Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-09-21
Ramsey Comstock

Another 100 feet depth has been
sunk in the Ramsey Comstock shaft,
a station set is in place at the fourth
level and as soon as a sump is lower
ed & few more feet three shifts will
drive another crOsscut thruOgh the
great dixie with all possible speed
Within a short time the rich ore bod
les, that have already supplied
large amount of shipping ore and
have made possible an immense ton
mage blocked out in the mine, will
have been cut again.
Great confidence is felt in the re-
suits that will obtain at this deeper
point in the workings, not only by
the management, but by all the min
ng fratrnity here as well as outside
parties who are acquainted with con-
dtions at the mine, as the big veins
are better at the third level than at
any point above. In other words
every foot of depth so far has made
steady Improvement in the ore bodies
Any exploration below the third level
has shown richr ore than that which
has shown richer ore than that which
every inch of ore across the face of
the drift as they went along.
7 Another feature that promises
much for future operation is the
presence OF tellurium in the ores,
which mineral showed up strong at
the third level. 1t was when the
veins were opened up at this point
that they found ore specimens con-
tanning blotches of the dark-colored
metal from which specks and flakes
OF gold obtruded, and which assayed
very high. 1t is fact generally OBJ
served by mining men that deposits
of ore containing tellurium may be
depended on to exist at great depth
and wherever it occurs the values are
high. 1t is little wonder that feel
ing of optimism exists and that every
enc is looking forward TO a bonanza
penetrated another 100 feet in the
rich ore zone.
Within few weeks a much great
er output OF ore will be taken from
the Ramsey ComstOck mine. y sys
TEN OF stoping is being arranged tC
include three levels and d greatly
Of will ha
on TO do the work. This will o
course necessitate increased facii-
les for handling the ore as We'll 4:
more teams to haul it TO the shippinE
point. The company has arra 1c {
for these things and at an earl' "f.
will be sending out large nc 4.
tonnage OF high grade ore
Ore shipments from the mine g
= right along in regular way and hav,
: become matter Of fact condition a
- this bonanza property. Last week
I three-carload consignment was star
}. ed from Apache to the smelters an
e included ore from the third level G
/ the mine to the rich oxide surfac
= ores. The big teams are maxim
daily trips hauling out ore to max
up another shipment, and already
: good size pile is stacked up Al th
c side track awaiting loading.
The company has made applcatio
g to the railroad company for bette
e loading facilities and has been mG
Il more than half way in the matte
C. A request had been made for q eros
ing as the side track was Oh the o
;e p0site side of the main line. II
railroad officials promptly looked II
r matter up and have announced tn;
they will put in q. spur trac especiS
ly for ore consignments from tn
place to facilitate unloading frei@
! shipments to the camp. a suitab
, platform is also to be cOnstructe
= The matter is but another of tho
things indicating the Drominen
this camp is assuming and it is on
question of time when Apache W
become an important division poi
for Ramsey district
'n The Ramsey Comstock mine h
nix forged steadily ahead II was
We particular surprise to this commun
j. that when the sulphide zone W
as reached ore was found cOntaini
ar- very high values and in large Quar
on ties An unusually wide body of ri
10 oxide ore occurring on the hanSi
"@ wall side of the porphyry dixie n
causing one of the largest bodies