Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-11
OPENING OF A WI MIME.
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Of the News. learning that . new mine
was being opened on the south end Of
the Comstook, paid . visit to the local.
ity to see what wa going on.
he found the new workings to be on
the Sierra, . location Of early days
made in 1Ss0-snd extending south
from the Justice l400 feet and lying
west Of the Silver HUI and the st. Louis
and east OF the old Hartford.
The mine has been incorporated In
Chicago, with Q capital stock OF $l0..
OOO. 900, divided into l00. 900 shares, OF
the par value Of 800 each. The com.
psny il represented on the ground by r.
Phillips. n o! the pioneers Of the
Comstock.
On the ground and west Of the Silver
Hill works, . small corps OF miners were
found busily at work. As yet the work
done has been In ~ascertaining the make
Of the ledge. with . view Of prospecting
the claim to the best advantage. Still
the work has not been barren Of quite
satisfactory results. a. will be seen fur.
ther on.
The first workings visited consisted Of
Q tunnel which has bean run nearly west
into the hill for . distance OF $50 feet.
This cut has encountered several feeders
Of the vein. Some Of these are OF but Q
few inches In width. while others are
four or Ave feet. These feeders bear
free gold lying In the Limitations OF the
strata a. we'll as In the rock
itself. The face Of the tunnel Is now
In harder rock which. however. still
shows streaks OF quartz and other indi.
cations Of Q vein ahead. It 10 the inten.
ton Of the company to push this tunnel
ahead to open up this vein.
In one or two places along this tunnel
are found little prospecting places exca.
waited ON the side. to follow for q few
feet formations OF more than usual
promise. Here some well.deAned feed.
srs arc found, and some ore which must
from Appearances assay we'll. The
stringsrs are walled With clay. and are
strong and well defined.
Further to the east and south. and
very near the workings OF the old Lu.
zerns claim. which In early days yielded
. large quantity OF valuable ore. other
workings were found.
A short tunnel has been run into the
bill, and. after penetrating . hard cap.
i've or ak feet Of black. decouposed
vein matter carrying gypsum was en-
countsred. From this vein considerable
pay orc has already been taken out and
dumped for reduction. This ore ressm.
bles very nearly that taken In early days
from the Waller Defeat ground Of the
Justice just above, and In OF the same
general quality - that now taken BY the
contractors from the upper workings Of
the Silver Hill. The vein from which
this ore comes has been followed down
Q depth Of 30 feet. and gains strength
with depth.
II IL the intention Of the company to
ct once thoroughly prospect the upper
levels OF their mine. and to this end
suitable machinery win DO put In place
and . shaft sunk into the vein. The
tunnel openings will DO made available
In future operations % avenues for run.
ming out the ore and waste rock. The
place IL convenient OF access and . fair
road already leads from the toll road up
to the workings. The mine will be
placed under the supervision Of Col. 8.
T. Curtis, superintendent Of the Justice,
Who knows every foot OF ground in that
whole section. A wiser selection could
not have been made.
OF the capital stock Of the company
one third has been set aside for working
capital. This will relieve shareholders
from assessments. With the proceeds
OF these shares the mine II to DO opened
and prospeotsd and the ore which 10
found will BE- reduced a. the work pro.
eseds. The outlook for the success Of
the Sierra 10 therefore good. 30 far a.
We know this IL the hrst Chicago com.
pany which has invested on the Com.
stock. A Stock Board 10 to DO opened
In that city on the 18th instant, and 1t
IL fair to presume that the success Of the
Sierra will induce other investments Of
the kind among rs.