Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-30
The Southern Dip or inclination Of the
comstock Ore chlmneys.

When We look ut q vertical section OF
the workings OF the Comstock lode, M
shown in Parkinson's map. we observe
that the most extensive workings were
in two places. indicating the two main
bonanxas. One il known as the Gold
Hill and the other n the Gould and
Curry bonanza. The former was the
first in the order Of development, al
though for a long interval OF time II pro-
duced little, and within the last two
years. reached its highest productive
ness. The bonanza was struck ut the
surface in some small claims, which
yielded in the aggregate large sums, and
then passed into the Imperial-E Empire,
which turned out 81. 500, 900; the yell
low Jacket, Sli, SOC, 900; the Kentuck,
81, 200, 900; the Crown Point. s25, O00,-
600. and the Belchsr. $50. OOO. 600
making q total Of more than SSO.OOO.-
900. This chimney dips TO the south.
| and therefore the Kentuck had to go
deeper to fnd II than the Yellow Jacket,
and tho Crown Point deeper than tho
Ksntuck.
The Gould X Curry bonanza was
opened in 1862. and wss exhausted about
| Ave years later. after IL had yielded Sl6.-
OO0, 900 TO the Gould x Curry Company.
Sl5, 600, 600 to the Savage. and Si,5OO,-
900 to the Hale 4 Norcross. The chin
ney dips to the south, and runs into the
Hale X Sorcross. The distance between
these two large ehimnsys is more than a
mile, and the greater part OF tho vein
between them Is barren. Tho Chollar-
Potosi, an intermediate mine. did strike
q considerable body Of o~re-enough to
pay more than $1,000. 900 in dividends
but il ran out after . short distance,
whereas, the two main chimneys were
each worked for about q half mile.
Many mining experts. however. con-
idently believe that there is a long
chimney in the Chollar-P otosi, and that
the positions Of the "horses" and
faults will be understood alter q time.
and the rich ore will be found again.
They say also that the chimney lost in
the Hale & Norcross will be found at a
greater depth. Searching for lost CHM
neys 10. however. . very expensive bus
iness-running mp into the millions,
sometimes.
Another chimney was that found in
the Mexican and Ophir mines at the
surface, in 1859. II was very rich, and
started silver mining in Nevada, fur
nishing . considerable quantity OF ore
worth $4,000 per ton. II gave out,
however. not far from the surface, and
was Lost for more than ten years. when
IL was struck 1000 feet below the sur
face, in the Consolidated Virginia, a
quarter Of q mile from the old Slopes OF
the Ophir. II il undoubtedly part Of
the same chute. for the ore is OF the
same general character. aud richer in
the black sulphuret than any other part
Of the lode. This chimney will I'M
doubtedly FAR exceed any Of the others
in productiveness. The horses and
faults break the regularity Of these I'M
msnse strsaks OF ore. which are from 10
to 100 feet thick. and from 200 to 900
feet Enthusiastically and lsngthwise
on the vein-and run down from the
surface to an unknown depth. probably
for miles. The treasure 10 in the Com.
stock. and u knowledge OF the means
Of getting it out improves every year.
s. p. Ala, Jan. 29h.