The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-21
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done i'm
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY, Jan. 2O-Appended
will be found the official letters of superin-
tendents OF operations on the COmstOck:
Con. CAL. IL VIRGINIA-165O level-In
our workings in and frem the drift run
north from the foot of the upTaise which
was carried up from sill floor of this level
we have extracted few tons OF ore of
ordinary value. The drift running north
from east crOsscut l from the drift run
north from the Wine down % feeD at a
point 40 feet north from the Wine has
been advanced 81 feet. total length 166
feet; face In porphyry and clay and quartz
Quarrying a low assay value. East cross
cut from the drift run north from the
WINE down 81 feeD at a point 126 feet
north from the Wine has been advsn ced
81 feet, total length AZ feet; face In pOr-
phyry. clay and quartz, The total guam
tity of ore extracted from the mine during
the week was 4S carloads, about 90 tons.
averaging S28 IA per ton. The largest
portion of this ore came from our work
ings in the vicinity OF the Wine 20 feet
down. The southwest drift (the Rule
drift from the 1000 station OF the Con.
Virginia shaft has been advanced during
the week 90 feet, total length 391 feet !;
face in porphyry, clay and quartz Of nomi-
nal value. The bearing Of this drift has
been changed and the course is now II
deg. west of south.
UNION MINE-900 level-The Union Con.
and Sierra Nevada joint north drift run
ming from the Joint west drift at a point
1920 feet west from the shaft has been ex-
tended during the week II feet, total
length 377 feet; face in hard porphyry and
small seams of clay.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The crosscut run
ming west from the drift run south from
the top of the upraise. which was carried
up 40 feet above the sill floor of this level
at point 40 feet west from the main orth
DRIFT and 100 feet north from the sou til
line of the mine, has been extended during
the week % feet. total length 134 feet
face in porphyry formation carrying clay
separations.
OPHIR-1465 level-The drift running
north from the crosScut running west
from the main north drift on the sill floor
of this level al point 124 feet south from
the station has been extended 16 feet :;
total length ~ feet. The porphyry forma-
ton has become softer, aud carries
some clay. Have opened and retimbsrsd
the central tunnel tor distance of 155
feet from its mouth. Have continued,
jointly with the Mexican Company, the
work of making repairs TO the main
shaft.
HALE e NoRCRoss-13O0 lsvel-Ne
continue Stopping out ore from the Wine
below this level, and extracted during the
week IA cars of ore assaying $50 % per
ton per ear sample, and 10 cars of ore
of average assay per car sample OF SO 90
per ton.
ANDEs-420 level-Tim bered north drift
from west crosscut 2 and extended the
north drift s feet, continuing in ore of
fair assay value.
ALTA-725 level-The north drift has
been reopened a distance of $50 feet. This
drift is being cleaned out for the purpose
of making a n air connection with the Lady
Washington shaft. When this connection
is made a raise will be started from the
725 level in ore. Have started sinking a
winze below the 725 level 500 feet west of
the shaft. This WINE is now down feet
and foot of fair-grade ore is showing in
the bottom. The ore is increasing in
width as depth is attained. Only a few
inches was showing at the point where the
winZe was started.