The morning call., 1894-09-09
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA. New, Aug. 25.-Following are
the superintendent weekly reports of the
various mines on the COmstock
Con. CAL. AND VRGINIA-1650 level
In continuing the work of stopping in the
ore body to the west and south and up
ward to the ninth floor, one floor above
the sill floor of this level. we have ex-
tracted during the week $50 carloads of
ore, about 347 tons, the average assay
value of which per mine car samples was
$57 OF per ton. 100 level-From the south
DIFF; 40 feet in from its starting point an
upralse has been carried up and connected
with the south drift (or fourth floor
stOpesJ, % feet above all the way in good
ore, which averages $75 per ton. We will
resume the shipping of ore to the Morgan
mill some time in the coming week.
OPHIR-1465 level-The upralse started
at point 20 feet in from the mouth of the
east crosscut started from a point in the
main north drift 124 feet north from main
east crOsscut from the ODhir shaft has
heen carried up 13 feet, total height 5S feet; &;
face in porphyry, clay and quartz of low
value. Have continued Jointly with the
Mexican Company the work of making re-
pairs in the main shaft at the HOO level
central tunnel. The old:winZesw was
reached at a point 300 feet in from the
mouth of the crosscut run west from the
north drift of the Mexican shaft on the
tunnel level has been TeOpened and retim-
bered 80 feet, total depth 81 feet. The drift
running north from the end of the west
crOsscut 56 feet above the tunnel level has
been extended feet, total length in a north
course 104 feet; in porphyry and quartz of
low value. From the end of this west
crosscut an upraise has been carried up 20
feet and from the top of this upraiSe
north drift has been run IA feet These
openings are in the old slopes and we have
extracted therefrom few tons of ore
which assays $40 per ton.
MEXICAN-1465 level-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 45 feet west from
the main north drift and 100 feet north
from the south line of the mine, has been
extended during the week q feet; total
length, Y feet; face IN porphyry, showing
fine line of quartz.
UNIoN-900 level-The Union Con. and
Sierra Nevada joint north drift, which was
run from the joint west drift at a point
152O feet west OF the shaft, has been eX-
tended during the week IS feet: total
length, CAT feet; face in hard poIphyrv.
The joint south lateral drift from the Joint
west drift at q point 1920 feet west of
shaft has been extended % teet: total
length, 80 feet; face in poTphyry.
2 GOULD IL CURRY-200 leVel-At a point
IN south drift 200 feet from main west
cEosscut started west crosscut 2 and ex-
tended 1t 20 feet, passing through soft por-
phyry.
BEST q BELCHER-750 level-East cross
cut started from upraise l from the 800
level has been extended Is feet through
hard quartz and pOrphyry, total length 7S
feet; work has been discontinued in this
trosScut 200 level-The south drift started
from the incline upraise 80 feet above this
level has been extended 26 feet, passing
through porphyry, clay and quartz; total
length SO feet
ANDEs-420 level-We have been easing
timber' in the main north drift and in tie
west drift from the shaft station.
HALE 81 NoRCRoss = 975 level Ad-
vanced north drift II feet, total length 62
feet; face in pOrphyry. HOO level-Ihe
north drift on this level was advanced 10
feet, total length rs feet; face in quartz
and DorohVrv