The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-17
ON THE COMSTOCK.
u eekIy Bulletins OF Work Done in
the Mines.

Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
~: the Mines.
~. VIRGINIA, June 16.-Following are the
...r..siTIyerfntendents reports OF the mines for
-9le.past week:
" Con. CAL. s. VA. MINE-165O level
T. Immediately under the sillfoor Of south
.Gistft~l in the ore body recently found. we
~ ave worked south the length of one set
.-.ef sim Oers (dye feeO in high-grade ore and
d ave extended the opening TO the east six
::.4eet in. ore, which narrows, leaving about
;. j. 2lf .af the easE face in ore at the mouth
70 :the south drift Us feet below the south
EiftD; we have worked out 30 the east
Space fer one set of tim bers six feeO and
III aye extended this opening upward six
feat. all. more of good quality; at point
=" IN fhis drift % feet from its mouth we have
STOPPED out to the west the length of one
.. .set~ef tim bers, showing the ore so far
:: 9stp posed at this point TO be y feetin width.
II rpm the opening above described We have
:. & Extracted Turing the week 100 carloads of
cEG-abOut 1G5 tons-the average ASSAY
: :E-alue OF which per car samples vas $50 u
: :Jiet ton. TIE south drift No. on the 100
= lE44l. has been extended 10 feet total
::'l5ngth. l61: feet. From the end OF this drift
::I.:Vfest eros scut has been advanced IS feet.
Il he first Is feet being in porphyry, quartz
and clay formation; and the last two feet
=: ri: ore showing an average assay value Of
! $50 ir3T ton. The face Of the cTOsscut
y .@s: IN: ore Of an equal value. Have
::'*hhipped .duTag the week to the Morgan
*9.lF1tl ~246 tons and 60 pounds of ore, the
.;;{it %:si,ag!t ASSAY value Of which Qrom rail-
=. TQad=car s2mples) was 81 II per ton. This
:a1ltEm Was composed in part of lower
> ETade ,eXtrac ed from cur workings in the
:~:vienlEy' OF the WluZe down twenty feet.
Il. 9O:leYel-A west cr0sscut started from
It he upraise 585 feet south from the shaft
: s1atfOui at point thirty-seVen feet above
= he sill floor, has been advanced thirty feet
IN YfIh porphyry, showing streaks of CLAW
aid fine lines If QuaTlZ. The east crosscr.
?: started from the main drift at point 31O
feet. south from the shaft station has been
extended thirtY-eight feet: total length
e.. 1i%ty feet. Face in pOrDhyTy and quartz
: 4 GRIN ati0n, which carries a low ASSAY value.
- II MON MIEE-9G0 level-The Union Con.
- .&:Sierra Nevada joint north drift. which
wa 'iun from the joint west drift at a
- point 1920 feet west Of the shaft, has been.
extended during the week IS feet, total
length 436 feet; face in hard porphvry.
=. The joint south lateral drift from the Joint
west drift al a point 1920 feet west of
ehaft has. been extended 10 feet total
! length 81 feet; face In CLAW and porphyry.
" MEXICAE-1465 leYel-The west crcss-
cat started from the top of the upraise.
.: which was carried NJ % feet above the
gilf floor of this level at a point 90 feet
" west from. the main north drift and 106
feet north from the south line of the nine
II as been extended during the week q feet.
Il GtaF length 107 feet; face in DorphYry and
-.streaks of quartz of nominal value. AS
joint work with the Ophir Company, max
ing repairs in the incline shaft, which ex-
tends downward from the 1865 level STA
tod. 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 IN from
the mouth OF the crosscut has been eX-
tended during the week s feet; total
length. 16I feet, continuing in porphyry
formation. At point 119 feet in from the
mouth. of this drift a west crosscut has
been started and advanced 9 feet in por-
phyry:ahd clay. Have continued jointly
with. the Mexican Company the work OF