Show comstock lode aati activities viti es being constantly expanded BY AL H MARTIN MARTEN with wide flung Z explorations and developments rearing a base of substantial merit the world famous comstock lode again holds the center of interest in nevada upward of men are employed in the properties tributary to virginia city with this force being steadily increased and new companies constantly entering b the famous field development of new and promising territory including opening of old workings closed to mining for forty years is progressing in the consolidated virginia ophir and other old properties on the north end while the middle mines association comstock leasing and other strongly financed corporations are energetically developing the savage bullion chollar hale norcross gould curry and other famous producers composing the 1 middle portion of the lode from the noted old chollar which has been producing constantly for nearly sixty years eighty tons of commercial ore are are going daily to the mill of the comstock leasing company ore is also being milled from the hale norcross and potosi with opening of new ground yielding satisfactory results toward gold hill the united comstock is rejuvenating the imperial confidence knickerbocker yellow jacket and several other mines and has completed plans for early construction of a cyanide mill of 1000 tons daily capacity the zone of activity has broadened to the brunswick canyon dayton north carson silver city and other adjacent fields with some of the leading mine operators of nevada interested dollar silver has given a mighty impetus to rejuvenation of the comstock lode region and recent developments have proven that much rich ore remains in the old producers and that the virgin areas promise to be as richly productive as the older sections goldfield holds out great promise goldfield interest has centered on the long crosscut bei being ng driven from the foot level vel of the merger shaft by the lewanas company the crosscut is expected to intersect the st ives vein within two weeks although heavy ground is impeding progress and d compelling close timbering it is dively vely known that on the level of the st ives bonanza ore was left by leasing companies but caving ground prevented extrac tion on of the material at termination of the illes eases in some workings ore assaying 2 00 per der ton was left and it is this grade of material that the lewanas company expects to 0 open at a depth of feet As s soon as the objective is ig gained a sta tion will be cut raises driven to the 35 foot horizon and a campaign of comprehensive development instituted the st ives mine forms a part of the goldfield deep mines estate but the section under development is held under a five year lease by the lewanas company with the deep mines to receive a large royalty on gross earnings goldfield deep mines has announced that the erection of the horsepower merger hoist over the three compartment shaft will take place before the end of may inlay the shaft has a present depth of feet and upon reaching the foot level the surface hoist will be moved to this point and operated in conjunction with the powerful merger hoist which has an effective working depth of vertical feet the shaft has dimensions of five by seventeen and a half feet and is advancing at the rate of four feet daily at an approximate depth of 1000 feet the shaft is figured to cut the C 0 D gold bar and victor veins all of which yielded rich ore in the upper workings of the C 0 D one of the properties comprising the deep mines lines group while lateral developments are being prosecuted at this depth the shaft will be to the 2400 foot level to reach the florence goldfield consolidated soli dated ore channel strike conditions at tonopah To for nearly a month every mine in the tonopah divide districts excepting the west end halifax north star and divide extension has been closed as the result of a strike following a reduction in wages of 75 cents per day the employees have formed the mineworkers Mine workers association and notified the operators that the organization must be considered in all matters relating to wages in the field neither side has made any move to settle the trouble the strike is of passive character with no attempt made to prevent men from seeking work at any of the mines the operators claim that in view of the reduced living costs the wage cut was justified the workers counter with the assertion that oat living costs have not declined in tonopah To and that in many instances rents board and price of commodities have been increased it is an undeniable fact that living costs in the field are very high state labor commissioner frank W ingram is investigating vesti gating the situation by request of the business I 1 interests |