The morning call., 1894-07-29
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

AbC hluCSs
VIRGINIA. New, July 2S-FolIowing is
the Superiutendents' weekly reports of the
various mines on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA MINE-1650 leveI-In
stopping out between south drifts and s
in the ore body recently found on the west
side and TO the south and Il ward we have
extracted during the week $50 carloads o f
ore, about 347 tons, the average assay value
of which per mlne-car samples was SCI 70
per ton. The faces OF the ore body in
The ose directions continue to look we'll On
the 100 level % feet below south drift 8
the north DRIFT started at the end of the
west crOsscut has been advanced 8
feet. total length Is feet; face in quartz
formation which gives an average assay
value of S3 to SO per ton. Opposite the
north drift a south drift has been ad-
vanced II feet face in formation of nor
phyry, clay and quartz whiCh yields as
says from S3 10 SI2 per ton. 1000
level - The crosscut started west
from the Wine sunk % feet on the east
side Of the main drift $50 south from the
shaft station has been extended 30 feet
total length A feet continuing in porpbvrv
and quartz formation, which carries a verv
low assay value. From this west crescent
10 feet IN south drift has been advanced
i feet in porphyry and QUAR- formation
OF low assay value. Have continued usual
necessary repairs in the main DRIFT Have
continued repairs in the Con. Virginia
shaft between the 1900 and 1900 level sta
tOns, IN order to liaca pipes therein to
carry OFF the water flowing from the work.
lhgs of the West Con. Virginia and
California Company with an aceumu-
lation of about 1000 tons OF ore
IN the Orehouse. We nave commenced
shipping the same to the Morgan mill,
which will commence running on the lSt
of August.
UNION MINE 900 leyel--The Union
Con- and Sierra Nevada joint north drlit,
which was run from the JOINT west drlIt
at point 1920 feet west Of the shaIt has
been extended during the week a teet,
total length 54S feet, face IN hard Dor
phyry. TIE JOINT south lateral dTlft from
The joint west drift, at a point lou 1eet
west Of shaft, has been extended % feet,
total length $50 feet, face ID clay and
MExIcAN-14G5 level.-The west cross
cut started from the top Of The upraiSe
which was carried up 10 feet above the
Sill floor Of this level at point 40 feet
west from the main north drift and 100
t5et north from the south line OF the mine
has been extended during the week %
feet; total length 246 feet. Face in por-
phTTv 5 owing fine lines Of quartz.
OPHIR-Ihe east crOsscut started from
point In the main north drift 124 feet
north from the main east crOsscut from
The OphIr shaft has been advanced II
rect; total length 81 feet. Face in vein
pOLphyTy, with lunches and lines of
quartz have continued jointly with the
Mexican company the work of making re-
pairs in the main shaft at the 100 level:
central tunnel has continued the work of
IepaiTng the old winZs station which was
reached al a uOint 220 iett in from the
mouth of the crOSscut run west from the
north drift from the Mexican shaft on the
e.. tunnel level a west CrOsscut started from
the end of the south drift started from the
end of the cTCsscut run west from the
northwest drift from the Mexican shaft 56
feet above the tunnel level has Deen ex-
tended p feet, to al length q feet; face in
the old workings on "a quartz formation
which assays from s. to SO per ton.
BEST Il BELCHER-200 leYel-lncine l
started IN nOrtn drif, 10 feet from our
south boundary has been carried up I3
feet, total height - feet; face IN quartz
and pOrphyIy. SO level-AJ point on
west crosscut 4 so feet from main north
drift have started a north drift and ad-
yanced same % feet; face in quartz
. GOULD q CURRY-200 ievei-At a point
in the north dritt $50 feet from crosscut 3
started east crosscut 3 and advanced the
same u feet; face in hard p0rDhyry.
HALE Y NORCROSS-975 level-The work
of opening new station Al this level is
being continued. 100 level-Have started
a new north drift from the west end of the
station and advanced the same 10 feet
total length from station 10 feet; face in
perphyry
ANDEs-42O level-The north drift from
the teU Il the upTaiSe from west cr0sscut
is extended Il feet; formation. quartz and
pOrphyry.