Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-31
S EXTENSION.
'I0F The COMSTOCK

miles to the VI 'n'S 0i'S' y
rowing itself to be a coming camp
an me development work that is
in progress there. Shipments
ao;lv being sent to the railroad
tho Ramsey Comstock mine and
will be continued until the
.omuany operating the mine can ar
..Dee to put up a mill OF their own,
s,ob they claim will be at no dis
~ date. A new strike on the Walk
mine is recorded in this weeks
IN If the Ramsey Recorder and it
= understood that shipments from
- mine will be started to the smell
,.rs BY the first of the coming month.
n has always been claimed by the
"A timers of that district that the
,odges were a continuation of the
conetock and that with deep mining
no same class of ore would be found.
4 the mines there gain depth this
s.s been a noticeable fact. In
.neakipg of the district as a continual
,ion of the Comstock the Recorder of
yesterday has the following which
viii be of interest to many share
holders and owners of mines in the
district Of Ramsey;
great contact is contained within
tbis district having a northeast and
soutbeast trend that is traceable for
miles. In fact it can be followed
from the northeast corner of this
mineral belt to the old Comstock
hide. a distance of fifteen or twenty
miles. This is on what Ramsey lays
me claim OF being an extension of the
famous lode and any doubts as to the
corectness of the assertion can be
readily dispelled by making a trip
across country from here to Virginia
city.
Along the east border of this dis
trct a granite and lime formation Is
seen. and a little to the west of that
biz contact, a blue porphyry belt oc-
ours. that continues on with absolute
accuracy to the old mining camp.
West Of the blue porphyry belt the
yellow porphyry occurs and in this
basin, which was evidently the cen
ter of great volcanic action, dozens
Of dykes are thrown up, some of them
hundreds of feet wide, while cross
assures are everywhere in evidence,
some of which are very large.
It is in following the blue porphyry
on its southwest trend, that is con-
yincing proof this belt is a continue
ton Of the great Comstock lode,
Starting from the old Garvanta mine,
located on Virginia mountain. south
most OF four yellow peaks in this
basin, the blue porphyry lead trends
along the range of black hills, known
as the Virginia range, and distinctly
shows along the last slope Of those
mountains all the way to Virgins
Cty. The old camp Is on the east
side Of Mr.. Davidson and evidently
the great, heavy range, trendint
nsrth from that high peak, has held
The m~ineralized belt on It's east slope
as Il Is certain that the same forma.
ton can be readily followed from the
old district to the northeast corner o.
this one.
Ramsey is not new to the Virgins
City miners. Years ago and on var
ious occasions up to the present time
miners and prospectors from tina
place had followed the mineral bel
oFer into this district. Here anC
there old shafts, tunnels, etc, arr
found, some of them representing
many months work, that were open
ed up a long while ago by the hard.
pioneers of the old silver camp. Som,
Of the old p%rospectors who did thi
work are still living in Virginia City
and some Of the younger generation
VIII tell of the different ones VIII,
Tried their fortunes in this section.
No doubt it will be wondered VIII
'he earlier miners did not find tn
fich deposits of ore that have bee.
discovered since the rush here las
year. No doubt many of them sa
Gown and ate their lunch and reste
under the very dykes that today ar
we'll known for the rich ore shown
VI surface, some of 1t so impregnate
WIN gold that a test to determine II
p'esence Is not necessary, One ca
hardly understand why these ole
umers did not knock off some roc
ana try 1t anyway, as most any of tn
uSKes contain quartz reefs of likel
Ore, that will pan gold.
Inc miners of that day tried eI
utely different methods than those
vogue here now. Instead of d
'evoping the porphyry dykes the
started work off to one side in viii
= termed country rock. Andesi'
Vhes were tunneled into or shat