The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-22
ON THE COMsToCK.
Weekly Bulletins OF Work Done in
the Mines.


the Mines.
.-. VIRGINIA. New. July 21-FoIlowing is
the superiuteudents' weekly reports Of the
various mines on the Comstock:
-. Cox. Cal. E Va MINE-1650 level-In
stopfnc out between south drifts and
the nre BODY recently found Oh the west
..ss.de and to the s0uth and upward we have
aytrac5ed during the week $50 carloads Of
".cre-8z- tons-the average assay valne Of
3:Vihfee. per mine-caT samples, was SOS 40
.uer ton The average assay value per
.asttery samples of all the ore worked at
That mill during the week (66 tons and $50
:Dounds) was SOS p per toH. Bullion
:.s6Luped to Carson mint. assay value
: SIS. ISL IS. On the 400 level % feet below
south drif, q north Drift started
= 3 -the END Of the west CrOsscut has been
advanced 10 feet; laes IN quartz forma-
=, tiOD. winch gives an average ASSAY value
OF sic per ton. 1000 ievel-The Wine
Started on the east side Of the main drift
.. 2S0 feet south Of the shaft station has been
SUM- : IeeJ. total depth Is feet, aud from
Ire bottom Of the WINS a west crosscut
= bas been run Il feet, in porphyry and
quartz formation which carries a very low
*assay value. Have continued the usuaI
Unnecessary repairs In the main drift The
Work OF opening q closed point IN tie Con.
e Y TElDa shaft below the 1900 level station
p ls completed and we are now repairing in
the shaft below the 100 level station IN
order 10 complete the Dassareway Through
ppas) 70 the 1850 Level for the water which
IS 10 wing from the working Of the West
Con. O.. and Cal. Mining Company.
MON NINE 600 ievel-Ine Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint north drift
which was run IRON the joint west DRIFT
al point 1920 ieet west Of the shaft mas
fnn I'D Ffh 70.
total length 934 feet; lace N hard Dor
phyTy. The joint south lateral drift from
lie joint west 0Fjlt al g point loo feet
west Of shaft has been extended Is feet,
/. total length loo feet; face ~ clay and pol
plly-y
. .AELICAN-1465 ievei-Tbe west crosscut
started from the upraIse which was car
lied NJ L. ieet above the sill floor Of this
level al g point 20 feet west from the main
north drift ana 100 feet north from the
south line Of the mine has been extended
during the week % feet, total length 900
feet: lace II Uorphyry showing fne lines
Of quart
-OPHIR-The east crosscut started from
90 point N the main north DRIFT 124 feeunorth
from the main east crosscut from the 0Dhir
staff has been advanced II feet, total
length A. feet: face ID vein DOTDhvrv fol-
nation showing lines Of quartz. Have
continued Jointly with the Mexican Com
pR1y the work OF mixing repairs q the
.main shaft a. the 100 level. Central tun-
us-Ay q point DO feet ID from the mouth
s6r me cT0ssEUt run west from the no rtn
drift from tie Mexican shaft on the tunnel
ieysl We are reODeEIng al old Wine sta
Zion q base Of further prospecting OpeT-
atoms The south drift started from the
END c.. the crOsscut run west from the
EUTthweSI drift from the Mexican shaft 56
feet above The fuunel EVE has been ex-
tended feet, total length u feet IN clay
ana quartz. assRying from So 70 $40 per ton.
ANDEs-z2G Ievei-IBe norm drift from
the JOD of the upraIse from west cTCSscUt
advanced Is feet; formation quartz and
pOTpayrv-
BEST * CFER-2O0 leyeI-At point
In or north drI 10 feet from our south
boundary we have arGed an incIns up
raise WIKI It's face IN p0TDhyry and cal
TIe0 same I'D a distance Of i fee! $50
leVel-Ibe northwest drift started IN west
crasscuI 40 feet from main north drift
has beer connected with al old drift
which had been run from west erusscut /
80 feet from main north drift. This drift
mas been cleaned and repaired go feet,
making the total distance from CTOsscuI
81 feet
GOULD & CURRY-210 level-The south
e drift started II west crOsscut 11I5 feet
30 from the northWes. DRIFT MS been eX-
tended 10 feet, Ia length 10 fee face
in quartz, clay and p0TpbYTy. We also
dig some repairing TO this drIft during the
week.
HALF 8 \ ORCROSS-HaTe started to
open new working station Oh the 80
foot level. From this point We viii tx
plqTe al unUr0speCted section Of ground.
100 leye-East cr0ssCut from south drift
was advanced feet. total length 81 feet;
lace II pOTphyTy-