Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-16
cousrocx PROSPECTING.

In all that pertains TO the Comstock lode
the Gold Hill NEws may. ~ q general
thing, be accounted a good authority. As
the friend of the lAboring classes iis advice
is also apt TO BE- sound and Iudicious. But
when 10 couusels the working men on the
Comstock who are out Of employment W
engage in the business Of prospecting In
that vicinity, NO think there may DO de-
tectsd therein . slight departure from the
usual practice Of that paper. We do not
believe that these mon. however they may
be out Of employment. should DO encour-
aged to further spend their time searching
for ore deposits along that minerAl.bearing
belt. On the contrary. ve are impressed
with tho opinion that this clAss has done
too much Of that sort Of work there al
ready. The development Of the Comsiock
lode In both length and depth Is altogether
commsndAble. II Is . mighty mstAllifer-
Gus channel and should be explored with
system and thoroughnsss 10 the most pro-
found depths AttAinAble by human ingenu-
ity and endurance. but no part OF this
work should DO done or attempted by men
Of small means. much less by the mere day
iAborsr. whose little earnings are his ALL
Ni.i.y a@d Seis~,Jse Pres. .iP,a IL.
Not quite so fast. good nsighbor. We
did not counsel our unemployed miners
to start sinking deep shafts or engaging
in costly or extensive operations rsquir-
ing more time. labor and capital than
they we're able 10 invest. Our sugges-
ton was merely to tho effect that instead
Of lounging about the streets for months.
waiting to be employed at four dollars
per day. IL would DO better to start out
prospecting. thereby standing . chance
Of finding somsthins. which most GER
tsinly would - better than nothing.
The tirt workings and ~prospectings Of
the Comstock were by m~oneyiess miners.
1t Is true that the field for such sIplora-
tons was better then than now. yet eligi-
bic opportunities still exist. Men have
for years made fair pay working strssks
Of ore in Cedar Hill. or roofing about
the old surface workings Of Gold Hill
proper. Within the last few months
men have made valusbls new locations
aud rs-locations on the northsriy por-
ton OF the Comstock. about fiowsry
District. Any u having good loea-
ton with any evidence Of real merit will
have NO diticulty in securing the assist.
aucs Of the requisite capital to work IL.
At the other end Of the lode. down In
the Silver City section, many small
lodges rich In gold have been found
cropping out OF the hill sides. One Of
these. found aud worked by Herman
Schssl. with the assistance Of one man.
has yielded the sntsrprising prospector
$40 900 during the last few months. and
1t Is not all worked out yet. There Is
no reason to suppose that other lodges
Of the sort might not be found also. II
10 true that the prospsctor might not be
receiving four dollars per day for his
work. for the time, yet he would be TAX
ing good chances on getting something.
Even two. or ten dollars per day is bet
ter than nothing. Men could thus COM
bine their work to advantage aud mean
while secure a little outside assistance to
give them at least a living. Men who
always prefer loaans about the sidewalks
and saloons Of Virginia City are apt to
find very little else to do.