The morning call., 1893-10-29
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly. Bulletins of Work Done in
-: the Mines.

= VIRGINIA CITY, Oct. %. - Appended
will be found the official letters Of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. s. VA.-1600 level-A few
days work nas completed the repairs to
drifts on this level. 1850 level-The cross
cut running east from the top of the up
raise which was carried up 60 feet from G he
main northwest drift at a point SO feet
south from its junction with the main west
drift from the c. and C.. shaft has been
extended p feet, total length 62 feet and
we have extracted theretrOm twelve car
loads of. ore-about ten tons-assaying
S28 20 per ton. The drift running south
at a point 90 feet down from the Wine
which was sunk from the crosscnt run
westfrom the north west drift has been ex-
tended duLing the week "a feet, total
length 13S feet all the way in quartz The
drift .IunDiqg north from the main Wine
at . point $50 feet down has been ex-
tended 48 feet, total length 73 feet, con-
tlnuIng 10 porphyry, clay and quartz. Fair
progress is being made in repairing the
Cen: Va. shaft, which work was COM
meuced Friday of this week.
:MExICAN-On the 1865 level al east
crQsScut started In the main north drift at
a point 100 feet north from the south line
.of: the mine has been advanced 30 feet.
total length 81 feet; face ln porphyry and
clay. Have continued jointly with the
0pbfr Company the work OF making re-
psirsln the Opnir shaft.
OPH1R-1465 level-The crosseut running
Wesr,fr the main north drift at point
I24 feet south from the winZe station has
been. extended during the week % feet; /;
Q. Total: length go feet, continuing in por-
phyry, which has become somewhat softer.
SIERRA NEVADA-The north lateral
drift: from the intermediate tunnel has
been advanced Is feet, total length 165
feet; faee is in porphyry. On account of
hi ira M nFtr "a In
the face of the north drift. 1920 feet west
from the shaft. 900 0level-During the week
the flow of water struck last week has not
decreased.
: : AEDEs-On the 42O level north drift
from east crosscut 1 north advanced
IL feet, total length "a feet; formation
yielding low assays.
GOULD g. CURRY-280 level-West cross
cut 3 started in northwest drift 432
feet from main west drift has been ad-
Tanced 13 feet during the past week, total
length 727 feet; face in hard quartz.
Il .BEsT& BELCHER-200 level-West cross
eut 3 started in northwest drift 295
feet from our south boundary has been
extended 10 feet, passing through quartz
and porphyry. total length 40 feet. 900
level-Work has been discontinued in
crosscat 3 and will be resumed in
northwest drift from the top of upraise
No. l from 1000 level after the same has
DeeD cleared ana repaired.
SAvAGE-On the 100 level we are ex-
tracing ore of fair grade at several points
from the twelfth floor up to the twentieth
floor. During the week we have hosted
279'cars of ore from this level. Shipped to
the Nevada mill 2i0 tons and milled 210
tons. Car samples average S27 AZ, bat
terry samples average S23. Bullion yield
for the week S338l In the soutn compart-
ment of the main hosting shaft they are
putting in new hosting guides from the
1900 to the 75O levels. In the east crosscut
from the south drift $50 level they have
commenced stopping ore.
HALE & NoRCRoss-Are making some
necessary repairs in main shaft. 1900
leyal-Dnring the week have sunk the
Wine. 40 feet. Extracted during the week
I cars. Of ore, assaying per car sample
::S35 90, and 27 cars of ore, assaying per car
sample SIC rs per ton.
- CHOLLAR-The west cr0sscut from the
.norf6 driit, 145 feet north OF south line.
1000feVel, is out 81 feet; face is In Dorphyry
and. quartz that gives fair assays. We are
doing the usual amount OF repairing TO tDe
'iBaln incline below the $50 level.
=. PoTosI-We have 70 feet of No. cross
cut 100 level repaired, and Will start an
i. upralse to connect with The nortn drlIt DO
feetbelow the 1000 level. Extracted and
semitic the mill the past week 201 tons and
OvO.g .gguuus OF ore IroW aUoNe sne MUM
dflHe26 feet below the 1000 level, and above
the north drift SO feet below the 1000 level;
'mllled during the week 200 tons; on hand
at mill 101 tons and 100 pounds; average
battery assays S23 81; average car sample
assays S24 .06; shi pped to United States
mint. Carsen, 391 pounds of crude bullion.
BuLLIoN-The west drift from the sta
tL0n $50 level Ward shaft has not been
adyaBced this week on account of cutting
Out-a blower station and making repairs
TO drift. :.