Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-23

Almahn B. Paul. an early oomstocksr
and the inventor Of the Paul dry process
Of smslgamadou. publishes In the
Mining and Scientific Press Of December
20 an article on the Comstock. The
views put forth BY Mr.. Paul In regard
to the depth and duration Of the Com
stock are not new. Ha asks the quss-
ton. els the Comstock deadi"-that Is,
for profitable mining-and answers II In
the negative. Mr.. Paul then makes the
following suggestions:
Firsi-Lst all the companies accept
the Sutro tunnel - the salvation OF the
Comstock. and from mi end Of the line
to the other extend to II their capital.
enterprise and influence. Seoond-On
the line from Utah to Overman, / would
form two companies; ~, the North
Comstock. which would embrace the
Savage, Gould & Curry. Best & Belcher.
Consolidated Virginia. California, Ophir.
Mexican, Union Consolidated and Sierra
Nevada, embracing Q line north Of where
the tunnel intsrseots the lode OF 8,6s8
feet; (2), the South Comstook, which
would embrace Hale & Norcross, Potosi,
Chollar, Bullion. Exchequer, Alpha.
Consolidated Imperial. Challenge. Con-
fdence, Yellow jacket, Kentuok. Grown
Point, Beloher. Segregated Belchsr and
Overman. al aggregating In length $3.50
feet. about the same a. the north Sec
ton.
The benefits Of this plan Mr.. Paul
snumeratss - saving in cost OF manage
ment-twenty.four companies consoli.
dated into two-ths introduction then OF
water power on the level OF the Sutro
tunnel for operating above and below
Lake Tahoe to furnish the motive pow.
or, thus gaining q pressure Of from l6O0
to 1900 feet. the water ct the same time
assist In vsntilating and cooling the
mines.
Mr.. Paul gives the following table Of
power to be thus gained:
Fifty inches OF water, 1000 feet pres.
sure. will give 160 horse power.
One hundred inches Of water. 1900
feet pressure. will give 3S0.horss power.
Two hundred inches OF water. 1900
feet pressure. will give 700.horse power.
Fifty inches Of water, 1900 feet pres.
sure. will give l9S.horse power.
One hundred inches OF water. 1900
feet pressure, will give 464 horse power.
Two hundred inches OF water. 1900.
feet pressure, will give 83l.horse power.
The article concludes as follows:
Now comes the question : How would
such a change as l here present affect
Virginia and Gold HIP I argue that
what they would lose mi way they gain
in another. II some extended radical
change at economical working 10 not
made, the Comstock will have only Q
lingering existence until 1t drops out OF
favor entirely. and with 1t goes both Of
these prominent localities. With
thorough system as here proposed for
cheaply working the mines, the future
twenty years looms mp greater than the
past, and with Il stability and prosperity
for both places. What they may lose In
milling ores they will gain in the greater
underground population, who would
always come to the surface, rather than
travel three to ten times the distance to
daylight through the Sutro tunnel.
The great question In the minds OF
shareholders now Is, what will DO done
to relieve them Of continued heavy
assessments which they have got tired
OF, and which. unless some great radical
change is made. they will stop paying.
considering future profit under the pres.
emit system hopeless. That this radical
change should be made. common bust.
ness sense demands. The interest OF
stockholders, large and small alike,
demands II. The great mining interest
OF the State Of Nevada-yes, Of the
whole Pacific ooast-trade. commerce
and manufactures demand It. as profit to
the Comstock holders Is profit and good
cheer for all. Will II be done2