Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-31
SENATOR JONES ON THE COM.
EnPHATIC DENIAL or THAT
EAsrERN INTERVIEW.

Reasons why He Never Uttered
aueh Sentiments His Presrns
Views or the t'omsioek - Decd
Down TO she sea Level = The
Canning Year sS be au Epoch
In MtniaE Tho Aenator Never
spseuisssd on the Disastsrs Of
the People.
Everybody will remember an alleged
interview In the East with Senator
Jones, which went the rounds OF the
papers, and in which he Is represented
as saying that the Comstock was played
out and that Colorado afforded . much
better asld for mining operations than
Nevada. Thinking that the Senator
must have been misreprsssnted in the
matter and with q desire. II so, to set
him right ON the records, q representa-.
tive Of the News this morning called at
his house and interviewed him on the
subject.
The Senator declared that he had no
recollection OF ever having been inter-
viewed at all on the subject, and GER
taiuly never expressed such sentiments
as that interview attributed to him. He
was sure OF this, because he never enter.
tanned such sentiments and q man would
not be likely to misrepresent himself.
He complained that alleged interviews
OF that character were unfair. When
East, and particularly when at the head.
quarters OF mining men In New York,
be had been asked frequently what the
prospects were for an individual on the
Comstock. His answer was that the
Comstock wal o great field-too great,
In fact. for any individual to operate
upon; that business here could only DO
carried on through immense incorpora.
tons, and the only way for an individ.
ual to operate was to take stock in these
interpretations /; that the mines here,
even when not raising q pound Of ore.
were often selling, according to the quo.
tations Of their shares, at millions OF
dollars. Such o field could not DO en-.
tered by individuals in their individual
capacity.
He had sometimes referred to the
relative character Of operations In Colo
RADIO and on the Comstook ; and OF such
times had called Colorado q new field
which had not been thoroughly pros
pected. and in which the orc veins were
smaller and less valuable than tho Com.
stock, and might be developed by indi.
vidusls into O valuable property.
"No," continued the Senator, refer
ring to the alleged interview, 81 never
knew anything about such an interview
until I reached homo this last time. /
know I never 30 expressed myself,
because, first, I never believed such q
thing second, II / had believed 1t l
would not have said IL and, third, l
was at that very time proving my faith
In the Comstock by carrying more stocks
than I was WORTH"
Reporter-What Is your opinion OF
the Comstock today
Senator Jones-I have . arm belief
that this next year will be prolific In i'm.
portant Developments and that they will
Be made at various points. The outlook
was never more hopeful. / believe that
difficulties attending the working Of tho
mines at great depths will cause q cesss-
ton Of the labor OF mining before the
Comstock itself will become played out.
There will be no trouble, however. In
working the lode 10 the depth OF ut least
GO00 feet. was in the Crown Point
and Belchsr yesterday. / went below
the 5000 level, and on the 2700 level /
was compelled to put on additional CLOTH
ing to keep from being cold. There are
places there where Il Is necessary to bold
ones hat on to prevent It from being
blown of. The problem Of ventilation
at great depths is already practically
solved. All that is wanted is more sur
face connections and these can easily be
established by joining the underground
workings along the lode.
Reportsr-What do you think OF the
size and richness Of the ore bodies
likely to bs encountered at great depthsP
Senator Jonss-I have tho greatest
confidence that there will bs bigger and
richer ore bodies yet uncovered on the
Comstock than there ever has been. 1t
10 the largest assure in the known
world, and there Is room enough for 1t
to 90 down. The ore did not come
down from the clouds. The lode has
every opportunity to 60 on down
woll, to the level Of the sea, at
least. Now, the great, the true value
OF tho Sutro tunnel Is to give a new
drainage level TO the mines. There
must be o point somewhere, beyond
which the pumps cannot raise the water,
wherever that point may DO found to be.
The Sutro tunnel has removed that
point 100 or 1900 feet further down
than II pumping operations had to b
carried on from the surface.
Reporter - You arc not much OF q
bear.
Senator Jonss-No; and I never yet
sold any stocks ! wal not compelled to
sell. have never ceased for IL years
to carry all that I could and this 10 the
best evidence in the world OF my con-.
adencs in the value and continuity Of
the Comstock.
Reporter-what do you think Is the
u Of the present break In stocksr
Senator Jones-I think q great
cause, and probably the greatest, is be.
u the hopes and expectations OF the
people outrun tho possibility OF develop
ments along the lode. It is impossible
10 Q short time to develop what they
want developed; and, then, not all ore
bodies foru alike. and It takes longer to
open some than to open others. Now,
at the north end It 10 just possible that
IL will take longer than usual to get
down to where the ore body Is at its
best. It may DO necessary to follow IL
700 OF 800 feet to Aud Its greatest width.
Nor should people DO discouraged "
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