The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
ON THE OoMsToOK.
Weekly Reports of the Various mining
Superintendents.


VIRGINIA CITY, New, June Fol
lowing are the regular weekly reports OF
the various mining superintendent on the
Comstock lode:
Con. CAL & VA MINE-165O level-On the
ninth floor (the first hooraboye sill moor OF TINS
leveD work has been resumed in the drift run
south from the east crosscut from the drift
run south from the south end OF the stope.
ana it has been extended % feet' total length
1872 feet; face in porphyry ana quartz OF 10"
grade On the twelfth floor the drift running
south from the east crosscut has Deen e1-
tended II feet, total length 40 feet in por-
phyry. portion of the time has tcen taken
up in retimbering. On the second floor from
the opening made from the drift run south from
the east crosscut from the main north lateral
drift on the sill floor of this level III WORKING
north we have extracted II tons of ore, assay
ing S31 90 q ton. 1850 level-The opening on
the seventh floor above the sill floor OF this
level has been enlarged to the size of % feet in
length by q feet in width, carrying ore feet
in width and assaying from $50 TO $40 Il ton.
From this floor and from the second, third,
fifth and sixth floors have extracted 200
tons OF ore, making the total extraction for the
week 217 tons, the average assay value of
which per minecar samples was $50 s5 a ton.
OPHIR-1465 level-The drift running north
from the top of the upraise, which was
carried up. so feet above the sill floor
from the main north lateral drift, has been ex-
tended IA feet, total length 379 feet: face in
PorphyIry ian. and q 5nn OF low low assay value
ming west from the main south drift from the
bottom of the winze sunk from the tunnel
level at point 50 feet south from the winze
and stopped; face is in hard dioritic
west country, rock. Work was resumed
from the southeast drift at point
100 feet in from its mouth and
it has been extended six feet. total length 1873
feet, face in soft porphyry, clay and quartz with
some water. Tunnel leyel-The west crosscut
running west from the end of the drift
north IRON the end OF the west crosscut from
the north drift from the Mexican shaft has
been extended 81 feet, total length extended
2O7 feet, face in solid formation assaying 81
and So a ton. From the top of the upraise,
which is III feet above the tunnel level west
crosscut has been run "a feet, face in clay, por-
phyry and quartz carrying low assay value.
MExICAN-1465 level-The north drift started
from the top of the upraise, which was carried
up As feet above the sill floor of this level at
point 40 feet west of main north lateral drift
and 100 feet north from the south boundary of
the mine, has been advanced 81 feet total
length 4l5 feet, face in pOrphyry which shows
narrow streaks OF quartz OF low grade AS joint
work with the Ophir company are making
repairs in the Ophir shaft on the 100 level
and upward.
UNION CoN.-9OO level-The west crosscut
(near the south boundary of the Union Con
| mine) from the Union Con. south lateral drift
from the west drift 1920 feet west of shaft has
been extended 20 rect during the week total
length 791 feet; face in porphyry clay and
quartz. The drift started north from east
crosscut . at point 100 feet east from the
Sierra Nevada north lateral drift which was
run from the joint west drift from the shaft
has been advanced Is feet, total length 60
| feet; face in porphyry, clay and quartz
BEST g. BELCH ER-25O level-The north drift
! started from the Joint incline Wine sunk on
| our south boundary has been extended feet
| and porphyry. 800 level-The east crosscut
| started from the northwest drift rs feet from
west crosscut was advanced II feet passing
| through porphyry and stringers of QUART
| total length 40 feet.
GOULD & CURRY-2OO level-west crosscut s.
when was started in the northwest drift 432
| feet from the main west drift was advanced 10
| feet, total length 1920 feet; face in porphvrv
$50 level-The north drift started from Joint
| incline winze sunk on our north boundary has
| been advanced feet, total length 123 feet
passing through clay, porphyry and quartz.
| CROWN PoINT-During the week ending May
q they started raise from the west crosscut
| from the south lateral drift on the 700 level.
| which VIII be carried up and connected with
the fifth floor OF the Slope and used as a chute.
IL is up 10 feet In Porphyry. From the slopes
above the 700 level and from the track floor of
| the 600 level they have extracted during fine
week ana shipped to the Mexican mill sol
| tons and 114O pounds of ore, the average bat
tery sample OF which was SO 80 ton, OF which
! So 81 was gold.
| ANDEs-420 level-The upraise at the iunc-
| ton of east crosscut and the north lateral
drlit has been carried up y feet, total length
80 feet; 1t continues in quartz formation.
| REMEMBERING the main shaft near the 975 level
VIII soon be completed. 975 level-Have tim
crOSSCllT j.
| where 1t connected with west crosscut o
South drift from west crosscut l was advanced
| feet, total length 166 feet; face in CLAW
quartz and porphyFy. Have worked in the face
| OF this drift only part of the past week as we
| had to repair the drift back from the face Have
| resumed work in the face of west crosscut 3 near
| our northern boundary and advanced the same
| feet total length 120 feet; face in porpbyrv
and stringers of quartz. intermediate level.
We continue stopping south on small streaks of
| ore above this level. Have done considerable
| tim bering on this level the past week. Ex.
| tracted during the week five cars of ore ASSAY
| ing per mine car sample $32 81 ton The
average battery assay of the ore milled at the
Brunswick mill $50 tons and $40 pounds) was
| $54 AZ per ton. Percentage obtained OF the
average. battery assay is 92.35. The ASSAY
value OF the bullion (the total yield of the ore)
| is, gold $4363 81, silver $4697 40, total
$9061 81, which we have this day shipped to
| the San Francisco Office. w
| SAvAGE-Have yielded for the week ending
May n, 81 carloads of ore, averaging by car
| sample S23 II ton. The usual prospecting
| work Is being done on the $50, 1000 and 1850
Levers.
ALTA-During the past week the raise on the
825 level was advanced feet face in ore ay-
erag1ng SIG a ton. On the $40 level raise
was advanced IL feet in quartz, showing occa-
slonal punches OF good ore. Will clean np the
mill tomorrow, the result of go tons 800
pounds of ore crushed.
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