Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-04

modify it SO that no such drastic
outcome of the controversy will re-
suit 1t is a condition OF affairs that
has long been predicted ii matters
were allowed to drift along the chan
nels in which they have been NOV
/ ing for the past several months, and
the action taken last evening by the
pumping association, no longer leaves
sue at stake at the present moment
1t has resolved itself into a question
OF whether deep mining will be pre-
served on the Comstock, or whether
years of faithful endeayor and pro
/ gressive Roadway along these lines
is to be for naught. But one thing
is certain, there must be a getting
together and a spirit of harmony
instituted at once by all the north
end companies, or the inevitable
must come to pass before the end
of the current month.
The history Of the Comstock since
the present pumping operations were
started some fourteen years ago
should be reviewed briefly TO show
how successfully the deep mining
problems have been COPIED with by
the old and present management Of
the pumping association. When the 4.
hydraulic pumps were installed ey
eryone predicted that they would not
work, showing that there were skep
tics in those days. But they did
work" and a new era on the Com
stock began The Ophir company
was the first to reap the benefit Of
the recovered ground below the SUI
tro tunnel level, and opened ore
bodies that have paid many dividends
and giving a bullion yield of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. Dur
ing this period, many of the compan-
les were in financial straits as now,
but the Ophir, then receiving the
most direct benefit of the pumping
bore the brunt of later expense and
carried the load along through the
crisis. The same is true of Con-
Virginia but that property has not
had the opportunities up to the pres
ent time to prospect its ground, due
to the shaft being utilized for pump
columns, etc.
In more recent years, the Mexi-
can company has been able to ex-
plore its ground and opened an ore
body that was popularity heralded as
once more saving the Comstock. ST.
ezra Nevada has excellent prospects
in the deep levels, as has Union Con,
and all the mines in that section of
the lode Without keeping the main
chance in view, all of the above re
suits could not have been accom-
plished, and from time to time as
differences have arisen, they have
been placed in a secondary position,
and at no time has the spirit of dis
cord been allowed to reach the stage
where a shutdown was imminent
The present question before the
public, and of vital Importance to
Virginia City, is what is going to
be done about it, and not who is to
blame for the elimination of the
strife that now threatens such dis
. astrous and portentious develop
ments The public has enough Of the
facts to Judge for itself along these
: lines, but is now more concerned
with the problem of existence itself
for the deep level proposition. There
can no longer be a division on this
point; it has resolved itself into a
matter of "to be or not TO be-" The
threatened dissolution of the associa
: ton is not to be passed over lightly
The parting of the ways has been
reached; there can no longer be q
standing on ceremony and technical
tiles, shall pumping be maintained
or shall it stop? This is the issue
Aut bululHS paramount AuNONlou W
the hour.
1t is felt that much depends upor
: the strength of the petition to be pre-
sented by the residents of the Com
stock, and there can be no doub
but that it will exercise an influence
to clarity the atmosphere. Ever!
vested interest, irrespective of per
sonal opinion as to the merits O
n the case from the standpoint Of fac
tional presentation, is concerned ii
seeing an outcome secured now tina
will assure the further continuation
of deep level operations There car
be no belittling of the seriousness o
= the situation, there is no such thinl
! as lodging or failing to recognize