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

Prom ne thtcdgo TitJuHe.
vrrcrNrA CRY, New, Feb. N.-The tour
,st OH nr-t -eitiur ht- foot down In this strange
civ. t. struck ~ the startling PHI Sc OF c.arac-
lar " ich meet HIM on ev ~ hand. Every
nation under the sun has It's represent atives en-
Tered here in the &c for gold, aud every situ
lion I'm ,fo may be encountered. Enriislmen -
character and Englishmen With mo oh rncter
~ speak Of :" Prussian and Frenchmen, forget
ling Gravclutte aud Sedan In the more enerpss-
ing n.ht for wealth; the "unlver.al Yankee
nation" with ia REPRESENTATIVES from every
state in the Union, podding for fortune by the
eide Of the Monaghan. babel OF nuionattes
AMI a single urpose. with n gross population
~ sff"i s9p souls, virginia Oitv supports not less
Than twenty Rtmbhng bells, 200 saloons, and
houses ~ restitution stare az tho Iasssr-bv AZ
every turn; the chink Of gold and silver re-
sounds everywhere from early dawn I'LL long
after midnight. ,., ,-. 400, ooo
per month. on the one hand, and shivering
wretchcs without n farthipg ON the other Here,
more sharply than In any other Americ m town.
IRE the Nv" extremes ui y VERY anu we"ith *
empnned; yes the starving wretch OF tod
M, he the millionaire Of tomorrow.
The Comstock lode Is the richest mining
region m America Discovered IN lN9' " mas
tince Welded not less than tG$lnN'o ~ anu this
with very imucrf, CT machinery lur the greater
part of the time.
The most IT rlinp illustration Of the wonder
ful opportunities Of tue country has been the
experience ~ what ~ uupulnrv known as the
honalza crowd oomlo.cd ~ Tour men.
aud willi N O'Brien. lh,ee years arc Flood
snd O'Brirn kept retail 9rng shop in san From
sgu, ran a steam engine at one Of The mines ; he
has also worked ~ the mines WITH pies and
shovel mes O. Fair Is a mining ex'ert-tne
best In the region tie mas been a mining super
lutendent Tor many years.
FORTUNATE VENTURES.
II happened that Mackay and Fair became
cognil mt ~ the fact that certain mine. the
some ex ceedinelv rich ore Having saved n faw
hundred dollars. thev Induced the proprietors
Of The AN Francisco grrg shop 80 Join trein ~
Purchasing controlling interest 10 tue stock. Iu
stead Of le,ying AN assessment on the stock as
the rule had been under the former manage
nent, tney declared dividend. Their next ven
ture was the purchase OF the Consolidated Nr-
gina mine, property when bad hung ike
dead weight around the necks Of Its stocknold-
ers. lucy sunk the shaft deeper, and stu
deeper. until thev reached depth OF l.5oV feet,
aud MT only proved the existence OF tich ore.
hut mad the satisfaction Of recognizing In tho
deposite which they opened up unlimited
Tor their stockholders. For more than wear
past mis- mine has been welding nearly $2OOOOOO
month. aud paying dividends Of $l0 per snare
per month. Last year-ls75 was the N ost pro-
ductive In the history OF the mine. Through out
the year there has been no cessation In the pay.
nlent Of the regular monthly dividends, which
fur last ten months have been at the rate OF
flh per share.
during the year 1GesO7 tons Of ore have been
extracted from all the levels Of the Consolidated
lrginia mine, and l6glat tons have been re-
.uced, which yielded ,B53 IN bullion.
There are now In the ore house and at the u Ills
e''s tons, v!lued Al assay az SEs;Os0; Tnis orc
has heen taken from the lao, lSO. LOO ana
11OfOot levels. including smaii quantity which
he ueen gathered in the explorations which had
The cot Of the JOINT shaft has been, so far,
siVlSi.l3. After the connection with the c. Il
thinks the hoisune capacity will ne 2,UOtons Ter
DAY. The tot u recrip al The NINE for the year
were $l11tl'eis0, Of which $l69i3 ~ ~ was iur
bulnnn. Tue dNldends atn pun.ed ~ tE--Vi.OOO
for the yea.
1t is estimnted that the total receipts of the
uine for 1916 viii not be less than S25.UJ,UOO.
TOJR UADERGROIND.
Closely Joining the Consolidated Virginia IA
the CaiioTnia NINE. IL was my good fortune to
receive al invitation from Mt. Mackay TO make
the tour OF this underground treasure house.
ana YOU II ay tie sure ! aNailed myself OF the
opportunity. DOMINIC miners suit, and Ian.
tern IN hand, stepped on the cage with one Of
tie foremen, tho gong sounded, aud We began
our descent. and In less than two minutes We
stepped OIL the a,e on the 100 foot level. |
Was directed to duG the flannel coat worn during
the descent, and SO, acooUtred In . ir OF heavy
suil carving my lantern the Journey was en-
drynes- Of the niue, and remarked H. tut was
informed that there was plenty of water IN the
lower levels. But tots n Inc IL famous for IT'S
favorable natural condition. now" sid nv
ru de. we will 90 through tho II ain Drift Of the
Consolidated virginia mine, UO feet mort h, and
pss through the cross cut 81 feet east to the
california nine" So, with lanterns borne aoft.
g. cir rejecting the eistening masses Of ore
on each side, we marched through cross cuts,
w stuirs and down stairs, from level to level,
through dark caverus liz 10y single sputterne
candle, aud through nies OF brawny fellows, pick
IN hand. and candle stuck In a ledge. conquer NJ
their way through the brittle ore, through nun.
a. eds OI Ivct oi tnls great treasure vault. uutll
ar er more than an hours travel We found our
selves OK TO the starting place at the foot OF
the shaft. having gone through every part OF the
famous Consolidated virginia mine, aud halted
~ times In front Of masses OF black ore In the
California mine, which assays at the rate OF
S+uVO a ton. Prof Rogers, at the Univefslty OF
Pennsylvania, saws there re $30o.O0O,OO In these
illnes. The c. ana Q. shaft, which Is being sunk
for the purpose Of hosting ore from this mine
viii De comlleted about May !. he estimdl ed
PRODUCTION Of the mine when working the full
capacity Of the -hdft-l5OO tons davis S4,JnO.-
ifI month. which, az Ieu to the production Nf
tu- Consolidated Niglnit mine, Will make
k05O0UvU month for tue two mines, or
OVER s7OOOo,OOO A YEAR,
Tn, daily production from the Consolidated
Virginia mine IL now over $1,000 by Teferriul
60 the following abstract statement from the
quarterly assessment roll, my statement Will bt