The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-12-30
BETTERMENT
y OF OLD LODE
Prospects That The Comstock
Will Produce Much Ore The
Coming Year

The silver State is glad indeed TO read
such a glowing account of the develop
ment now going on on the Comstock from
the Virginia Chronicle. The old lode, like
the rest of the State of Nevada, has been
somewhat under the shadow for some
year. but the light Is coming through the
cloud and the town OF Virginia and tn,
greatest old mining lodes ever uncovered
will yet emerge from the depression and
Be brighter and better than ever before,
when is going some. but this is wnat
tne Chronicle says:
~rhe year Just ending Witnessed the in
aaguraIion OF more important projects
for the DeIIerment OF the Comstock tnan
work tnat was begun will &c felt Ior
nany years 10 come lana wlIen the pene-
MS begin to accrue the Comstock
enjoy period OF prosperity tnat VIII
equal the gaia da.. OF Dygone years.
Probably the mot important piece of
work Is the resumption OF operations in
the ward snaft. Inc Importance Of the
deyeiopneuts lhat viii fonow the lnstai-
lation of tne pumping plant az tnat point
cannot be overestimated. No section Oh
tEe entire lode offers better opportunities
than tne territory TO be drained Dy tAe
Woposed plant. The large ore bodies that
be accessible. aEa that they contain lnucn
ore OF nigh value admits OF little douv,-
"The plant at the Ward is one OF the
most modern TO be found anywhere.
Ikge:ytning has been designed and in-
ed with a view toward permanency.
|k1lS machinery and equipment viii las,
for years to come. and there viii be ltlle
expense for renewals.
Another important feature oil the Inn
provements is the wooden drain pipe In
the Sutro tunnel. which will be completed
during the coming year. Already benefits
are being felt in the south lateral DRIFT
work will shortly be resumed. The large
bodies of ore that are known to exist
there can be conveniently developed and
will furnish employment to a large num-
ledge of high grade ore was encountered
during the recent short period of work
there. Now that the tunnel is cool
enough to admit of active work the dis
covery will undoubtedly be developed to
Its full extent. The influence of this dis
covery on the adjoining properties Is
bound to be felt in a short time and Will
stimulate operations In those mines.
Little need be said of the Ophir in this
review. Its production of nearly half
million during the past year, taken with
the fact that large ore reserves still re-
main in the mine. may be taken as sure
Indication that the mine will not recede
far from it's present position for some
time to come. Ore finds have been pretty
regular under the present capable man
agenent and II is not unsafe to predict
that there will be other discoveries when
the water is drained from the c. & G.
shaft.
"The rebuilding of the hosting works
Akarecovery of the Union shaft is an
important matter. 1t may be pre-
suneh that the work planned in the
Mexican. but which avs suspended on
aosount OF the unfortunate fire eighteen
months ago, will shortly be resumed At
that time the Mexican people were going
TO see II any plums from the rich Ophir
pudding lay in their ground. As there is
every reason to believe that a continual
ton OF the Ophir will be found there.
the resumption of work in the 1900 winze
is watched with much interest
THE recently completed power plant
insures the delivery of sufficient power to
operate the additional machinery required
to work the mines of the new comstock
The saving effected by the use of elec-
NSty has been an important factor In
keg about many of the modern inn
5Vements.
'@rhe announcement that work will be
resumed on the Brunswick lode with the
intention of sinking to the Sutro tunnel
is but another sign Of the faith OF the