Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-07-31
THE COMSTOcK.
And Some Plain Truths Abou. II.

~ h'F iCtltl ~ Il6 tbnflef
mas this to say about the COmstock:
There are less than forty men on the
payroll as miners on the Comst0ck
The camp is practically closed down. 1t
Is a lockout What is its future? I re-
ported mlning work on the Comstock
during its last big boom. and for several
years thereafter, and have been through
most all of the mines tn re. and I can
say that the future of the ComstOck is
brighter toda Y than it has been since
1871, ! e., the causes which have brought
about its downfall are nearer removal.
The old ship is about to he placed on The
dry dock, and have its bottom cleaned.
and the old barnacles removed. How is
II gong to he accom- plisheu? The same
ora homogeneous are going to bond
(mortgage) the mines: thew Will spepd
the money the bondholders Will fore
close and buy the properties in. and owl,
them IN private ownership. and g00d-1ye
stocks and stock speculation on the Com
STOCK forever. There is enough low
grade ore on the Comstock in sight To
run 2UOstanlps for o years at a profit. and
pay either s. or 81 a day to those who
work at the most dangerous and nm
healthy part OF the work. Along ah.ut
1870, Superintendent Sharon of the Vel
low Jacket made a determined and svs-
Ieihatlc effort TO make certain gold bear
ing rock in that mine pay. He paid A.
cents a ton royalty to the Tunnel Com
pany, % cents railroad freight to the San
tlagO mill on Carson river. and if cost
only 50 cents a ton to mill il, running 50
tons a day. The one milled about S625 4
ton, gold, and then he could not make if
pay. What was the matter? Too MANY
leecheS and blOOd-Nuckers attached in
San Francisco and all around the country
100 many officers and
have not the remotest doubt hut that
Mr.. sharon can take that mine in private
ownership, and make that ore nav bio
On Inc 1000 level OF The the Con-. virginia
there is a crosscut that goes through a
body ofquartz I6J feet in width. which
VIII average about $40 a ton. half GOLD
which would make it ahaut IS a ton ali
gold, n which would work up to s. a
Ton. There are many other large bodies
OF low grade ore in the Hale Il Norcross.
"a u ! OtIN. ! 70 " n !
folnt fletcher and other mines. and i'm =
these bodies are found some small streaks
high grade ore, which help TO averooa
ihe ore up to pay standard. Nearly
every mine on the C0mstock can he.
llltde [" pay in private ownershr.
Miners have attempted again and again
10 get leases of the mines, but except in a
very 1e" instances, they have always
me arrangements cannot touch the
ore themselves at a profit. and they
VIII not permit others To touch it. In
lhe Justice mine, in nearly every instance {
mat they have given miners leases. the :
miners have made over 81 4 dav. and n I
some instances nave made over 500 , g
lay The last lease they let out exposed I
IRE OF sufficient value to permit the u
management to run the mine themselves [
hey Will go through that, steal it all. a
eVy another assessment. and then have
o lease 1t again to get along. Whenever
he WashOe mill starts. il reminds me- Of
ne little mill that the stage robbers =
Jack Davis. Tilton COckrell, John Souires .
ma Others used to run for a few DAYS ~
very TWO or three months in Six mile
anyon IN 1860, with the single exception ,,
the stage robbers were made 10 :,
move IN different society. The Washoe l.
Iliii IL just about to start again. There ,,
; some taIk OF draining the mines. and u,
eeper INNING. | would like to see it
one. Rich ore is known to exist at =,
reater depth in a number OF places. ~,
AT a depth of 300 feet in tie Combina-
shaft, the ledge was cut. and the h.
uartz was fully as inviting as at the =,
'opplhgS. 1t was the same at the bot ia
m otthe Mexican Wine. BOO feet in -
7pth' IN a different part of the lode. and
lere Is no reason why ore should NOT
We at that depth. On the 800 and 1000
the Hale Il NOrcrOss. a bunch Of nav
e was extracted. But my opinion is nj
at If any attempt is made at deep min ca
2, 1t VIII simply serve to exhaust the
on"y raised 10y the sale of the bonds TIT
1t the facts iii the face, and it \
ing pialn and clear that the mines can Tic
nitI" 10 pay if run by private owners. wi
ere can be no doubt that the bonds is RI
ed VIII find a ready market.
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