The morning call., 1894-02-25
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.


the Mines.
VIRGINIA CITY, Feb. "a Appended
will be found the official letters of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA.-1650 level-From the
drift run north from the foot of the up
raise on the sill floor of this level at
point 17S feet in from It's mouth a north
east drift has been advanced So feet in por-
phyry carrying fine lines OF quartz rhe
crosscut running east from The drift run
north from east crosscut from the north
drift from the Wine down 50 feeO has
been extended IL feet; total length 45 feet;
lace In porphyry and quartz formal on
carrying a low assay value. In working
upward near the mouth of the east cross
cut we have extracted 10 carloads of ore,
about 10 tons, assaying $50 % per ton.
Have continued prospecting work in the
vicinity OF the winZe 20 feet down. The
upraise commenced at the end of the
southwest drift, the Rule drift from the
1000 station of the Con. Va. shaft has been
carried up A feet and connected with The
Best Il Belcher drift. From the south
west drift at point 343 feet south from the
shat; station an easI crosscuG has been
advanced 8 feet in quartz and porphyry
formation carrying low assay value.
UNION MINE-900 leveI-The Union
Con. and Sierra Nevada joint east crosscut
near the north line of the Union mine
started from joint north drift which was
run from the joint west drift at point
1920 feet west of shaft has been extended
during the week % feet. 10 tai length 80
feet: face in heavy clay.
MEXICAN-1465 level-The CT osscut run
ming west from the drift run south from
the op 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 26 feet, total length 256
feet; face in porphyry carrying clay sep
arations.
OPHIR-1465 level-The drift running
north from the crosscut running west
from the main north drift on the sill floor
of this lie gel at point 124 feet south from
Wine station has been extended Is feet.
total length 15S feet face; IN porphyry.
clay and QuarZ OF low assay value. An
advance of Y feet has been made during
the week IN reopening and repairing the
central tunnel, making the total length of
the DRIFT reopened from its mouth CSC feet.
Have continued Jointly with the Mexican
company the work OF making repairs to
the main shaft
BEST & BELCHER-900 level-The east
crosscut which is being run on the north
boundary has been extended 10 feet, pass
ing through porDhyry and seams of clay;
total length 15S feet. 1000 level-The
northeast drift from our main north DRIFT
l02 feet from our north boundary has been
cleaned and repaired 90 feet, total length
$50 feet.
GOULD & CURRY-2oO level-West cross
cut started in northwest drift 432 feet
from he main west drift has been ex-
tended 10 feet. total length 9O7 feet; face
In bard porphvry.
SAvAGE-On the 1850 level the SOUTH
east drift started in the east drift 120 feet
from the shaft station is in LOG eet, pass
ing through some ores giving iair assays.
This drift has been connected with the
north chute running from the $50 60 the