The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-22

named and go out TO. the north
line Of the California, where there is a drift
running east a distance of sixty feet on the
line. In the end of his is a Wine thirty
Eve feet in depth. From the bottom of this
Wine a drift has been run In a northwest
direction a distance of twenty-five or thirty
feet In Ophir ground, and all the way in ore
of.the best quality. From this northwest
drift a cross-drifG has been started south
toward the California line. 1t was in ten
feet last Saturday evening, and in its face,
near the California line, is where the won
derfully rich ore has been found.
TwELvE-HUNDRED-DoLLAR ORE.
1t is estimated that the ore in this little ten
iootdrift (as yet in Ophir ground) will aver
age $1,000 per ton. Aspecimen taken out at
this point sssayed over $500. 1t is sucn ore
as is nowhere else to be seen on the Com
stock lode, and is far ahead of
the famous California cross-cut"
mentioned above, situated IL feet with
in the consolidated Virginia ground. II
that is rich enough to make one poor man
sick, this should nauseate half a dozen pau
pers. This "fearfully and wonderfully" rich
ore seems to be making directly into the
California, though of course it must
spread TO a considerable distance into the
ophir. There are, indeed. TO be- seen
strong in~dicatlons-in moro places than
one-that this great ore chimney has
an inclination to the northward,
whereas south of this great "bulger
all ore chimneys have inclined to
the southwark. 1t is certain that right here.
in both the Ophir and California mines, is
a tremendous deposit of almost incslcula-
bic richness. That such ore should be
found here on the north line of the Caifor-
MIA, and again in the drift at the south line,
just within the consolidated Virginia, in
dicates a wonderful mass lying be-
fVu0nn rho fNun nnanfa NJ naf1nohnfrno.
and other experts estimate that there are in
the California ground 900 feet i'm lengthy at
least one hundred million dollars worth of
ore. There can be no doubt that the body Of
ore now just being opened in the three
mines under consideration is undoubtedly
the largest and
RICHEST THE WORLD EVER SAW.
In California the width will doubtless prove
to be immense; just how wide it may
be found no one can say, n the
experts themselves fear to risk an opin-
ion, but they hint at all the way from 300 to
400 feet. The length, as we all know, is 600
feet. A cross-cut for the vein has also been
started from the main north and south drift
of the l,400-foot level Of the California, and
is being advanced in promising vain matter.
Soon we shall know something about the
width of the deposit on this and the 1900.
From the developements now being made
at eacn end OF the mine we up here are be-
ginning to fear that somewhere near the
center 1t will be found to be but q solid
mass of pnre silver.
The same CORE ~pondent, writing on the
9th inst, adds an interview with Mr. Sharon.
In reply to a leading question upon this
point MIR. Sharon said: "Of course it is not
possible for any one to look into the bowels
of the earth, and consequently L can't pre-
tend to exactness the best judges,
however. say that its value is fabu-
lous. Superintendent Requa, of the Chol-
lar, and Superintendent Smith, of the
Belcher, set down the banana at double the
size of that found in the Crown Point and
Belcber and three times as rich.
Reporter-Hsve you any notion what the
lead will pan out?
Mr.. SURROUNDINGS place the gross at
$780, 900, 900, and the profits at from $3.50, OO0,-
600 to $500, 900, 900.
In general conversation, Mr.. Sharon said
that he considered the discovery the most
important event in the history Of the coast.
"Its influence upon tine commercial inter-
ests of the state" be observed, "will be of
untold value. The mines are owned in San
Francisco, and an amount of capital equal
TO the present assessed value of the whole
city will be brought here. Such wealth
must bring immigration, and stimulate
every department OF trade"