The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-23
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines,

VIRGINIA, New. Sept. 22.-Following are
the superintendent weekly reports of the
various mines on the COmsto
Cox. CAL. d VA.--16JO level-We have
continued to stope out ore from the new
ore body from the sout drift Nc. Fourth
floor up to the ninth floor, which is one
floor above the sill floor of this level. The
faces OF the slopes are looking as we'll as
heretofore. The south compartment of
the upraise, of the size of one square set of
tlmbers, which was being carried up from
the sill floor of the 100 level, has been
connected with the fourth floor, all the
way In good ore. From these openings we
have extracted during the week % car
loads of ore, about BAT tons, the average
assay value Of which (per mne-car sam.
ples) was $50 81 per ton. We have shipped
during the week to the Moran mill III
tons 1910 pounds of ore, the average assay
value of which, per railroad car samples.
was $50 10 per ton. The average assay
value per battery samples OF all tn. ore
worked at the mill during the week (6910
tons) was $50 70 per toh. Bullion now Oh
hand in our assay office-assay value
about so, 600.
UNION CON.-900 level-The east cross
cut from the Sierra Nevada north lateral
drl1t which was run from the Joint west
drift at a point 1920 feet west OF the shaft
has been advanced during tie week 25
feet; total length 46 feet, face in clay and
p0rphyry. The west crosscut from the
Union Con. south lateral drift run from
the Joint west drift at a point 1920 feet west
OF the shaft has been advanced rs feet /:
total length 81 feet face in clay and por-
pbyrv.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The west crosscut
started from the top OF the upraise which
was carried up 45 feet above the sill floor
OF this level at point 40 feet west from
the main north drift aud 100 feet north
from the south line of the mine has been
extended during the week Is feet; total
length 4O4 feet. face in porphyry, showing
fine lines of quartz.
OPHIR-1465 level-The unraise started
at point 20 feet in from the mouth of the
east crosscut started from point in the
main north drift, 124 feet north from the
main east cr0sscut from the Ophir shaft.
mas been carried up 3 feet. Total height
IS Ieet' race In porphyry, clay and quartz
Oh low value. AT point 81 feet up the
upralse we are cutting out a small station
from which to run west crosscut. Have
continued Jointly with the Mexican Com
pany the work of making repairs in the
main shaft ut the south end of the 1465
station, near the head OF the incline shaft.
also near the HOO level, central tunnel.
Inc old Wine, which was reached at a
point y feet on from the mouth of the
crosscut, run west from the north drift
from the Mexican shaft on the tunnel level
has been reopened and retimbered 10 feet,
Total depth 10 feet At this point we have
reopened aud retimbered the old south
DRIFT for distance of 81 feet. The cross
cut running west from the end of the
DRIFT run north from the end of the
crosscut run west from the northwest
drift from the Mexican shaft. Sc feet
above the tunnel level. has been advanced
IA feet; total length AZ feet; from tbi, first
cIosseut ~ feet In a south DRIFT has been
advanced Ito Feet a
assaying from 81 to IS pei ton.
GOULD d CURRY-2OO level-The north
arlIt started from west crosscut 8, l115
feet from northwest drift, has bean exo
tended II feet; total length 26O feet. face
In porphvry and stringers of quartz
BEST d BELCHER-2OO level-Tbe north
drift started from incline upraise 80 feet
above TINS level has been extended 80 feet.
psss'hg Trough porphyry, clay and quartz;
total length 100 feet. 500 level-Ths west
crosscut started at a point 5O4 feet from
man north drift was advanced IA feet
phyry. poi-
ANDEs-42o level-East crescent from