Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-02-25
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John 1Iackay.s Confidence il,
Inc COmstock.

ed The Daily Report publ shes til
ch following interview with Mackay
z. "Ani now, 10 regard to the dc
in cline in Consolidated California an,
q virginia shaies," said the D. r
a representative, cit is freely asserte,
rs III the San Francisco Board that 10
o weeks past James L. Flood ha.
e been persistent and at times heay,
" seller vi the stock through Nat Mes
e ser ana other brokers'. Why should
!, these sa es be made if the mine is
n looking as well as the Suparintend
Z ent and yourself have so consisten ~
!. represented 2"
e 81 don't think Mr.. Flood has sold
t as mach OF the stock as people have
} oeen led to believe. He may have
r soi'i certain quantity. This is a
lee country, you know. But 1 can
tell you this, that l hold my stock
as good Investment, and in all the
Comstock mines the only shares |
nave are in Consolidated California
and Ophir. l say this without dis
paraging the merits OF the other
Comstock mines, and there are now
more OF them showing ore in large
quantities than for the ten wears
past. Yellow Jacket looks well.
and they have got splendid show
ing in Confidence. Chollar and Po-
tosi Will yield ore for years to come.
Hale q Norcross has large body
OIL good ore. Savage is showing
good ore on several levels. As for
Consolidated California and Vir-
ginla, there is more good ore in
sight there today than there was
one year ago, and the big bullion
shipments and dividends will con-
tinue right along. Oh, it is grand
Old mine! There we have from 600
to 700 feet between the syenlte and
the East wall, and the more we
open the ground the more ore we
get.'
"ln Ophir," continued Mr.. Mae
gay, "we have great possibilities.
Fifty feet North of the California
inc, in the upraise above the 1865.
DOT level, We have a new, separate
md distinct body of ore, aud we
re now only beginning to find out
'hat 1t amounts to. 1t will prob
bly, take several month before we
ct definite idea of it. As opened
p to this time, it shows a width of
yer 40 feet OF solid ore. There are .
ome portions of 1t low grade and
Tiers hIgl grade, but it will all
Verage $40 ton. We have not
ct got to the East wall, but when
do we shall 90 North into the -
wv chimney OF ore and open it
it in all directions. While this i
ork is being done Ophir is likely
be a very active stock. The
ares are chiefly in good hands.
IS! Ophir has a splendid chance"
"Why does the market droop un-
such showing OF ore ?" asked
, D. R. representative.
''My opinion OF it is this" said
:. Mackay. eve have a different ~
IS OF stock dealers here from ~
at we had several years ago.
ople have smaller ideas. They
out whenever there is profit
itty cents per share in sight.
, result is that all the good mines
e gone into the hands of people
means, who know the mines the
t, and who are content to hold
n regardless of the market. II"
etimes wish that there was no =
ket. There is not an hour in
day but that | am bothered bv
liries from people who are
ms by stock fluctuations. /
lid have been much richer
than | ever was if had owned
Consolidated California and Vir-
and other mines outright, and
them for general results, re-
less OF the Market
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