The morning call., 1894-07-08
=: ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
:: the Mines.

the Mines.
=, n IRGINIA, New, july 7.-Following is
The :superintendents' weekly reports of the
VARIOUS mines on the Comstock:
= Con. CAL. IL VA. MINE-165O level-We
Aavarontinued stoping out on the west
*slyie. OF the upralse, between south
drifts and 3, in the ore body recently
found and 1he ore in this direction is still
locking we'll. Have been TIM bering and
putting an ore chute in the upraise be-
:: twehn: south drift on the 100 level
and south drift 8. p feet above From
IheSe places we have extracted during the
Week-ZoI carloads of ore, about 235 tons,
the f1yerage assay value of which per mine
gar NIPPLES was SGT 81 per ton. No work
mas mas ueen done In the south opening on the
l1t3 Jewel. Have shipped during the week
tQtne Nj organ mill 552 tons 1910 pounds of
s ore, the average assay value OF which (per
: EallF0ad car samples) was SO 81. The
average assay value (per battery Samples)
- Qt.."QlI the ore worked at that mil!
during the week, so tons, was S58 80 per
tQn:: Bullion now on hand in our ASSAY
;Nthce, assay valne about $4,000; bulio,
= h3HPel TO Carson mint, assay value $751;
566@bL.- Have been making repairs at tue
ECDD, y tEgfnia shaft station on the 1920
level Ire paratory to the conducting Of
: the wafer " nlch was recently tapped in
the west drift of the West Con. Virginia
and. California down to our 1850 level.
.1bOGIeYel-Ihe lie west crOsscut started from
the main drift $40 feet south from th
Sna4I staten has been extended % feel
total lpngth 60 feet; face in porphyTy and
qIaTtZ ,-IormaIiOn carrying a low assay
Na4ues AT point $50 feet south from the
shaH station on the east side of the main
uElIt we have cut out an opening ana com-
ID AeFced sinking theretTOm tWO-c0mpaFt-
%. mentwlnZe. Have been making Tie uSuai
necessary reuairs in the main drift.
" :OPHIR-l465 levei-Ihe west cFoSSeut
Started 119 feet in from the mouth OF the
drift Thinning south from the croSScut run
west from he main north dTitt mas oeen
:@eXlen nted 5 leet, total length 90 feet,
:sl0pped in harder pOrphyry carrying clay
: separations. From a point In main north
uFTfI I24- leet north from the main east
cF6Ssgut from the Ophir shaft an east
:. cEosscIit has been advanced 10 feet in vein
poEphyry formation. Have continued
=<.jeia{ly with The Mexican Company the
:. work IF making repairs in the main shaft
it. the 1l90 level. Central tunnel-The
ives :cIosscur started from the drift run
h6TtlF from the old Mexican shaft Oh the
;GnAeF level at point 26 feet north from
-<s}l ait. has been extended IA feet, total
length 217 feet, in a porpnyry forma-
ion = with some quartz of IOg
assay value. The north drift from the end
s.OfIRe west crOsScut from the nOrthwesr
DRIFT from the Mexican shaft 56 feet above
:lt}e. tuh mel level has been eXtended uortn-
westerly is feet, total length los feet. con-
*tluu}ng along in quartz and Olu filings as
=sayfnEfrum SIS to IS per ton. From the
end OF the west crosscut from the north
west. drift above mentioned a south frltt
has been advanced Il feet; face in quartz
.auI DID nlllngS aSsayIng from So to S15 per
tlt].-.<
- UNION MINE-90O level-The Union Con.
= anu SIERRA Nevada Joint north drift which
: wa from The l0int RI at
152Q feet west OF the shaft has been eX-
tented. during The week feet; total length
.46Q feet; lace in hard pOIphyry. The joint
SQutl-ateral drift from the int west DRIFT
.-at a-p0int 1920 feet nest Of shaft has been
extended - feet; total length 121 feet: tac-
iEi>Glay- and p0rpnyry. Repairs prevented
-a~gTeater pXten sion Of the frSt-named drift.
-. MEXICAN-1465 NJ level-The vest crosscut
Stafteu from the top Of the upraise which
=: was carried 10 feet above the sil-floor
~d00T-Qf this level at point 20 feet west
. .fEJEl-the main north drift and 100 feet
:=n0rlh from the south line of the mine has
bean extended during the week is feet,
total : length 172 feet; face in por-
pGYTy, clay and quartz.
=: ::--s+A:NDEs-420 level-The north drift from
the lOp: Of the upraise from west crosscut
advanced 13 feet. Formation, Quartz.
:. BEST q BELCHER-200l leVel-The north
=: DRIFT started from our north boundary
10 d YaReed. 20 feet, total length 10C
:. fef+l; face in soft p0rphyry and uuariZ
; 500 he evel-Northwest drift started in ives;
:*cFDs ssCnt p. 415 feet from main north
l3fffr has been advanced 16 feet, pass
ing through pOrphyry, total length 124
.:teet...- All work suspended during the 4th
J.: nd 9Th.
:. G0ELD & CURRY-200 level-The south
drift started in west crescent 3 1Il5
:. feet: from the northwest drift has been
extended Is feet, passing through quartz
and uOIDhYry total length is feet. All
: whrk was suspended during the 4lh and
5lhs:
. ! ::SAvAGE-On the 1850 level the west
: :cfosscut from the TOP of the uprase in the
n9Eth drift was advanced Is feet; total
length 75 feet; face IN quartz giving some
;, fair assays. We have also started an east
*cgosscut from the 1000 level of the shaft
ahd.advanced same % feet in quartz. This
drift is run to crOSscut with the west cross
cut from the top of upraise in the north
drift and obtain ventilation to pros
.:nect this section of the mine.
.Ihe west crOsscut from the sixth floor
of the south ore slopes was advanced "a
feet, total length "a feet; face in quartz
giving low assays. On the 1100 level the
north lateral drift from the station was
advanced 10 feet, total length go feef;
face in quarz and porphyry. During the
: week we have bosted 80 cars. ore; car
samples average S23 03 per ton.
.. HALE 81 NoRCRosS-9O0 level-Ad.
vanceG west crOsscut from end Of south
Nv est drift feet, total length IS feet; face
in clay and pOrphyry. We continue easing
. tim bers in main southwest drift on this
level. 100 level-Advanced east crosscul
from south drift feet, total length 80 feet; j;
face. in hard porphyry. All work in the
:nline was stopped for two days 9th and
~ 10 ct