Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-28
THE NORTH END MINES.


lestoroay teW exporps q etock
holders were admitted into the mort
end mines. Among these were W. b
Smith, Superintendent Of the Belcher
Colonel Gillette. late Of the Savage, an,
F. A. Tritls. While these men do no
descend into particulars as to measure
msnts, etc.. Of the Sierra Nevada. Unto,
orc body, they all speak unqualiAsdly o
the generally favorable appearance o
the mines.
Mr.. Tritle, IN Q conversation thii
morning, said the showing was muot
better than be expected and he though
better than the public generally believed
to exist there. He was. however. Z
stock broker. and no expert, but h
considered the stock . perfectly safe In
vsstment. At present prices ct least. II
looked to him % II tho ore body wal
showing the outside formation 10 The
east and making room for itself a. Il
vent down. and was certainly stronger,
clearer and better on the $500 level than
on the level above.
In Q like conversation with Superin.
tendent Smith he stated that be oonsid.
cred the proposition on Union and
Sierra Nevada q good gamble at present
prices, and IL men would not take
chances on II they would not take any
chances at all, except on Q sure thing.
There was certainly NO foundation In
the mines for the recent scare which had
come upon the people. He had never
seen better prospects on the whole lode
than were nov 10 DO found at the north
end, and be had been familiar with the
approaches and make Of most Of the ore
bodies on the Comstook.
Mr.. Smith also drew some very Inter.
esting comparisons between the showing
ing at present In Sierra Nevada and
Union and that which was made on the
upper levels and 10 the approaches to
the big bonanza. He vas familiar with
the latter and somewhat SO with those
in Union add Sierra Nevada, and con.
sid.red the latter today fully ss promis.
ing as any shown BY the earlier develop.
msnts OF the big bonanza. The pub
lilo were slow. In placing oonadsnee
In the big BONANZA. Few thought
much OF II when hrst encountered
on tho HOO level. o when
traced to the 1900 and 1900 levels. The
formation was considerably tossed about
and broken, and the quartz on the upper
levels did not show 20 lively and kindly
a nature as that 10 the north end mines.
Il wan not 10 fact till the crosscuts were
run on the 1900 level Of Con. Virginia
that the people put much conndsnes In
the extent and value Of the ore body.
Then everybody wanted the shares. The
ore body had 10 fact been traced down 400
feet before there was any great excite.
mrnt over II.
In sierra Nevada, while prominent
stringers Of quartz and other indications
might extend to the 100 level. Il ~
not till some 40 feet below the 2l00 level
that the bob.tail DRIFT vas run and
ore. From that point the ore
body was now partially prospected to
the 23O0 level--lsss than 200 fsst-and
the showing made was certainly as good,
u not better. than that at the big bo-
uspza. The formation is tumbled about
Ia both places till the ore body 10 reached
and prospeoted for some distance, but 10
a FREQ in Sierra Nevada and Union a.
on the upper levels Of the big bonanza.
Tho ore body IL gaining In strength, and
10 getting clearer with depth. The ore
10 certainly OF very hns quality, and In
this respect the ore body prospects bet.
ter than It did in the Con. Virginia.
In the Union more Developments have
been made than In the Sierra Nevada.
The ground opened up by the drift to
the Union shaft showed much promising
besides the ore disclosed. The
quartz west OF the q body and toward
The shalt 10 OF . kind and promising
and 10 liable to drop into ore
1t any time. The new drift running q
little south OF east 10 opening up finely
and the showing o! ore h good. The
formation on this level 10 Q little mixed,
but that 10 Characteristic Of all large ore
near thrir apex and on their
upper levels. Depth will probably clear
bis about all out. II the work in the
Union shalt permitted It, Q great deal OF
IRE could DO stopped out and raised from
his level at once.
As to 0phir and Mexican, the situa.
ion had been very faithfully described
the official letters.