The morning call., 1895-01-06
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Reports of Progress in the
UNDERGROUND Work.

VIRGINIA, New, Jan. 5-F0llOwlng are
the superintendents' weekly reports of the
various mines on the C0mstock:
Con. CAL. & VA.-1550 level-We have
continued to Slope out ore from the new
ore body above and below the sill floor of
this level from the sixth floor up to the
twelfth floor and on the twelfth floor have
opened out one set Of limb further
south. the south face being in ore of good
quality. From the south face on the
eleventh floor in the south west corner we
have opened out three sets of tinbers up
ward. The twelfth floor carries feet of
good ore lying against the west or foot
wall, and the south face on this floor is in
ore Of good quality. 100 lsvel-In working
upward from the sill floor of this level and
outward to the north and south we have
continued to extract good ore. 1850 level
From the sill floor of this level on the
north side of the Wine sunk from the 100
level have continued to stope out ore up
to the fifth floor, and from that point have
carried up an upraise connecting with the
floors above. thus making a continuous
opening from the sill-fl0or of the 1850 level
IN to the uppermost floor above the
1850 level. which gives good ventilation
and does away with the use of compressed
air. From all of the above mentioned
openings we have extracted during the
week $50 tons of ore, the average value
on which per mine car samples was S48 80
per ton. Shipped to the Morgan mill 7S7
tons and 200 pounds of ore, he average
assay value OF which per railroad car
samples was S45 50 per ton. The average
assay value per battery sample of all the
ore worked at that mill during the week
$50 tons) was $44 Sc per ton. Bullion now
on hand in our assay office the average
value of which is about S23, 900.
OPHIR-1465 level-The west crosscut
81 feet up from the upraise carried up 80
feet above the sill floor of this level at
point 70 feet in from the mouth of the
crosscut run east from the main north
lateral drift and 124 feet north from the
main east cr0sscut from the shaft was eX-
tended feet; 'total length 1877 feet; face in
porDhyry. From the head OF this uprase
$50 feet up) north drift is advanced Is
feet in clay. porphyry and quar- Of low
assay value; have continued jointly with
the Mexican Company the work of making
repairs 10 the main shaft from the HOO
level upward. Central tunnel-From the
southwest drift on the $50 level of the mine
at point 30 feet in from its mouth a
northeast drift has been advanced. AZ feet;
total length 81 feet. continuing In a D0r-
phyry and quartz formation of low assay
value. From the end of the driftrun forth
so feet from the end of tue crosscut run
west from the drift run north from the top
Of the upraise III feet above the tunnel
level an upraise has been carried up 15
feet In DOR hyrv, QuarZ and clay.
MEXICAN-l465 level--From the drift
running north from the end of west
crosscut started from The top of the up
raise, which was carried up 45 feet above
the sill floor OF this level at a point 30 feet
west from the main north drift and 100
feet north from the south line of the mine,
an east crOsscut started at a point 149
feet in from the mouth OF this north drift
has been advanced 20 feet. In porphyry
and clay. AS Joint work with the Ophr
Company are king repairs in the Ophir
shaft on the HOO level and upward.
UNION CON.-900 leyel-1he west cross
cut from the Union Con. south lateral
drift from the west drift 1920 west OF the
shaft has been extended "a feet during the
week; total leng h. 1876 feet; facs in clay
and porphyry, with streaks of quartz. An
east crOsscut 3, started from the Sierra
Nevada north lateral drift. which was run
from the joint west DRIFT from the shaft at
a point 600 north from the joint west drift,
has been advanced 16 feet; total length,
% feet; face IL hard porphyry.
BEST 81 BELCHER-200 level-Have
S arted from the bottom of the joint in
cline Wine in the west crosscut ON our
south boundary an east crosscut which
is advanced IL feet passing through quartz.
800 level-East crosscut 1 started in The
north drift 100 feet from west crosscut
has been advanced II feet, total length 96
feet; face in hard porpbyrv and quartz.
HALE 81 NoRCRoss-975 level-Have
advanced crosscut j II feet, total
length 112 Ieet; face in p0rphyry and
quartz, some of which yields low assays.
The north drift from west crosscut / on
this level was advanced ~ feet, total
length Sc feet; the face Of this drift is 10
clay and punches of quartz. HOO level
Are working for the NTH floor above this
level. The top of the upraise is In mix
ture of porphyry. clay and quartz; neces-
sary repairs have been made on each of
the above levels the past week.
ALTA-Dnring the week we have ex-
tended the west drift on the 825 level 9
feet. total length 794 feet. Face OF the
drift is in he Keystone vein, carrying
clay. quartz and punches Of good ore.
The drift has not yet reached the foot
wall. Have made the connection with the
north lateral DRIFT and are now raising In
the ore body over the old slopes. The ore
is four feet thick. assays from which aver
age S37 so per ton.