Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-10
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THAT srrpo TUNNEL. COMPROMISE.

The much reported compromise be-
tween the leading mining companies OF
the Comsioek and the Sutro Tunnel
Company simply amounts to this: The
tunnel Is already completed to the Com
stock Lode : the header has for some
months past been running through the
sastsrly outskirts Of the great vein. until
at length 1t has penetrated the regular
ore vein formation with all its attend
ant heat and difficulties Of working. IL
strikes the Savage mine at the l6iO
level-i.6 Gao feet below the surface OF
the main working shaft Of that company
and II il merely a matter OF q few
weeks time for the Savage and sdjoin-
ing mines, to effect q connection with
the tunnel. The great chollar-N oreross-
Savage combination shaft has attained q
depth Of nearly 2.25O feet. or about GOO
feet below the level Of the Sutro Tunnel.
and only about 800 feet south Of the line
Of the tunnel. The lowest levels
Of these mines will soon be con-
nscted by drift with their combination
shaft, making II the sump or receiver OF
the strong iiowsgs Of water troubling
Thorn al present. Were the sutro Tun-
mel connected with the Combination
shaft by . side drift. this water could be
pumped up the 600 feet to the tunnel
level at vastly less expense than the adj
ditionai 1900 feet to the surface.
In view Of this fact the companies
most directly interested are willing to
make some definite arrangement whereby
they can avail themselves OF the actual
benefit Of the Sutro Tunnel a. a con.
veniencs for drainage. as the Latrobe,
Gould X Curry and other surface tun-
nels have been similarly utilized here
toiors. "A far ~ any compromise Is
concerned, Mr.. Sutro wishes II distinctly
understood that none has been arrived
as a. yet. although some arrangement OF
the kind might possibly be brought
about now that the b~ellissrent compact
Of tho mining companies is broken. but
m norton of them will NOT DO accepted.
lie must have them all or none. The
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most concise and correct view OF 'he
.;,p.t;on In TIM. given in the San Fran
%, $50.
cisco Ds4e'"s OF ahe o'u i"s'an''
ON the 18th Of April, 1866, the owners OF
tho Comstock mines agreed I pay A. su-
FRO and others and their assigns. Q royalty
NJ a. per ton on all ore raised after the
completion Of . tunnel which IL was pro.
po.od TO run 10 drain the Comstock lode.
and Tor other purposes. About the l.t Of
Jauuary, 1874, In lieu Of an alleged fall
ure ON the part Of Sutro 10 keep his part
of the contract. the Comstock mine own
era entered into an agreement 10 resist the
collection Of this royalty. This agree
ment still continues In force with respect
10 most Of tho mines on tho Comstock
Lode. A few OF the companies having
claims In the immediate Nieini'y Oh .ne
point where the tunnel VAL Strike me ,oue
met yesterday. n p'acueAiiy ithdre
from the further prosecution OF uhe snl'
20 contest tho right W eoi,ec' 'no Ioyai'y.
The mines which have taAsn Va" aou
arc the ChollAr'potosi' nAisa Npoisnss
Savage, Gould curry, pc"s IT,.
ConsoiidAteu ',tsiuiA sna 49,. In ,ha
two iast N arc .no oui. oue' :.
whole list thAt are now rAisins any oio' W
thai are hkeiy 70 rsise any = .
The irus'ees !, u'v a. IL, .
admit the ..sns 49, Ths. h.xs
royai,y on 'so ~ ~ ss.,,., n,o.a.ns
withdr.~h irom 'o r.. AZ.
ton OF INC sun Nv ba..u ,hs
comoinAtcn ,out y ~ ~ .Jri..
comoinanon IN. oesn I'm. ~ ,hs
are ,ba chollarrPo.osi. Hale a Norcross
and savage. These companies are en-