Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-25
THE BROOKS NINE.

Among the many new mines of es-
pecial merit now being opened on
I the line of the Comstock, that of the
Brooks mine, located in Spring Val
ley, Lyon county, is deserving more
+ than passing notice. This mine is
/ an old location, and comprises 1900
/ feet OF ground Immediately east OF
and adjoining the Columbia com
| pany's mine and mill, and nearly
! 1900 feet due south of the new
/ Daney shaft and mine. The discov-
erers of the ledge, being poor men,
! but little real development of the
mine has been attempted, if we ex-
cept some prosecuting and pros
! pecting of the surface groupings of
1 the ledge. The principal OF these
/ works consist of a croSs-cut on the
/ groupings from three to eight feet in
depth, proving the vein TO be fully
| 60 feet in width, and shaft which
/ is sunk to the depth of 40 feet, near
+ the east edge of the ore vein. The
cut on the surface has developed
/ three distinct stratas of ore in the
/ vein, one about three feet in width,
next to the west wall, one about
/ four feet in width near the middle,
and another eight feet or more in
width. near the east wall. Assays of
these ore streaks give from $50 to
S75 per ton, the ore yielding about
one half value in gold and the rest
silver. The character of the ores
are much the same as that OF the
surface ores of the old Chollar-Po-
tosi chimney, III both looks and
quality. The shaft Is sunk on the
east ore vein, and is 40 feet in depth,
and proves the ledge to descend
nearly perpendicular, it having
very slight inclination to the east
ward. 1t is solid quartz of fine
| bearing quality, bearing the APP
pearance of the out-cropplngs OF a
huge chimney. A considerable
quantity of the ore extracted from
the cross-cut and shaft Will, by as
sorting, yield from $50 to $50 per
ton, and the opinion Of experts, who
have examined the mine, are that by
careful, judicious working and as
sorting OF the ore, that the mine can
be made to pay the cost of develop
ment from the commencement. Al
ter having lain for a number Of
years undeveloped, the attention of
the Brooks brothers was called to
its fine prospects, who finally nego-
tiated for control of the mine, pro-
} cured patent, organized fine,
able working company, and are pre-
pairing to go to work i'll good earn
est. The company have incorporat
ed in San Francisco, with their
principal place OF business at Viz
ginia City, Nevada. The mine is
divided into 100000 shares of 500
each, aggregating $4,000, 900. The
Trustees are ii. II. Bigelow, L. j..
Coxhead, Geo. Ii. Chick, Thomas
Brooks and l.. II. Carr. AT a recent
, election l.. L. Carr was elected Pres
, ident, Thomas Brooks, Superintend-
ent, and L. IL. b. Jones, Secretary.
Mr.. Brooks is an old Comstock
+, miner, thoroughly experienced in
every branch of the business, is en-
+ ergetic, and will leave nothing I'M
done to make the mine a paying in
, stitution at the very earliest day pos
sible. A portion of the capital stock
has been set aside for the purpose OF
paying the expenses of the mine,
until a sufficient portion of the ores
can be extracted and reduced to car
; ry on the work without outside as
sistance. 1t is the intention to i'm
mediately commence the sinking of
a large three compartment working
shaft, and the erection of steam
hosting and pumping machinery OF
!, sufficient power to thoroughly pros
, pect the mine to the depth OF 1000
feet. The shaft will be sunk per-
pendicular on the east ore vein OF
the ledge, and stations opened Tor
the prospecting of the ledge and the
extraction of ore every 100 feet in
f depth. The company's location in.
j cludes, with the ledge, surface OF
600 feet in width by 1900 feet in
length, furnishing splendid site
for mill on the south end of the
claim, TO which the ores could be
o easily conveyed on tramway, saw.
!. ing all the usual extra cost of trans
3 portation. The prospects OF the
. mine, taken altogether, are certainly
. more than usually encouraging, ant
: we hope soon to report the Brooks
q paying mine.-Gotd HUI Meas, 23d
l INsURE!-The New York Life In
surance Company, one Of the Oldest
leading purely mutual Companies,
have opened office in Marye Build
: ing, Rooms and 2, Virginia City,
Nevada. Married men only perform