The morning call., 1894-05-13
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA. May 12.-Folowing are the
superintendents' reports of the mines for
the past week:
Cox. CAL. AND VIRGINIA-165O level
The south lateral drift winch encountered
tie ore BODY al point 120 feet south from
the Wine Il feet below the sill floor of the
1000 level has been extended during the
week ieet In ore of high grade quality.
This extension makes the total length of
the DRIFT % feet in good quality Of ore.
The drilt aas been further extended feet
In quartz and porphyry formation of
low assay value. The ore extracted dur
ing the week from he drift, together with
some ore OF lower grade extracted from
the vicinity OF the Wine, 81 feet down.
amounted 10 152 carloads. about $50 tons.
the average assay value of which (per car
samples) is SSS 81 per ton. west
crosscut has been started from the
sOnth drift, 2S feet below the
1850 level. and IA feet below the one cut in
No. south drift. This cFOsscuJ has been
advanced 26 feet. Starting in vein pOr-
phyry it changed to a solid body of quartz
of low assay value. There are spots that
assay well. The south side of the erosscut
shows more favorable indications. 1000
level-The Rule drift: The upraise on the
east side of the main drift at point 5S3
feet south from the shaft station has been
carried up Is feet, total height 80 feet; in
pOrphyry, clay and anaitZ of some value.
From this point a north drift has been
started and advanced 80 feet in DorDhyry
and quartz. At point $50 feet south from
the main shaft Wine has been sunk II
feet. and from this point a west crosscut
has been advanced II feet. All these
openings are in a quartz, pOrphyry and
clay formation of low assay value. We
continue TO do necessary repair work
throughout the main drift.
UNION MINE-900 level-The Union
SfRrr NsVana mint
cut started near lhe 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 has been
extended during the week II feet, total
length 81 feet: face In hard porpbyry
OPHIR-1465 level-The DRIFT running
south from the crosscut run west from The
main north drift at point 2l9 feet iu from
the mouth Of the clcSscut has been eX-
tended during the week - feet. total
length 80 feet. in softer formation OF
porphyry, showing lines Of quarlZ Have
continued jlntly with tne Mexican Com
pany the work Of making repairs in the
incline shafi, which extends downward
from the 1465 level station of the Ophir
main shaft. Central tunDel-The work Of
repairing the old Mexican shalt station
with which the drift connected and OF
catching up and retimbering the broken
ground around the shaft has been com
pleied to point 90 feet above the station
floor. At pOini 81 feet above the tunnel
level have opened "A small station on the
west side of the shaft and will commence
pros pect work therefTOm In a Dortherly
direction.
MEXIcAN-1465 level-The upralse near
the mouth OF tie cr0Sscut run west from
the DRIFT run south from the top Of the up
raise which WAS carried up 40 feet above
the sill floor OF this level a point 40 feet
west from the main north drift ana 100
feet north from the sou Il line of the mine
has been carried M during the week IL
feet. Total height 102 feet. continuing in
a very soft p'rphyTy formation showing
fine lines al quartz
HALE & NORCROss & 900 level Ai-
vanced southwest drift II feet, total
length 230 feet; face in pOrpbyry. 400
leVei-West c. Osscut from he end of main
south drift was advanced y feet, total
length % feet. The face of this crosscut
has reached the west wall. We have
started an east crosscnt from end OF south
drift opposite ives crosscut. Shipped to
Brunswick mill during the week 14l tons
200 pounds OF ore assaying rer railroad
car samples S25 76 per ton. This was the
final shipment of all the ore which had ac-
cumnlated in the OTehOuSe at The mine
and makes a total OF 749 tons 769 pounds
shipped 10 the Brunswick MILL Average
assay per railroad car sample OF all tne ore
shipped S2S 30 per ton. Average battery
ASSAYS so lar as received S1o O9 per ton.
ANDEs-420 level-Stopped work In the
upraise from west erosscut 1 from the
main north lateral drift We are cutting
out for an upraise in the west crOsscut
that connects the north lateral drift with
the main north drift.
BEST & BELcHER-SO0 level - West
eroscut 2, which has been run in north
drift al point $50 feet from our south
boundary, has been cleaned and repaired
LOT LOT distance Of 100 feet Total length
GOULD d CURRY-200 level-West cross
CUT D. started In northwest drift 1872 feet
from the main west drift, has been ex-
tenueu oO ieet; total length lib feet:
lace 10 porphyry and stringers of ouarIz'
ALTA-During the past week the south
raise has been extended feet in a streak
of fair grade ore a foot wide averag
assays per car sample S22 So The sonIh
drift from the north raise was extended IA
feet in quartz, princil ally of low yaIna
but carrying good streaks of ore. The in
termedate Wine was sunk four feet since
last report, the remaining time being snent
in tim beriDg. Will finish the reduction of
21O tons of ore tonight and clean up to-