The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-27
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA. May 26.-Following are the
superintendent reports of the mines for
the past week:
Con. CAL. AND VIRGINIA-1650 level-The
south lateral drift No. 3 IN the ore BODY re-
Gently found started from the west crosscut %
feet below the sill moor of this level and feet
under south DRIFT has been extended during
the week feet IN good ore, total length OF the
drift Ia ore 26 feet; The face OF the drift IS all
IN ore which Will average $50 per ton. Most OF
the time was spent in completing the tmbering
OF the drift, and work n the face WAS tenn
porarily suspended, but the work of extending
the drift viii De resumed in a short lime. South
drift on the 100 level is being reOpened for
the purpose OF being extended 10 traverse
The ground at a depth OF % feet below
the south drllt 3. The ore extracted dur
ing the week amounted TO 13I carloads about
129 tons, the average assay value OF which, per
car samples, WAS $50 50 ter ton. This ore
came from south drift and from south drift l
on the sill floor OF tie 1900 level. 1000 level
the Rule driit-1he uprsse on The cast side OF
the main drift at point $50 feet south from
the shaft station has been carried up Is feet,
total height 90 feet, In porphyTy, clay and quartz
carrying some value. From The top of this up
raise an east cIoSscut has been advanced 20
feet, face in hard porDhyTy. From The main
drift at point $40 feet south from the shaft
station west crosscut has been advanced 90
feet. face In porphyry ana quarlz.
from the crosscut run west from the main
north drift at a point 219 feet in from The
mouth OF the crosscut has been extended dur.
Ia
tinulng 10 poTphyry formation, carrying lines
of quartz OF low assay value. Central tunnel
The north drift from the old Mexican shaft on
the tunnel level has been extended 10 feet;
total length 90 feet. From this north drift at
point 26 feet north from the shaft a west
crosscut has been advanced 21 feet; in por-
started from the shaft on the west side at
point 56 feet above the tunnel has en- ex-
tended Al feet, total length S3 feet; in por-
phyry and clay.
MEx1CAN-1465 level-From the top of the
uDraise. which was carried up 40 feet above
the sill floor OF this level at a point 20 feet
west from the main north drift and 100 feet
north from the south line OF the mine, a
crosscut has been advanced during the week
40 feet In porphyry as joint work with the
Ophlr Company. Making repairs in the incline
shaft which extends downward from the 1465
level station of the Ophr shaft.
UNION MINE-90O level-Ihe Union Con.
and Sierra Nevada joint west crOsscut start d
near the north line of the Union Con. mine
from the joint north drift which was run from
the joint west drift 1T point 1920 feet west OF
the shaft has been extended during the week
"a feet, total length 112 feet; face in hard
porphyry. From the joint west DRIFT at a point
1920 feet west of the shaft joint south lateral
drift has been advanced 10 feet; face IN
poruhyTy and clay.
HALE g. NoRCRoss-90O level-Advanced
southwest DRIFT II feet; total length, 254 feet;
face Ia pOrphyry. 100 level-East crosscut
from end of south drift on this level was ad.
Vanced IL feet total length, % feet; face In
porphyry.
west cIosscut thai connects the north late raj
DRIFT with the main north drift has been carried
up II feet; total length. % feet; formation,
quartz ana porphyry.
BEST q BELCHER-200 ieVel-Have started
on our northwest boundary a northwest drift
l115 feet from main northwest drift and ad-
vanced same 16 feeT, passing through uorphyry
and quartz giving low assays. 800 level
Northwest drift started In crOsscut 2. Ais feet
from main north drift, has been extended ID
feet passing through quartz and porphyry;
total length &c feet.
GOULD a. CURRY-200 level-West crosscut
5 starred in northwest drift 432 feet from fhe
main west DRIFT has been extended 20 feet,
total length HOO feet; passing through hard
porphyry.
ALTA-Tbe south drift from the north raise
was extended 10 feet IN quartz from TO fret
wide, portion OF which is saved for paw we
have saved during the week l3 tons of ore,
the average value, according TO car sampIe. be.
Ing S31 IS. We are chamberlng out a station
al a point 40 feet south OF the north raise for
the purpose or sinking Wine. Sinking will
be commenced In a few days.