The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-25
uARD MONEY IN ABUNDANCE.
The Bonanza Kings Of the Comstoek Lode
e3OO,OOO,OOO Underground.

VIRGINIA, Nevada, Feb. 15.--Since the
year 1859. when old Comstock stumbled upon
deposit Of ledge rock among these hills. the
Yield of silver has amounted to n total OF S2I3-
OOOOOO. Last year alone the tomstock lode
yielded about s3)0)00OO The most productive
mines In this lode. and their respective yields
for the year past, arc rs follows: Virginia Con-
solidatcd, sii,561.O 0?7O: Crown Point. SASH
s22 5S; Belcher. S5i93,o5j.55; and Ophir. $l,0iS,
2j616 The state of Nevada added, during 1875,
not less than si0.oO)OOj to the worlds aggregate
of bullion. For the year 1873 the production OF
the state will be at least SjJtO1,0D0 and Of the
whole Pacific coast, $lo0C0),0N. So much tor
0gllres.
The especial topic among mining experts now
ada,s T. the unparalleled Development of the
California; mine, owned ~ The bonanza kings.
Mackay Fair, Flood. and O'Brcn Their mino
adIoins the Consolidated Virginia. which has
already produced S3),0O0O). and Prof. Rogers,
who accompanied tho Government commission
sent here to Investigate our mining resources,
officially endorses the statement that the Cali
fornia mine oOptai not less than $gVnJOOO.
Those are large figures. and | am glad to alive
them on such good Authority Gs that OF Prof.
Hogers of the University Of PENNSYLVANIA. No
rantcd 10y facts
Tho four men controlling this stupendous
wealth are John w. Mackey, who owns two
nfths, and James c. Flood, James q. Fair, and
VIM. OIlrinn, each OF whom owns one-nfth.
Tho MON ucrH Of the firm are interested, and IN
the same proportions, IN other mines. Wher-
ever the firm Is interested II controls a majority
o. shares The bonanza kings are monarchs or
nothing.
Mackay Ia an Irishman, about forty-nve years
old. lie Is VOL made, has clear blue eve and
wears n light mousiache At almost any hour
Of the day YOU may see him among tho mines,
his trousers tucked In bis boots, ana rough
felt bat pulled down over his forehead, padding
along through the snow from the Savage
10 the Hale Norcross, thence - tho Gould &
Curry, md 50 onward to the Consolidated Vlr-
ginia and California. He has none Of the airs Of
mOnatoh. II YOU happen to know him, he
will say few leasant words and bid you good
morning. Ills demranor II Invariably quiet and
modest and the most jealous eye can detect no
blrsier In IT, lie seems 10 be somewhA dis.
trnstiul ~ bis conversational powers, and
thinks more than he talks.
Far isa very different sort of fellow. He IA
full Of Ouuhpmmis Uhe people hereabnuts call
particularly social. tie 10 rarely seen aiooi, but
iaSs back In state in his buggy and mentally
puts up inhs pn the stock matket Very sly Is
slippery Jim, as his admirers cali him. Flood
Is tho hnlncier Of the concern, and Oliricn the
ornamental member. lie PLAYS cinch," Cal
norma 10 m ot seven up. and draws his divi-
dend OF 10000 month
Now having these photographs In mind. which
the United states Senate from NevadsS You
may he sure that one OF the four viii be sent
the Pacific coast appreciates merit whom backed
by blank shares in the bonanza. Mackay Ia
talked OF some, but doubt his ambition. He
Is not an educated man. and knows that he Is
not. Thcn his business here requires, and wilt
continue TO require ell his tire 10 the next ten
years. Fair Is the most Intelligent II tho quar-
tct. aud would perhaps make tho best senator.
Yet, Notwithstanding his social iuolinati ons, he
can hardly he illcd popular.
IL has recently trauspired that the firm in
tends to send $40 oO0OOJ I'm bullion for exhibiiinn
~ the Centennial. This noun. would require
fifteen cars Tor It's transportation. and would
max the biggest pile OF money ever shown to
the American public.
TINS month the Consolidated Virginia mine
will produce more than s2Op0n. when the
new c. * c. shaft is completed the combined
monthly production OF Consolidated Virginia
and California viii aggregate S. UJ),0D, a fact
which nay he as interesting & those who are
not bonanza kings at II is satisfactory to those
who ale.