The morning call., 1894-05-06
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

-
the Mines.
VIRGINIA. May 5.-Following are the
superintendents' reports of the mines for
the past week
Con. CAL. AND VIRGINIA-1650 level
The crosscut running east from the drift
run north from the end of the crosscut run
east from the drift run north from the east
crosscut from the north drift from the
winze, down 90 feet, has been extended
during the week feet. total length &c
feet, in porphyry and streaks of quartz
of low assay value. The south lateral
drift W hich encountered the ore body at
point 120 feet south of the winZe, IA feet
below the sill floor of the 1850 level, has
been extended during the week II y feet in
solid compact ore OF high grade quality.
This extension makes the total length of
the drift in ore 18 feet, and the
face of the drift is IN hne ore. NO
crosscutting has been done from
this drift. The ore extracted during the
week from the drift, together with some
ore of lower grade extracted from the
vicinity OF the winZe, 52 feet down,
amounted 10 125 carloads-about 122 tons
the average assay value of which, per car
samples. is $50 81 per ton. 1000 level-the
Rule drift-The upraise on the east side of
the main drift at point 5S5 feet south
from the shaft station has been carried up
81 feet, top in porphyry, clay and quartz
of some value A west erosscut started
from the main drift at point 635 feet from
the shaft station has been advanced 20 feet
in a porphyry formation. More than ordi-
nary repairing has been done during the
week throughout the main drift.
UNIoN-9OO level-The Union Con. and
Sierra Nevada joint west crosscut started
near the north line of the Union Con.
mine from the joint north drift which was
run from the joint west drift at point 1920
feet west of the shaft had been extended
during the week 10 feet. total length 80
feet; face in.hard porphyry.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The upraise near
the mouth of the crosscut run west from
drift run south from the top of the uDraise
which was carried uD % 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 carried up during the week 10
| feet. total height 81 feet, continuing in a
yery hard porphyry formation. AS JOINT
work with the Ophir Company making
repairs in the incline shaft, when extends
! downward from the 1865 level station OF
the Ophir shaft. ,...
| OPHIR-1465 level-The DRIFT running
| south from the crOsscut run west from the
main north drift at point 219 feet 1n from
| The month of the crosscut has been ex-
! tanded during the week 19 feet, total
| Iength "a feet in softer formation OF
nnrnhvrv showing lines of quartz. Central
tnnnej-The work of repairing tbe Old
Wexican shaft station with which the DRIFT
Connected and of catching up and retlm-
berine the broken ground around the
sbaft for distance of 81 feet upward has
been completed oo, u.
RFsT g. BELCHER-600 level-West cross
,, " hich had been run in north drift a.
aus ooinr ~ $50 feet from our south boundary,
hos been cleaned and repaired for dis
tance of 800 feet.
Gould 81 CURRY-200 level-West cross
an, started 10 northwest drift 49, feet
from the main west drift, has been ex-
tenned % feet. total length 10S1 feet; face
in porphyry and seams of quartz giving
oANDEs-42O level-The upraise from
west crosscut / from the main north lat
eral drift was carried up IA feet, total
length SO feet; the top of the upraise is in
ore of fair ASSAY value.
HALE & NORCRoss-900l 0level-Advanced
southwest drift IA feet, total length 216
feet; face in porphyry. HOO level-West
crosscnt from the end of main south drift
was advanced 16 feet. total length 16 feet !:
face in soft porphyry. Shipped to Bruns-
wick mill during the week $50 tons of ore !;
average assay per railroad car samples
S29 13 per ton.