Show KNIGHT ON COMSTOCK LODE provo utah dec 21 the knight interests have taken over a big mining property at virginia city nevada the comstock phoenix of which jesse knight and associates have secured the majority of the stock through a deal just closed the board has been reorganized as follows jesse knight president george drysdale vice president and manager W lester mangum secretary and treasurer louis parkhurst and F 11 manson the stock was secured from drysdale and parkhurst who still retain a large interest at a stockholders meeting to be held january esth the companas comp anys office will be removed from virginia city to provo the comstock phoenix has ji already produced in gold and silver it is located on a fissure running diagonal to the old comstock lode of which it is one of the laterals literals late rals it has a shaft down feet from which ore has been taken all the way from the surface this shaft will be continued with drifts run every feet the comstock worked down to the 2500 level and it is the intention of the comstock phoenix company to continue to the same depth if conditions warrant th ore averages from to a ton the last few carloads shipped ran from to a car |