New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-27

buildinr end the donkey engine hns given place to
n million dollars worth of machinery. When tho
Consolidated Virginia Company took the work IN
hand they continued the shaft and enlarged 1t they
ran drifts north and south, made mp raises, sunk
winzes dug cross-cuts in every portion OF the ore
vein, and continued until they found the big Do
nanza. The present machinery and hosting works
are as am informed, sufficient to sink and work
the mine to the depth of 1000 feet, including what
pumping may be necessary.
My visit to the mine, az stated before took Inc 10
the 1900 feet level. The first thing wanted on
landing was drink of ioewater, which was at hand
and was everywhere through the mines. and the
amount q person will drink is amazing. We nrst
went south in tho Consolidated Virginia mine 4OO
feet then turning wc entered cross-cnt No. a. when
we followed 147 feet. Then passing crosscut No. .
we entered No. 2, and 32f feet of ore, wonderful
exhibition truly. In every direction we had trav
erse, there was orc and Above our head, uhaer
our feet to our right aud to our left ~ was n
ned and continuous body Of ore we couid not
escape it. Behind u.s. in front of us, and on eacn
hand and when wo fell In with W L ndgr'i =; no
was half crazy with excitement lie thought IL "Hs
time to resume specie payments, and was ready 10
begin at days experience IN the mines ,.,
DER MS and Hr to know soon tho
ths Saa without out' hsstaon be able
From No. 2 we went to cross-cut No. l.. They are
all 100 feet apart and cross the YEN or 9Eay OIL odo
ary between the Consolidated Virginia and the Cal
fornia mines Nearly all the mines belonging to Mac
ka Fo@a an& asT RRrs Three hours
spent in the examination Of the two mines hsheu
and although it involved travel when orougIt OK
cessivo fatigue and although the heat was AT lilies
so Oppressive that it difficult to breathe !, was
with regret that my face was turned toward the
station late in the afternoon we again toIn h oIi
positiOps on the cage. The foreman rang me pen
which indicated to the engineer. by three strohes
that men wero coming up and not ore. On9 s'ioao
of the bcl indicates that the best time T. 20
he made two bells tell the engineer that nobody Is
upon the cage aud three tell him that the ireight
is of human kind. So the bell struck tbrce-a iltle
jerk, sudden start fading away Oh odd 'd %srt H
silence and then after q pause. bursting with
the rapidity of lightning into light ana ilie again
The clothes we wore were as wet with pcispirotiVn
as they could have been with water had VIC bathcd
in them. L. was better than Turkish bath and no
ill effects resulted from the tIip TO any oi u.s.
MARKET VALUE OF SILVER
DIR. Linderman remarked, after coming out, that
he had never seen much money III his whole he,
and never expected to see 40 much again. lie VIII
embody the result of his examination in an Official
report to Congress, and for this purpose he TOOK
samples of ore from every portion of the mines and
he will have them assayed at the Carson Mint. Dr.
ROGERS will enbody the result of his examination in
n report also DR.. Linderman thinks the Nevada
mines will have a great deal to do with the return
10 specie payments. He sees no reason why silver
should not be in general circulation now lhStcd vi
small notes and fractional currency rs the low pco
of silver in the London market makes greehoacK
dollar BY the quotation worth the more by one or two
cents Silver relatively to gold, has been gradually
sinking until it recently reached in tho London
market the low point of 55i2pence sterling per stand
ard British ounce. The equivalent quotation III New
York for fine bars is LII 10 122 per standard ounce
which is he lowest point ever reached. Inc pre-
indicates that tho ratio OF thc value OF gold 10 silver
il as II to l. The price ia United states eOid oil tine
moptity of bullion contained in dollar OF our new
coinage j. ssor to ssale II m Gler 'U,' t Sn inc o.
grams $40 fnc-is 1855. At the time the Lon,
don quotation was made the gold price oi united
States silver coin WAS quoted III New YORK al w 10
to % cents showing the silver coin price OF goa 10
have been from 1887 TO 1858, according - me me
ness OF the coin aseertained hy the Gat, 81 tnc ii
cold was quoted at the SAME title at IL Z, showing
the gold price of Greenbacks 10 bo Ssh Since these
prices existed sreenbacS rs have aVah1ed an" ;,,Ior
mas declined that the former are really al hShcr
rate than tho latter and 10 wonld seem thal sllyer
would prove profitable for circu'atIcn "a noney
at home than for use In tho arts or ioT cAPo "a'i"
for coinage abroad.
VISIT TO THE SAVAGE MINE.
day or two after visiting the Consolidated Vir-
cinia and California mines, / experienced desire to
90 into tho once famous Savage mine. My desire
was 10 90 as far down az IL was possible TO CO. ana
the depth 10 which the Savage is down ia ahout
23CO feet perpendicular or, counting the number OF
feet in the incline, 5000 feet or nearly three
quarters of a mile from tho surface OF the earth.
One of the first party volunteered TO go with me,
and dressed in the garb Of miners we were dropped
into the Savage The first landing or station VIC
reached was 100 feet. Here we left the cage and
entered what NJ Androws. the foreman, called lis
~, ph,lix -ofi
about feet long 2 feet deep. and about 3 or feet
wide with Hanging SIDES. Two very large whccs sup
ported the front and two small the rear end Of
the car-tho object being may readily be seen, TO
lessen the angle of the box in order that it might
hold more ORE In this ear which was evidently
used for purpose but for transporting passengers,
were half dozen seats. very powerful engine q.
the surface pulled the car. which ran ON rails, pre-
sentng little friction. and the car was drawn by
wire rope something over half inch in diameter.
Andrews said that ii the rope should break the
would stop looked iii earnest for the philosophy
to support his assertion but did not find it. The
angle of the incline was A. degrees which rail
road men say, was " pretty stiff grade" The in
cline is over 800 feet long ard the car sped down
il at fright.ul pace Going down in, or rather on
cage and going up again had begun to be a fiscna-
ton 1t was ike riding in n balloon, but here was
car without breaks, driven down sor! of tunnel so
low that il was necessary to incline the head at
broakneck speed at angie of 40 degrees held only
by single iron cord. Each passenger carried
lamp and lights were placed at intervals along the
incline. BY these we were enabled 10 peer into he
frightful prospect ahead and 1t was by 10 means
assuring. There Was, however, safe end 10 this
snbtciranean journey. We came, after quick trip,
which seemed long enough to u.s. 10 the low asst sta
ton There were drifts on the way IN every direc-
ton and we where millions OF dollars had been
taken out. Reaching the bottom there was very
little to see. There men enough at work all
sales.--future are 235 miners employed in this mine
but they not taking out pay dirt" We
climbed ont Of the palace and stood "A rckety