Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-14
comsrock PAPERS 10. 3.
An Rrror Corrected-rirss ssmpIes
or Ore that Reached California.
Irpm the San Francisco Mining and Scientific
presa. August l5th1

We find. on converting with certain oil
the early Washoe miners. that we erred In
the last number Of these papers. In saying
that Comstock owned most Of the rich
ground purchased by Judge Walsh. and
that the property so bought was described
as the Comstock claim In the deed Of
transfer made on that occasion. The facts
connected with his first visit to Washoe,
his return and subsequent purchases. a.
we have them from Judge Walsh himself.
were these: Towards the latter part OF
June, 1859. ID. A. Harrison. then keeping
cattle on the Truckee meadows. brought
some pieces Of the rich Comstock ore over
the mountains to Grass Valley. where the
Judge. was engaged In quartz mining.
This ore had been given to Harrison while
ON his way 10 California by . man named
Stone, with directions TO take II over TO
Grass Valley and have II tested, its weight
leading him TO believe that II contained q
good deal Of metal Of some kind or
another. Stone. who resided at Stone a
Gates crossing. q well known locality on
Truckec river. had been TO the mines and
there obtained this ore. and having . no
ton like many others, that Il might be
valuable, availed himself Of the opportu-
nifty that offered for having its character
determined.
THE assays M ITS nEsrLrs.
Judge Walsh. to whom Harrison had
given these samples on his arrival at Grass
Valley. took them TO Melville Atwood. who
was then carrying on the business Of a..
sayer nj Thai place. and instructed him 10
make an assay oi hem' being himself sat
isiicd that the ore was rich In the precious
metals: Mr.. ATWOOD made Two assays
from the same piece OF ore and iound u to
contain sJ'OOO IN silver anu sou III gold
. total assay OF sJ,s'o 10 the Ton Ihesc
assays undouD'ediy the hrst ever mao OF
The Coins'ock ore. WERE maue on the a'th
day OF June, is'9. ihs TWO buttons %
tanned u the pieces OF ore RON winch
the assay samples were taken' handsomely
mounted and inclosed under glass. arc 70
be seen IN the oflce OF Aimafin u. faul,
OF this city, with the certificates OF AT
wood and Harrison. attesting their genu-
ineness appended thereto. There was re-
siding In Grass Valley ut this time Rich
ard Killala, M accomplished Irish metal.
lurgist, also several German assayers, all
Of whom were we'll acquainted with this
| class Of ores, and readily OWNED the i'm.
poriance of the discovery. having had
more OF less experience in silver mining
countries.
rur opmn IT WAS MIN
,Sn Tur rnIors onrAIxrp ron IT.
Encouraged by the opinions of these
mon anil tsling counsel Of his own indg.
msn, Walsh NJ once sei opt for W.sboe
| he mama hv which tbo region NJ conntry
where tbis jonosit hsJ hccn founJ then
a., l.csn ~ H. Known Arriving a, M
no, e,rlv in Jniv' ,hc Jndcc Remained
| ,bs,, = u:ot or mora during Which ,ime
w. ha..wa ~ naIi conr,nnsf a., RI asa'
| gnJ Vac Iito,v 40 nroya y.I,shIe ,h., Ia
'Ja,arn,i,aJ ~ Inv on, .o,no n, ,han .r,ias
49,. III. a. i; 7. .n..,.nao ~ M.
l...ns .'n.na pu,snS' Wus
Pn.posc ne 'anie .onie' suppI.eu himself
WIN money anu " one' re'uIneu' Ie.cn,
,hg 'he mines towAru the IA''er Pait ot
Sui!; 10y 'his ume = number OF iocaIions
naa oern hnsne aions ~ .upp1,eu ,Lhs "
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snhrsc;r. I sno scat win The ccntr.iis
60, . A. csiisorni. aoo sao, .nJ Az Co.
raj ~ Q mo Ia, .dio;,ins 1, In ,ho
orjor won,ionsJ nm The son,h
p.no,,. cl.i,, 20 ,ho ricb sno, an ,ko
o.hi.. us H.. aa -, Ia ~, W.
ypnn , "i.ass,. 1893 ~. 1870.
Wy. no,. "xna.' H.. ,ha ;",iowina 49,.
'nna h,nJraS tos, suar.srJ. nmn :.
~. u"sI.sn a.ora5 h..;aa ,~a."n.a.
L., Jisnosad nfr. Henry 3 fGor.,ncr
Jo.anh WIn,.rs Peter 0'Reiiiy' ps,vicn
W~cIsnobiin and ponrod each ona.si,,h.
TheoJarc winter. one twentv .four,h..
Joruaxor,h ono treniy.torr,b anil "a
horn o~ns.iwelfib. Jndce Wsl.b hopeb,
ponroJ's ons.si,th ns9i,, rim en- ooo
thcr,Ior. also Com.tarL'. one.si,,b, nav.
ING him about Tho s,me .mopnt he.id:.
&c a for one.,hir5 IN ths cs,ifornis
ground. and .omc mali anil n-nimnortsn,
locations hc had made further south. In
the early part of August, Morrison and
Hnr.t bouebt ont Mclaughlin for 40 900
Later I'm the Fall John o. Earle ana Judee
Walsh purchased O'Reilly's intercst nav.
ing S96.0 therefor. tho Winters having
retained their interest for A considerable
length Of time. In ali tho purch,ses ami
AIS made by Judge Walsh. A we'll AZ i'm
the other opefations carried on by him IN
Ws,hoc. Jo,eph Woodworth was lis e1ual
partner.
fhE MEXICAN CLAIM.
IA stated above, 100 feet OF the original
Mexican ground had been disposed OF be-
fore the sales here mentioned were effected.
This section. commencing 200 feet from
the south end OF the claim and embracing
the richest portion OF II, had been given
by the joint owners thereof 10 Penrod,
Osborn and Comstock, as q consideration
for two cheap arrastras they had put up
for the use and benefit OF the company.
Penrod. who owned one-half Of this Sec
ton, sold the same In October to tho Mel
donado Brothers, for 5000. the other
half having been sold by Osborn and
Comstock TO Hughes and others for about
tho same sum. The Meldonado Brothers
being Of Spanish origin led TO this piece
OF ground being called first the Spanish
and afterwards the Mexican claim. In
the early part Of 1861 tho Meldonados
sold this ground 10 the houses Of Alsopd
Co. and Duncan, Sherman 4 Co., for
5000, 900. These parties falling 10 man.
age the property with much energy or
good Judgment, tired Of the ownership
and afterwards disposed OF II 10 the Ophir
Company for $500 00. Itnow forms apart
OF the present ophir mine.
yr,sr ,p,v,,. Ar o,r ~ , ~
ur.yy cos,. .Sn mo rr,,n~.
r.rIn a. ~ mo,,S ~,
w.ish o.ra ~ a.n o .aIsu
WITH him = ,so nornds m soi.e,nd ~.
,.nan 1,n,n a. ar, nn"n,nr 49, y, n.y.
0nhlr rround Tb,. ore w.. worLcd hv
Nn.h.;1or anil Kns,ai aud ra,,aJ h,,.,
Al an 1'ho co., ~ ,r.r.nort.,ior ,hara