The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
ON THE CoMsToOK.
weekly Reports of the Various Mining
Superintendents.

superintendents.
VIRGINIA CITY, NEv., May 25-Fol-
lowing are the regular weekly reports of
the various mining superintendent on the
Comstock lode
Coz. CAL & VA. MINE-165O level-on the
ninth floor 1.-THE first floor aoove sill floor OF this
leveD at the end of the crosscut run west from
the drift RIM south from the east crosscut from
the drift run south from the soutn emo OF the
Slope an upraise has been carried up 81 feet in
a quartz formation of low value On the
twelfth floor the drift running south from the
east crosscut has been extended 10 iset, total
length 1913 feet. in porphyry. On the third
floor from the opening made from the drlft run
south from the main north lateral drltt on the
sill floor of this level the south DRIFT hes been
| advanced % feet, total length Al ,ieet, in u
quartz formation assaying ~ ana % ton.
On the second floor in working Dorth We
have extracted tons of ore assaying S25
ton. 1850 level-The opening on the seventh
! floor above the sill floor of this level has been
enlarged 10 the size of IS feet in length by feet
in width, the top being in ore feet wide, as
saying $35 ton. From the second, third fifth,
sixth and seventh floors we have extracted IA
tons OF ore, making the to.ai extraction for the
week 1913 tons, the averape assay value of
which, per mine-car samples, was S52 IL a
ton. The average assay value, per battery sam
| pies, of all the ore worked at the Morgan mill
durlng the week go tons lISO pounds) was
$50 80 ton. Bullion shipped TO San Francisco
| Office, assay value, $50, 81 30.
OPHIR-1465 level-The drift running north
from the top OF the uprase which was carried
up so feet above The sill floor of this level from
point in the east crosscut from the main
north lateral drift, has been extended 10 feet.
total length 365 feet; face in porphyry and
quartz OF low assay value. Central tunnel, $50
level = The crosscut running west from
the main south drift from the bottom of the
Wine sunk from the tunnel level at a Dol nj g5
feet south from the winze has been extended
80 feet. total length 1S6 feet, in por-
phyry, clay and quartz OF low assay value.
Tunnel level The west croSscut running
west from the end of the drift run north from
the end of the west crosscut from the north
drift from the Mexican shaft has been extended
20 feet, total length extended 1856 feet; face
in porphyry and clay showing more quartz.
The upraise started from the old north drift
from the top OF the upraise carried up 46
feet above the tunnel level has been carried up
ID feet, total height 81 feet; top in porphyry
and quartz assaying 81 and 80 ton We are
clearing out and upraising the north drift from
the top OF the upraise which is III feet above
the tunnel level and Will prospect westerly
therefrom in the coming week.
MEXICAN-l465 leveI-The north drift
started from the top of the upraise which was
carried up 40 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 20
feet, total length 1874 feet; face in porphyry,
which show narrow streaks of quartz of low
grade. AS joint work with the Ophir Company
are making repairs in the Ophir shaft on the
HOO level and upward.
(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
Deen EXTENDED IA 1eet during the week, total
length III feet; face in formation OF hard
porphyry. The drift started north from east
crosscut3 at a 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 IL feet, total length AZ
feet; face in porphyry and clay and quartz.
ANDES-420 leVel-The upraise at the junction
OF east crosscut 3 and the north lateral drift
has been carried up IS feet. continuing in a
quartz formation Welding low assays
BEST & BELCHER-250 leYel-Resumed work
| in north drift and extended it feet, passing
| through quartz and porphyry. 800 level-The
east crosscut started from the northwest drift
| 70 feet from west crosscut was advanced IL
| feet, passing through porphyry and stringers
| of quartz; total length SO feet.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-West crosscut >
| which was started in the northwest drift 432
| feet from the main west drift, was advanced IL
feet; tota! length l4l0 feet; face in hard por-
drift and advanced it 10 feet passing through
porphyry; total length 115 feet.
| HALE d NoRCRoss-Main shaft-Are doing
| some retimbering below the 975 level 975
| level-Advanced north drift from west crosscut
l 20 feet total length 90 feet; the face OF the
| drift has connected with west crosscut .. The
| south drift from west crosscut l has been adj
vaDced 10 feet, total length 15S feet; face in
| clay, quartz and porphyry Have not done
| any work in west crosscut 3, near our north
| work in it in few days. intermediate level
We continue stopping south on small
streaks OF ore above this level. Have shipped
! to Brunswick mill during the week $50 tons
and $40 pounds of ore, being the tire
emulation of ore III our orehouse at this date,
assaying per railroad car samples $50 50
ton The assay value of this ore per minecar
sample averaged S51 40 a ton. The mill is ex-
/ pected to commence crushing our ore to-day,
| The 25th inst.
ALTA-During the past week have hoisted
| from the $40 and S25 levels 80 carloads OF ore
| of en- average value of $24 80 ton as per car
sample. The battery samples at the mill run
! from $50 to ST. ton, settler samples aver
! age 50 90 ton.
| JUsTIcE-During the past week Is tons OF ore
were extracted. The average car sample was
COZ o ton