The morning call., 1895-02-03
ON THE o0MsToOK.
Weekly Reports of Progress in the
Underground Work.

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VIRGINIA, New, Feb 2.-Following are
the official letters of the superintendent:
Cox. CAL. & Vx-165e level-We have
continued to stope 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. On the twelfth floor south
drift started at the south end of the slopes
has been advanced 16 feet in quartz forma-
ton with assays SIS per ton. On the ninth
floor which is the first floor above the sill
floor of this level, the south drift has been
advanced Is feet, total length 65 feet; face
in porphyry and quartz of low grade. At
point in this south drift 10 feet back from
its face we have eXcavated out on the
east side in ore averaging $40 per ton. 1850
level-We have stopped ore from both sides
of the Wine sunk from the 100 level north
and south, from the second floor up to the
seventh floor. The ore in this range has
deprecated in value. On the fourth floor
a north drift started at the north end of
the slopes has been advanced Is feet to a
point 80 feet north from the Wine, run
ming in quartz of low grades. From all of
the above mentioned openings we have
extracted during the week $50 tons of ore,
the average value of which per mine-car
samples was S43 SO per ton. We have re-
sumed shipping ore to the Morgan mill,
which will commence running on Feb
ruary 6.
OPH1R-1465 level-The drift running
north from the top of the upraise which
was carried up SO feet above the sill floor
Of this level from point in the east cross
cut from the mine north lateral drift has
been extended Is feet, total length II feet;
face in porphyry, clay and quartz which
carries low assay value. We have con-
tinued Jointly with the Mexican Company
the work of making repairs in the main
shaft from the 100 level upward.
Central tunnel-From the southeast
drift at point 129 feet in the
northeast drift, No. 3, has been
advanced % feet. total length 80
feet; face in porphyry and clay. The drift
tapped u flow OF water of about miners
inches, which has temporarily stopped OPP
erations at that point. From this drift at
a point 46 feet in from its mouth north
drift has been advanced II feet; face in old
workings showing filings which assay So
per ton. Our work III feet above the tun-
mel level has been confined TO the repairing
OF drifts and openings at that point.
UNION CoY.-900 1evel-The west cross
cut from the Union Con. south lateral
drift from the west drift 1920 feet west OF
shaft has been extended Is feet during the
week, total length 469 feet; face in for
nation of clay, quartz and pOrphyry, with
a small flow of water from it. East
crosscut 3 started from the Sierra Nevada
north lateral drift which was run from the
Joint west drift from the shaft at point
500 feet north from the joint west drift
has been advanced Is feet, total length SO
feet; face in porphyry.
MExIcAN-1465 level-The north drift
from the top of the upraise which was
carried up IS feet above the sill floor of
this level at a point 40 feet west of main
north lateral drift and 100 feet north from
L L., - la
advanced IL feet; face in porphyry. AS
Joint work with the Ophir company, we
are making repairs IN the Oph1r shaft OF
the HOO level and upward.
GOULD & CURRY-200 level-The south
drift started from the bottom of the joint
Wine which was sunk on our north bound
ary hat been advanced Ii feet, total 80 feet;
face in porphyry and quartz. 700 Level
West crosscut which was started In the
northwest drift 432 feet from the main
west drift was advanced feet, total
length 1916 feet; face in hard porphyry.
BEST & BELCHER-250 level-The north
drift started from the bottom of this Joint
winze during the week was advanced 10
feet, total length Sc feet, passing through
quartz and porphyry.. 800 level. East
l started in the north DRIFT 100
feet from west crosscut has been adj
vanced 20 feet, total length 10 feet; face
in hard porphyry, clay and quartz.
HALE & NoBcRoss-975 level-We have
advanced No. west crosscut u feet,
total length 161 feet; face in porphyry
The north drift from No. west crosscut |
has been extended s feet, total length |
1873 feet. This drift has reached our
northern boundary and work was
stopped in the face. From this north |
drift, at a point 65 feet north of No. |
| west crosscut a new west crosscut |
No. q has been started. We have adj