The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-09
WORK ON THE BRUNSWICK
The Claims Purchased by Com
stock Owners to Be
Developed.
FRANKLIN LEONARD's PLAN.
The Tunnel Company VIII Cooper
ate on a Large Scale With
the Mine-OWners.

The Comstock companies that purchased
properties on the Brunswick lode lying
opposite to their Comstock holdings have
begun practical work of development,
with the prospect of profitable outcome
from the proposition which Franklin
Leonard, president of the Comstock Tun-
mel Company, will suggest to his board of
directors in New York. The recent pur-
chase Of these claims on the Brunswick
lode has been looked upon by holders of
stock in the Hale & Norcross, Con. Vir-
ginia and Savage as a move not only for
the enhancement of the stock but for the
development of another Comstock. But
as this development could be accomplished
only through an economic system of trans
portation and treatment the superintend-
ents of the mines sought the cooperation
of the Comstock Tunnel Company for a
solution of the problem of cheap trans
port6tion.
Mr. Leonard has spent some time at the
mines studying the situation and while in
this City several days ago gave his views
on the subject to THE CALL. AT that time
he expressed confidence in the profitable
outcome of the development of the Bruins
wick lode, and announced the readiness OF
the Tunnel Company to meet the superln-
tendents in any reasonable proposition Tor
the common good of the companies inter-
ested. He and Herman Zadlg went again
to Virginia City, whence Mr.. Zadlg re-
turned Yesterday very much grained over
the conclusions arrived at by Mr. Leonard
and the mine superintendent, concerning
which he said:
/ am satisfied that within sixty days the de-
velopments on the brunswick looe VIII sho"
evidences of the wisdom of the mine super1n-
tendents in beginning active Work on the new
claims The proposition which Mr.. Leonard
will lay before his board of directors is one OF
fairness to all parties concerned, ana Will De
the salvation OF the tunnel company as well as
the lifting of the mining companies TO places
of great prominence on the stock boards. In
six months we will see big boom in those
stocks affected by this work.
Mr. Leonard and | went over the brunswick
lode again very carefully and found nothing TO
change our opinions as to its greatness The
Hale & Norcross Company is running an IN
cline shaft to the vein on their new purchase.
The Con. Virginia and the Savage Will also
drive tunnel in on the vein.
Mr.. Leonard will recommend to his company
the running of drift from the tunnel into the
Brunswick lode, going north toward the pur-
chase of the Con. Virginia, at a JOINT expense
of the mpanies; also an upraise In the south
part of the Brunswick lode, in the drift that
was run several years ago in the st. John
ground to connect with the incline shaft start
ed by the Hale & NorcrosS.
The mining companies will also put in a
large water pipe to obtain power for hosting
purposes and milling of ore. Mr. Leonard Will
also recommend to his company proposition
to drain American Flat, which will open up a
big country, and also the driving of tunnel to
Silver City to tap the enormous gold lodes In
that section.
The people of Virginia City are jubilant over
the prospect of developing second Comstock,
and there is no doubt in my mind that under
this new order of things the fullest hopes Will
he realized 1t will be big thing for San
Francisco, but the result will be felt not alone
on our local stock board, but in New York as
well, where Mr.. Leonard assures me that capt
tai Is looking eagerly toward the revival OF the
Comstock tunnel and the enhancement of Com
stock stocks by the development of these pur-
chases on the Brunswick.
The facts that million dollars has already
been taken out OF the Brunswick lode and that
the formation and indica tons are the same as
in the Comstock are assurances OF the accom-
plishment of the present undertaking.