The morning call., 1894-12-10
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Reports of Progress in the
Underground Work.

VIRGINIA, New. Dec 9.-Following are
the superintendents' weekly reports of the
various mines on the Comstock;
Con. CAL. 81 VA.-1650 level-We have
continued IL Slope out ore from the new
ore body from the sixth floor ND to the
eleventh floor and Oh the eleventh floor
have advanced ore set of Tim bers further
to the south in ore. making six sets In all
from north to south. The south face of
The stops on the eleventh floor is in ore of
fair quality, the top being in porphyry and
quartz. We have extracted during the
week from all openings $50 carloads, about
BAT tons Of ore, the average assay value of
which per mine car samples was S57 26 per
ton. No work has been done 10 the winza
during the week. 1850 leveI-The south
drift which leads the way for connection
with the ore body on this level is in a softer
formation and the face of 1t is within 80
feet of the bottom of the incline winZe
sunk from the 100 level. There has been
worked IN the Morgan mill during the
week $50 tons and 800 pounds of ore, clos
ing the run for November, and the average
assay aue of the ore per battery samples
was S73 81 per ton. Bullion shipped to
Carson mint. assay value S60,120 IS.
OPHIR-1465 leve-The west cfosscut
81 ieet up from the upraise carried I'D so
feet above the sill floor of this level at a
point 70 feet in from the mouth of The
crosscut run east from the main north
lateral drift and 124 feet north from the
main east crosscut from the shaft was
extended feet; total length lat feet. CON
tinuiOg 10 porphyry and quartz. Con-
tinueG making necessary Re pairs to this
cr0sscut Have continued jointly with
the Mexican Company the work of max
Ing repairs to the main shaft on the HOO
level and upward. Central tunnel-The
upraise from the southeast drift on the
feet; total height % feet, crossing
ore about three feet wide and assaying
about $24 per ton. An opening made from
this up;aise on The southwest side. d ireetly
under the excavation reported last week.
being the third floor above The bottom.
shows quartz formation, which carries
low assay value. In working out from
this uprase TO the suutheas, at IA feet
above the bottom. we bave extracted from
a seam of ore three feet wide 20 tons. as
saying $40 Is per ton. This ore has been
stored In the mine. The drift rupnin o
north from the drift run southeast from
the drift run north from the top of The
level, has been extended Is feet; total
length. So feet in porphyry aud some
quartz.
HALE & NoRCRoss-975 level-Have
advanced north drift from the end of No.
l west crosscut feet; total length As feet.
The streak of ore in the face of this drift
is widening and the ore is high grade.
Work will be resumed in the face of west
crosscut No. on next Monday morning.
1100-We are raising for tina fifth floor
above this level; the roof is in a mixture
| OF quartz and porphyry. During the week
we have hoisted from the 975 level four
| cars Of ore assaying, per mlnecar sample,
| SS4 M nor ton 1d65 lr yei-Tha 1rift ~,
ming north from the end of the west cross
cut started from the Top of the upraise.
which was carried up Is feet above the sill
| fi0or of this level at 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 15 feet
total length 169 feet; face In porphyry and
clay. As joint work with the Ophir Com
pany We are making rapairs in the Ophir
! shaft on the HOO level and upward.
| UNION CoN.-The Sierra Nevada north
lateral drift which was run from the Join