Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-25
SIERRA NEVADA.
Iuterview wish the Last visitor
Who Nav the Crosseuts Last sss.
urday-Thc Mine ro-day-Whas
Archie Borlaud Thinks or It.

Since Johnny Skae left for San Fran.
cisco. Saturday evening, no visitors have
been allowed to 60 into the Sierra Ne
vada without a special permit from him.
a thing not easily obtainablo here in his
absence. As a consequences. E. j. Bald.
win, who reached Virginia yesterday.
did not succeed in paying a Sunday visit
to the mine.
or course, as soon a. the mine was
closed to the public all sorts OF reports
we're circulated about '~porphyry in tho
face" west wall reached" "limy ore."
etc. These could not. however. DO
traced to any more reliable ource than
those who had refused to sell the stock
at $3.50 and had been sold out at $50 or
less, or to those who had shorted the
stock on Friday aud wanted to buy in
to-day.
Under such circumstances q repre-
sentative Of the News sought out Billy
welch, the old Superintendent OF the
California when 1t was up on the hill,
and also for a long time foreman OF the
Gould & Curry. and who was the last
visitor in the mine Saturday night. He
examined all points and noted indica-
tons. lie says that when there the
crosscut on the 2l00 level was In low.
grade ore. He thinks. however. that
better ore will make next to the west
wall OF the vein, In accordance with o
vel. known characteristic Of the ore
bodies Of the Comstock, which Is that
the best ore Is always found next to the
wall which is the nearest perpendicular.
The crosscut on the 2200 level showed
no signs OF giving out. Every indica-
ton was rather OF strength. and the APP
pearance was that the west wall was
still some distance away. There was IN
the face, when no was there. q small
piece Of vein or ore porphyry about the
size Of a mans hat. This hs considered
M indication Of p~ermanency rather than
OF weakness.
He said, moreover, that work had
been stopped In the face Of the drift for
the purpose OF cleaning up and laying
track. Previously and in order 10 get
ahead az fast m possible the ore had
been broken down in the face Of the
crosscut and thrown back till the whole
IL feet were filed half way to the top
with it. This had to DO taken out and
track laid before further progress could
be made. This work would occupy the
miners till this morning.
Archie Borland visited the mine last
evening. He says the crosscut on the
1900 level Is in between 25 aud 30 feet.
The ore for 90 or 90 feet Is good for
500 per ton at the mill. The bottom,
when ho was there, was in porphyry up
about 3 feet. Yet this did not have the
appearance OF q west wall. II has no
pitch to il, nor Is 1t west wall porphyry.
It is vein porphyry. The wall will be
found beyond this, but how far he can.
not say. He Is Of the opinion that II
will not be found nearer than % or 30
feet, and may be much further. He I'D.
ded "It q man will not gamble on
this showing he will not on any. II Is
the best showing that has ever been
made on the Comstock. not ever OF.
cepting the big bonanza. Belcher, Crown
Point. or any other mine. at the same
distance from the apex OF the ore body.
or top OF the chimney Of ore. None OF
them have ever had such q good pros
pect. The porphyry in the bottom Is
nothing to DO frightened at. The ore
lies fiat on tho top Of II, and II Is not
wall porphyry. All that II wants Is
time to open tho ore up and make o
mine OF it. examined the crosscut on
the 2l00 level. 1t Is the top OF the ore
body, with its ~stringers OF quartz aud
ore. II shows good width. and Is OF q
very kindly formation"
Since the foregoing We have received
further and reliable information In re-
gard to the condition Of the mine. The
block or horse OF porphyry has been
nearly worked out and 1t was confidently
asserted that the next blast would clean
out the remaining portion Of 1t. Next
to that part removed the richest kind OF
ore was found and that wal In the north
side Of the face Of the drift.