Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-06

Noshipe 10 more curious or interesting
at this stage OF the worlds history than
tho continued existence and use Of the
Divining Rod" But that it does con-
tinue to be employed, that it is believed
in, that it is an important factor in pros
pectine, and that it has very-mush-in-
earnest champion and e1emplifer in the
person Of Mr.. Al Peck. is fally indicated
in the following, which we find in the
Daily Stock Exchange COR October 4:
Saw FRaNCIsco, October 8. 1875.
Editors S,ock Report: Ny attention
was called to an article in the Evening
Bulletin of the 29tb nit. which contains
tho following remarks:
Tho cause OF the sudien deprecia-
ton in the value Of Prospect stock is
.aid to be the nee of the Diamond Drill.
There are 1000 shares OF the stock
sfioat on the market. BY m~ans OF splr,
itual mediums, the use "i divinlng rods,
and other parapharnalia, the price was
last year run up to so AZ the Deein-
ming of the current month It was selling
at 81 and IS per share, bnt some stock
holders We're glad 10 &c, rid Of 1t few
DAYS since for 50 cents per share. from
3SOO, OJO 10 $50. COO i'll tho value OF a
mine is pretty good drop for four weeks,
bu. such things are common here,
deem it net only due TO myself but
to the public to furnish some explapa-
ton OF trat part OF the article above
which refers to the diripiug rod, as !
actually made an examination Oh the
mine by that means with the following
result: fonnd that the company had
two large bodies Of ore, one lying nehr
their shaft, anu the other to the west.
about 400 feet, through which they had
run tunnel on the top OF the ledge near
the surface, disclosing very good ore.
After the company had discovered that
the ore did exist II these points l al
yised them to use q dismoGd drill to teat
the ore body near the shaft. On doug
this they found the results satisfactory,
even more SO than bad reported or ex-
pected. Tie company at ntst thought
that had put NY estimates too high,
bu. the results Of the diamond dn'i sat
,sfied them that they had valuable body
of ore about 800 feet from the surface,
and this ledge has made lis al pearance
in the bottom Of the shaft, aud gives
fair assays. will further say, that
when this mine is opened in proper
shape that they will have good. div
idend paying mine !; also. that their
ore runs high in gold. With reference
10 the discarding Of the diamond drill.
should call such proposition slmp y
preposterous. There is no. "a mine IN
Virginia or Gold Hill which Ia being
worked successfully in which tie dia-
moLd drill is not habitaslly used IN test
ing the lodges. 1t WAS used in Con.
Virginia, California, Ophir. and in tact
emery mine of Importance on the Com
stock or elsewhere. With regard 10 the
remarks Of The Bulletin about the dIvin-
ing rod would say that this same rod
pointed ont the present bonanzas az long
ago as 1861 l also examined the Ophl'
in 1871 and gave the exact location.
width, length aud dimensions Of their
ore body correctly, as has since been
demonstrated by Developments IN the
mine. I would likewise caution the
Bulletin to be on the look out for the
future, as there have been qnite num-
her Of new locations made with this same
rod, all pronounced to be large and val
liable bodies of ore, on which the loca-
tors are crowding on work with great
energy towards development. These are
already proved by means OF the diamond
drill and shafts, which already begin to
show fair assays and which within year
promise to astonish the Big Bonanzas.
Respectfully. Al PECK.