Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-02-09
TaE LEDGE D1scpvERf.
Something of the Recent
strike in this County.

an artesian we'll for Mrs. Langtr
near the foot of the mountain wher
1t the North Carson mine is situated
came on formation OF rock which
" lay between clay walls. This forma
ton was 50 hard that the drill
bounded up, and it required sever
8 feet Of drilling to penetrate it and
reach The under clay wall. When
the debris OF the rock came out oil
n the tube it attracted the attention oil
n the borers, who brought it to the
writer's house. This rock, which
was only a few ounces, was taken
to the Bullion & Exchange Bank,
where Evan Williams pronounced
1t rich silver ore, identical with the
Comstock. It was assayed by Mr..
Hofer, and the assay was $50
ton.
Several mining men were in
formed Of the strike. and on q cur
sorry examination of the ground
concluded that it was a continue
ton of the North Carson ledge. The
North Carson being in a granite
formation practical mining men
did not consider it good PROPOSE
ton, as a formation with similar
walls on each side IS not considered
9 favorable indication of perma-
nency.
A few weeks ago Richard Kirman
became interested in the strike and
asserted that D. Norrie, the divining
rod expert, could trace the ledge to
its groupings, and then determine
the character of its inclosing walls.
Last week Mr.. Norrie examined the
ground with his rod, and to several
parties on the ground indicated the
direction of the ledge, and following
this up to the Sugar Loaf mountain {
about mile from the we'll, found
the groupings, which were very
plain on the side of the mountain.
These groupings showed a slate {
hanging wall, and porphery
DOT wall kind of formation al s
ways considered good by mining ex-
'erts. He then went back and E
raced the ledge across the corner =
Il Marion Littlc's field to the deep
Mt made by the railroad on the =
nil side. The groupings at this :,
oint are identical with the crop :,
ings found on Sugar Loaf, and .
bout mile and half distant. =
About midway between, and on =
ne with the groupings is the vel;
hich first tapped the ledge. 1t is q
ierefore not unreasonable to sup
ose that the ledge extends all the
ay between these two points, else
! geological indications are at
ult.
=, Be
Mr.. Norrie. who put in a day ex-
mining the width of the ledge.
VS. that it runs all the way from =
ven feet to one hundred and
enty feet thick.
After ne had traced the lines of
e ledge on the ground he was nv
ndfolded, and in each instance
ICED the lines exactly as before.
% APPEAL is not here prepared to
'cuss the question of the divining
!, but both Kirman and Hickey
press themselves ready to demon
ate by public exhibition that he =
find buried metals hlindfolded. cote
tell the kind of metal that is ,;o,,
ierground. Goo
yesterday Mr.. Hickey told the -
ter that he was ready to back r
RTE Oh bet of So 900 with any i
who was skeptical of his power.
'ther we'll will be sunk on the w
OF the ledge designated by
RE as its widest part, and an
sr assay made. Ii this assay Is
'rable, shaft will be sunk.
he distance to the ledge as indi-
q by the well, is 200 feet. Mr.. CVk
RE insists that the distance to
wide portion of the ledge is not
reat. Norrie, without knowing
thick the ledge was as demon r.
ed by the boring, estimated it
wen feet; the same conclusion