The morning call., 1893-08-06
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

the Mines.
VIRGINIA CITY. Aug. 5.-Appended will
be found the official letters of superintend-
ents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA.-150O level-On the
sill floor we have reopened the main south
drift distance of 60 feet; tOta! length re-
opened sc feet, 10 point 262 feet distant
from the main shaft. At point In this
south drift 256 feet from the main shaft
we are cutting out station for an upraise.
We have done some repairing to the main
north lateral drift from the Con. Va. shaft.
1000 level-The south drift started at the
end of the east crOsscut run east from the
main south drift on the 1900 level has been
extended 16 feet. continuing In pOrphyry
and quartz of very low assay value. We
have continued the work of buIkheading
and closing the opening which connects
with the old slopes In the north end
of mines where gas exists. and the escape
of the gas is growing less. 1850 level-We
continued making the necessary repairs to
the drifts on the sill floor of this level. We
resumed work on the north and south
sides OF the drift run east. at point 20
feet down, from the Wine sunk from the
crosscut run west from the main north
west drift; also upward at the end Of the
drift run south from that winZe at point
50 feet down, and have extracted from all
these places during the week 1853 carloads
of ore. making about 1853 tons. We have
shipped 10 the Morgan mill during the
week 1874 tons and 800 pounds Of ore, the
average assay value of which (per car
sampled was $50 10 per ton. The average
assay value (per battery sample) of all the
ore worked at the mill during the week
III tons Was S33 81 per ton.
OPHIR = 1865 level An east crosscut
started from the main drift on the sill floor
of this level at a point 10S feet south from
the Wine station has been advanced 9
feet. We have continued Jointly with the
Mexican Company the work Of making
repairs TO the main shaft
MEXICAN-On the 1865 level the east
crOsscut from the north drift from the
crosscut run east from the bottom of the
Wine has been extended 10 feet, total
length 154 feet. in a porphyry, clay and
quartz formation. showing little value.
SIERRA NEVADA - The intermediate
tunnel on Cedar Hill has been advanced
during the week II feet, making the total
length 515 feet. The face is porphyry.
The north drift started a point 1920 feet
west of the joint Sierra Nevada and Union
shaft has been advanced 80 feet; face in
porphyry.
ANDEs-42o fevel-The east crosscus
from the main lateral drift north has been
advanced IL feet. total length "a feet; face
In quartz that yields low assays.
GOULD q CURRY-200 level--West cross
cut started in the northwest drift 432 feet
from the main west drift has been ad-
vanced feet; face in hard porphyry; to-
tai length 557 feet. We have also done
some necessary repairing during the past
week on the 200 and 400 levels. Sutr0
tunnei-The joint north drift which was
started in east crosscut !, 70 feet from the
main north drift, has been advanced Is
feet, passing through soft porphyry: total
length so feet. All work has been discon-
tinued in this drift for the present.
HALE & NoRCRoss-On the 800 level