The morning call., 1893-04-02
ON THE COMsToCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

the Mines.
VIRGINIA CITY, April Appended will
be found the official letters of superInten-
dents of operations In the Comstock mines ::
Con. CAL. & VA.-l5O0 level-We have
continued to extract ore and old filings in
working upward in the old south slopes
from the tenth 10 the fifteenth floors above
the sill floor of this level, 1900 level-We
are repairing the main south drift and the
east crOsscut leading therefrOm to the up
raise connection with the north drift on the
1900 level. We are also extracting a few
tons of ore from the old slopes east of the
main south DRIFT. 1850 level-We have con-
tinued making necessary repairs to the
drifts on the sill floor of this level We
continue to extract some ore from the old
slopes, eight floors up IN upraise 6, carried
I'D from the main northwest drift; also
from the old slopes in working north from The
crOsScut run west from the northwest drift.
From these north workings, q feet up, the
west drift has been advanced % feet total
length SO feet; continuing in porphyry and
quartz formation, carrying Il low assay
value. From this west drift, at a point 80
feet in, an upraise has been started. From
the Wine, which was sunk from the cross
cut run west from the northwest drift at a
point 20 feet down, an east drift has been
advanced 30 ieet In a porphyry formation,
showing q streak of ore OF good quality.
From near the end of this east drift we are
working south in the old timbers and eX-
tracing some ore therefrom. We have eX-
raCted during the week from all parts of
the mine 649 cars of ore, making about $40
tons; shipped to Morgan mill, 625 go 20O0
tons of ore; average assay value per rail-
road car samples, $50 II; average assay
value per battery samples of all the ore
worked at that mill during the week 1905
tons. $50 80 per ton; bullion shipped to the
Carson Mint, assay value, S13, 023 81 bullion
now on hand IN our assay Office, value,
about $4,000.
OPHIR-5O0 level-Jointly with the Mexi-
can Company we continue doing necessary
repair work in the west drift from the main
shaft 1865 leYel-The Wine now going
down below the sill floor of this level has
been sunk during the week Is feet total
depth 80 feet; the bottom is in porphyry
and streaks of low assay value.
MEXICAN-1565 leYel-West crosscut 2
from the north drift from the east crosscut
from the bottom Of the Wine sunk from the
l465 level down TO this level near the south
boundary has been extended 20 feet. total
length SO feet, continuing in soft porphyry
formation, carrying clay separations and
showing fine lines Of quartz.
SIERRA NEVADA-The intermediate tun-
mel on Cedar Hill has been advanced during
the week is feet, making the total length
$50 feet. The formation IN the face Is por-
phyry and clay and stringers of low grade
quartz. The joint Sierra Nevada and Union
west drift, 900 level, has been advanced the
past week q feer, making the total dis lance
west of the joint shaft 1867 feet. The face
is in hard porphyry.
ANDEs-The north drift from east cross
cut north on the 420 level has been adj
vanced 10 feet; total length, 1877 feet; forma-
ton, clay and quartz.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-During the
past week west crosscut 3 started in the
northwest drift 432 feet from the main west
drift has been advanced until its total
length is 40 feet. The face is in hard por-
phyry. We also did some repair ing to the
main south drift on this level. Sutro Tuu-
mel level-The joint east cTos5cut with the
Best IL Belcher Company has been extended
10 feet; total length, 134 feet; face in por-
phyry. From the end OF this crosscut we
have started n west crosscut and advanced
the same feet, passing through porphyry.
BEST IL BELCHER-We have resumed
work in the northwest drift at point 173
feet from our south line, and extended the
same a distance of % feet through soft
porphyry; total length, 1875 feet. 900 level
The southwest drift started in west cross
cut 3, 20 feet from the top OF upraise /, 1000
level, has been extended IS feet; total
length, 60 feet; face In .porphyIy Sutro
tunnel level-The joint east crosscut with
the Gould & Curry Company was advanced
10 feet during the week, passing through
porphyry; total length, 1874 feet. From the
end of this crosscuL we have started a west
crosscut ard advanced the same feet; face
in porphyry.
HALE Il NoRcRoss-Main shaft-We
have finished putting in guides in the north
hosting compartment. Main incline-We
continue making tue necessary repairs. 1900
leve-We have advanced the west crosscut
on our south boundary q feet; total length,
80 feet; face in pOrphyry and quartz.
CHoLLAR-We are repairing the west
erosscut $50 level, and retimbering the two
north compartments OF the main Shaft above
the $50 level The east crOsscit near the
south line $50 level is out IS feet. The face
is in clay and pOrphyry.
PoTosI-East crosscut $50 level Is
out 800 feet; face in hard porphyry TIE
north drift from the east crosscut opposite