The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-18
ON THE CoMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY, Feb. IT, Appended
will be found the official letters of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA. MINE-1650 ievel-In
continuing our prospecting work from
the crit run north from the foot of the
upralse on the sill floor of this level we
nave extracted few tons of ore of oTdl-
nary value. The drift running from the
east crosScut from the drift run north
from the Wine down 80 feet has been eX-
tended feet, total length % fee; face in
porphyry and some quartz. From this
north drift at point 200 feet II from lis
mouth on east cr0sscnt has been. dyanced
Is feet, so far In porphyTy. Very near
this point in . working upward we
have extracted a few tons OF ore
assaying SIS per ton. Total quantity
of ore extracted. from all parts OF the nine
during the past week was hity-slX car
loads, about fifty five. ions, average assay
value $50. IS per tOn.- Most OF inns ore
came from our workings in the vicinity OF
the Wine. 20 feet down. The south west
drift, the Rule drift, from the 1000 station
of the Con. Virginia shaft has been eX-
tended during the week S4feet. total length
ga teet. At this terminal point an open
ing has been cut out on the southeast side
of thu drift and will be. continued up to
meet the Best & Belcher drift, which is
low advanced to within 46 feet of the con-
Meeting point and which, according to the
survey. is 30 feet above the sill floor of
the Rule drift Good progress is. being
made in the work which remains to be
: done to effect the; connection of the two
drifts.
- UNION Z MISE--9O0 level-The Union
:NOn+and Sierra Nevada joint east cross
cutnear the north line of tie Union mine
Il started from Joint south: drift which
WAS run. from the west DRIFT. at a point
:I52@ 1eet west of shaft has been ex-
tended during the. week % feet, total
: length 6Tfeei.@ Formation passed through
ls :prhFphyry and clay with occasional
;%bnpl hes:0f quartz of low assay value
IN EXICAN-1465 IeTei-The eros cut, rum
ming west from the DRIFT run south from
tile toD:of the upraise which was CARRIE
i: up 40: feet above thessffl hoer of this level
at g.. point 40 feet; west from the main
north drift. and 10o,:feet aOfth- from the
soIth Line of. the. mine has BEEN extended
during the week %. feet, total. length $50
feet. Face In porphYry carrying clay sep
:aTations.:. - a.
':"OPHIR@I465: levfel-The drift running
!. north. from the: crosscutrnn west from
: the main dElft on the. sill fieer of this level
*at:a point l24 feet south from, the Wine
station has been extended IS feet, total
length 142 feet; face in tporphyry. clay and
/: a. llttte: quartz carrying "a small. assay Valae.
: An. advance of los feet has been;made dur
ing the week in TeOpeuing and repairing
the central ;tunne Ell. max ing the total length
*:of the drift .ree pened from its. mouth .614
:. feet Have f0n tinued jointly with the
!: Mexican Company the work of:making re-
paiTsto the MA in sh aft: -: q.
- HALE. &: NoRCRos evel-We con-
.tinue: slopfng out ore from the Wine below
This teyel, :aiTd extracted during the week
!: v emit y-six.cars. of .ere assaYing sci 13 per
tOn#per car: sample. and five. ears of ore,
!: average assay per ear sample. S1T 50: per
toni J. 81.
A2TBs.1 420feyel-Wes crOsscut from
N orth drlfrextended 81 feet, total length
3feet;i: formation, quartz and porehyry.