The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-18
KOHL Der
STRAUSS G. =
FROHMAN.
10Y AND 100 POST ST.
1920 222-i224 Market ST.
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Reports of Progress in the
UNDERGROUND Work.

Underground WORK.
VIRGINIA, New. Nov. 17.-FolIowing are
the superintendents' weekly reports of the
various mines on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. g. VA.-1650 level-We have
continued to slope out ore from the new
ore body from the sixth floor up to the
eleventh, and on the eleventh floor have
in ore, the top being in porphyry and
quartz. We have extracted during the
week from these slopes $50 carloads
about 347 tons of ore-the average assay
value of which per mine car samples was
S79 80 per ton. No work has been done in
the WINE during the week. 1850 level
Have continued work in the south drift
which leads the way for connection with
the ore body on this level. The face of
the drift is il hard rock.
OPHIR-1465 level-The west crosscut 81
feet up from the upraise carried up so fee /
above the sill floor of this level at a point
70 feet in from the mOui of this cr0sscut
run east from the main north lateral drift
and ia feet north from the main cas- cross
cut firm the shalt was extended Is feet
total length 1874 feet, continuing in por-
phyry and quartz Of low ASSAY value; have
continued jointly with the Mexican Com
pany the work of making repairs in the
main shaft on the HOO level and upward.
Central tunnel-The drift running south
east from the end of the south DRIFT from
the bottom of the Wine on the $50 level of
the mine has been extended 80 feet; total
length 1872 feet. The average assay value
of ore in the face is SAT go per ton. The
upper portion OF the face carries the better
part OF the ore while the bottom shows a
mixture of porphyry and quartz; have ey-
tTacted from this drift during the week SO
tons of ore averaging $50 SO per ton. From
the end Of the drift run southeast from the
end of the drii run north from the slope
of the uprai-e which is 3l7 feet above the
tunnel level an upraise has been carried
up "a feet in porphyry and quartz of low
assay value.
UNION CoN.-900 level-The east cross
cut from the Sierra Nevada north lateral
drift which was run from the Joint west
drift at point 1920 feet west of the sha fl
has been advanced % feet, total length 20S
feet; face in clay. and porphyry. The
west crosscut from the Union sou b lateral
drift run from the joint west drift at a
Doint 1920 feet west Of the shaft has been
advanced "a feet. total length 24O feet:
face in clay and porphyry with strngers
| of quartz
| MEXICAN-1465 level-The shaft run
Mug north from the end of the west
cr0sscut started from the top OF the up
| raise which was carried up 45 feet above
| the sill floor of this level az roint 40 fee,
west from the main north drift and 1OC
| feet north from the south line of the mine
| has been extended during the week 10 fset,
| total length lib feet; face in porphyry and
quar'Z
GOULD g. CURRY-20O level-We have
started Jointly with the Best & Belcher
| Company to sink a wiDZe on our north
| boundary. The same has been sun dur
| ing the week distance Of feet passing
| through quartz. The south drift started
| from west crosscut 5, Ills feet from north
west DRIFT, has been extended 13 feet pass
| ing through porphyry, clay and quartz:
| total length 361 feet. At the end of this
| drift we have started a west crosscut mo.
| A. ard advanced feet; face in porphyry.
| BEST q BELCHER-200 level-The joint
wiaze started in west crosscut 5 on oui
| south boundary has been sunk 9 feei
| passing through quartz. 800 level-1he
| north drift started from west crosscut 4
| $40 feet from main north drift, has been
| advanced IL feet, total length 70 feet; face
| in quartz AID Dorphyry.
HALE q NORCROsS - 975 level-Ad-
| vanced north drift from the end OF No.
west crosscut 8 feet; total length Is feet,
| face in pnrphyry and small stringers OF
quartz. The small ore seam continues
| about the same as at last report.
Have had to ease timbers on the west
crosscut on this level the past week.
HOO ievel-Are working ON the third
floor above this level The roof shows q
| little ore.
ANDEs-420 level-The west crosscut
| from the north drift from the top of the
upraise up 30 feet has been advanced Il
feet. total length " feet; formation sof
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