Show the comstock lode virginia city nevada enterprise the total ore product of the comstock lode during the first three quarters of the year 1893 was tons the bullion yield of this ore w as total cost of extraction transportation and reduction toot up accord ing to alie sworn statements of mine superintendents alie beturne from the include onla the first quarter of 1893 and afie halo norcross has made no statement when alie statement for the last quarter is received it will probably swell the total bullion yield for the year 1893 to this is marked falling oft beloit the product of any year since of alie total bullion last year nearly was in gold As a majority of the other mining districts in nevada are largely silver producing and as the extraction of ore has been almost totally suspended since tho depression in tho price of bar silver the entire bullion yield of the state for 1893 may not exceed against over for the year 1892 it is esti matepd that of the in bullion produced from comstock mines that was gold before alie bonanza uncovered in the consolidated california and virginia mines was ds ve loped the ore extracted from ahn upper workings of alie lode was nearly one half gold and in the early history of alie comstock cold largely predominated in alio surface workings the ore extracted from the consolidated california Cali tornia and virginia during the past two years has produced nearly 50 per ent of its value in gold bullion |