The morning call., 1894-03-11
ON THE COMsTOcK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done i'm
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY. March 10.-Appended
will be found the official letters of superin-
teDdents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA.-165G level-No work
has been done in me drift run north from
the foot OF the upralSe on the sill floor of
this level From the end of this crosscut
running east 6S feet in from the drift run
north from crOSscut l from the north drift
from the Wine down 80 feet north DRIFT
has been started and advanced IL feet in a
porphyry. clay and quartz formation of low
assay value. Have extracted in our work
ings in the vicinity OF the winZe down 20
feet. Is tons of ore assaying S3S 80 per ton.
Have shipped TO the Morgan mill SIT tons
and 120 pounds of ore. the assay value of
which per car samples was $50 08 per ton.
Inc assay value per battery samples of the
ore worked at the mill during the week (610
tons) was S33 rs per ton. 1000 level-At a
point 353 feet south of the shaft station
the upraise has been carried up 80 feet.
The sill-hoor sets of the raise as already re-
ported show streaks and punches of ore of
fair value. In working upward we passed
through the ore into quarIZ and porphyry
assaying from 81 to $40 per ton. In the
top OF the raise openings the formation is
porphyry. clay and quartz of some ASSAY
value. The east crosscut, No. 2.stafted al a
point in the southwest drift at point sgt
feet from the shaft station or III feet north
from the Best d Beleher connection, has
been advanced 40 feet, passing through
pOrphyry. clay and quartz formation of low
assay value
UNION MINE-900 level-The Union Con.
and Sierra Nevada joint east crOsscut near
the north drift of the Union mine started
from joint north drift which was run
from the joint west drift at a point 1920
feet west of shaft has been extended dur
ing the week 81 feet through heavy clay;
total length 1874 feet.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The upraise near
the mouth OF the west crosscut on LhlS
level has been carried uD seven feet, totai
length Is feet, continuing In porpnyTy ana
quartz of some assay value. Have COR
tinued jointly with the OphiI Company
the work of making repairs IN the opnlr
shaft.
OPHIR-1465 leve1-The drift running
north from the drift running west from the
main north drift on the Sill nooF Oh tnls
level at point 124 feet soutn from WINE
station has been extended Ieet, t0lat
length ITS feet From tnlS nCEtn ortIt at
point 142 feet from its moutn west cross
cut has been started and advanced 10 feet
in pornnyrv. clay aud quartz formation. An
advance of 81 feet has been made during
ths week in rsopening and repairing tue
central tunnel making me total Length OF
he DRIFT renpened from It's mouth 1884 feet.
ANDEs-42O level-West crosScut 8 was
ex1ended is feet. total length 20 feet,
formation clay and porphyry.
HALE g. NoRCRosS-1300 level - In
working OH Irod the WINE below this
level we extracted the past week seven
cars of ore assaying S18 u per ton per car
sample.
GOULD s. CURRY-20o level-West
crosscut 5, started in northwest drift
432 feet from the main west drift. has
been extended ii feet, total length S33
feet; face in porphyry.
BEST d BELcHER-900 leyel-The east
erosseut VIII Is bring run on the north
boundary has heen advanced IS feet. pass
ing through norphyry and seams OF clay;
total length 1872 feet.
ALTA-On Wednesday last the raise
reached the height of 100 feet and at that
point we started drift south in the vein.
This drift is now in feet; face in por-
phyry. clay and quartz. We are making
connection be ween wines / aud 2
at the depth of "a feet and saving little
ore OF fine quality: average value OF car
samples $50 per ton.