Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-09
MECHANICS INsrITUTE MEETING
rHE surRo FUNNEL PRoJEcT.

THE SuTRo TUNNEL PRo1kCE. +.
A regular meeting Of the Mechanics
Institute was held last evening. After
the ordinary business had been disposed
of, Messrs. VIM. j. Lewis, Arch. Cooper
and P. NJ. Randall, u Special Commit
tee, appointed at o previous meeting,
submitted a long report on the Sutro
Tunnel project, closing with the follow
ing resolutions:
/. That the Comstock lode is a vein
of extraordinary value, presenting ev-
cry feature of permanency and continu-
ance in depth much further than mining
work can ever be carried.
2. That experiencein all mining coun-
tries shows ~conclusively that the diff
culties in drainage and ventilation limit
the depth to which mines can be worked,
and whenever attempts have beeu made
to work them below this limit, without
the aid of adits or tunnels, the result
has been disastrous to the owners.
8. That the proposed tunnel will, by
atfording good ventilation diminish the
temperature and greatly improve the
sanitary condition Of the miners.
4. That the Comstock lode must have
a drain tunnel, or the mines must 90
| eventually abandoned.
5. That the proposed Sutro Tunnel is
a work entirely feasible, and offers no
unusual mechanical difficulty whatever,
| and we believe can be constructed, with
proper energy, judicious management
and suficiency of capital, in from three
and a half to four years, at a cost OF
about s., 500, 900. But IL the cost should,
by any contingency, reach even $4,000
| 900, necessarily demands its construc-
ton.
6. That the rights granted to the Tun-
mel Company, the contracts made with
the mining companies, and the chances
| of discovering valuable mines, must
make this enterprise one of the most
promising undertakings ever projected
on this coast, and offers extraordinary
inducements for the investment Of cap.
ital.
I. That by means Of this tunnel a
permanence and Importance will be given
10 the mines on the Comstock lode which
can hardly be realized now that the
produce of bullion from the mines may
be doubled, and even tripled, exercising
a most beneficial influence upon the
commerce, the industry and resources
Of San Francisco.
8. That every citizen of California and
this coast at large, who has the future
welfare of the Pacific States at heart,
should lend q helping hand and encour'
age in every way and manner the execu'
ton of this great work.
9. That, recognizing the influence
which the production Of the precious
metals has upon the general welfare Of
the nation in increasing its taxable prop
erty and consequently its revenue, We
respectfully solicit Congress to give
liberal aid to the work in such manner
as in their wisdom they may deem
proper.
10. That We fully recognize the fore
sight Of A. Sutro, Esq, in projecting
this great work, and highly appreciate
the intelligent manner in which he has
presented to the public the importance
and necessity Of this enterprise.
A brief conversational discussion fol
lowed, in which theideas were expressed
that the report is the most valuable one
ever submitted to the Institute, that i
ought to be published, and that tn,
tunnel project should be regarded with
universal favor and should receive al
necessary assistance. The report wa:
unanimously adopted-Ahd, April 9Th