Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-20
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There having been q mistaken state.
m.nt published regarding the location
and condition OF the above valuable
mine, now attracting such . degree Of
attention In mining and stock circles, We
paid . personal visit OF inspection TO the
sams Q day or two since. Il 10 located
ON Middle Hill, west Of the Mexican
mine, at Virginia City. and consists OF
the old Colwsll and Parker claims. which
have been consolidated under the title
Of the Original Comstock Gold and Sill.
yer Mining Company. who now own
l,200 feet on the consolidated claims.
The capitol stock Of the corporation con.
sista OF l00. 900 shares OF the par value
Of 800 each. The names Of the Dirsc-
tors and officers Of the company form ~
good Q guarantee as can possibly b
given to the mine. They are. President,
Hon. II. Pacheco; Vice President, J. II.
Gilmore; Directors, Hon. Il. Pachsco,
II. l.. Mcdonald, ID. A. Mcdonald, j..
II. Gilmore; superintendent. W. II.
Stanley; Sso'y. O.. A. Gould. . very
Old Losatisu,
The Arst or Colwsll portion Of u having
been originally made by the famous
Comstoek himself, after whom the great
Comstock Lode was named. It 10 q
ledge running west Of and parallel with
the Comstock. and crops ont very PROM
insntly and boldly above the surface for
some distance. Still west OF IL 10 the
famous ledge Of the Cole Mining Com
psny, from which many Thousands OF
dollars have been taken.
The EARLY wsrktngs
OF the mine were OF q somewhat superb
cial character. after the manner Of most
Of the frat mines located. aud which dill
not Immediately yield paying bonanzas.
Comstock sold to q. ". Swan, who did
considerable more work in the way OF
prospecting development. Surface shafts.
tunnels and open cuts were made and
many tons OF ore extracted and milled.
but il did not yield enough to pay the
expenses OF those times. A tunnel was
also started In some distance down the
hill to tap the ledge at considerable depth.
but the funds and ability OF The com.
pany gave out before reaching within
800 feet Of the main ledge. The Parker
ledge, which lies a short distance east.
or Immediately in front Of the Colwell.
running parallel with il, 10 comparative
" q blind ledge, not cropping out so
prominently at the surface; therefore
was not located till in March. 1870.
Rich float rock was discovered some
distance below, on the surface. which
being by degrees followed and traced up,
led very directly to the finding Of this
valuable ledge. From Q small DRIFT or
tunnel, not over Is feet below the sur
face, ore was extracted and millsd which
yielded over $4,000. principally In gold.
but deeper working was found to be
necessary, involving the expenditure OF
time, labor and money; consequently q
consolidation with the Colwsll. and get.
ting the whole concern into able aud
effective hands. was found necessary.
This has been done. and
The Present workings
Show that good square mining business
and thorough efficient development OF
the true bullion and wealth OF
the mine IL proposed. A good sized
working or Adit tunnel is being run into
the hill, from Spanish Ra'ine. which,
before long. must intsrsect the main
ledge, In an obliquo direction, after
which II il to follow 1t. with
occasional crosscuts into either
Of the lodges to develop the
u Of tbs mine at that depth.
which will be fully 400 feet. A fine.
double working shaft is also being sunk
to the eastward. lower down the ridge or
crown OF the hill. which will cut both
lodges and open the mine some hun.
dreds Of feet below the tunnel. both
shaft and tunnel are being worked ener-
getically by Superintendent Stanley, and
there is no doubt that eventually the
Original Comstock will be developed into
u good bullion producing mine.