The morning call., 1894-10-21
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done ir
the Mines.

VIRGINIA, New. Oct. 20-Following are
the superintendents' weekly reports of the
various mines on the Com.tock:
Con- CAL. & VA.--165O level--We have
continued to stope out ore from the new
ore body from the fourth floor South drift
q up to the tenth floor two flo RS above
the sill floor of the 1850 levsD, and the
faces of the slopes are looking we'll at all
points. The Wine which was started on
the sill floor of the south drift of the 1900
level has been sunk during the week IL
feet, following the west wall with a regu-
lar dip; total depth of the winze 25 feet.
In this last II feet the winze in its entire
length and width has carried ore which
gave an average assay value at
$40 80 per ton, and the bottom of
the winZe is in solid. compact ore,
the average assay value of which is $72 so
per ton. We have extracted during the
week from the slopes and from the winze
about BAT tons of ore, the average assay
value of which per car samples was S92 80
per ton. We have shin ped to the Morgan
mill 594 tons and 80 pounds of ore. the
average assay valne of which per railroad
ear samples was 500 SO per ton. The aver
age assay value OF all ore worked at that
mill during the week GAS t0ns) was So 80
per ton. In the coming week we will COM
mence repairing the 1850 level and will
make preparations to drift in the direc-
tions of the ore body and make cOnDec-
tion with it on that level.
OPHIR-1465 level-The west crosscut 81
feet up from the upraise carried up SO feet
| above the sill floor cf this level at point
| 20 feet in from the south nf the crosscut
run east from the main north lateral drift
| and 124 feet north from the main east cross
shaft nYtpn6a6 10 feat
total length 81 feet, continuing in por-
phyry and quartz of low assay value.
| Have continued jointly with the Mexican
| Company the work Of making repairs in
| the main shaft on the HOO level and up
! ward.
| CENTRAL TUNNEL-The drift running
| south from the bottom of the old winZe on
| the $50 level of the mine has been extended
| 50 feet. total length 203 feet. continuing
| in a quartz formation asSaylng from ~ TO
| So per ton. The upraise started at the end
| OF the drift running north from the top OF
| the upraise which was carried up 20 feet
| from the end of the crosscut run west from
! the northwest drift from the Mexican
shaft 56 feet above the tunnel level
| has been carried up 26 feet, total length
Al 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 a point 1920 feet west of the shaft
! has been advanced during the week Is feet,
total length 13S feet; face in clay, quartz
! and porphyry. The west cr0sscut from
| the Union Con. south lateral DRIFT run
| from the j)int west drift at point 1920
feet west of the shaft has been advanced
% feet, total length LAT feet; face in clay
and porpbyry.
MExIcAN-1465 lsvel-The drift running
| north from the end of the west crosscut
| started from the top of the upraise which
was carried up 45 feet above the sill floor
| of this level at point 40 feet west from
| the main north drift and 100 feet north
from the south line of the nine has been
| extended during the week IL feet: total
length So feet; face IN porphyry and
| quartz carrying some value.
BEST q BELCHER-200 level-Started
an east crosscut from end of north drift
| and extended same 10 feet, disseminating
work with face in soft porphyry; also