The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-04-15
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1he'committee recently appointed D.
tho San Francisco Stock Board TO in
vestigate the condition of the Comstocl
mines, composed OF Messrs. II. J. Nc
Donald, Marcus p. Hall. Samuel Dix
on. j. Mckenzie, J. II. Shotwell, r. F.
Rogers and Coll Dean. have made 3
thorough examination OF the proper.
ties referred to, and the following Is
an epitome of their report TO the
Board as now published:
The committee state that owing to
the profound secrecy with which ali
explorations are conducted-by means
of the diamond drill-very little ofiic-
iai information was obtainable, and
their report is therefore necessarily
based on personal observation together
with what could be cleaned from the
most reliable outside sources. from all
OF which the committee are frm in the
belief that valuable ore bodies have
been discovered and that the officials
in charge, in great majority Of iu-
stances. have openly violated tho law
for the protection OF Stockholders, by
fnilipg to report such discoveries.
Regarding tho middle and north enI
mines, the committee aver that there is
every reason to believe that some of
them will bo on dividend paying bas-
is before long.
The Savage, Hale 4 Norcross. Chol-
lar, aud Po,osi, are all ready for cross
cutting on the lower levels, aud the
fact that in tho Hale & Norcross there
has already been some good ore dis
covered on the 2.600-foot level, gives
reason to expect the uncoveling Of n
body of good ore in this section OF the
lode.
In the Mexican, Ophir. California.
Con. Virginia, Best / Belcher, aud
Gould & Curry mines, there is block
of ground about 900 feet in hight, by
over 1000 feet in width, and over 1900
feet in length, which has not. go far as
your committee has been able to learn,
been cross-cut or explored in auy wny
to any great extent. What may have
been done by the diamond drill aud Sc
cret drifts in this block of ground of
course is a sealed book SO far as the
general public are concerned.
All the lower levels OF the Comstock k
mines are in nd ore zone, as shown by
the continual cutting of stringers,
seams, and small bodies Of rich ore,
aud there is no reason why there should
not be large aud rich bodies Of ore dis
covered. In fact, the prospects for the
lode were never brighter. So far as the
southern group OF mines is concerned I
nothing can now be seen below the
i,9OO-foot level, as the mines have
been Hooded up TO that point for more
than year. Above this level, within
the past two years, over l2O. 900 tons OF
ore have been extracted and worked
principally from the Crown Point and
Belcher. What this ore paid we have
been unable TO find out, and can only
say that there is an abundance OF ore
in these mines. and it is not the fault
Of the mines tina, they have not been
placed on paying basis long ago. In
this connection we will say that in our
next report wo will deal more fully
with the subject of mine management.
In conclusion we would say that the
prospects and condition of tho mines
on the Comstook lode have not been
SO good for years, and We believe that
III the near future the Comstock will be
restored to the proud position it once
held as the greatest bullion producer
on the globe.