The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA, New, July 14-Following Is
the superintendent weekly reports of the
various mines on the Comstock:
Con. CAL & VA MINE-1650 level-We
have continued sloping out on the west
side OF the uprase between south
drifts and in the ore body recently
found, and the ore in this direction is still
looking well. Have completed the work
of timbering and putting in an ore chute
in the upraise between south drift
4, on the 100 level and south drift 3.
twenty-five feet above. No pecting
has been done and no development Of ore
has been made during the week. Have
extracted during the week 353 carloads Of
ore, $50 tons, the average assay value
of which per mine car samples was
S75 81 per ton. Have shipped during
the week to the Morgan mill 296 tons
1910 pounds of ore, the average
assay value of which per railroad car sam
pies was S74 IS. The average assay value
per battery samples of all the ore
worked at that mill during the week Gas
tOns) was S66 So per ton. Bullion now on
hand in our assay Office, assay value about
$4,000; bullion shipped to Carson mint.
assay value $50, 308 80. 1000 level-The
west crosscut started from the main drift
345 feet south from the shaft station has
face in porphyry and quartz formation
carving low assay value. The WINE
started al point $50 Ieet south from the
shaft station on the east side of the main
drift has been sunk q feet; bottom in
porphyry and quartz which carries very
low assay value. Are continuing the usual
necessary repairs In the main DRIFT. we
are opening a closed point in the Con.
Virginia shaft below the 1500-level station
in order 10 make pasSagewav to the 1850
level for the water which is flowing from
the workings of the West Con. Va. 81 Cal.
Mining Company.
UNION MINE-900 level-The Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint north drift
which was run from the joint west drift
at point 1920 feet west of the shaft has
been extended during the week % feet.
total length 5O2 feet; face in hard por-
phyry. The jolut south lateral drift from
the Joint west drift at point 1920 feet
west of shaft has been extended q feet,
total length 142 feet; face in clay>and por
phyry.
MExIcAN-1365 level-The west cross
cut started from the top of the upraise
which was carried up 45 feet above the
sill floor of this level al a 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 2S feet,
total length 200 feet; face in porphyry,
showing fine lines OIL quartz AS JOINT
work with the Ophir Company are making
repairs in the Ophir shaft at the HOO level.
OPHIR-The east crOsscut started from
a point in the main north drift 124 feet
north from the main east crOsscut from
the Ophir shaft has been advanced IS feet :;
total length % feet; face in vein porphyry
f0rmatio showing lines OF quartz. Have
continued Jointly with the Mexican CON-
panv the work of making repairs III the
main shaft at the 100 level. Central tun-
nel-The west crosscut started from the
drift RIM north from the old Mexican shaft
on the tunnel level at point &c feet north
from shaft has been extended feet. total
length 225 feet. in broken groundic0nsisting
of porphyry and quartz, all showing some
yalue. The south DRIFT started from the
end of the crosscut run west from the
northwest drift from the Mexican shaft 56
feet above the tunnel has been extended
"a feet; total length 4S feet, in clay, quartz
and old filings, assaying from S. 10 S12 per
ton.
ANDEs-42O level-The north drift from
the top of the uDrsise has been advanced
II feet; formation quartz
BALE 81 NoRCRoss - 900 level - Ad-
yauced west crosscut from end of south
west drift II feet. total length 60 feet.
Work in the face of this crosscut has been
stopped. Have been repairing south