crosscut
started in the southwest DRIFT 100 feet
from west crosscut has been advanced
IA feet, total length % feet; face in hard
porphyry.
HALE 6 NoRCRoss-On the 900 level we
have advanced the south drift q feet. total
length 131 feet; face in porpbyry: HOO
Ievel-We have advanced the south drift
80 feet, total length 12S feet; face in por-
pbyry. We have completed retimbering
the main shaft and will now have to ease
the tinbers at different points between
the 1000 and 100 level. During the past
year three compartments OF the main shaft
have been retlmbered from the 1900 level
up to within 800 feet of the surface, from
which point considerable repairs were
made but not thoroughly retimbered. In
| the main incline we continue making the
necessary repairs between the 1900 and the
Sutro tunnel levels.
PoTosI-The south drift IS feet west Of