Mohave County miner., 1910-11-05
ComstOck Mines are Promising.

A Virginia City dispatch says: While there is an absence of anything like sensational developments in the mines of the Comstock, the report to date of operations in the leading prop critics show that there is no lessening of the prospects for good future re- turns, and every foot opened along the present lead continues to strengthen the position of all the north end con- panies. The main feature of work at the north end centers about the c. x c. shaft, where for the first time the big hydraulic elevator pumps are drawing water from the 2,650 station, and are slowly but surely taking out the water on this level. Men are now clearing out the station as fast as the water recedes, there being a collection of old timbers, etc., accumulated for many years. The pumping out of the 2,650 level will make it possible to get into the old workings and winzes to the north to restore air connection to further facilitate the work of develop ing the east country. Only those fa- miliar with the north end workings can appreciate the immense impor- tance of reopening this level.
 At the Ophir mine very little work has been done in the understope on the 1000 level and as a result the output of the week will be considerably un- der that of the last week, according to present reports. Work has been largely transferred to the 2,l00 level, where the west crosscut from the northeast drift is being pushed ahead as rapidly as possible to cut the streak of ore which has given such a good yield from the understope. Blowers have been installed and no time lost in getting the work under way. The new avenue of approach to the ore shoot will make it possible to stope to better advantage. It is stated that the extraction of ore from the stopes on the 2,3OO and 2, ,40O levels will run about the same as usual, both as to tonnage and values. The main south drift on the 2,3O0 level, and the south west drift on the 2, 400 are being ad- vanced in the vein in which is con- sidered a frst-class prospect, the quartz continuing to carry low assay values.
 For four days last week the output from the Mexican mine has held upI close to a week ago, and the shipments to the Butters mill will run about 300 tons for the week. The 2,2O0 stope has given excellent returns up to this time, the average values insuring good net returns. The stope on the 2,3OO level and the output from the incline raise on the 2,4OO level promise to bring the extraction for the week to very satisfactory figures. On the 2,5OO level of the mine, the rich stringers found at the mouth of the drift have been located in the face of the south drift little to one side and they will be followed up. Further interesting developments are naturally expected from this drift.
 An the Con. Virginia mine the stop ing of fair grade ore is under way on the l,SO0 level and no changes have been reported in the two west cross cuts, one from the 1,700 and the other from the 1,75O levels. The shift is still working on the winze station on the 1000 level of Union and Sierra Nevada, and at the Ward shaft work is progressing at the same points as last week. Material is expected soon whereby work can be resumed finish ing equipment of the 2,1OO pump sta tion.