Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-24
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re usnassA Era Redivivus.
Kog eomo time past stock move
SkUk extraordinary interest has
Ekoco evolving itself on Pine street
oE1 II the little alley that runs
l5om Pine TO California street. 1t
ooko remarkably like reproduce
No, In the present year Of grace,
n the bonanza excitement which
e HogAn In the winter of 1874 aud at
/; lulned its psrihellon In February,
1D75. 10 momentous and startling
j: y The aspect of the developments
* tho Comstock lode to-day that
tho attention Of the whole East,
s and, W doubt not, though to lesser
extent, Of Europe. Is riv eted upon
oppreAchIng developments.
3. Uudsr the clrcumstances we can
~ forbsar indulging in q reminls-
oonee and few reflections.
IhrougA the courtesy Of Mr.. Raj
oloa, che editor Of the HERALD was
m61e, lats In December, 1874, one
ofthe party which took Mr.. Sharon
- e Carson City when he went up
- ~ elected Senator from Nevada.
II. Sharon was ut that time al.
u>ost the undisputed monarch of
~ hs surveyed In mining matters.
Tho party In the special car con-
oln1od Of the to-be. Senator Sharon,
5on. Dodge, Senator Sharon's
Geother, Mr.. Ryan, of the Alta, and
~ s1lter Of the HERALD. We
1nongchanged much conversation
With Senator Sharon on the bon
ansA ef the Consolidated Virginia,
- bsDJe which then occupied all
tooguos. This experienced miner,
=. q lsnst, mining operator, esti-
inaesd the bonanza which had been
dlaolosed In the Consolidated Vir-
elnia - at the least $500. .OO0. 900, by
~ nlniug standards, to say moth
Ing of the unforeseen or uuascer-
tninsd developments. We shall
never forget an expression made
- Of BY Me-. Sharon in describing
~ riches OF Flood & O'Brien. He
EoGAfdsd them as the richest men
- the world in future. "Such peo-
pc - Jones, Hayward and my
oolf." said the embryo Senator,
s4ars. from the standpoint of wealth.
nasrs small potxtoes in the COM
paEison.,'
We left Mr.. Sharon at Carson
City and pushed .on to Virginia
CITY With Mr. Ralston's letter of
oroisnes. It proved an open sesame
With Mr.. Fair, who at that time
snpsri Intended the Consolidated
V1sG1niA with Its consort, the Cali
corula. Our experiences from that
tlme forward were novel and inter-
eotlug In the highest degree. We
vere chesrfuliy accorded permis-
sloa to descend ami examine the
Consolidated Virginia and Cali
tosnia. Our companions on this
novel voyage were Mr.. Philip
Dsldssheimer, who 80 celebrated re-
poet on the Consolidated Virginia
Wna thsn engrossing all ears inter-
ID iu gold and silver. and Mr..
Sawyer, the San Francisco cores
pondsnt Of the New York Herald
w forbsAr all mention of our ex-
poeiencss until we reached the fa-
mous cross-cut No. 2, on the $50.
foot level Of the Consolidated Vir-
GInIa. The day We entered the
unlus 1t had reached length of267
eeot across solid body OF ore
which ranged from q couple of hum
drod ~ eight hundred dollars to
the ton.
We had the honor, in company
With the Msssrs. Dsidesheimer aud
sawyer, Of seeing the very birth Of
the California bonanza on that day
II our msmory serves us rightly,
~ attained ths California by some
! ramIl mIlleation OF the same level
vhloh admitted US 10 the famous
eeoss.cu of the Consolidated Vir-
vfuls. The pick had just struck
futo che CAIifornia Bpnsnzt, Prov
Ing the correctness Of the theory
that the Consolid lted Virginia de-
posit extended to its neighbor. We
oheii never forget the intentness
With which the aperture was
oerutinized by Deidesheimer, lamp
- hand. 1t excited such an en-.
thnsiasun In him that he emerged
1eOm our tour with the conviction
that both Consolidated Virginia
and California would go to 81, 500 a
SHARE. ftwas that conviction only
which prevented his becoming a
vsry heavy millionaire. He held
TO long, waiting for the 1900
which never came.
Having disposed of our reminis-
eeucs, we shall proceed to the re-
1setion-. making them tolerabIy
brief. II has been the fortune of
~ editor VI this paper to have
oohievsd clever results in the pro-
phsgis2l line, notably with regard