The morning call., 1894-08-26
ON THE COMSTocK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.


VIRGINIA. New, Aug. 25.-Following are
the superiutendents' weekly reports OF the
various mines on the Comstock:
Cox. CAL. g. VA-1650 level-The faces
of the ore body in the directions in which
our last report, continue to look we'll and
we have extracted during the week $50
carloads of ore. about 34S tons, the average
ASSAY value of which per mlnecar samples
was S62 81 per ton. On the 100 level. %
feet below south drift 3. the south drift
has been extended III ieet, all the way In
ore which will average $40 per ton. Total
length of drift Sc feet; face in ore. the
average ASSAY value Of which is about 500
per ton. Repairs in the main shaft have
been completed and the waier-pipe placed
10 position between the 100 and 1900
levels, 1000 level-A north drift from the
crosscut run west from the bottom of the
winze which was sunk % feet on the east
side of the main drift, $50 feet south from
the shaft station, has been advanced 50
feet, passing through porphyry and quartz
formation of low assay value. The west
crosscut started from the main drift $40
feet south from the snaft station has been
advanced % feet; total length 30 feet,
continuing in pOTphyTy and quartz. Have
shipped to the Morgan mill during the
week 766 tons and 1850 pounds of ore, the
average ASSAY value of which (per railroad
car samples) was $50 II per ton. The
average assay value (per battery samples)
of all the ore worked at that mill during
the week G1O tons) was $50 A per ton.
assay value about S11, 500; bullion shipped
to the Carson mint assay value $50, 201 81
OPHIR-1465 leyel-The upraise started
at point 20 leet in from the mouth of he
east crosscut started from point in the
main north drift 124 feet north from the
main east crosscut from the ODhir shaft
has been carried up 10 feet, total height SO
feet; face in porphyry. clay and quartz If
low value Have continued Jointly with
the Mexican Company the work of making
repairs in the main shaft at the 100 level
Central tunnel-FTom the old WINE which
was reached at point 300 feet IN from the
mouth of the cr0sscut run west from the
north drift from the Mexican shaft on the
tunnel level the winZe has been re-
opened down 6 feet. total length II feet.
In the north drift south of 1.-The Mexican
shaft have cut cut and timbeTed a blower
citation. The cTOsscut running east from
the northwest drift from the Mexican
shaft-56 feet above the tunnel level-at a
point 60 feet north from the shaft and
opposite the west crosscut has been ad-
vancad IS feet. total length SO feet; face
in porphyry and clay.
UNION MINE-90O level - The Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint north drift
which was run from the Joint west drift
at a point 1920 feet west of the shaft
has been extended during the week 10
feet, total length GLIB feet; face in Dor
phyry. The joint south lateral drift from
the Joint west drift at a point 1920 feet
west OF shaft has been extended 20 feet,
;otaI length 263 feet; face in porphyry.
MExICAN-1465 level-The west cross
cut started froW the top of the upraise
which was carried up IS feet above the sill
floor Of this level al point 40 feet west
from the main north drift and 100 feet
north from the south line of the niue has
been extended during the week 10 feet.
total length l2S feet; face in p0rphyry.
showing fine lines of quartz
ANDEs-420 leYel-The north drift from
the top of the upraise from the west cross
cut advanced Is feet through pOrphyry and
quartz.
GOULD s. CURRY-20O level-The south
drift from west cTOsscut 8 11l5 feet from
northwest drift has been extended 20 feet,
total length 2l5 feet; face in porphyry.
clay and punches of quartz.
BEST S BELCHER-750 level-East
crosseut / started from upraise 1 frem
500 level has been extended IS feet
through hard quartz and porphyry, tOta!
length 40 feet 200 Ievel-West cross
cut started from incline upraise so feet
from 200 level has been extended 80 feet,
passii g through porphyTy and stringers of
quartz. total length AZ feet.
HALE & NoRCROss-97 level-Ad-
vanced norm drift Il feet, total length 81
feet; face in pOrDhyry. HOO level-Nnrth
drift on this level was advanced II feet
total length 81 feet; face in quartz and
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