Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-27

Sssro I-adsps~d..s, April n

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II II believed there y . n u~ndsrcurrsnt
feeling existing among capitalists Of
California and Nevada favorable to the
mining and milling Of the millions OF
tons Of low-gfade ores known 10 exist In
various mines along the Comstock lode.
In our last weeks issue We copied .
rather extensive article from the GoLp
HILL News on the subject. Most Of the
bodies OF these ores exist In the lode
from the groupings down TO - great .
depth a. 1000 feet. Considering the
price Of fuel and other material incidsn.
tai to the generating Of power, to hoist
them to the surface from an average
depth Of 1000 feet would cost % 75 per
ton ; 70 convey the same TO the idle
mills In Six. ILL and Gold canyons
would cost nearly ~ much mors-say
nothing Of the expense OF mining. even
at $3 or $S 30 per day for the miner.
Then the milling Of them ct mills oon.
Quoted BY the use Of steam would incur
. greater expense, for Il requires Just %
much power to work low.grade ores ~
IL would ores Of richer quality, and
wood on the Comstook costs, We believe,
something like I'll or el2 per cord.
The NEWS and other papers OF the
Comstock must turn thsir minds 10
another, and the only means for the
working Of these low.greas ores
namely, through the 6utfo tunnel. Here
We have splendid water powers At the
mouth Of the tunnel, furnished by the
water received from the Comstock mines
and along the Carson, whore they could
bs worked for . price that would defy
competition on the Comstook. and even
the use OF steam could be resoYted 10 at
an expense Of at least 40 per cent. less
than IL can b obtained In Virginia or
Gold Hill, - wood for fuel can b laid
down here for $6 per cord. and even
less. Besides, another advantage would
be In the concentration Of ores By means
Of our ample water supply, and . great
saving made thereby In tho reduction OF
ores.
We suppose these crude but practc.
able remarks will appear unsavory to
the minds Of our Comstock contempor.
ariss-for they are naturally anxious
that this source OF employment for their
idle masses bs established In their midst
but they are stern, cold facts. never.
thslsss, and worthy Of candid dslibera-
ton. We believe that In due course Of
time these low grade ores will be worked
at the mouth OF the Sutro tunnel-ths
only point at which they oan be worked
at Q profit. This. We consider. 10 too
obvious to admit OF any discussion.
And Il would seem that the Sutro Tun.
mel Company are now taking the first
practical step In this direction by plss.
ing their track on . regular grade In q
most substantial and permanent manner.
90 % 10 facilitate the running Of tho
compressed air motors recently received
from England, thereby insuring cheap
transportation.
Mr.. Sutro, In his lecture before the
Bullion Club Of New York city. on the
evening Of November Q. 1879. while
speaking Of these low.grads ores, said:
"By means OF our tunnel We can trans.
port the ores to the mouth for n cent
per ton per mile, which 10 ~ cheaply a.
the best regulated surface railroad can
do similar work. We can afford to take
these ores out and reduce them at the
mouth OF tho tunnel. We have not yet
commenced doing this. II has taken 30
much money for other purposes that we
have not been able to do anything yet
with tho low.erade ores; but the time
II coming whom We shall be able to
utilize them. Suppose that va are
able to work 1000 tons Per day, which
would not bs considered very heavy
work on the Comstook lode; that would
give rs at least two or thres dollars per
ton profit. They are willing to sell the
ore to % at one dollar per ton. We have
established . scale Of prices by which We
have TO pay one dollar per ton for ore
which yields under e16 per ton. But
rock that yields $15 to the ton will assay
O good deal moro. Everything that We
can get ont OF Il Ii 90 much clear gain to
the world; for under the old system
they can never utilize these low.grade
ores. think there are three or four
hundred millions OF dollars to be
extracted from these ores now In sight
In the 200 miles Of drifts on the lode
enough to last for o hundred years.
steady working"