The morning call., 1893-12-10
ON THE COMSTOa a.a
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done I'm
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY, Dec. 9. - Appended
will be found the official letters of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
| Con. CAL. & VA-1650 level - The
| drift running north from the foot of the
| upralse on the sill floor of this level has
been extended during the week % feet,
total length 165 feet, face in clay and
| quartz The drift running north, az q
point 50 feet down, from the Wine sunk
| from the west crosscut from the main
| northwest drift has been extended feet
total length 135 feet; in clay with little
quartz. at point feet back from the
face of the Dorth drift west crosscut has
been advanced II feet in quartz which is
OF low assay value. The crosscut run
ming east from this north drift, at a point
40 feet north from the winze. has been ex-
tended % feet. total length 143 feet; face
In clay and porphyry with some water in
the vicinity of the WINE; at a point 20
feet down there has been extracted during
the week q carloads of ore, about 90
tons, the average assay value of which is
S31 60 per ton. The southwest drift, the
Rule drift, from the 1000 foot station of
the Con. Virginia shaft has been advanced
during the week 60 feet, total length 80
feet; face in soft.porphyry and clay.
OPHIR-1465 level-The crOsscut, running
west from the main north drift at a point
IA feet south from the winze station and
about 800 feet north from the main shaft
week 26 feet, total length 246 feet; face in
porphyry and clay. Have continued,
Jointly with the Mexican Company. the
work OF making repairs to the main shaft.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The south drifts
started from the top of the upraise which
was carried up 40 feet from the sill floor OF
this level, at point 40 feet west from the
main northwest drift and 100 feet north
from the south line Of the mine, has been
advanced 2S feet, total length 81 feet; face
In porphyry. clay and quartz of low assay.
@UNIoN 900 level - The Union Con
a nd Sierra Nevada joint north drift run
ming from the joint west drift at a point
152 feet west from the shaft has been eS-
tended during the week Is feet, total
length 277 feet; face in pnrphyry and small
streaks Of clay and quartz.
ANDES-On the 420 level the east cross
cut from the end of the drift run north
fIom the northwest drift from east cross
cut north was advanced during the week
IA feet, total length IA feet; formation
quartz. The west crOsscut was extended
feet and stopped, making Its length 50
feet.
HALE & NoRCRoss-Main shaft-Have
been easing timbers and making some
necessary repairs. 1900 level-We con-
tinue STOPPING out ore from the WINE below
this level and extracted during the week 33
cars of ore assaying S34 81 per ton per car
sample. and 19 cars of ore of average assay
per car sample of SIS 81 per ton.
BEST & BELCHER-200 Ievel-The north
drift. which was started in west Crescent
8 IT'S feet from the main north drift, is ex-
tended II feet, passing through clay and
porphyry; total length, 81 feet. 900 level
The east crosscut on the north boundary
was extended 20 feet; total length. 1856
feet; the face is IN porDhyry.
YELLOW JACKET-During the week we
extracted about 100 tons of ore from the
raise above the HOO level. The average
assay vaIue Of car samples was S37 per
ton.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-West cross
cut started In northwest drift 432 feet
from the main west drift, is extended ii
feet; total length, 7S6 feet.