THE COMSTOCK MINES. 



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tween the north and south boundaries. This shaft has now been sunk more 

 than 1,000 feet, and the mining operations of the company, during later years, 

 have been carried on entirely by this means, the old works having been 

 abandoned. The characteristic features of the mine, the methods of mining 

 employed, and the works established at the mouth of the shaft, have been 

 already described. The following statements present a general summary of 

 the company's operations from their beginning. 



Tabular statement showing the operations of the Savage Mining Company from April, 1863, to July i, 1869. 





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From AprU, 1863, to July i, 1865 



81, 183 



81,183 



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$44 35 



$3, 600, 709 26 



$108,000 



$800,000 



22.22 



During year ending July i, 1866 



3o> 653 



29> 535 



$18 06 



$16 74 



44 14 



1,303,852 91 



80,000 







During year ending July 1, 1867 



70, 721 



69,430 



7 91 



14 04 



41 97 



2,914,164 37 



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I, 120,000 



38.43 



During year ending July i, 1868 



87, 342 



84,627 



7 21 



13 74 



40 84 



3,506,082 97 



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1,560,000 



44-50 



During year ending July i , 1869 

 Total to July i, 1869 - - - 



69,287 



55, 479 



8 90 



12 22 



34 87 



1,950,550 92 



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728,000 



37-32 



339. 186 



320, 254 



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- - 



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13,275,360 43 



188,000 



4,208,000 



31.62 



It may be observed in explanation of the high costs of mining in 1866, 

 that the mine was making large outlays at that time in prospecting work and 

 improvements, the cost for which, per ton, is included in the statement. It 

 may be also remarked that during the last two years the company have sold 

 a considerable amount of ore to outside parties ; that is, have permitted con- 

 tractors to work in the old mine, paying a royalty of $1 per ton on ore ex- 

 tracted. The ore thus taken out in 1869 amounted to more than 15,000 

 tons. The yield, stated in the column, applies only to the ore worked on 

 company's account, but the item of receipts includes product of ores sold. 

 Elsewhere will be found tables showing the classification of the ores pro- 

 duced, detailed statements of cost, &c. 



The present condition of the mine is less prosperous than it has been 

 during two or three years past. The known bodies of ore have been well 

 nigh exhausted. The sinking of the shaft is still vigorously carried on as^ 



