New-York tribune., 1879-10-30

, sPvFcU AT VIRGINIA ClTY-IS THE COSTUME OF
AN1,rR-A TOUR THOUGH TuE sUrRo TUNNEL.
VIRGINIA CITY, New, Oct. 29.-Gencral Grant
and paity visited the lower .eveis of thr Bonanzi
Mines yesterday. urder the guidance ofJ W Machay
aud subsequently, went through numberO mills Later
tAcy visited The hall Of the Pacific Coast Pioneers
General Grant was made an honorary member hare
of Office ana credentials OF the society were given him.
lie was introduced by Dr.. Harris. Colonel Robert
Ta,ior delivered the address. to which the General
responded IL follows
Nh. PrrsIpEvr. LADIES AND GTvLENEN. MF&nERs Of
TIE SOCIETY," OF PACI' DoA-r fI"NLths: l'ni ii'a-
reception here. Nothing when received abroad was
such source of pleasure to ne. 40 nor mean
a.. bour-t ami hearty and showed tue hlgu
II would D we been quite ahrre"t qsreI OF Sen,Ig
ago Now arr regarded q, iue most 'w"riH nation
ON the carfh. We have much whirh Eur"p tn nallons
lave uo-that Is, We nave popu a,ion "ncn @ ~ let
does not threaten 30 crowd anV paich district or 'N-
h.u, the produ.tiycn, Of te SOIL We nave 40 cAth
sitc soil md immense undeVeiopeh resource 10 eA'
before our uupuiiIn Will lccuiuc .ri,r ts To- mikc
the riisin- sufficient 10 i've on serious nr'h ti h
this rr-pec We have gitai iOmisc I"r '"' ln
fact OF Is, we are molt Thought o ABROAD
Than think OF ourselves 1ti, al ihe raliS
time, think cou-ldcitnF o. "utNc'tr H"u
We are liuc conceded over our advantages
tLauEhtrrl y .wspap'is AMI politicians n""'N' l.
TIN there are goou many p'" p'p ln "a, VIZ ''
am that things tie re az ruin, Dut guess We
II was nor aii m,rcan would not dare To TAX ke
n- for fear OF being mohDcd lLau-hteFJ tIAhA SVu
Having delayed his departure from Virginia CITY
until Wednesday for the purpose Of visiting the Suiro
Tunnel Geueral Grant accompanied by Governor
Kingkead, ~ Nevada. Colonel James q. Fair. U. :.
Grant, ir. Philip Dicdeuhemer and dozen invited
c.ts. visited the tunnel to-day, and saey returned to
Virginia City via the Nine. The party left Viz
gina CITY at a. m aud driven in four-.n-hand
turuouis over tine mountain road TO the Town OF
su'ro. where they arrived at a. m. the General ex
pressing himself much pleased with the early morn
Ing drive. Ills welcome was emphasized by the ringing
OF bells and blowing OF whistles the cOmpanys work
shops aud BY heavy discharge Of giant powder from
the mountain tops overlooking the town
The party were received at the Sutro mansion by Mrs
AdoIphe sutro. superintendent H. IL sheldon, and the
officers Of the company. After examination OF the
works of the company at the mouth oi the tunnel and
the reception Of the czens OF the town and vicinity,
breakfast served After breakfast prep
nratIons were made the trip through suro tunnel
Before starting. aud while assembled the portco OF
the mansion. much merrimeut was occasioned by the
General, appearance in the costume OF miner.
T1e visitors went To the tunnel under the guild
ance OF SUPERINTENDENT Sheldon Secretary Young. and
Foreman Bluett. The party were placed aboard the
cars and amid the OF the assembled citizens, dis
appeared the darkness. Quick 'ime was made under
ground Shaft No. l, mile from the entrance.
reached IN eight minutes; shaft No 2, two miles from
the entrance seventeen minutes and the station
OF the north lateral tunnel, in thirty five min
utcs. Here the party left the cars and walked
to the North header, the better to examine
the underground workings and witness the pcrfor-
mances Of powerful drilling appliances required in
driving Of this character. The covered boXes
which convey the steaming hot water from the Com
stock Mines also object of cons derabe inter
est.
Returning 10 the ears he trip was continued To the
Of the SOuth lateral tunnel after when the party
were escort, to the 64OOut station at the
Incline" where hev gwen IN charge Of The officer,
the savage Compauy, aud we're hostcd to the surface
at Virginia CITY,
Throughout the entire trip the General evnccd great
interest III what he He considers the tunnel
of the greatest works of the