Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-09
The Comstock Lode.

In his report on the Empire Mine, FRO
fessor Silliman treats the valuable Gold
Hill and Virginia mines as all on the
Comstock Lode, which he divides into
three main divisions, thus:
1.-THE Comstock Lode is conveniently
subdivided intot hree principal geographic
cal sections, readily distinguished from
each other by Typographical features.
"FYrst.-Virginia Hill proper, extend
ing from Cedar Ravine on the north (the
North Ophir ground,) to the Bullion on
the South, distance Of 1900 feet. or one
and a quarter miles. In this section &C.
cur the Ophir, Mexican, Gould and Curry
Savage, Chollar and other well-known
mines.
South of the Bullion there is a decd
ed curve of detection of the vein to the
southwest, and along the obllque line
which connects the first named section
with the second, are several claims cover
ing 1900 feet from the North CrGsus to
North Imperial, which ground belongs
neither to Virginia Hill, nor can it pro-
perly be referred to Gold Hill. 1t is more
usual to consider Gold Hill proper as
commencing south of the 800 feet of the
Alpha, or with the North Imperial ground.
"Second.- Gold Hill proper.-This Sec
ton was so named from the fact that the
groupings of the Comstock at this point,
were originally located and worked as
gold placers, by persons who had no no.
ton of the ground having any other value
than such as was connected with surface
gold washings. The "locatioDs" were,
therefore, square plots of 400 feet east and
west, and as many feet north and south
as each original claimant might be fortu-
nate enough to locate under the laws OF
the district, or buy in from other locators.
This circumstance accounts for the nu-
merous owuerShips here crowded into a
small space, as well as for the fortunate
freedom from litigation which has been
the lot of these claims.
THird.-South of the last named
claim, the course of the lode changes
again to the southwest falling of to a
lower level at the same time, and reach
ing more than mile beyond the Burk
and Hamilton to the Baltic Claim, all in
ore ground of the same characteristic Pc
culiarities which mark the Comstock
Lode in all its course of over three miles
in length. This division of the Comstock
Lode is commonly known as the Anerl-
can Flat.
"Of the whole Comstock Lode no sim
gle section has been so uniformly pro-
ductive, and subject to so little variation
in value as Gold Hill, in which your
property is situated"
The Savage has declared dividend of
S75 per foot, in advance of the usual time.
The Gould and Curry Company have re-
duced the salary of their President from
$4,000 to $4,000. The Ophir has
pumped all the water out Of its shaft,
and will proceed vigorously with drift
ing. The stock circular of the first Board
says:
1.-THE lode in the south mine OF the
Chollarl continues to increase in length
and now discloses a larger body of ore
nan ever before, and in the fifth level Of
he north mine it is said that some i'm
portant developments have been made
this week. The production of ore for the
current mon tn will amount to some 5000
tons, and large number of mills are &C.
lively at work for this company. The
average yield is now about $40 per ton.
The assessment Of 300 per share, levied
November Sd, fin the Uncle Sam has
been rescinded, and one of 800 per share
(San Francisco incorporation of 1000
shares) was levied December goth in lieu
thereof. 0verman has met with no sale.
Upon the execution of mandamus, the
Trustees of this Company permitted an
examination of the books to be made by
the San Francisco Committee of stock
holders, and report will be forthcoming
at an early day. 1t is said that the af-
fairs of the Company will be thoroughly
ventilated" 49, @