The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-02
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA, New, Aug. 25.-Following are
the superintendent weekly reports of the
various mines on the Comstock;
Con. CAL. AND VIRGINIA-In contnu-
ing the work OF STOPPING in the ore body to
the west and south and upward to the
ninth floor lone floor above the sill floor of
this leveD we have extracted during week
$50 carloads of ore, about 347 tons, the aver
age ASSAY value OF which per miDe-caT
samples was sos % Der ton. The Slopes
look we'll. Ga the 100 level, q feet below
south drift 3. the south drift has been ex-
tended 10 feet in ore which will aVergp $40
per ton. total length of drift 66 feet; face
In porpnyry and quartz assaying $50 per
ton. 1000 level-Tne north drift from the
crOsscut run west from the bottom of the
Wine which was sunk % feet on the east
side OF the main drift, $50 feet south from
the shaft station. has been advanced Is
feet. total length 80 feet. continuing in a
porphyry and quartz formation of low as
say value. The west cTOsScut started from
the main drift. $40 feet south from the
shaft station, has been advanced 20 feet.
total length $50 feet, continuing in por-
phyry and quartz. All work on this level
and all work carried on by the Con. Vir-
GINA Company through the Con. Virginia
shaft has been suspended. Have shipped
to the Morgan mill during the week 1O3
tons and 40 pounds of ore, the average as
say value of which, ) er railroad-car sam
Piles, was SAB 10 per ton. The average
assay value. per battery sample, of all the
ore worked at that mill during the week
362 tons $40 pOunds-was $50 sc per ton.
Bullion shipped to the Carson mint. ASSAY
value. S6S,079 IS.
OPHIR-1465 level-The upraise 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 crOsscut from the Ophir shaft
been carried up u feet; total height Is
feet; face 10 porphyry, clay and quartz of
low value. Central tunnel-The old Wine
which was reached at a point go feet IN
from the mouth of the crosscut run west
from the north drift from the Mexican
shaft on the tunnel level has been re.
opened down feet; total depth "a feet
Inc drlft running north from the end of
the west crosscut, SO feet above the tunnel
level. which had bren advanced 80 feet in
that direction, has been extended 8 feet:
total length In north course 95 feet.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The west crescent
started from the top of tie upraise which
was carried up 45 feet above the sill floor
0t This level al point 40 feet west from
the main north drift and 100 feet north
from the south line of the mine has heen
extended during the week % feet; total
length S51 feet; face in porphyry showing
hne lines OF quartz As Joint work with
the Ophlr Company are making repairs
In the Ophir shaft at the 100 level.
UNION MlNE-9OO 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
Dsen extended during the week is feel.
total length 629 feet; face in hard porpbvry'
Inc Joint south lateral drift from the Joint
west drift at point 1920 feet west OF shalt
has been extended "a feet, total length 2S7
1eet; lace In pOrpDyTy.
ANDES-420 level-The north drift from
the top OF the uDraise from the west cross
cut advanced feet. connecting with north
upraise. We are easing timbers in main
north drift on 420 level.
GOULD " CURRY-200 level-The south
drlft from west croscut 8, Ills feet from
northwest drift, has been extended % feet.
total length 240 feet; face in soft Dor.
phyry. clay anu lunches of quartz
BEST " BELCHER-750 level-East Cross
cut started from upraise from 500 level
has been extended 10 feet through hard
quartz and porphyry, totsl length 81 feet.
ZOO Ievei-West croSscut started from in
cline upraise 80 feet from 200 level has
oeen extended 20 feet. passing through
porpyhry and stringers of quartz. total
Length 81 feet; IL has been discontinued
We are now running a drift from this m
raise, which is now out II feet in nnartz
HALE d NoRCRoss - 975 laval - "A
vanced north drift Is feet, total length 5o
feet; lace in porphyry. HOO IeyeI-Nortb
DRIFT on this level was advanced 70 fec,
total length &c feet; face in quartz and
porphyry. ""U