The morning call., 1893-04-30
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.


VIRGINIA CITY, april 29-Appended will
be found the official letters of superlnten-
dents of operations in the Comstock mines:
Cor. CAL. & VIRGINIA-15O0 level-We
have continued TO eXract ore and old fill
Ings in working upward in the old south
Slope from the tenth 10 the sixteenth floors
above the sill floor of this level. 1850
leyel-We have continued making neces-
sary repairs to the drifts on the sill floor Of
this level We continue to extract some
ore from the old Slopes eight floors Gp in
the uprase, No. 6, carried up from the M ain
northwest DRIFT; also from the Old slopes
in working north from the crosscut run
west from the northwest drift. The drift
run west from these north workings % feet
up in the upTaSp started 80 feet
in from the mouth OF the drift
has been carried up 10 feet, total height 60
feet, the top being in quartz formation
carrying a low assay value. We nave con
tnued TO stOpe out ore Of fair quality in
working on the north and south sides of the
drift run east at a point 20 feet down from
the Wine which was sunk from the cross
cut run west from the main north Nest drift.
From the end of the drift run south from
near the bottom of that Wine 80 feet down
an east crOsscut has been advanced 81 feet
In porpbyry and quartz of low assay value.
We have extracted during the week from all
parts OF the mine COS cars OF ore, making
about eco tons. Shipped to the Morgan mill
67l 1-20 tons of ore. Average assay value per
rairoad-car samples, SOL a. The assay
value per battery sample of all the ore
worked at that mill during the week. 6j5
tons. was S27 03 per ton. Assay value of
bullion shipped TO the Carson mint, S12,-
800 CO.
OPHIR-JOO level-Jointly with the Mexi-
can Company we continue doing necessary
repair work in the west drift from the main
shaft. 1865 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 In a pOrphyry, clay aud
quartz formation which carries low assay
va uP.
MEXICAN 1865 level West crosscut 2
FROM the north drift from the east crosscut
from the bottom of the Wine sunk from The
1865 level on to this level near the south
boundary has been extended 81 feet, total
length l13 feet, continuing In p0rphyry
formation carrying clay separations. 500
level-We have continued making necessary
repairs jointly with the Ophir Company in
the west drift from the Ophir shaft on this
Level.
SIERRA NEvADA-The intermediate tun-
mel on Cedar Hill has been advanced during
the week - ieet, making the total length
3l2 feet; face in hard porphyry. The joint
Sierra Nevada and Union west drift, 900
level, has oeen advanced q feet. making
the total distance west OF the joint drift
3143 feet; face in porphyry and streaks OF
clay.
ANDEs-On the 400 level from the north
drift from the east crosscut, No. / north,
west crosscut has been advanced IA feet.
This croSscut is all in quartz of very low
assay value.
BEST & BELCHER-2OO level-At point
In the northwest drift, go feet from the
south line, we have started q west eIosscui,
No. 2, and advanced the same 22 feet, pass
ing through porphyry and quartz; total
length AZ feet. 900 leval-At point south
OF the west drift, 112 feet from the west
crosscut, No. 3, we have started a west
crOsscut No. 4, and extended the same
distance OF Il feet; face in hard p0rphyry.
SuIro tunnel level-We are now running an
east crOsScut to make connection between
the Gould & Curry WINE. which was car
ried down by them from the 1900 level, and
the joint north drift
GOULD IL CURRY-200 level-During the
past week west crOsscut started in the
northwest drift 432 feet from the main west
| DRIFT has been advanced IL feet, total length
446 teet; face in hard porphyry. Sutro tun-
mel leve-On this level we are now running
an east crosseut to make connection between
our Wine from the 1000 level and the Joint
north drift
HALE Il NoRCRoss-1S00 level-We have
advanced the west crosscut on our south
boundary 10 feet, total length 125 feet; the
lace OF THIS cr0sScut has reached the west
wall OF the ledge. We have discontinued
WORK In the face and ara now cutting out n
| place in this crosscut at point 60 feet back
from The face for an upraise in some favor
able looking quartz. Main shaft-At the
1900 level we have been doing necessary
| work preparatory to retimbering between
the 1900 and 100 levels and are repairing
! the main incline between the 1900 aud 400
| levels.
| CHoLLAR-The east cTosscut near the
south line $50 level is out l46 feet; face in
| porphyIJ and seams of quartz.
PoTosI-East cr0sscut ) $50 level is
out 3I5 feet; face in rorphyry and seams OF
/ 0naftZ. Wa haVn Sfnrtp1 n drift m n,
| the last named crosscut, at point 204 feet
| east of the footwall, following a clay wall
and streak of quartz giving low assays The
] drift is out ten feet. The upraise 70 feet