The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-04
THE GREAT NErdDd BORE


Ftop he Sn F,iniso 0rorick
Adolph Sutro. proprietor and General SUI
p'r.utcndcnt 81 the Sutro tunnel, who has boon
inc hest abused man this side OF the Rocky
Mountains for the past ten years. u man OF per-
fsct physique and indomitablc will. which hitter
cltgrnrtrrIstic the CumstOck min ng magnntes
have moro than once bitterly acknowledged ar
riV ri in this cty recently from Wash ngtOn and
N'vada. IN Wow Of Tn, iri thu ne sutr9 tqn-
viii sntte many vexcd questions now as,tating
the public mind-that IN regard to the 8 nlse
,lgr' theory among others and that II will
also osart a very decided influence on mining
ON ;hc {, mst,rk, Il representative OF the G'on-
81, .ailea gpen Mr. Sgiro i,E az s sxprs a Of
at the Baldwin. with his family.
B'port"r The chronicle is dcsirous Of learn
ins somethips authoritative IN resard t. the
iomplotd ant what stops Il any. will be- taken
20 secure the ohseryan'e OF me terms vi your
franchise a. Lrautcd by Congress.
MIR Sutro-Mcll the header Of the tunnel il
now ia something ike 5000 feet from the
mouth Tine total disian'c from the mouth Of
feet. You will therefore see we have about 3. 900
fcrt 10 go yet before We tap that mine.
when DO YOU expect to reach tho Savage
".Alout February /. 1873"
"Wlnt d. YOU propose 10 DO when YOU got 10
tho Cuuisfo'k. IA the event Of the mining COM
pumiys refusing to, pay you the ROYALTY Of 81 per
ton ON every ton 81 ore hoiSl.u oul oi inc Com.
w don't rropqse to 60 to law So soon rs
in ull Of H. Comstock companies and ass them
whether q ~ wish to avail themselves of the
tuuurl. and wuc der they intend t. comply WITH
o.. i,rrs N the contracts which they entered
into, and the laws OF Congress"
Did not these contracts require thnt work
should be commenced on tnc tunnel at a certain
une and that a certain amount Of money
Shout expended on the work every year ?"
D" NJ o. trun that the contra H. provide TINT we
should have commenced work Aug. |. 1868
wIIlr Vs. lid not commence until October.
1859. lil' tho DELAY was caused by Ill" muna-
DNuIn.unitYE d. to hurtS- ana annoy us. TO
lr. ma 3D.. the money market against Us 10y re-
% .tDN uUNepap'r uii BIS. and cN-n trrudi Ni"i
haI n.a,ic II wouli hardly Ice TAR for them to
eumpiuin now of thr d"ly IN commencing the
WORK. wlru they tn'ws' ives cons pred To- cause
such % iirlay Furthermore. the law ~ Con-
Er'-- ca which w. base our claims. contains no
ptD,.t ION whatever ~ to tn, time 10 Dc con-
suu'.l ina ihe oonstru tluu ol the tunnel
Dc Why iii these people conspirc. after enter
INK into tn 81 cautlats 10 delay the progress
az il" w'rs WY did they also repudi"te their
" 40 d., time the contracts were made the
iu.nlns manWulai.rs Il ~ NOT iuliy g9mrrrh,nd
The important part tins tunnel would pay aiir
liS aompofiOn But ait O. th v had read any pub
% alon~ on tn. SUBJECT. e. Tho eifet that the
tunnel after It's completion would not only dram
tNr WuiDr from tlr mines. but that II would
'lHa'" % cheaper outlet for ores. with greater
facilities for con .entrntion ami reduction ut its
mouth. they perceived mat milling. out Of which
Oh, il .u.- AaN' always Rad fortunes. would To-,
90 % greet extent taken from thor hands and
/ ~ 90 uf iiiuf NJ "a 'u'tl"f tNi' Will W niuft
o. say tlty yer cent ncap'r-Ani the con
/ ru-.ol hu anne mos table tlW they must either
"uutrl th' tunnel co. loose The IN rmOus profits
| winch they Would max" out Of Tho REDUCTION Of
Cre-. tulings. transp, i.ton. tn sale OF wood.
x b.. ia q nsilrr.t n q much custer tar %
/ nr'nk ~ our con trn financially. and thus
control a. than 10 bay Us out. A. "a
result the war asansl us was begun,
unlrr tAe leadership OF llllston, Sharon.
NuI Hlnr parties who have since CON
trolrd the mill and mining rings. Another IN
irr u n'7 pay % consd' rhn.r pIf' u ths op-
position. lat Is. the wood interest Wool can
/ To- Npai "a down the Carson RIVER 81 within a
/ miI' and % nhl ~ the mouth Of Ia" Sutru tun-
/ D ami 'lvgr"ithcr ~ 800 cord. II an be-
/ tHk' % through tine tunnel. aud hoist Il through
-iNiiN Ia Nlr-, ua AT cost not oNceedln ~
itr.DIi and -ult ia VIA inla at g. l., reprd. Tn,
p Nr -euf pri'e IS <l2 pr cord. Tine Sutru tuu-
/ u'i Will ol'r every facility to mining cunpa-
! uH - Co.. own thcr own mills AZ the mouth pl tn
/ tuNn WNf p VIII rHdu ih' profits of mill
/ rings nd transfer whatever profits there may
ts' g. tlr po' kt's of the sto khOidrrs. In short
! the Si'ro tunnel Is work which Is greatly III
| the interest u the legitimate owners of tine
mime -tIl' -toekhOld rS-and all tn opt ls4tlun
! 90 u has -munatri from the parties who are
! looking g. their own interests. and not - those
" Do YOU claim any other merits for the tun-
mol N'- II" the ORA uage ot water, cheaper
/ transport, .,On and cheaper facilities for re-
81 do: for know that the nciphhorhood oi
] Tho tun-iD'k o. nN- has not h'Aun tu b" OK
/ pinr,.i g- yet. Nlu" Of IT, min have over
7 N'-f for fear uf tapping large quantities 81 WA
/ ter AMI bong drowned out After tn tunnel
] nuHf r'A hos the tom~tok lode there VIII no
} longer b any limit Ia the cNllorlt.ons which
+ mas Do made. Ion II any great quantity ~ water
/ rs on 'ounfrrcd above The tunnel level II vii
/ dow on ui IT, own accord. If below thr tunnr
lowell. a few hundred inct OF pumping viii moi
nnkrn fnrWiinhl" col rlr For these r.,i-. ms
think that explorations In all the min"s ~ IN,
! tOu.-tn'k Val tee intu.,urated and ltlfrica
! trIu+.N ou 70 most 'Nt' u-iyn s.ul". and What
| ever bonanza may exist vail be discovered