The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05

and crv about silver. NV isndiadys servant, a
gold.
BouNDLEss WEALTH.
The production Of the precious metals west
OF the Missouri river In 1S1b aagrogaie ed over $50,
100000. - which Nevada produced f40OONO.
lhe production this year Will re cn not less tntn
tldOUO,0O. lnefe II enuuvh money in these
rugged hills TO secure the resumption Of specie
{. ymcnts In three years " the whole peoue
we're bent on resumina. Mere han t2SlOOO'W0
taken from these nincs In hftcen ears, and
mare than flIODOU0,OO) one billion q vet. IL
IL known absolutely that there are tS0hun,OVO
The Sutrn Tunnel Ia expected to develou the
other fjuOWOOtO. Adulun Sptru, the oriVlnatur
Of the scheme, conceived the idea IN 1850. a year
after the discovery ~ tie Comst3cS l9de' out u
WIS., not until 1864 that the Legisl IT. re- Of
New ds was etiioned for franchise, an
because the SOlOns Of that body recoe-
nlzed its utility they believe d, on the contrary,
that Sutro was demented to think OF running
tunnel tour miles through the II Ountains. But
SutrO knew thing or two more han they have
given him credit for Armed with hi fr nchise
from the LEGISLATURE Of Nevada, Sutro went to
Washington. where he laid his scheme before
Congre 4, aud succeeded In settlag passed
Tunnel Company own q tract OF mineral land
adjiceD mt to the Comstock lode In the State Of
Nevada, being the very heart and centre OF the
richest silver region in the world seven miles In
length 10y 1900 feet IN width. embracing b0SO
tunnel, containing 12sO acres The exclusive
ownership ~ all mines discovered bv the tun-
nel. A royalty forever OF t2per ton on each aud
every ton OF ore extracted from anv part OF the
COmstOck lode. The right Of appropria ion OF
all tue " ter carried Of through The tunnel
The nrst shuveliul OF earth was dug IN the fall
OF 800 Ii was but a very few months ere the
Bank ~ California, recognizing the paramount
Importance of tue WORK, with the view of depre-
Chatting II, Hud thereby getting control,wtthdrew
their subscriptions aud inoUced their following
TO do the same. This was bodv blow to sutr"j
but he rallied from II In course OF time, hanked
them 10 all Their attempts TO repeal bis charter,
ana has finished the tunnel for I23OO feet, OF two
and .ne-thrd miies, Of tue four ulies which II Is
tfs Intention to run In a direct line. About
.j,U0.OOO gold have already been expended on ne
WORK, and the total cost Of the direct tunnel VIII
different oirections at an additional cost OF 90
UuUvO; but before this IL done the main tunnel
| will have paid for itself over aud over again by
Its royalties ana discoveries Of ore. At this time
the header OF the tunnel s penetrating st.
Johns Ledge. and all eyes are turned thither-
waru IN eager expectation OF Inc line ptnetTat-
!lg DgltN yie degosN.
WONDERFUL MAN.
The suiro tunnel is as long and slim a hole In
the earth as | ever conceived and since took "A
walk ", III lis mouth TO the heder week ago
I'm willing to believe what people hereabout
say Of sutro. VIZ: that oe L. not only the most
perseverine IA aman. but the most advanced AZ
n genius Of all the men In the region. It. was
truly grand cOnceDuon. In the course OF de.
sutory conversation With Mr. sutro At odd
times have had opportunities OF studvin9 the
man aud ssceriainng bis views. 10 look ut him
you would think him man ~ sixty years.
hszarded guess at hts age one day, and was
mucn surprised when assured that he Is not yet
III. In ms face there are no marks Of ave, out hs
hair and beard are well tinged with eray. Nor
| do / see now Hnv grow old IN sucn a
| place ~ the town Of Sutro. No .dissipations,
nothing to % but eat. drink, work, aud sleep
and get fat. IL II always warm there. Although
but i've miles from Mount DAVIDSON, which
| looms above Virginia, the snow rarely descend.
! ON that favored village. Only last week, whcn
the snow few here IN Virginia for two DAYS, and
the summit Of Mount Davidson was wrapped III
nercely- INK snow. the sun sbone In Suiro anu
! the SLOW remained away. There are 10 men al
work In tue tunnel now, and the prog ess Is al
the average rate Of seventv feeta week. Sutrl
thinks the man tunnel will be nnlsned in 1873
about February. lie claims for the enterprise
that II will create
An ENTIRE REVOLUTION IN MINING,
| that ore may he dropped from the lower level,
/ Of tue mines down to the tunuel-a saving Of the
present hosting pOwer; tnat the tunnel vii
drain the mines naturally-a saving Of pumpiug
power; that ore can I've transported tnrougn the
| tunnel to tue reduction mills In SutfO at a cost
! Of 10 cents DER tun-a saving IN TRANSPORTATION
excuses that the lives Of the miners viii bt
| more secure; aud, finally, that the tunnel " ~
! iuaIgura total reduction Of more thau D,
! per cent from the present cost Of mining, ano
tnereD, render II worth while 10 reduce low
! grade ores.