The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-09
TIE SlLvAR MINES OF NEVADA.
Paper Read by Captain DnhIgren Before the
New York Liberal Club.

New York Liberal Club.
The eighth regular meeting OF this ORGANIZATION
held last night at their rooms No. % Third av-
enue. The principal feature or the evening was tho
reading OF paper by Captain @. b. Dahlgrep on
"The Silver Mines of Nevada; or. Effect ana Cause,
Captain Dahgren, after giving a typographical de-
scription OF the State OF Nevada, stated that since
its discovery In 1850 to December 81, 1862 tie
production OF silver In this State had been
about s135,0oo,0oo, coin vaue. The ComstocK
mine had been developed as foows:--it had been
developed or opened for length Of three and q haf
miles; in depth 1000 to LAO leet, in ten diierenE
shafts and in width from seventy to 100 feet. Tho
production OF this min0 had about SOS s2S o0o
coin value. The gross net dividends in excess Of
first investment assessment ami cost or production
mad been Sl4 900. Tne recently completed raft
road conveys ores from the mines to tue new mill,
on lruchee river, driven Dy water, and In ciosa
proximity to timber, which is hauled back to the
mines for the purpose OF timbering. ore is
thus worked to-day at proat whicn one year ago
c0ud not be handled without loss to those altempt-
ing III. Another laDor-savug enterprise has been
Daugurated-the Sutso tunnel three and three quar-
ter miles long. intersecting the mine at depth Of
200 feet on It's DIP. Numerous expensive engines
lor draining the mines and hosting ore VIII thus 90
dispensed wltn Tue excitement ut WasAoe
river. The ores are OF high grades
and require 'Tolstng.n THIS process OF ''roastngu
has heretofore been the most expensive feature in
the reduction OF the ore5 OF ihis lsret out cheap
solution OF the problem Is rapidly being arrived az
In the form OF the Sedteeidb Iutndce Iho produce
tion this district has been $1,000 900. averaging
$500 per ton. To many persons the names Wash0o
aud Reese rivers are synopsmo VITA bad Invest
ment rum, swindllng. WnyS because every coun-
terlelt proves the existence OF q reality.
so much for swndles. Captain Dahlgrca
concluded by referring 10 the causes OF
disaster IN INNING AMI suggested the remedies for
them. These lew plan lacts were denied by no
careful observer. FIRST tnat the supply OF silver orc
IN Nevada u equal 10 the supply OF lroa ore Penn.
sylvanIa. Second. IL w yied irOn taifty TO tATeo
hundred dollars per ton, averaging seventy-ave dol.
lars.- Thirdly, costing ifOm eignt to TWENTY-FIVE
dollars per ton. as shown by ten years experience.
These facts constitute the conditions Tor success.
fu issue when conducted houestly, mteillgentiy
and economically lie recommended finally no
establishment OF national school vi mIaes In iha
heart oil the mining regions.
Inc secretary, air Gardner then read a letter
from Joseph 5. Wilson, Commissioner Of tAe General
Land once, Washington, accepting membership
IN the CLUB; also letter from A. X. K0esiol
united states oeoloyst, ut Washington. promising
TO deliver lecture before tho cuo IA January
~ Is also expected That Commissioner wilson Will
lecture before the club In few weeks.
Alter .ong and analytical discussion Of Captain
DMigren's paper the cluD adjourned.
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