Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-29
SOUTH COMSTOCK MINES.
WHAT A RELIABLE PARTY
SAYS ABOUT THEM.

Dahcy, anu the other Spring
Valley Mines on the Main Lode
Etc.
In the TINES of the c5th instant
we published that part of Mr.. God
dard's report which referred more
particularly to the Kossuth. In that
mine Mr.. Goddard is largely inter-
ested, and although his report was
not "colored" in the least, as any old
resident Of this city can testify,
still doubling Thomases or parties
interested in decrying the Kossuth
may avail themselves of that fact to
cast discredit upon it. This objection
cannot be urged against that part OF
the report which refers to the mines
adjoining the Kossuth, as Mr.. God
dard is not interested in them in the
remotest degree. His opinion in this
respect is therefore entitled to great
weight. Here is what he says:
THE DAYTON
Joins us on the north. 1t appears to
have taken some 800 feet from our
original location, by the evidence
we now have of the position of the
Kossuth claim, which is of earlier
date than any of its neighbors and
therefore ought to haye had its origi-
nal lines respected. The Dayton has
at various times yielded good ore.
The shaft is down 900 feet. Between
the 500 and TOO it appears to have
gone through the same crushed
quartz clay ledge behind the footwall
of the white ledge that we have
noted on the 600 level. The shaft
starts 43 feet lower than ours, there
fore their 220-level drained our 300
level at the time of the overflow from
the ALEXANDRIA shaft, which led to our
first suit with that company. Their
300-level is practically our $50, and
their $50 drains our 500. 1t would
be we'll, whenever work is resumed,
to open communication, either on
the 200 or $50 with the Dayton, 50 as
to have an egress from the mine In
case OF accident. The body of best
paying ore in the Dayton was struck
on the 220 north drift about $50 feet
north Of the shaft, and was some
distance south of the shaft at the
500; therefore it appears to have
south dip, and in the lower levels
would probably reach our ground.
1t no doubt follows downwards the
line of junction between the red and
white lodges.
THE CHEROKEE.
Adjoining the Dayton on the uorth
is the Cherokee, a small claim which
has the reputation of containing
some very valuable mining ground.
An incliIe is being sunk upon it on
the foot wall of the ledge, which is
reported now to be in good ore,
though only 100 feet down. This
mine, with the Silver Hill and in
tervening claims. are now said to be
in the possession or control of the
Fair party, or Bonanza crowd" as
they are called at Virginia. They
propose to sink joint shaft farther
east, to work the deep levels of these
mines, in the same mode as they
have at Virginia City; but in the
meantime they desire to prospect and
open the ore body known to exist in
the upper levels of the Cherokee
and the Dayton, and as this can be
done easier and more cheapiy from
the Dayton works, il is proposed to
start them, If we will at the same
time start up the kossuth, as it would
be difficult for one mine to contend
against this body of water single
handed.
OTHER CLAIMS.
On the east we are bounded on the
surface by a succession Of small
claims, located on the eastern crop.
pings, known as the Fact Kossuth,
Silver Central and Derby. They are
owned or controlled by the Dayton.
but have not had much work done
upon them. Gold has been found on
their surface from time to time.
They appear to be the outcroppings
of parallel veins with ours, but
which, in all probability, come to-
gether in the lower levels, and form
part of the funnel mouth OF the
great Comstock, in the same manner
as those in the west.
The Alhambra we next notice. It
lies on our west, though the surface
ground Of their patented claim does
not touch ours. The Alhambra
claim consists of 1000 lineal feet by
400 in width. The northern 500
feet is behind the Dayton, and con.
tains the groupings Of their ledge,
II the next $50 feet contain those Of
ours. The south $50 feet Of the AL
hambra has been sold by the COM
pany to Mr.. Scheel. There is a
heavy ledge apparently running the
entire length of the claim, increas-
Ing in width and strength to the
south end.
THE METROPOLITAN,
Located by Scheel, 18th July, 1868,
and since patented TO him, lies west