Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-26


Yesterday afternoon. says the San
Francisco Post OF the Esd instant. q con-
tract was signed by authorized repre-
~ssntatives Of the Julia mine and the
Sutro Tunnel Company. which is sure
to have q great influence on the future
working and development OF the Com.
stock lode. Readers OF this column are
familiar with the nature OF this contract.
The managers Of the Julia mine, at the
great depth Of 1000 feet. have
tered . prospect in their ledge. which is
favorable to the development OF an ore
body. They have been subjected to
great expense and delay in opening the
lead. Sudden flows Of water have sew.
sral times driven the miners out OF drifts
and erosscuts on the 1000 level. and.
whenever opportunities were given to
resume operations at the different points,
the intense heat has rendered progress
slow three to four mon often working
TO the pick. The fact has been patent
to all who are interested In the mine
that new and expensive machinery must
DO erected TO drain and ventilate the
lower levels, unless relief were furnished
In another manner. The Sutro tunnel
being only 400 feet north OF the main
shaft OF the Julia, the managers consid.
cred q plan to connect the two points by
q lateral drift, and secure at q cheap
figure the much-needed facilities for
working. The contract signed yester-
day by both parties completely covers
the requirements, and its provisions are
to be acted upon Immediately. As most
Of the Comstock mines experience the
same difficulties which have been con.
tended with In the Julia, the utility OF
the tunnel will ere long DO demonstra-
ted and o great aud vital question vir-
tually settled. The managers Of the
Julia have courtsously furnished ths
Post with the specifications OF the con-
tract.
After the preliminary surveys are
made, the lateral branch OF the Sutro
Tunnel will be started. Its size will not
be less than exc feet. but Adolph Sutro
has signihed his intention Of msking II
the full size OF the tunnel. The dis
lance to be run IL n little over l.4O0 feet.
For the construction Of this drift the
Julia Company are to pay SlO0. 900, or.
say 20 per cent, the payments to be
made at the end Of each month, accord
ing to the work accomplished. The
company has already paid $4,000 into
the Treasury Of the Sutro Tunnel ~ the
frst installment. The cost OF whatever
work the Julia Company may do in ia.
cilitating the connection by running to-
ward the tunnel from their main shaft,
IL 10 be deducted from the total amount
named above. II work 10 pushed joint.
ly the connection can DO made by the
OF December next. Sutro will
use his best appliances In running tho
drift. He win Immediately commence.
In many places In the main tunnel, the
work OF making a water drain, 40 that
by the time connection is made with the
Julia he will be prepared to receive the
water OF that and the other mines In tho
lode. The contract specifies distinctly
that Sutro shall be entitled to. and shall
r~ecsivs, Tor every ton OF ore and other ma
shall DO extracted from or con-
veyed to the Julia mine through the tun.
mel the full dues aud royalty prescribed
In the act Of Congress known as the
Sutro Tunnel Grant.
A deed has also been drawn up and
will In due time DO signed. giving the
Julia Mining Company the refusal Of
purchase OF all the mineral lodes and
lying within the limits OF tho four
thousand feet OF lateral withdrawal
made by the United States under the
Aforesaid grant. We are not at liberty
20 publish the considerations named In
his deed, but suffice II TO say that the
succession OF the Julia to these rights.
md the fact that the Sutro Tunnel has
,ut through what Is evidently n parallel
Dr. east ledge, will enabls that corpora
ion TO successfully combat any disputes
'or the possession OF this ground which
nay arise In the event OF future mineral
developments Of great value. The adj
fsntages to DO derived by the Julia
Company from the connection with the
tunnel are : ~ A marked reduction In
III expenses. (2.) Better ventilation
md drainage. (3.) The utilizing OF ores
II the average value be only $40
per ton, can be extracted, hauled
the tunnel and milled Of its
mouth by mills run by tunnel water, at
'uch Q low figure that stockholders will
remunerative dividends. On the
,ther hand. the Sutro Tunnel will dem.
'nstrate It's utilitylto the stockholders Of
very mino on the Comstock lode,
which. II accomplished, will undoubied.
y lead to an era Of practical aud profit
lble deep mining such rs has never be-
ore occurred ON this coast. II o re.
Mains TO be seen what the crosscuta and
nain drift ON the 1000 level OF the Julia
will reveal.