Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-08-16

! vi lllc SIolleS VI lue famous IOue
which produced over $500, ,000, 900 says
that with the entry into Ramsey OF
such men as Dave MOffat, the pioneer
railroad builder and Colorado mine
| owner and millionaire banker, and
James Burns, of the famous Portland
| mine of Cripple Creek. and J. c. Nc.
COrmack of Broken Hills LuckybOy
fame, and the we'll known Patsy
Clark, the Gilletts of Tampa Florida,
and d. J. Kennedy of the Mizpah mine
that he expects to see tne present
generation extract more gold and sill
yer from the Ramsey mines than
was ever taken out of the ComstOck.
There is no question of doubt in the
minds of leading biologists that Ram
sey lays a riehtfu lain to be the
true extension of the famous fissure
N the andesite that saved the credit
of the nation, as it is situated on the
same slope of the same range. a de
tachcd spur Of tne SierraS, only IA
miles away in a nOrtheasterly direc-
ton in the pOrphyry belt reaching out
from Virginia City. with every condi-
tiOn, identical including formation
terrific action. bOwOuts and general
groupings.
The discovery of wire gold and wire
silver last fall on the Hawk Nest
group, now owned by the Wire Gold
Milling and Mining company, and be-
ing extensively worked by them with
great success. was clinching proof
that conditions are identical. because
wire gold and wire silver has never
been found elsewhere in Nevada since
the opening Of the great Comstock
lode. and is often referred to in Com
stock history as being freakisn. met
aliferOus formation peculiar only to
the Comstock. This great discovery
has been the cause of attracting the
attention Of big mining men to this
new rich gold district.
One OF the richest gold discoveries
in the history Of Nevada was recent
ly made in the bottom of 9O-f foot
shaft on the Merrimac property, just
purchased by J. C. Mccormack. Jas.
Burns and Patsy Clark. represented
by Johnny Hawkins, engineer for
years upon the Portland mine of Grip
pie Creek. and Frank Bresnahan.
Patsy Clark's right hand man.
Fabulous gold values have been dis
covered in many shallow workings on
the Wonders No. |, and 3, also on
the Fisher group. all three of which
have been purchased by J. w. Boyle,
who represents the First National and
Colorado National Banks of Denver.
and as Dave Moffat is president of the
First National Bank, it is generally
understood that that these properties
have been acquired by himself and
associates.
Properties in Ramsey have always
been held at high figures. but with
present shOwings it is no wonder that
people with the money are buying
them up.
plant is to be built at Alamo canyon.
at the mouth of the big working tun-
mel now being driven into tne base of
OOmstock mountain by the Wire Gold
Mining and Milling Company, a sam
pier will be installed in front of the
mill so that the ore from the nearby
pied and paid for the same day re-
ceived, One-half of the capacity of the
plant will be reserved by the com
pany to grind their own ores. while
they intend commencing with only one
unit of a hundred tons daily capacity
it is the expectation and intention Of
the company to add unit after unit $
rapidly as their own and surrounding
properties are being opened up
The installation of the custom mill
will he a great boon to the leaser and
small mine owner, as it will enable
them TO dispose of their ore as taken
out. giving them plenty of money to
60 ahead with development and will
result in the opening up and making :,
of many more big mines
d. j. Kennedy and j. w. Halter
man, both large Nevada mine owners,
and operators, are the Nevada end of !
this splendid industrial enterprise |
and with such men as E. NJ Gillett |
and d. C. Gillett of Tampa. and Nc !
Namafa and F. L. Tobln of North |
Platte. Nebraska associated with !
them there is no question of doubt !
about the installation and final sue