Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-08-19
Ramsey; Ar EXten~
sion Of the ConnSlOCK

The camp Of Ramsey about Iorty
miles to the north east ii this CITY !
is proving Itself to be a coming
camp with the developments work thai
is now IN progress there Shipments
are daily being sent to the railroad
from The RaInsey-ComstocIl mine aii
these will be continued unlil the COM
pany operating the mine can ar
range 10 put up a mill OF their own
which they claim will be a. no as
tant date. A new strike on the Walk
over mine is recorded III this week
issue OF the Ramsey Recirder AMI i
is understood tnat shipment fcol. ,l-.a
mine will be started 70 the sme!tes;
by the first Of the coming month.
1t has always been claimed by he
old timers OF that district that l4e
lodges were a continuation OF the
Comstock and that with deep min.as
the same class OF our would DE found.
AS the miners there gain depth this
has been d noticeable fact. In sDean-
Ing OF the district as a continuation
OF the Comstoch the Recorder OF VS.
terday has the following which vi. DE
OF interest to many share holders ana
owners of mines in the d.s5,tt q
Ramesy:
4 great contact IS contained within
this district having a Northeast and
Southeast trend tha, is traceabLe ior
miles. In fact it can be followed
from The Northeast corner of This
mineral belt TO the old ComstUCk
lode, distance OF u Or 20 miles.
This is on what Ramsey lays he claim
OF being an extension OF the famous
lode and any doubt as to the correct
ness OF the assertion can be readily
dispeIled by making q trip across
country from here to Virginia CRY.
Along the east border oi this dis
trict granite and lime formation is
seen. and little to the west OF that
big con act. a blue porphyTy bel, Oc-
cuIs. that continues on with absolute
accuracy TO the cid mininG camp
West OF the blue norphvrv belt The
yellow polphyry occurs and in this
basin, which was evidently tie cen
Yer of gre3f volcanic ao-.on. dozens q.
dii.as are thrown mn sono nj ehao
hundreds OF feet wide, while cross
assures are everywhere in evidence
some OF which are very Large.
l. is in following the blue gorphyl
r., ffs soltau-as+ trend that fs con
yfncfnr nroof his hal+ il = co9-i1u3
1foa of The .sr.2r ConsracE lode,
Starring from the old Carayanf.
-r.sna located ON VIRGINIA loantaia
sontnermo.r Of four yellow peaks il
his basin he blue n3rpl.sy lest
trends along the rance Of .lacll hills
,,noVyn as me. X-ilafni9 RANGE. and dis
riuctlv shows along the last slope o
those monn,ains all the vay 10 X.
: ain.a CITY. The old camp is on tn
east side Of Mr.. Davidson and eyident
" fhe GREAT. heavy range. treadfn
t North from thar bign pcak. has he'll
: ,ha ?o.ne~aized bnlr on j1s east sion
as it is errain that the same forma
y ffnn can Inc readily followed from III
! Old district to the Northeast corner q
t this one.
= Ramsey is not new 20 the Virgin
q CITY miners. Years AGO and ON va,
ions occasons ND 70 the present tim
y miners and prospectors from tha
place had followed the mineral bel
| over into this district. Here and ther
/ Old shafts. tunnels. etc, are Iounl
some of them representing man
months work, that were opened up
long while ago by the hardy pioneer
/ of the Old silver camp. Some OF tn
/ old prospectors who did this work ar
/ still living in Virginia City, and som
Il of the Younger generation will tell c
e the different ones who triet their fo