THE COMSTOOK MINES. 



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called. The upper levels of the mine were worked by a shaft sunk by the 

 company to a depth of about 700 feet. Its lower levels are worked through 

 the shafts of the Yellow Jacket and Crown Point. The following table 

 exhibits the operations of the company from the outset to November, 1869. 



Statement showing operations of the Kentttck Mining Company from tKeir commence?7tent to Novetnber I, 1869. 





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From November i, 1865, to May i, 1867 











a $852, 803 30 





$257,000 



From May i, 1867, to November i, 1867 



15,835 



$9 23 



$15 49 



$43 86 



721,844 05 



. 



335,000 



During year ending November 1, 1868 . 



31,39° 



9 81 



14 28 



40 06 



1,259,717 99 





450,000 



During year ending November i, 1869 . 



26, 866 



8 67 



13 95 



29 99 



■ 806,696 66 



40,000 



100,000 



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3,641,062 00 



40,000 



1,142,000 



a. In addition to this sum, $63,124 10 was derived from other sources. 

 i. Not including premium on bullion. 



Crown Point. — This has been one of the successful and profitable mines 

 of the Comstock lode, as the following statement of its operations will clearly 

 show. During the latter part of 1869 its product fell oiF as the known de- 

 posits of ore were nearly exhausted, but the late developments in the lowest 

 level of the Yellow Jacket promise much for the future of the Crown Point. 

 The mine is well worked and thoroughly equipped with the necessary ma- 

 chinery for extended operations. Its hoisting and pumping works are among 

 the best in the district. The method of arrangement of this machinery is 

 shown on Plate XII. There are three engines, two for hoisting and one for 

 pumping, operating tbe winding and pumping machinery as already explained. 

 The shaft is sunk vertically in three compartments, and is over 1,100 feet deep. 

 The methods of work in this mine are generally the same as those already de- 

 scribed. The company own two mills for the treatment of their ores. The 

 following table sets forth a statement of their operations from the outset. 



