, 1875-08-30
THE PRECIOUS METALS.
Some Facts and Figures About
tho Ncyntltt big Bonanza
Richness Of tho Consolidated Virginia
11inc---A City Wlerc the Smnil.
est Coin Ia "Qnartcr."
Mines In tlio Magnolia and Other Dis
tricts Of Colorado.

Stte Eott 1r;bane.
y1Rn!yn Cirr, Noy.. July :t!.-The controlling
interest OF tho Consolidated Virginia MEne In
ouned By John ". slscA.v. Jauea G. Flood.
James q. Fair, and ". II. U'I8rien.
Tho A!ock OF tho Consolidated Virginia con-
seta Of los 400 sharee, par yaluo el01 oach. 1t
Be1a for 934D to $3.50 a',ATe, and pa5s moro
dividenda euch year than tl'u ortcinnl par value
of tho sharcs. Or stloae 10B. QUO shares. MAckhy,
Flood, Fair, aud O'l'slon o1h G2.00o. The Call
forntn rnlne las 54h0a0 sharon. At et0o par
value. now selling at from sG0 to SO. The firm
owns 295.Ou0 Of tuoso shares. Tho Bcss Il Dcl-
cher mlno lias 103.003 sAaroa: tbs Gould i
Curry tho nanlo number; tho Savage hAa u, ,09h;
tho Halo Il Nusctoss, lGoo0, tue Utah. 21. 600
aud tie Occidental 10000. The gentlemen
,an,cd oHn tho majority OF tho stock OF all thoso
nincs. In addition, thcy have nino mills which
mnsl DO worth soycsal millions Of dollars: thav
own ono-haf OF tho Virginia and Gold Hill
Watcr-Works. capital, 35,00a.olo, bosi1os
fumes. factories, stocks. rcal estate. etc.
Thoro wcro shipped from tho Consolidated
Virginia mino about 1000 bast Of gold aud ailvor.
unscparated. or about ~, 900, ,o;D, previous to
tho beginning of lilo rrcsou. calendar yoas. Tho
following, which copied from tho books Of tho
Company, aud verified by bills, receipts ctc..
shows tho amount Of tia business sluco that
titno During tho month OF january, 1875. there
we,e shipped al.100,G91; in February. l.200,-
7i3 III March. sl,T07,57t in April. s1.50o,657; !;
in May, $l,5.l,777; and In June, el,b03,8l6
From :;1B, ,0jp, ,O0o to s!0, 0O1 yenr, to 10
taken out of a e,uGe n,ino. il something worthy
n! tcmark, III co,lversuion with Mr.. Crawford.
S1ptr1tt entlent OF tlla alnt nj Carson CITY ~to
wan Mt tho mino at tho ea1lo time WAS. Was
infurmed that . short time ago no bad con-
II, AfnH
fulnisl, tho Mint, for coinage .rs1ri'osss,
bullion to tho amount Of st.1ovooo.
"It was delivered in Just twenty-onN dnyh. "
aaid S,r. Crawford, "aul hayo roason to bo-
lie 80 that it wAH neatly oil PRODUCED IRON the
uines durlnG That tino."
III tho mine. G51 men are emp'ovea night and
day, WITH no Sunday play-spciI. Enginss, hoist
III, works, machine Hlups, chntes. railroads,
worlds mir. arc ou every hand. In valuo rcacla.
uto tho millions. Tho machsnnry in ono mill
cost S!3, ,Utl0. aud ono onginc ia tho Savage mino
c,st s'l2u, ,Oou. lii tho Consolidated slrgiuia
mno alone l.oco.0n1 feet OF lumber ", arc used
| oyory mouth Tor bulkhoads. and 40,o0o cords 81
wood ME turned IN ote yoar 10 tue several mills
aud mines belonsIhg to Mackav, Fnir 4 Co.
| They lase botweou 3oo0 and 1.tUo men en-
| plo.ed. At nn avo4nGo price OF 81 por daT. 1he
| pay-tUll nf nnn ulac, watch l q m;stlt iur
tlle month Of Jn,le, amounted to about so, Gao.
! Tho 1irm Ays Slh.u0U quarter, or 320o. o0D =
year. M tnx on the production Ut bullion for
! one mine. Tile hiBcount aud e1tress chatRea on
bt,Ilou to San francisco cost tile Company about
.:tD,0uu mouth. The asFav department In abln
| to melt bar, naaay, aud stamp 4lOu.DDJ day IN
| guild and silver bars iu cunblnattou.--tho gold
being about Is per cenr. Tho weight 0f the bars
| IL from 9D to llO pounds.
Tho following Bta:cmout. which eoniel from
| tho LoukB OF Wells. Fargo Il Co., will stow tho
! wrnlth Uf tho Nevada mInea. sud those OF othel
Statcs mud Territories. 1t IL BAKED oil actan
| Abipmonia and mar be received ~ trustworthy,
It being neator Appeoacl TO an official state.
| 1nout than any yot given. aE. Valentine. the
General Superintendent regards 1t na absolutely
accurate: