Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-24

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Comstock mine and additional
help is being put on to keep up the
supply of high grade ore for ship
znents rs we'll as to lower the shaft
to the next level. The ore teams are
making regular trips over to Apache
and already have the greater part OF
another shipment hauled to the sta
ton. In every way the mine is under.
going that sort of operation, commen-
surate with big, producing property
and there is no mistaking the fact
that rich and important bullion pro-
of the state.
With three shifts employed the
shaft is being sunk in lively manner.
They have already lowered it over
half way to the fourth level and at
the present rate of progress will be
ready to commence prosecuting in an
other ten days. High pressure will
be kept up until they have driven the
crosscut through to the hanging wall
Of the ledge, and the rich ore veins
exposed another 100 feet deeper.
On top the ore stOrers have arrang-
ed convenient chutes and screens for
handling the high grade product and
are keeping big pile OF sacked ore
ON hand to be loaded on the wagons.
Besides The sacked ore a great dump
of high grade is hoisted from the lev
els awaiting sacking and in every
direction can be seen indications of the
great production ahead from the mine
In the lower levels a large force OF
men is engaged stopng out ore and
drifting along the rich veins. Every
days serves to increase the extent OF
high grade and the mine looms UP
brighter all the while as topnOtcher
While stoping has been under progress
for the last ten days, it has hardly
made an impression on the great re
serve blocked out. 1t is quite evident
that there is sufficient ore in the
backs to keep shipments going ou
for many months.
Included in the shipments are botf
the oxide and sulphide ores. Most o
the oxide product was extracted il
making an upraise from the first leve
to surface and there still remains :
great quantity of it between the lon:
drifts and the top of the big dixie
Most OF the sulphide ore so far ship
! ped was sacked from the face of the
drifts and they are still saving all thu
! ore that is taken out in drifting. Th'
ore of either character is very ricl
and is certain to net handsome re
turns to the company.
Constant shipment is being mad
and new equipment provided at tn
Ramsey Comstock. They are goin
ahead in the most systematic manne
and it only requires glance to not
the permanent character Of the under
taking A big blower is under opel
alton to keep the mine clear Of gases
which has greatly assisted in tn
work of sinking the shaft. Some G
the drifts are quite long now and tn
use of a blower is becoming very e:
esntial More timber, rails, etc, al
being brought in all the while, no.
that the mine is assuming such lars
dimensions.
The Ramsey COmstock looks like
mine. 1t is a mine. Just look
, the big well-mineraliZed dixie convey
the impression that underneath thel
, is stored a lot of metal. AS on
prominent visitor exclaimed as b
thunder do you suppose it come
stand there so lOng?" and that is ho
it impresses everybody. This distri
: is so close to Virginia, Reno and II
man line of the railroad that it is
o source of constant wonder how II
many prospectors passed by this bi
yellowish-red outcrop without havir
I found the values contained on surfac
Most any old piece will pan gold al
some of the ore, across ten feet
o the north side, will not only pan bi
but the bright yellow specks show {
+ all sides of the piece.
n Ever since it was discovered tn
high values obtained on the OutcrO
there has been constant imprOveme
l at the Ramsey Comstock mine. {
. the second level when the sulphi
zone was reached, ore was uncover
r worth a dollar pound and up, VIII
the entire seven foot vein proved to