The morning call., 1894-08-05
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines,

weekly bulletins OF WOTk Done III
the Mines.
VIRGINIA, New, Aug. 4-Following is
the superintendents' weekly reports of the
various mines on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. AND VIRGINIA-1650 level
In stopping out between south drifts and
3 in the ore body recently found on the
west side and to the south and upward We
have extracted during the week $50 car
loads of ore, about 347 cons. the average
assay value of which, per minecar SAM
piles. was $57 81 per ton. The faces of the
ore body in those directions continue to
look well. On the 100 level, % feet below
south drift 8, the south drift started
at the end of the west crosscut has been
advanced % feet, total length sc feet The
last 10 feet is in ore which Will average
$50 per ton. and the face of tile drift is IN
ore which will average 500 per ton by as
say. 1000 level-The south drift from the
crOsscut run west from the bottom Of
winze which was sunk % feet on the east
side of the main drift $50 feet south from
The shaft station has been extended
So feet, total length 48 feet contlnu-
ing in porphyry and quartz formation,
carrying low assay value. The west
crosscut started from the main drift 345
feet from the shaft station has been ad-
vanced 80 feet, total length $50 feet. con-
tinuing in porphyry and quartz formation
of low value. Some repairs have been
made in the main drift. Have continued
repairs in the Con. Virginia between the
1900 and 400 level stations, in order 10
place pipes therein to carry off the water
flowing from the workings or the west
Con. Virginia and California Company.
Have shipped to the Morgan mill during
the week 325 tons and 1870 pounds of ore,
the average assay value of which, per
railroad car samples, was $50 SO per ton.
The average assay value, per battery sam
Ill fhA khnf
during the week Q35 tons) was SOS AZ per
ton.
UNION MINE = 900 level-The Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint orth drift
which was run from The joint west drift
at point 1920 feet west of the shaft has
been extended during the week IS feet,
total length 566 feet; face in hard
porphyry. The joint south lateral drift
from the joint west drift at point 1920
feet west of the shaft has been extended
q feet, total length 201 feet; lace in
porphyry.
MExICAN-1465 level-The west cross
cut started from the top Of the upraise
which was carried up 40 feet above the sill
floor OF this level at point 40 feet west
from the main north drift and 100 feet
north from the south line Of the mine has
been extended during the week % feet.
total length 26S feet; face IN porphyTy.
showing fine lines of quartz.
OPHIR-1465 leve-The east crosscut
started from a point in the main north
drift 124 feet north from the main east
crosscus from the Ophir shaft has been ad-
vanced 16 feet, total length 7S feet; face
in vein porphyry with punches and lines
of quartz From the end of this erosscut
are cutting out an opening on the south
| side from which an upraise will be carried
up. Have continued Jointly with the
| Mexican Company the work of making re-
| pairs in the main shaft at the HOO level.
| Central tunnel-Rave continued the work
! of raopening the old wlnZs station which
was reached point 900 feet in front of the
| mouth of the crosscut run west from the
| north drift from the Mexican shaft on the
| tunnel level The west erosscus started
! from the end of the south drift started
from the end Of the crosscut run west
from the northwest drift from the Mexi-
can shaft Sc feet above the tunnel level
has been extended 27 feet, total length
81 feet; face in the old workings in quartz
formation which assays from So to $40
per tOD
ANDEs-42O level-The north drift from
the top of the upralse from the west cross
cut advanced Is feet, total so feet; forma-
tion quartz and porphyry.
BEST q BELCHER-200 level-Ineine
upraise No. l started IN a north drift 10
feet from our south boundary has been
carried up 10 feet. passing through quartz
and porphyry; total height 40 feet. 800
I6Fol- L De HOEtn uEllG 6taTLoQ from west
crosscut $40 feet from main north drift
has been extended so feet, total length 50
feet; face in porphyry and quartz.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-The south
drift from west crosscut 8 Ills feet from
northwest drift has been extended "A feet;
total length 164 feet; face in soft porphyry.
At point in this south drift 150 feet from
west crosscut we have run a west cross
cut for distance OF IL Ieet, passing
through soft porphyrv.
HALE & NoRCRoss-975 level-The
new working station for this level Will
soon be completed. HOO level-HaVe al
vanced the new north drift on this level
feet, total length Is feet; face ln porphyry.
ALTA-The south drift from the north
WINS was advanced feet. total length
81 feet. A crosscut was started west at
point 10 feet south from the Wine and eX-
tended Is feet, all in quartz, but Of grade
too low IN value TO pay for milling We
continue to extract some ore from tDs
north stope, the average assay OF which
accordinp m car sampl es is S34 06 per ton.