The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-28

The last issue OF the ramsey he
corder has the following to say about ,
the progress being made and the con-
ditions of two of its prominent mines
which alone make the new camp one
of the coming ones of the State.
Ramsey has one of the brightest |
outlooks Of any of the late camps
discovered in the State and is situat- !
ed only 40 miles from Carson City:
RAMSEY coMsToCK
The great Ramsey -Comstock mine
is daily proving the wonderful store !
OF riches contained in the famous
Clark dixie. Now that more settled
conditions obtain, following the ex-
citement attending the discovery of
the substantial chute of copper and
gold ore, attention is being given !
other stringers and veins appearing
in the crosscut on the second level |
About midway in the crosscut a vein |
appears that is between II and and IS
inches wide and contains high values
in gold and copper. The copper at
This point occurs as a Sulphate and the
50ld values carry with the copper, the
same as in the ore obtained from the
wide chute near the hanging wall. 4
very preceptible widening OF the vein
is apparent. 4 drift OF about six Or
seven feet on it shows it little over
two feet wide, an increase in that dis
lance OF from SIX to eight inches. II
is quite evident no great amount OF
work need be done to develop another
fine body of ore On the 160-fOot level
Of the mine. Aside from this valu-
able vein the crossCut has uncovered
innumerable StringerS and smaller
veins Of ore. At every step they are
seen and all carry high values in gold
and copper. In fact it would appear
that the second level is the COM
values in the two metals. The numer-
Gus stringers that appear are very apt
to come together below. They appear
more extensive near the hanging wall
side and it is very likely that the con-
solidation of them will occur in that
part of the great ledge.
The crosscut at the third level is
now In Is feet. 1t is yet too soon to
look for the rich chute cut above,
but already there are numerous small
veins appearing in the ledge, clearly
) the ore body in the new workings.
Three shifts are working In the cut.
with three men to a shift, and every
effort is being made to send the work
along at a rapid pace. The rock Is
very hard and makes slow drilling, but
it breaks good and requires little OF
no timbering to hold it. While hard
ness of rock somewhat retards pro
gress, the condition is regarded favor
, ably by the management. as a close
grained and hard ore at this deptt
below water is all the more evidence
-. Of permancy and finding of the ricl
ore chutes undisturbed.
They are going to find that wonder
- fully rich vein richer and better thai
ever. A glance at the bottom of tn
winze on the level above is enOugl
to satisfy anyone Of this fact. Tn
cJrfa in ho
> and for several feet in either diret
tion from the bottom is the high grad
and the increase of values from tn
u drift level is pronounced Some {
~ the ore taken from the bottom is pra,
% ticaly all metal. It's weight makes
ie hard to realize it is ore and of cours
- such pieces will return assays Of man
''' thousands of dola"s per ton. Whe
Vi first struck the ore showed the gra
r. copper in streaks and bands. A
" depth was secured in the winze tn
ne condition gradually changed until IL
ge ore in the bottom shows the met
We uniformly interspersed through
to The general average of values
higher and the very rich streak, abo
two feet wide along the wall whe
I'd. struck is increasing in width 1t HI
sc been pronounced by mining enginee
st. and prominent mining men one of Il
IS greatest ore veins uncovered in Il
en- State and is designated true fissu
re. vein by Mr.. Hardack, who came he
ch to report on the adjoining Ramse
IN Ophir ground for the company. It
safe prediction that the Ramse
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