New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-21
The agent Of the Mining Associated Press. At yir-f

ginia City, New. says:
The question Of the reduction Of miners wages ior
tated here eonsideraby OF bate what the result VII 70
cannot yet be told No proposition has yes been SUD
beiween he mines and ths unions that 20 one not
member Of the unions shall be allowed % work under
BeIore sais arreement vas made the mines were
put considerable expense for sargeons ana nnrses
Another condition Of the agreement was that the miners
sGSSa eisS With vi ssSn9 member q the vrG
Union in regard to the proposed reduco1 o. bsevs
the T mSers viii consent TO It. There are 10000 members
OF the unions the coast and they al regard cur
place have the mines reached the depth Of 24oo fest
and the proposed reduction 10 for labor above that level
IN s sS q DSSrnr as TUa Be
advantageous to the community and 70 many OF oIE
EVEN az 90 per day on the upper icys But should
We consent TO it. Il would be the signal for rsdSs
points Thus while perhaps 500 men would be benefited
here. many more would be injured elsewhere HENCE
say do not think our miners win orsent 20 the reouc
ton one thing, however. they win doubtless consent
TO- and that Is an increase Of the hours of labor 70 ten or
y'n TO Twelve scs:do those such S'0 are
order to get work. Further thin this they
ming MINI n mines s which Is paid FOR labor is very small
much greater reduction in expenditures can be made D
much less cost This can be effected through reductions
in reghts and IN the price OF water and no one suffer by
Costs SO on tne rack TmbeFs coat Sid per thousand
they can be laid down for GIL The mines pay from
Ss SSon be reduced 90 per csu when
these reductions made and the coat Of living here
dlmnsh accordingly 1t VIII De time 70 ask the nineEs
TO work for less wages"
Shipments of bullion are being regularly made
from the Exchange Silver Mine, Nevada as
patch just received at the newborn once states
that bar No. 81 amounting TO 81 200, is now on the
way. 49, -,
occasion To free his mind in the following vigorous
ma the general aUathy which aDpar-
emily prevails at the stock boards OF San FRANCISCO
II an epidemic fatal its character as TO sweep ont
of existence only those t attacked and II the only ones
attacked were the present members OF the different
stock exchanges IN this city we are MOI PREPARED ~ ny
mining interests. Stock exchanges are good 10 their
way, but when they are MANAGED Ike ouIs ~ eitner
extremely selfish or idiots, then they are Injurious
BY their arbitrary, overbeariDg assumption and AFRO
ganee, when rch they destroy all the good wishes from
money gone they nd both respect and fear OF those
departed IL Is unfortunate for eur mines that such
as there are 10 cur stock Boards Too selfish ana greedy
by being tboy Lave ruined once handsome 9us,'
Boards had the same opportunities aS have been given 70
ours. and which are daily gwen; there would De aeata
profitable mines OF Arizona would not be permitted
to 20 TO other iosaGGg tP r at eas n
seemed that az soon as our were prnugh
behind he has displayed wonderful lack Of intelli.
gence. end for business abilities, no mas shown
he business 10 grow duIer unth now there Is not
kbroker-One who follows the commission business
who Is making the daily expenses oil his ONCE.
This is a remarkable statement OF the HIua,
ton, but nevertheless true A change could
be effected u the Arizona mines were listed
upon our Boards here. There are there many exceed
iugly attractive properties which, II dealt IA here cur
people would be led TO speculate In them NOW, u our
stock brokers would offer Inducements To the owners OF
them they would succeed IN enlisiing many OF these
mines but they dispense with the hgh tarih OF
putting mine upon the Board list. they will oonluue III
their present dull state. The brokers well afford TO
do this We never could see the Justice OF compelling
milne 10 pay high tariff " have ts shares speeulated
10, ana the brokers given commissions as Wen Us sood
opportunities.
The superintendent Of the Bulwer Consolidated
Company reports, under dato OF March 3. that the
oily work being done nc present consists OF upralseS
from the 200 level in the hope Of binding some good
ore in the.upper portion of the mine, On the ZOO
level there is an immense amount OF ore exposed
but 10 IL generally of rather low grade. On the
$50 level there is also large amount OF ore IN sl3ht
of about the same quality as that on the 200 From
the $50 level winze has been sunk on the Ralston
vein 100 feet deep showing low grade ore the entire
depth; but until more high grade ore ID found, IL
will be impossible to run tue mill with any PROFIT.
The west crescent from the 1000 level OF the
Standard vertical shaft is now IN 90 feet and
will soon be 10 Bulwer ground. The
face of this crosscut IL in very favorable formation
and the work of running 1t is considered very i'm
portant al the present Tune The crosscut Is being
pushed ahead with ell possible speed. The secretary
of the company states that on March all indebted.
ness was paid. and there was o cash surplns Of
S41 600. The net profit from the Bulwor half Of
the Standard.Bulwer mill for the previous seven
months was moro than S61