, 1875-11-01

rcraonaresding Oh this side Of tho Rocky Noun
tains who have hn indefintto idoa that Virginia
City, Nov. II minng town somewhere ont IN
tho Far Woa!. flhyo but little conception OF tho
Wholesale destruction ca.,aei by tho con!la9ra-
tiou which swap. away noasy tin wllolc OF that
plaoo On Monday laAt. Virginia City In situated
on tho ouatczn plopn Of tho Sierra Norada Tango.
Is ,noR from tho California 1iuc, and Ia distant
daya Journey from Ian Francisco. 1t dorcnds
for itH e1lBtouce upon tho Comstock silver lode.
Tho tonn iB built directly osor tho mines, and
tho cnrkll below han boen lloncycon,bed ty mill
Ing shafts, drifts, cAsnbcra. aud tunnels to
depth Of nvcr 1000 foct. The supcrlncuM-
hcnt Garth IL supported upon iers OF immouao
timbera.
Tho mines on tho Corns.oc lo'lc sycrc discovered
ip 1860, s;nco which they hayo yia!uua iittlo
over S1G0, ,00O. 900 III silver bn1Iior. About year
ago tho Consolidated Virginia uui California
mines, in tho!r developments. encountered tho
They male cFoss-cuts through Ii nnt!i fomo
$500 600 QUO OF org tn ln sight, and iis oStcnt
has not set hctn determined. It taYu hctweou
400 md t.C00 feot boluw tho anrfaco. This
discovery gave thu alroaday proaporo.,s town an
extraordinary stimulus. ,htrayoi!nE correspond
cnt Of tho Nav York Tribune wrote nj follows to
July ii. 1876:
Horo ia city Of about a5,ugo Inhabitants. shout
In tho gnrb Of laborcrs hit with tito habits Of lurle
anH 1era nrc restaurants A. ne aE any in tho world,
though not Az cxenrse ~ so1nr, A. elaborate In
appointments. uaro arc dttuktug-aal moro gor
EenuH in appointment than aay III San Frsnctsco,
whici. dazzling III splcidor. Tho peoplo hero
to run to Jowelry. lave mover seen nner shops tllau
sss src aaa III namnss ot Diamonds d.Fsye e
unarly "a well furnished uuy New York,
except III picture bookh and bronzes and the mannsr
scale. No coin le6s than quarter Of dollar 10 uscI
here, and when Uttered dime 10 tic artist who pol
have been glad to uschan9u places With him and give
hui tho ttt1s u boot o handed the money beek to
a !, M poee a x.ra ~" te as sa''
I bare noser hcea III placo whoEo money Ia 80
ronty nor wAcss It Is spcn. with 20 much t1tsaya.
would pay less than = cents for morn-
thaf: Tho houses mostly Of brick the business
strrcs, and tho sdewaks swArnI with people. il Is ~
a!ess GraaMas II Ia te Il X faa
street ln tho middle Of tic ni!crnoon. Every Young
IN hIs hs S lad I'D n It,
may bo cln In rough attire, yom nay rest ratlstcd
that his pockets Of ,naney. doubt If there Is
| ss much wca'th AZ ViEBina City.
Tho Consolidated Virginia. Mining Company
4as l0S. 0oo shares upon which, suce tho TT Of
last January. 1t has lhld q clear monthly dividend
| 0Sl', QUO every mouth. The gross yie'l of tho
| mine during tho month Of September last was
61,al2.321, the grcatott amount OF silver bullion
| ever extracted frunl single mine OH the Con.-
Mime IL still richer, ard will pay greater tliyi-
| de5lGH wheu gos into working ordor. AZ their
nov reducing mill was destroyed, Aowoyer, thoir
oporattous will 10 delayed for aome mouths.
! nut occurred. Tho bulk OF tho stuck ID
| both Of tloso mines IL owHod by Juhn Mactay
aud James e. fas, Of Virginia City, and Jaucs
| e. Flood mud William s. UI,rion, Ut Bun FrAu-
cisco, WHO bid fair tp become III three yearB tho
richest mon In tllo Uultcd Statss. The iucoino
! Of john Mackay this year will not bD le*s thau
| I10, 000, ,000. II was tlleBe men whp broke tho
| back OF tho California Bank RUG. William
Sharon, sonator John +. Jones, mid tboir CO.
| adjutora llayo lost their prcst!go although thoY
| arc still worth from al5Qu0,Qu1 tu 2o0uo,olu
each. Flood. O'Brien, MactaN AMI Fair aro
Bank OF Novnds, which they hsso jnst started.
| has twice The financial strength OF tue Bank Ut
| California.
! On tho Comatock Lode Of q cistanco Of sl!reo-
Quarters of milo from the Consolidated v!r-
R.uta aud California tniuaa, are two maaa cailod
tho neloher aud Crown Point. They I'D Joln each
other. III 1a7l, Wiiiiam1shRrou hall o contr0ll-
lug interest in tho Uolcher. aud J. +. Jonos was
superintendent Of tho Grown Point. ILey, Ind
stock WA away down. Tha Grown point wus
down to 42.50 4 a!laru. A man withl5250 could
have bought LOU sharea. Early Ia 1sia
o9h .oa n's efo 'Fuf Is ~ to Mssss tSag ta
the Cgawn pont stoek rose to e1.909 \ ehaso.
/ Tho man who Ind paid $3.50 for 100 shAses could
have cold out for el99.0u0 in gold coin, Tho
! lelohcr rose IL esluul proportion. Sharoa ansl
Jonea made millions. and h3se both besn olootel
to tho United states Senate since. Tlesc two
minea Aava eiuca yielded ovor tut, ,Qaa, quo, aud
are atill paying vol. But tLIs doyoopnsus,
vast al 1t was. IL nothing 70 DO compared, III
! sisbor rlc,noas Or e1tdnt With the ore body in
tho Consolidated Virginia sud California Mlnos,
discovered year ago.. TAo latter is eulplatical-
! ly the "lhg Donanxa."
| Nearly all tie leading mining companies arc
Incorporated in saa Esancisco, a'.a t!.e.r aisi-
donds .ro paid thore. slost Of tAa leading capi-
ta!tsts ln Ban Francisco Laye made tlais fortunes
out Of tho silyor minus at Virginia C.ly. Nov. In
his pAmiast DAYS ltalston owel the bulk OF hla
fortune "a tuas aourca. Tho immanHa machinery
necessary iu deep mluinK Also gl7aB employment
| to lGrgo fol.udrtes aud machine shops iu Ban
Erane.soo, And kespa up various brsnehes Of
trade In that city. Fur that reaSun tho Apiounce-
nsut that Virginia City was swept awsy BY lire
e1soo, ~ tue bulk OF the population there sso
directly Or Indirectly Interested il it's prosperity.
The adyinsa by telegraph yeatesdaY TINT tho
0phir ahaft MAS iii flames is IL lnors eerious i'm.
poftaace than tho obstruction Of t!rglula CITY.
The s!newH OF s.Eeuxth of tho touut1y ata be-
meath tho surface of tho earth. ~ long ~ tho
mliles ass uniniurcd, all other loasea can easlly
be repaired. hut il the fire pouatl ntes into tho
chambers Of thp muss, burning oul .lle tin,lers
! sud causing tue earth to salt III, thon tho dan-
| age is lncaoulable. 1t must be remembered that
tho city !. h9t directly over Tue nlnoa yhic.
which 4ro heavily tlmbesed, Mauy Of thsao
| Ahafts arc over 2.000 foet IA dopth, at avery
101 OF 10 foet. drifts And chambers, all heavily
tl1nberea alao. sxsend hundreds OF luat frou thu
ntea Of slo shaft, appearing like tho dllfcrcut
| floors in . Aosal to, I PERSON asoeud!ns Of lv-
| HcendiuK iu al elevator. Should tAu lire work
iss Way down lie shatts and lnto t4a dEuts, the