The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-03
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins OF Work Done in
: the Mines.


= VIRGINIA, june 2-FOllowing are the
superin tendents' reports Of the mines for
. the past week
:. Con. CAL. Il VA. MINE-1650 level
From the top floor of south drift l
on:the sill floor of this Lowell IN the ore
:: body recently found an upraise has been
carried up feet, and this opening has
been extended out TO tie end, distance
: of 8 feet, all in ore Of high grade. with
signs OF lower grade ore IN the ton
south drift has been extended 9 feet, the
first feet IN ore which will average $50
per: ton. The length of this drift is 30
feet. of which 81 are IN ore; the face is in
quartz with some pOrphyry, carrying a
; low assay value. At the mouth OF this
: drift an upTaise has been carried up and
: connected with the south end of south
DRIFT 2, IN ore of good quality. South
DRIFT On the 100 level has been opened
and repaired TO a point 112 feet distant
=: south from the Wine. The ore eX-
ttactedf during the week amounted to 81
CaylOads-abOut 66 tons, the average ASSAY
value OF which, per car samples, was
$50 A per ton. the largest portion of this
Gre came from south drift 8, and the
remainder from the opening above
south drift l. 1000 level-the Rule drift
. FROM upraise on the east side Of the main
drift, 585 feet south from the shaft sta
tien, at a point % feet up, a northwest
drift has been advanced 50 feet, and from
-crosscut has been advanced 10 feet, face in
poTphyry. The west crOsscut from the
main drift, $40 feet south IF IN the shaft
station, has been advanced 80 feet, total
length 50 feet. At point 235 feet south
from the shalt station, an east crosscut
from the main drift has been advanced %
feet, face IN porphyrv, carrying lines of
quartz.
- UNION MINE-9OO level-The Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint north drift
IL oh, e. -,
at point 1870 ieet west Of the shaft has
been extended during this week IL feet.
total length Ala feet; face in hard Dor
phyTy. The joint south lateral DRIFT from
the Joint west drift at a point 1920 feet
west of shaft has been extended q feet
total length 81 feet; face il clay and por-
phyry.
MExIcAN-1465 level-The west cross
cut started from the top of the upraise
which was carried up 45 feet above the sill
floor Of this level. at point 40 feet west
from the main north drift and 100 feet
north from the south line of the mine, has
been extended during the week % feet,
total length % feet; face in pOrphyry and
streaks Of quartz OF nominal value. At
Joint work with the Ophir Company max
Ing repairs to the incline shaft which ex-
tennis downward from the 1865 level station
of the Opbir shaft.
II OPHIR-1465 leVel-The drift running
south from the crescent run west from the
main north drift, at a point 2l9 feet in
from the mouth of the crosseut. has been
extended during the week IA feet, total
length 134 feet continuing In porphyry
formation carrying lines OF quartz of low
assay value. Central tunnel-The west
cTosscut started from the drift run north
from the old Mexican shaft on the tunnel
level has been extended 90 feet, total
length 30 feet, continuing in porphyry and
clay. From the drift run northwesterly
from the shaft. SO feet above the tunnel
level, at point go feet from the shaft, a
west crosscut has been advanced 30 feet;
face in porphyry.
-. SAVAGE-In the slope on the 1850 level
the last crosscut. No. l, started from the
: norm urlIt at point a. feet from the sta
:. Ien3 was advanced 10 feet. making a total
I6DEIn Of ~ feet; face is in ledge torma-
>Hon' nave hnlshed repairing and retim-
ppTIng the main south drift Cd this level.
Inc praise from the south drift has been
carried up IS feet; top in quartz giving some
fair assays. On the 100 level crescent .
started from face of north drift was ad
:vaneed Is feet, total length 80 feet: face
In quartz ana Dorphyry. We are repair
ing the main sOulh lateral drift on this
level. During the week we hOisted 26 cars
otore; car samples average S27 rs per
ton.
:. HALE q NORCRoss-900 leyel-Ad-
'Vanced southwest drift , feet. total length
Z59 Ieet. have started a west crosscut
DlH WV Oh0 VI buiS uIIL ana advanced
the same feet; face in porphyrv 100
Ievel-East crosscut from end Of main
south Gritt on this level was advanced ~
feet, total length 10 feet; face in nor
phyry. All work al this mine was stopped
for ore day the past week
?. ANDEs-420 level-The upraise from the
west crosscut that connects the north
lateral drift with the main north drift has
been carried up feet, total length 81 feet:
formation, quartz ard porphyry.
= BEST 81 BELCHER 200 level - Have
started from our south boundary a north
.:WeSt drift 1115 feet from main northwest
drift and advanced same IA feet, passing
through p0rphyTy and quartz. total length
3O.feet.- 800 leveI-NOrthwest drift started
in crosseut 4l5 feet from main north drift
has been extended u feet passing through
hard porphyrv, total length IS feet.
II GOULD & CURRY-200 leVel-At point
ia. west crosscut 3 1l15 feet from north.
west drift have started drift in a face Of
quartz and advanced the same 10 feet. All