Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-04
THAT QUARTZ MILL.

A Centennial Commissioner yesterday
took the trouble to inform us that the
intention WAS not to build in Philadel-
phia with that Sc. 600 III creenbacks =
mill like the one of the Consolidated
Virginia which was consumed in Octo-
Der. He says that only a section of five
stamps is intended that it will lie
placed in the machinery building,"
and tie power and shaftiDs will be sup
piled by the National Centennial mana
gers OF course this alters the case and
makes the Sc. 600 seem like great deal
more money than it did yesterday. The
quartz Is to be furnished from the Com
stock. The product of the mill is to be
made into Centennial gloritications, and
curiosity to watch the streams of people
from the rural districts trying to unravel
the mystery how. by such ordinary look
ing machiney, the dull earth can be
made to give up such shining silver.
How those old farmers, who have dug in
the earth all their lives to gain few
dollars, will wish they had struck such
a soil as the Comstock What queer
questions will be asked about the price
per acre of such land, and how many
crops can be counted upon, and hun
dred other such things for really the
masses Of the East know no more about
quartz mines than does the average Ne
vada man about the culture of bananas.
Testerdsy's Enterprise.
The foregoing steals part of our
intended thunder; but We have still
enough left to make little noise with.
As to the supply of ore for running the
proposed mill, We understand that the
Consolidated Virginia people have
agreed to furnish it on certain reasona-
bic terms, waiting for their pay until
after the ore is worked by the proposed
Centennial mill. OF course the cost
price of the ore with freight charges
and the expense of working, added,
would axe the outi Of money some
thing like double 4 v,lr- of the bull
lion that might / .fr-cted but it is
proposed to make l-..e bricks of bullion
right there in the Centennial building
and offer the same for sale for two or |
three times their assay value the Gus
toners being, of course, the people
from the rural districts whom the En-
ierpriSe talks of. and who wouldn' mind
being thus playfully chiseled. OF course
it is mere gusss-work and an extrava-
CANT estimate Of Eastern gullib;lity
which creates this market for our bull
lion, and of course, also, there is q
chance that the rus.ics Of the Atlantic sea-
board wouldn't bite 1T our little silver
hook but this is the way out OF the be-
setting difficulties of this mill business.
md 1t must go for what ii will fetch.
We must confess that We see something ,
more BETTING the dignity of great ,
State in quietly exhibiting her staple ,
PRODUCTS as We shall do in our cabinet,
if it is ever act up at the Fair, than in
Inns doing q Cheap Jack, hot muffin
BUSINESS with patent quartz mill and :
harley Palmer attachment. Perhaps ;
would be well to send pioneer ahead .
0 find out if the State Of Maine ,
Intends to set up shingle ma
hine Massachusetts, cod-cur-
ng factory; Pennsylvania petro-
cum refinery Ohio slaughter-house
illinois a grain elevator and Della ware {
peanut rooster before We make def
lite arrangement for this State of
'evada ore-reducing and briek-peddling
,ureau If the older States are going !
, set up shop at the Great Fair, and
uclster their wares. We may also be
istifed in establishing and carrying on,
nder Pennsylvania State and PhiladeI-
hia municipal licences, silver nugget I
.ctory and custom made double-price(!
rick retailing shop. Once the invest
lent is shown to be sure to pay. Nothing
Sc remains to bother us but question
taste. Seriously, however, We should
Of feel very proud OF any such doings
We have limited at ii carried on in the
anne and under the authority OF the
overeignty of Nevada. We all take our
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