The morning call., 1893-05-21
ON THE COMSToCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done ir
the Mines.

the Mines.
VIRGINIA CITY. May 20.-Appended will
be found the official letters of superintend-
ents of operations in the Comstock mines:
Cox. CAL. AND VA.-1500 leYel-Durng
the early part Of the week we continued to
extract ore and old filings from the ten h
to the seventeenth floors. Above the sew
enteenth floor We nnecied with the old
workings from the 400 level. which we
worked some years ago, consequently we
have no ore to extract upward from Our
openings. Thirty-siX miners working On
ore extraction of this level have been laid
off, and all ore extraction has been stopped,
for the reason that the ore producing
points have become exhausted. Pros
pecting work will be continued on
this level with small force Of men. a
south drift has been started at a favorable
looking point 70 feet above the sill floor of
this level. TIE drift starts in quartz for
nation of low assay value, and VIII I've
advanced in uneXplored ground. 1850
ievel-Have continued making necessary
repairs to the drifts on the sill floor OF this
level and to extract some ore in working
west from the old slopes on the third floor
operating through the upra So, No. 6. ear
rled uD from the main northwest drift,
also from the old Slopes working north
from the crosScut run west from the north
west drift. A south DRIFT started at the
end of the eros cut run east from point 60
feet up in the upralse " hirh was started
from the drift run west fr the north
workings 81 feet above the sill floor of this
level has been advanced 50 feet, total
length 200 feet, in pnrphyry and some
quartz. Have continued TO extract some
ore of fair quality In working on the north
and south sides If the drift run east (at a
point 30 feet DOWN from the wiuZe which
w a rnn
the main northwest drift. Shipments Of
ore to the Morgan mill have been stopped.
as the present output of the mine does not
exceed % tons per day. This limited
amount of ore comes from the 1850 level
openings. Have extracted during the
week from all parts CT TIE mine 397 cars
of ore. about 800 tons. Shipped TO Morgan
mill $50 1230-2000 tons of ore. Average
assay value per railroad car samp,es
SIC Oh. The assay value per battery sam
pie Of all the ore worked at 4 at mil dur
ing the week (655 tons) was So II per ton.
Bullion shipped to Carson mint, assay
value S12,34l 19
OPHIR-l500 evel-The west crosseut
started from the bottom of the Wine
sunk 90 feet below the sill floor Of this
level has been advanced 80 feet, total
length 98 feet, in 4 porpbyry, clay and
quartz formation of low assay value.
Have continued the work of making the
necessary repairs III TIE SUdit. DHluR lOluI
work with the Mexican Company.
MEXICAN-On the 1865 level west
crosscut 2 from the north Or IT from the
east cToSscut from the hOttom of the
wlnZe sunk from the 1865 level down to
this levei near the south boundary has
been extended 10 feet. total length 23S
feet. continuing in porphyTy formation
| carrying clay separations. Have con-
tlnued the work of making the necessary
repairs in the Shaft beng Joint work with
| the hir Company.
SIERRA NEVADA - The Intermediate
| tunnel On Cedar IIlll has been advanced
during the week 10 feet, making the total
| length 367 feet; the face is in hard por-
yry and low grade ore. The 10 mt Sierra
Nevada and Union west drift 900 evel has
! been advanced 10 feet, making the total
dist nee west Of the Joint shaft 1892 feet
the face is in pOrDhyTy and soft streakS OF
! clay.
ANDEs-On 42O level have suspended
woTk in west crosscut from north drift
| from east crnsscut / nor h.. We have
cleaned out and retimberpd 40 feet of east
| crOsscut from main north diff.
GOULD 81 CUkRY-210 leveI-West cross
cut started in northwest drift 432 feet
| from main west drift has been advanced
9 feet through hard porphyIy, total length
$50 feet. SutrO tunnel level-Durng the
past week the men have been repairing the
NORTH joint DRIFT and easing timbers.
BEST 81 BELCHER-200 level-During
| the past week west crossrut started in
northwest drift $50 feet from our south
! line has been extended 20 feet, passing
through quartz Of no value, total length
! 100 feet. 800 leVel-West crosscut 4 started
in southwest drift liz ieet from west cross
| cut has been extended II feet, tota
| length 20 feet; face in soft pprphyry and
| clay. Sutro tunnel Ievel-On this level the
men have been repairing the drift and
easing the timbRrs.
HALE 81 NORCROss = 1900 level - Ad-
! Vanced the upralse in west croSscut on our
south boundary Twelve feel, total height
! thirty-siX feet. The top of upraise con-
! tinues in quartz, yielding low assays. Main
shaft -ketlmhering above the 1860 level
and continue making the necessary repairs
| in main incline.
CnoLLAR-Are repairing and retimh her-
! ing north Drift $50 level. The east cross
cut near the south line $50 level is out 222
! feet; face is In porphyTy.
| PoToSI-Ehe mort drift froI, east cross
cut $50 level is out 76 feet; face is in Dor
phyry and seams of quartz The south raise
so feet south OF P0i0si winZe $50 level is up
! 50 feet; formation in the top Is pOrphvry
and streakS OF quartz. The north dIift
| from east crosscut $50 level is out Is feet:
face is in five feet of fair grade ore, The
north raise 1000 level. is up 90 feet on the
slope; the top is in fair grade ore. South
raise 1000 level 90 feet south f top of raise
from the 100 level is up SO feet; top show 5
feet of fair grade ore. Have started a
crosscut west on the 1000 level, 100 feet
south of top of raise from the 100 level
face is in soft porphyry. Elk ractpd and
sent tn the mill the past week, 4S7 tons
and 750 pounds of ore from the $50 $50,
1000 and 1150 levels. MIlled during the
week. 473 tons. On hand at mill, 100 tons
and 1000 pounds. Average battery assay,
S24 60 Average car SAMPLE assays.
S26 Y. Shipped to the United States
miht al Carson, 422 pounds crude bullion.
The Bullion, Alpha and EXcheQuer are
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