Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-22
THAT 1.DONANZA".
The Recent Marvellous Devel
opments I'm Nevada Silver
Mines.

Il ODmcmUO HI QUO
i Mines.
I (Trom the San Francisco Chronie'e.1
Shares in the leading Nevada mines At
lta;acd 4 figure on Monday that might
render the date forever memorable In the
mining annals of the Pacific coast, were
Il not that the onward tendency ofthe
: market seems prophetic Of still higher
D: ices, when the great Oo'astock problem
shall have been fully demonstrated. Mo"-
Idav. Consolidated Virginia soil ct $500
her share-a gain Of $50 from Saturday
highest Bo ri price; California sol
lat $500, q gain OF $l74 in the same
period; and Ophir sold at sos. gain OF
I$73. In the face Of such startling advan-
lces men stand fairly paralyzed. The
cause of the steady advance in the prlc'
of tlt Sc s,o Ks which has been going o"
flor weeks pas in the continued marvel
lous .veloi ,nents OF wealth which have
sibeen male ia the Consolidated Virgins
! Nine the value of hich has increased at
me average rate OF s. 600 COZ d'y for
l,he past seventeen days. Since the lst O.
!. Dect mber the value OF III California min
I has increased At the average rate Of $1,000,
706 per day!
Tue surf rising advarce noted on Mon
day, however, was caused by the report
i ia rich strike In the eastern workings
II the Ophir Mine-the discovery OF al
!, ore body having the same general char
J .c.eristics Of the Consolidated Virginia.
This is regarded by mixing men as con-
elusive evidence that tie "1cat bonanzs
-xtcnds throughout the whole length OF
the California MIne--6OO teet-tnt0 tn
Ophir ground. and ind, haitsly north
ward, the Lord only knows how far.
In the light Of the most recent develop
m nts. what few weeks ago appeared &C
be the delirious rawlings Of suptr-hea:ce
enthusiasts brgin to look lise s5ber CAL
culations of a"imaeinative mathematical
ans. Mr.. Sharon's modest estimate o.
$500 ,O00, 900 as the value OF the great
bonarzs already impeaches him as ali
unskill!ul cipherer. and tie vry mcf
who but twelve days sgo ridicu!ed his cs
innate have row no jeer for MIR. DIED.
sbeiner, a mining engine,. OF large tx
pcri,ncc. who, with unbounded faith in
probabilities, and an enthusiastic disre-
gard for uncertainties, sets the thing at
merely 81. 500 600, 600! Prod;gious fig
ur. S, whose bare comprehension strains
ordinary arittmctical capacity.
A reporter Of = contemporary on Mon
lar interviewed Mr.. Diedshtinler, who
returned last Saturday from Virgins
City, whittier he had gore to inspect the
mines referred to. The reporter asked:
Ibid you 20 through all of the mines
-Ccnsolidatcd, California. and Ophir?''
s'No; through Consolidated Virginis
and the California drifts. After see
ing tn m man don't want to see any
more mines.'
..What do you think of thtm?''
"Wtll, l hardly know VIII, ther ought
to say, il do. people will set me dow"
us a crazy man, just as they die when,
couple of months ago, | told them CAL
fornia' and Consolidated Virginia would
20 to 5000 before the close Of 1875"
s.But the readers OF the Post wo:ld like
to know anyhow; they can draw their
own conclusions.
"Well, nothing like these mi cs has
ever b,en seen or heard or dreamed Of
In the world before. They are richer
than can tell.''
..How rich arr fhsv2's
'We!I, there is one pillar in the Con-
solidated Virginia that contains. accord
ing 20 my calculation. SIC. 900 OOO.''
''Sev. MY million dol airs! That Is en-
prmous.''
Eyes. but that is nothing. tell you
lha: nothing like it has been heard or
OF before, and when man goes
/! rough the mine as have done, and
makes his calculations, the result is
simply astounding."
''Wesl. what is the result OF your CAL
Il.
''AilOwing 600 feet for the depth OF the
rc-body, + calculate that there is mi
hrsc N mes 81, 900 90, 200 worth Of | ui- |,
iOn." I,
''But is there any jus;ili alton for be- ,
ievi"g the ore-body extends that deep ~ |,
1T has already been exposed to the
iepth Of 200 feet; and from the pnfailing K
INDICATORS. hor Zontal and vertical. ex- L
pose by the different cross-cuts. -indi- 3
cations Of the kind which have marked q
very body found on the Comstock, and
very other body Of which know ony-
hing II am satisfied that The depth Of
he CT. will far exceed GOO feet. In the {
Crown Point the ore in tho widest part
was but l6S feet, and not over $50 feet In !
ength. yet it went to the depth OF 500
let. This ore-boay, as We know now, 10
II least l 200 feet long. The depth Of IN
pre- body Is always 1roportionate to its
cngth.'
"But $500, 900, goo is an enormous
sum-"
~ know it is. But there has never
been anything like it before. 1t will not
De long before experts aud mining cap
'taIssts will be flocking from all parts o,
tie world to see this wonderful bonanza.
Flood, O'Brien. Mackty, and Fair will
DC the richest men IN the wcrld.''
:R:rher than the Rotschilis?''
Eyes. richer than any one IN EuroDe|
or America. dop' t know Low rich thu.
hhedive OF Egyp: Is. or how great some
OF the great Infiian or Chinese fortunes
may De. cut these IN n in few years |
will be richer than any one in Europe or
Americs, not excluding the Ro hechilds. !"
what prices do you think these stocks
will attaih?''
We'll, you can Judge for yourself from
what have told YOU, but am satisfied
that 1t will not be long before p.ople will |
be talking Of thousands instead ot hun.
dreds.''
"Are you interested 10 these mines. |
Mr.. Deidesheimcs?''