The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-18
ON THE COMSTOCK..
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines

VIRGINIA CITY, March 17.-Appended
will be found the official letters OF superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. d VA-1650 level-The drift
running north from the end of the cross
cut run east from the drift run north from
the east crOsscut / from the nor drift
from the Wine, down 80 feet-has been
extended during the week 20 feet, total
length 81 feet. continuing in porphyry.
clay and quartz of low assay vale. Have
extracted from our workings in the
vicinity OF the Wine, down 20 feet d
tons of ore. assaying $50 IS per ton. The
average assay value. per battery samples,
of ali ore worked at the Morgan mill
during the week (43 tons and 1890
pounds) was S34 80 per ton. Have shipped
to the company's Office in San Francisco
four bars Of bullion, assay value S172O.
yield of 6S3 tons and 1890 pounds OF ore,
worked at the Morgan mil. 1000 level
Che Rule drift)-The upraise from this
drift started at a point 253 feet south Of
The shaft station has been carried up dur
Ing the week 40 feet, continuing in Dor-
phvry, clay and quartz Of low assay value.
East crOsscut . started from the drift at
a point 527 feet from the shaft station has
been extended 90 feet, total length 90 feet
face IN porphyIy with clay ana lines of
quartz Our progress in these localities
has Dtc0 Ietdlutu uuIlHE the week on dc-
count OF repairs being made to the shaft
between the 1000 and 100 level stations by
the West Con. Cal. 81 Va. Co.. which re-
CURED for that purpose the use of the
shaft for large portion of the time
OPHIR-1465 leyel-The crosscus run
ming west from the drift run north from the
cr0sscut run west from the main north
drift on the sill floor of this level, at a
point ia feet south from the WINS station
has been extended during the week Is feet
total length SO feet; continuing In por-
phyry, elay and quartz formation. An adj
vance OF 90 feet has been made during the
week in reoDening and repairing the
central tunnel. making the total length of
The drift TeOpened from its mouth 936 feet.
The progress during the week was some.
what slower than heretofore, which was
owing to the more compact condition of
the ground passed through
MEXICAN - 1865 level - The upraise
started near the mouth of the crUsscut run
west from the drift run south from the t %
of the upTaise which was carried up a.
feet above the sill floor of this level al a
point 40 feet from the main north drift
and 100 feet north from the south line of
the m ne has been carried I'D during the
week feet, total height 80 feet; top in
p0rphyry formation. Have continued
jointly with the Ophir Company the work
of making repairs in the OphIr shaft
UNION MINE-90O level-The Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint east crescent
near the Dortn line of the Union mine
started from joint north drift which was
run from the joint west drift at point
1920 feet west Of shaft has been extended
during the week % feet, total length 156
feet; face IN clay ard pnrphyry. from
which there is a small flow OF water.
ANDEs-420 level-West crosscutl was
extended Is feet, total length IS feet .
formation. clay, porphyry aud seams OF
quartz.
BEST & BELCHER-900 level-The east
crusscu, which is being run on the north
boundary has been advanced twenty-one