, 1875-08-30


This aablo shows that Nevaaa's product Of tho
precious metals lat year WA creator than that
Of oil tlo Iertiturios combel. and that 1t lack
ed something over 81 600 QUO Of eoualinG tho COM
btates and Territories went Of the Mlaaonrt
River. Ii tho y,old ot tho Nevada minos during
tho first lnlf year Ut tho prcsent yeaF il any i'll
dcatlon OF this years p oductou, there will bc
more than sco. 100 100 as against the s95 545:2]a
OF 1871. The shipment OF orc from Tue Con-
Holidated Virginia mine fur the tlrst ai1 mouths
Of tho yenr haso beon oyor e. COL, 900 Id agalust
less than t5 00U. 900 Of the outlro year Of 1871.
Tho rrsseut ylsld o. tho mino H. ctr,
orc that can 10 takon out, but By
tho lin.ted capacity Of the hoastiug ms
chinery. Tho presens hosa!iny capacity Of tie
Consolidated Virginia niue ~ about ] SUI tons
daily, and the SHAFT III tho Gould i Curry m,uo.
nh1cI, h,ino couilectB by drift Nith tho first
named, IL capable OF holeting about 100 tons In
addition. Nine mIl's aro now employed IN cu,h-
inE tho ure of this one mlnc. An in'meusa now
mill III now building. aad q nav shaft sluking
jointly by che Califuraia and Consolidated COM
panies, about ,UOO feet east OF tia present ono.
This will lap the bonanza 1t two different points.
HArn tne4e improvements arc finished tue tHo
mlnoa can DO worked UP to their capacity. Mr.
| Flood aud Mr. Fair both say they oxpecs to saip
| VI UJ0 600 OF bullion = month whom they get
fairly Atartod. While this aoems an e1tsavA-
Eant estlua.o II would not b. more remarkable
than the. discoveries Airsady. lndesd,
! Liu,icrrnan, Dlrectoi-tieuoral OF tho Mint, who
went into tha mtan Ut tho sa1nu tno ! lild. thhs
there arc from ri0. 900 }u0 to blo 0o0 000 OF
in sight. Dr. Kosorr, of the University uf lann-
| aylyanla, al expert ,nuersogist, Bait tho orc
seemed practically lnoxnauss!ble. aad from the
manusr III which It 10y hs Thought there "aa 20
doubt shero aere 'nil!ons in It," Gen La
Orange Superintendent OF tho Ban Francisco
Miut. II Of tho Ha.ne opinion.
The Consolidated Virginia IL situated In tho
heart at Virginia City, not 2u1 yaius from tue
railway station. Iiera ls city Of about u, QUO
iuhabltAuts, two or tlreo years old, about 7,0O0
feet abuyo tho level Ut the sea. with inhabitants
| III tue Barb Of lsboseFa, but with the haGtts of
| rarisla,ls- Hero ARC restaurants A. Ano aa any
in tile world. though not 10 o1tonslse - nou'e
/ nor as elaborate IN aipointu'entss here are
| drinking saloons mora gorgeous III appointment
| than any in san FranciHco. phiadelphla, OF Now
York. md hele ase shops and stoes Hh,ch arc
aazxnH In sulendor, The peoplo here seom 10
run to e"ery: ls'e IN never seen liner 'h9s
Inonaa di,p'ayed IN tho WINDOWS quite
ruon III neaEly - we'll furnished as any
IN Now YORK; except ln pictures, books, snd
tauts Boueral!y IL uron high scale. No con
| Eesa than quarter Ut 4 dollar IL used here, and
vilen offered a dInie to tho artist who polished
my booss. hs ssye uas such look that would
| have been proud to e1chauge places with him
sud giyo Lin Tue d,me to boot. Ho banded The
money back 10 ING, and. for fear ul making an
oxncr mlstake, ! gave him Us gold pecs, and
| he eavd mo tho change. ] have neyeF beau III Il
speus with 10 much e1trasagsnce aud recksss'
ness. Every Eusu III the street seslas 10 ha,e
his pockestul Of gold one who would nay ltus
| lhau rs crnts for : niotnng papoc would be
Tucked upon ~ \ snaak.tn!ef. Tie houses arc
laustiy VI brick On thu business Bsrtsts.
aud tho sidewalks swarm with people
II Ia a. difficult 10 grt along on
street IN TIE evening ~ 1t Ia to 60 a!ouq
Hf8RuWAY the nf,J m EutfJ,r - nj
10 tha middle Of ths aftetuouu. Eyory young
blood in the city. aud esery old one too, for tLs
matter. has his fast Nurse or his pa4s, a,u
although le nay 10 clad ~ rough attire. yog
may Iust uatlehcd That l.H pockets aru full o.
.uoiIey. DOUBT 1t there Is city of 2lo, ,0ot
! people in thu uuitcd States Which has ~ suct
! wealth Al F,rKluia City. Theirs a1e soma vs.,
families iiso Ms. Fairs and Mg, Macka3a tia
would grace aay station. bnt takon generally
hoc!etY IL YAglniA CITY u cue OF TIE enigmas .