Volume 11 (1865) (424 pages)

The Fining and Scientific Bress, 195 Ruining Summary. Mining prospects thronghuut the State ore 2xeeedingly prosperons, In Nevuds, Plumas, \Calaveras and Amadyr, in partiealur, the enterJprising miner is reaping a rieh reward for his lubor, and the result zoes to show that the jyiell of the precious metals is nearly as large, io the agzrevate, in proportion to the numbers Wguged in searehing for thei, aa it was in the paliniest days of California mining. Whntever Halling of may be noticed, is more than ceinensuted by the permanence which that brunel f industry has now ussnmed nver that which xisted in the flush times. when the virgin plueers of the Golden State were first nttacked, Che developments which ure now being rade A the deep gravel digzzings in Nevndn eounty, bre no less astonishiuy and nnexpeeted than Ehe equally recent ond wonderful results which have fullowed the deeper opening of many of the quartz mines in the same eennty. We append our usual sunnnary : OALIFORNIA, Nevana.—Rumors are eurrent with regard In the sole of the Mureku niue, The Kaoror’s,” lucated at Gras Valley, to capitalsta of this vity. he swan hrot named was S200,V00, usked, with $450,000, offered. ‘The Vriental Mill, ot Nevada, with severnl ledges. belonging to Mr. Jd. J. Olt, lms been sold, fhirough au went in this city, to A. ‘T. Stewart, the dry-coods millionire of New York. Plie price named is $25,000. New developments in this eonnty are almost daily reported. We heur thnt the deep Bhaft of Seadden, Cliff & Cu. ut Boston RaWine, ia prodacing specimen guld of extraorHinsry mehness, ‘The National says thut a Hittle blast was put ina few days smee, at o Hepth of 150 feet, from whieh ubout $6,000 fins taken, with u plenty more in sizht for future operxtions, ‘he suine paper says that Rlie proprietors ef the Wulsh, Shirtleff and lather edge, situated on Slate ereek, a wile pid a hall from town, huve struek a ledge three feet thiek from which they touk out in pune day $4,000 ia clean gold. ‘Uhey ure in oud spirits, aud think that, if the thing eonpines tu pan outin this wuy, Allison Kaneh will have to look out for its luurels. The eompany working the Union Hill ledge nave struek the lead at u deptb of one huuie and twenty feet, where they find it two nd a half feet wide. ‘hey huve already preeted extensive machinery lor pumping aud hoisting. At the depth of forty feet. the rock paid $40 per ton. . From fifty tons of rock from the Shamroek Mmine, loeuted nt Forest Spriags, a gold brick ‘feas tuken a few days since valued ut $2,500, {his eluim is owned by working meu, and the Fock was taken out at u depth o€ ten feet. Pr ~—— a li i, — li rll The Nevada Transcript says that a ledge gs being op2ned on Cement Hill, whieh promseg well. A tunnel hus been run into the hill pnd what is supposed to bea stringer, lus Aoeen etruek. ‘The owners expeet to strike the main ledge in aday or two. ‘The stringer which they naw have is eighteen ineles thiek. {Che roek is filled with rich looking sulphurets and will pay, it is thought, avout one huadred dollars to the ton. ‘The company will have it tested by erusbing, as soon as a sufficient quantity ean be taken out lor that purpoze. The Transcript says that mueh has been Mone during the past six months towards developing the quartz interest of Mureka township; several ledges have been prospeeted with very fluttering results, Several quartz mills will be ereeled there ia the spring. Inportant, developments have been made pen the Blue Lead, north of Greenhorn creek. Clay & Co., are putting up a five mill at Nunt’s Hill, to work this eement. ‘his is what is known as the famous “ Blue Lead.” Suasta.—The [ighland mill, ten stamps, saya the Covrier, has cleaned up a run of sixty-six hours, with the result,as per assa by Messrs. Lewin & Uo., of $3,398.42. The eompany have two hundred and fifty tons of the same kind of rock ulready out. Piunas.—We learn from the Quiney Union that Messts. Boliager & Blvod's smelting works, in Genesee Valley, are in full blast, and are smelling o lurege quantity of ore. They will eommence shipping merehaatable copperinashorttime. Messrs.Shelton & Co., jhavea number ot men employed upon their works. ‘They will soon be reudy to eommenee smelting. Miles & Hollingsworth have purehased the Mount Pleasant water diteh for the sum of $3,000. The Cresent mills are not runaing at present, owing to repairs beiug wade in the mill, The inaehiaery, engine, ete., for tieir . new mill, was shipped from Marysville s me lime sinee, The eompany will have both mills ja Tuaniug order in a fow weeks. We learn that the Mominyth eompany, at Jamison, are tuking out sume very good paying quartz from their ledge. Puacer.—Aeeorning to the Placer Zferald, o renewed interest is beginnmy to be manifested in I‘lieer eounty, with refereuce tw ining. ‘lhe great euveess attending that lranch of indastry ii Nevada and Amudor uppears to be tho stimulating uzent. On the Green Emigrant ledge, the same that furnished such rich roek lust winter, a uew discovery was nade a few days siuce, on a dif lerent partion of the vein, of quartz spotted with free gold. A shalt is down on the lead of the Wells eoinpmny, forty feet, the roek looking well, wid several tons sent to me! crashed ut Grass Valley, show returns tout justify 1 prosecution of the work. Cupt. Mallett, of Virginia City. Nevada, who has been prospecting on North Ravine, one und vn holt miles west of Auburn, has struck « vein ol qaurtz two lvet in thickness, at the depth of thirty feet, that shows well in sileer su/phurets and geld. ‘The Captain thinks he has “struck it,” and the present showing is eertainly Cueouraging. «As lie is an old miner he believes in getting into the earth’s bowels to denionstrate the value of n leud, and continues werk npop his shalt night nnd day. Anapor —Qnartz mining, says the Amador Ledger, lus ussumed that importanee ia thut county which it deserves, and that was leug ago predieted, Since last Spring seven new ndlls have been erected, and a large number of stuis und machinery added to old ones. Over thirty new lodes Inve been opeued up that we have a personal knowledge ol. Mest of thens have been sufficiently tested te prove them good, und severnl huve sold at prices tinsiug from three te twelve theusand dollars. The sules of developed mines within the past seven months exeeed hall n million dollurs. With but one exceptien these sales have all been made tn Caltlornin eapitalists, and ler vold. But the most interesting of all this, is the fact that the greater part of this money has lullen into the huuds of men who will use it in developing uew mines. Anether result is, that nnider suelt stimulus, hundreds of miners ure now hard at work prospecting, who, during the dry season, heretofore, lave been idle, ur, ut inust, only working for grub in plaeer imiues. Now thut there is a chuace for disposing of quartz lodes that prospeet well, every exertion is nade to diseover thew, and with sueh success that all express astoaishment that so many rieli mines should have lain for years nnnotieed. * * * Jn several of our miniug districts it ig almost impossible to get eustom work done; what mills there are being used only for er:shing fiom lodes on whieh they are bnilt. Ifn good eustom-work will were ereeted in eaeh of the several miuing loealities in the eounty, it would not only greatly Ineilitate the develupinent ol the mines. but would bea most profitable investment to the owners of the mills. Of eopper mining, the Ledger says that after having gone down Ircm a fever heat to zero, it is grndnally assuming a healthy eondition. "Ihe Newton, Cosuwnes, Oriental, Aroyo Seeo and several others have been lully established ns payiug mines. ‘The Aroyo Seco, better known us the MeNeely mine, near Jone City, with one exception, has paid all assessments for sinking shaft and improvements. ‘The returns from ore shipped to Swansea are snfliciently favorable to justily the owners in largely extending their future operations. Canaveras. — Aecording to the Courier, Copperopolis, at the present time, presents quite a lively apnearance; a large amount of building is going on. ‘The eopper teams, some containing sixteeu horses, are eonstautly arriving and departing. The new engine-house on the Keystone claim will soon be eompleted. lt is expeeted the engine will be in running order by the 10th of Uetober. The smelting works of C.'l'. Meader are in fnll blast, and seem to be duing well. The total amount of shipmeats Irom the Union mine alone, for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 21, was 807 tons. We find no mention made of the amount shipped by other eompanies; but the following extraet from the Stecktou Jndependent shows that the business of shipping ore through that eity is rapidly inereasing : ‘The eopper trade ol Stoekton is of sneh importanee that, in addition to what is earried as freight by the regular steamers, the Navigation Company now keep the steamer Helen Hensley and the barges Saeruinento and J. Bragdon exclusively employed in the transportatiou of copper ore.” It is said that the Rawhide Ranch claim, loeated near Copperopolis, has been sold to a eompany of eapitalists for the sum of $50,000. WASHOE. The mining interest in and around Virginia City and Gold Hill appears to be deeidedly improving. The scareity of ore complained of reeently by the mill men is not now lelt, and, ag a eousequenee, the mills are now more generally nt work, and afferding non increased eiployinent for labor. The chief leatnre of Inst week was the startinv of the Yellow Jucket mill at Empire City, which was uttended with considerable eereniony. ‘The evnstruction of this mill was commenved abunt a year uvo,a3a private enterprise, by Junies Morgan, Esq. He subsequently disposed of the work to the Yellow Jaeket Compuny; but continued to enperintend the construction, ‘The crushing eapneity of the mill is estimuted ut 100 tens dnily. It contains cizht butteries, ef five stumps euch—one-half weighing 1,050 ibs exeh, and the other half 750, ‘Vhe mill is deseribed ns one of very supetiar construction. Its ehiel leature isa divided motive pawer. ‘The erushing machinery is ran hy wuter-pewer, while the analzamnters are driven hy steua. “Pho engine is ol the Corliss patter, and 150 horse-power ut its ordinary capacity. Mverything went off finely at the , start. he machinery las been erected under the snpervision ul Alex. Stegar, whe will continne in charge. ‘The reduetion werks will be managed by Mr. Neary, while John B. Winters will net ug general superintendent of mill and mine, ‘Phe new shalt of this mine is now down 370 feet, and still progressing. At the depth of 400 [eet tho new shuft will be conneeted by u drift with the old workings on the north About 200 tous of ore are new hein ruised daily, which uneuut will soon Le inereased to 300, giving u large amount of wuilt lor custom mills. The affairs of this eompany are now in a deeidedly prosperous eonilition. The Gould & Curry eroppings are now being worked with mueh success. ‘The ore is suid to be goed, aud will pay an avernge of $150 te the ton. Free geld is visible in u lurse propertion ef the rack, beside any ameunt of blue sulphuret ere. It turns ont richer thun wis anticipated, and it seems strange that more of these croppings were not worked in 1860. It is the intention to work the creppings from where the eave at the surface oecurred last winter, fer the distance of some 200 yards te the northward. ‘I'he pay strenk will average 20 feet in width, and will extend to the depth of 175 leet, er to where the ledge has been worked underneuth. It will probably take a year and a half to work this ont. Meanwhile other developments may reasonubly be expected at the lower level, where a fine body of excellent ore already exists, the depth of whieh is unknown, but whieh will be ascertuined and developed by the Bonner shaft which is being suok on D street. Mueh of the ore from Lhese eroppings will work somg $500 to the toa, although the nverage will uot go over $150, The good pay found in these eroppings only goes to prove the fact that really goad mines will show lor themselves at the surlaee, whieh if not the ease, it does not follow that a ledge will pay by being sunk on. The Beleher eompany are at present engaged in running two drifts from their main shaft to their lead; one at the depth of 500 feet. ‘I'hey expeet to find rich and extensive deposits of ore iu their new levels, also much wuter, but then they ure well fixed for pumping. A. deposit of first-rate ore, about 15 feet in width, has been found in the lower level of the Savage mine. Some splendid ore is also being found in the old North Potosi ehimney in the fourth level of the Kelipso mine a body of very rich ore has just been struck, the extent of whieh is unkyown ; but it promises to hold out well. It was struck in siuking a prospeetiug shaft. he drift from the Ophir-Mexiean shaft tapped the large body of water in the old shaft of the Ophir, a lew days since, upon which the water rose iu the shuft first mentoned to the hight o! 150 feet, but the large und poweiful pump being brought into action, the water was soon redneed to less thun «a luudred leet, aua is probably all out by this time. Major J. C. Ridge has been appointed manager ol the affairs of the Washoe United Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company, in place of Cul. Wm. 8. O'Conner, resigned. Major Ridge’is well spoken ot by those acquainted with him, and will doubtless do what is best for the interests of the eompany. The difficulties so long existing between the Ophir and Burning Moscow companies have at last been settled, but is not yet made publie. li is presumed, however, that npon what basis it has been elfected, by the Ophir obtaining a eontrolling interest in the Moscow. This arrangement settles the diffeulties, and ehokes off the lawsuit between the companies, but does uot deeide the great “ one ledge ” theory, Jt is said that there ia not at present a single elaim worked in Palmyra distriet, nnd that the town of * Como” is dead, and pretty much deserted. Hopes are entertained by many of a revival at some future day—perbaps wher the great Overland Railroad gets aeross the m untains—who knows what that may not do jn the development of what are now worthless cluiins? he Frankfort elaim, situated just north of Palmyra, in Indian Springs distriet, is in active process of developmeat under the superin:end. ence of J. B. Dillierd, with fair prospects of suecess. ‘Vhis claim is locnted abont half a inile down a ravine from the fumous Whitmore ledge. : Accerding to the Nye County News, 1.450 onnces of bullion were receotly shipped from the Pioneer mull (five stamps) in ono week. ‘the News promises to publish a weekly report ef shipments Irom this mill, the only oue in operation in the distriet. ‘The editor of the Monitor Gazetfe has seen the deed of eonveyanee of the Am. Con. Mining Ce. to the American Mining Co. of New York, for the consideration of $10000. The Superintendent of this lust numed compuny has reeently uirived, and taken charge of the works. Work will be storted iinmedintely on the shuft of the Morning Star Co., fur the purpose of opening another level from which to tuke ont ore before thut on the present level is , exhausted. The work ef putting in the dam and exesvoting for the raee upon the mill site of the Monitor Consolidated Ceumpany, hus eomnienecd. The affairs of the Santa Eulalia Company ure assuming sliape and eomeliness ngain. The Backeye Ceinpany have cnmmeneed a large workiug shaft, to be eontiuued down to good paying ore. The Gazette says that the mining prospects of Alpine grow daily brighter and _brigbter. Paying miues are demonstrated to the satisfaclion ol the most seeptical, and iuvestigation and attention is beiny attraeted to others not yet open, but presenting all the indieations to Justily hope and induce the expenditure of capital. Cupital is actually eeming in aud taking hold, and we expeet te see one or two new mills taking out bullion Irem Monitor befere the first of January wext, and that sueh a number of eluims will be worked and prospeeted dnring the winter as to demand several first eluss mills early next spring. Both our present wills have been running duriug the week, but we are unable to give the returns ef bullion, as they each teok Saturday fer their clean-up, aud as we go to press no retert has been made. HUMBOLDT. We have before us, in the eolumns of the Humboldt Register and Gold Hill News, very full reports of the progress of the miuiag iaterest iu Humboldt eounty. From a eorrespondent of the News, we learn thut the work on the Montezuma mine is progressiag most energetieally and satisfaetorily. The vein is improving in width and quality as the workmnu godown. The amount of ore is apparently without limit. That whieh is being takeu out is being erushed at Webber's mill. Fifteen bars of bullion were the result of the first erushing of three toas—value not known, but perfectly satisfuetory at sight. The Montana elaim is also beiug eaergetieally worked. ‘I'he ore from the start was of such a quality that the proprietors determined upon the erection of a will, whieh is now eompleted aad running, aud known as the Stevenson mill. It is furnished with teu of Varney’s pans. The mill has just beea started, and although no elean-up had been at the latest dates, the result was entirely satisfaetory, The Register says that mueh reserve is maintained with regard to the working of the De Seto; but inlors that everything is perfeetly sntisfaetory to those who have the iuside track. The Manitowoe ledge, 80 mneh prospeeted for, seeins at last tobe hunted down. ‘I'hree drifts have been run, at differeut altitudes, into the mountain; und they have the regular Manitowoc rock in eaeh ; aud are getting it out in quantity to keep the mill eonstautly employed. The American Basin Company are pushing work vigorously. ‘lhe eompuny has purchased the inill at the upper end of Star Canon, and intends to remodel and put it iu good working order. One new feature will be a Yurbine wheel, whieh will be propelled by a fall of uearly two hundred feet of all the water in Star ereek. ‘I'he wheel is to be twelve feet in diameter, whieh will give an abnundauee of power for all-the machinery. Work on the Yankee is progressing finely. Messrs! Mathews and Canning are rushing things ; assisted by J. B, Allebaugh iu the blacksmith shop. Resse Rivgr.—We bave numerous “ clippings” from the Reveille ; but our“ summary” has already quite filled the fullest space allotted to it; and we must reserve further mention of this district until next week. Our Reese River eorrespondent "J. M.” will soon . be at his post again, when we hope to hear more direct from this interesting and importaat locality, ii BSG

The Fining and Scientific Bress, 195 Ruining Summary. Mining prospects thronghuut the State ore 2xeeedingly prosperons, In Nevuds, Plumas, \Calaveras and Amadyr, in partiealur, the enterJprising miner is reaping a rieh reward for his lubor, and the result zoes to show that the jyiell of the precious metals is nearly as large, io the agzrevate, in proportion to the numbers Wguged in searehing for thei, aa it was in the paliniest days of California mining. Whntever Halling of may be noticed, is more than ceinensuted by the permanence which that brunel f industry has now ussnmed nver that which xisted in the flush times. when the virgin plueers of the Golden State were first nttacked, Che developments which ure now being rade A the deep gravel digzzings in Nevndn eounty, bre no less astonishiuy and nnexpeeted than Ehe equally recent ond wonderful results which have fullowed the deeper opening of many of the quartz mines in the same eennty. We append our usual sunnnary : OALIFORNIA, Nevana.—Rumors are eurrent with regard In the sole of the Mureku niue, The Kaoror’s,” lucated at Gras Valley, to capitalsta of this vity. he swan hrot named was S200,V00, usked, with $450,000, offered. ‘The Vriental Mill, ot Nevada, with severnl ledges. belonging to Mr. Jd. J. Olt, lms been sold, fhirough au went in this city, to A. ‘T. Stewart, the dry-coods millionire of New York. Plie price named is $25,000. New developments in this eonnty are almost daily reported. We heur thnt the deep Bhaft of Seadden, Cliff & Cu. ut Boston RaWine, ia prodacing specimen guld of extraorHinsry mehness, ‘The National says thut a Hittle blast was put ina few days smee, at o Hepth of 150 feet, from whieh ubout $6,000 fins taken, with u plenty more in sizht for future operxtions, ‘he suine paper says that Rlie proprietors ef the Wulsh, Shirtleff and lather edge, situated on Slate ereek, a wile pid a hall from town, huve struek a ledge three feet thiek from which they touk out in pune day $4,000 ia clean gold. ‘Uhey ure in oud spirits, aud think that, if the thing eonpines tu pan outin this wuy, Allison Kaneh will have to look out for its luurels. The eompany working the Union Hill ledge nave struek the lead at u deptb of one huuie and twenty feet, where they find it two nd a half feet wide. ‘hey huve already preeted extensive machinery lor pumping aud hoisting. At the depth of forty feet. the rock paid $40 per ton. . From fifty tons of rock from the Shamroek Mmine, loeuted nt Forest Spriags, a gold brick ‘feas tuken a few days since valued ut $2,500, {his eluim is owned by working meu, and the Fock was taken out at u depth o€ ten feet. Pr ~—— a li i, — li rll The Nevada Transcript says that a ledge gs being op2ned on Cement Hill, whieh promseg well. A tunnel hus been run into the hill pnd what is supposed to bea stringer, lus Aoeen etruek. ‘The owners expeet to strike the main ledge in aday or two. ‘The stringer which they naw have is eighteen ineles thiek. {Che roek is filled with rich looking sulphurets and will pay, it is thought, avout one huadred dollars to the ton. ‘The company will have it tested by erusbing, as soon as a sufficient quantity ean be taken out lor that purpoze. The Transcript says that mueh has been Mone during the past six months towards developing the quartz interest of Mureka township; several ledges have been prospeeted with very fluttering results, Several quartz mills will be ereeled there ia the spring. Inportant, developments have been made pen the Blue Lead, north of Greenhorn creek. Clay & Co., are putting up a five mill at Nunt’s Hill, to work this eement. ‘his is what is known as the famous “ Blue Lead.” Suasta.—The [ighland mill, ten stamps, saya the Covrier, has cleaned up a run of sixty-six hours, with the result,as per assa by Messrs. Lewin & Uo., of $3,398.42. The eompany have two hundred and fifty tons of the same kind of rock ulready out. Piunas.—We learn from the Quiney Union that Messts. Boliager & Blvod's smelting works, in Genesee Valley, are in full blast, and are smelling o lurege quantity of ore. They will eommence shipping merehaatable copperinashorttime. Messrs.Shelton & Co., jhavea number ot men employed upon their works. ‘They will soon be reudy to eommenee smelting. Miles & Hollingsworth have purehased the Mount Pleasant water diteh for the sum of $3,000. The Cresent mills are not runaing at present, owing to repairs beiug wade in the mill, The inaehiaery, engine, ete., for tieir . new mill, was shipped from Marysville s me lime sinee, The eompany will have both mills ja Tuaniug order in a fow weeks. We learn that the Mominyth eompany, at Jamison, are tuking out sume very good paying quartz from their ledge. Puacer.—Aeeorning to the Placer Zferald, o renewed interest is beginnmy to be manifested in I‘lieer eounty, with refereuce tw ining. ‘lhe great euveess attending that lranch of indastry ii Nevada and Amudor uppears to be tho stimulating uzent. On the Green Emigrant ledge, the same that furnished such rich roek lust winter, a uew discovery was nade a few days siuce, on a dif lerent partion of the vein, of quartz spotted with free gold. A shalt is down on the lead of the Wells eoinpmny, forty feet, the roek looking well, wid several tons sent to me! crashed ut Grass Valley, show returns tout justify 1 prosecution of the work. Cupt. Mallett, of Virginia City. Nevada, who has been prospecting on North Ravine, one und vn holt miles west of Auburn, has struck « vein ol qaurtz two lvet in thickness, at the depth of thirty feet, that shows well in sileer su/phurets and geld. ‘The Captain thinks he has “struck it,” and the present showing is eertainly Cueouraging. «As lie is an old miner he believes in getting into the earth’s bowels to denionstrate the value of n leud, and continues werk npop his shalt night nnd day. Anapor —Qnartz mining, says the Amador Ledger, lus ussumed that importanee ia thut county which it deserves, and that was leug ago predieted, Since last Spring seven new ndlls have been erected, and a large number of stuis und machinery added to old ones. Over thirty new lodes Inve been opeued up that we have a personal knowledge ol. Mest of thens have been sufficiently tested te prove them good, und severnl huve sold at prices tinsiug from three te twelve theusand dollars. The sules of developed mines within the past seven months exeeed hall n million dollurs. With but one exceptien these sales have all been made tn Caltlornin eapitalists, and ler vold. But the most interesting of all this, is the fact that the greater part of this money has lullen into the huuds of men who will use it in developing uew mines. Anether result is, that nnider suelt stimulus, hundreds of miners ure now hard at work prospecting, who, during the dry season, heretofore, lave been idle, ur, ut inust, only working for grub in plaeer imiues. Now thut there is a chuace for disposing of quartz lodes that prospeet well, every exertion is nade to diseover thew, and with sueh success that all express astoaishment that so many rieli mines should have lain for years nnnotieed. * * * Jn several of our miniug districts it ig almost impossible to get eustom work done; what mills there are being used only for er:shing fiom lodes on whieh they are bnilt. Ifn good eustom-work will were ereeted in eaeh of the several miuing loealities in the eounty, it would not only greatly Ineilitate the develupinent ol the mines. but would bea most profitable investment to the owners of the mills. Of eopper mining, the Ledger says that after having gone down Ircm a fever heat to zero, it is grndnally assuming a healthy eondition. "Ihe Newton, Cosuwnes, Oriental, Aroyo Seeo and several others have been lully established ns payiug mines. ‘The Aroyo Seco, better known us the MeNeely mine, near Jone City, with one exception, has paid all assessments for sinking shaft and improvements. ‘The returns from ore shipped to Swansea are snfliciently favorable to justily the owners in largely extending their future operations. Canaveras. — Aecording to the Courier, Copperopolis, at the present time, presents quite a lively apnearance; a large amount of building is going on. ‘The eopper teams, some containing sixteeu horses, are eonstautly arriving and departing. The new engine-house on the Keystone claim will soon be eompleted. lt is expeeted the engine will be in running order by the 10th of Uetober. The smelting works of C.'l'. Meader are in fnll blast, and seem to be duing well. The total amount of shipmeats Irom the Union mine alone, for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 21, was 807 tons. We find no mention made of the amount shipped by other eompanies; but the following extraet from the Stecktou Jndependent shows that the business of shipping ore through that eity is rapidly inereasing : ‘The eopper trade ol Stoekton is of sneh importanee that, in addition to what is earried as freight by the regular steamers, the Navigation Company now keep the steamer Helen Hensley and the barges Saeruinento and J. Bragdon exclusively employed in the transportatiou of copper ore.” It is said that the Rawhide Ranch claim, loeated near Copperopolis, has been sold to a eompany of eapitalists for the sum of $50,000.

WASHOE. The mining interest in and around Virginia City and Gold Hill appears to be deeidedly improving. The scareity of ore complained of reeently by the mill men is not now lelt, and, ag a eousequenee, the mills are now more generally nt work, and afferding non increased eiployinent for labor. The chief leatnre of Inst week was the startinv of the Yellow Jucket mill at Empire City, which was uttended with considerable eereniony. ‘The evnstruction of this mill was commenved abunt a year uvo,a3a private enterprise, by Junies Morgan, Esq. He subsequently disposed of the work to the Yellow Jaeket Compuny; but continued to enperintend the construction, ‘The crushing eapneity of the mill is estimuted ut 100 tens dnily. It contains cizht butteries, ef five stumps euch—one-half weighing 1,050 ibs exeh, and the other half 750, ‘Vhe mill is deseribed ns one of very supetiar construction. Its ehiel leature isa divided motive pawer. ‘The erushing machinery is ran hy wuter-pewer, while the analzamnters are driven hy steua. “Pho engine is ol the Corliss patter, and 150 horse-power ut its ordinary capacity. Mverything went off finely at the , start. he machinery las been erected under the snpervision ul Alex. Stegar, whe will continne in charge. ‘The reduetion werks will be managed by Mr. Neary, while John B. Winters will net ug general superintendent of mill and mine, ‘Phe new shalt of this mine is now down 370 feet, and still progressing. At the depth of 400 [eet tho new shuft will be conneeted by u drift with the old workings on the north About 200 tous of ore are new hein ruised daily, which uneuut will soon Le inereased to 300, giving u large amount of wuilt lor custom mills. The affairs of this eompany are now in a deeidedly prosperous eonilition. The Gould & Curry eroppings are now being worked with mueh success. ‘The ore is suid to be goed, aud will pay an avernge of $150 te the ton. Free geld is visible in u lurse propertion ef the rack, beside any ameunt of blue sulphuret ere. It turns ont richer thun wis anticipated, and it seems strange that more of these croppings were not worked in 1860. It is the intention to work the creppings from where the eave at the surface oecurred last winter, fer the distance of some 200 yards te the northward. ‘I'he pay strenk will average 20 feet in width, and will extend to the depth of 175 leet, er to where the ledge has been worked underneuth. It will probably take a year and a half to work this ont. Meanwhile other developments may reasonubly be expected at the lower level, where a fine body of excellent ore already exists, the depth of whieh is unknown, but whieh will be ascertuined and developed by the Bonner shaft which is being suok on D street. Mueh of the ore from Lhese eroppings will work somg $500 to the toa, although the nverage will uot go over $150, The good pay found in these eroppings only goes to prove the fact that really goad mines will show lor themselves at the surlaee, whieh if not the ease, it does not follow that a ledge will pay by being sunk on. The Beleher eompany are at present engaged in running two drifts from their main shaft to their lead; one at the depth of 500 feet. ‘I'hey expeet to find rich and extensive deposits of ore iu their new levels, also much wuter, but then they ure well fixed for pumping. A. deposit of first-rate ore, about 15 feet in width, has been found in the lower level of the Savage mine. Some splendid ore is also being found in the old North Potosi ehimney in the fourth level of the Kelipso mine a body of very rich ore has just been struck, the extent of whieh is unkyown ; but it promises to hold out well. It was struck in siuking a prospeetiug shaft. he drift from the Ophir-Mexiean shaft tapped the large body of water in the old shaft of the Ophir, a lew days since, upon which the water rose iu the shuft first mentoned to the hight o! 150 feet, but the large und poweiful pump being brought into action, the water was soon redneed to less thun «a luudred leet, aua is probably all out by this time. Major J. C. Ridge has been appointed manager ol the affairs of the Washoe United Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company, in place of Cul. Wm. 8. O'Conner, resigned. Major Ridge’is well spoken ot by those acquainted with him, and will doubtless do what is best for the interests of the eompany. The difficulties so long existing between the Ophir and Burning Moscow companies have at last been settled, but is not yet made publie. li is presumed, however, that npon what basis it has been elfected, by the Ophir obtaining a eontrolling interest in the Moscow. This arrangement settles the diffeulties, and ehokes off the lawsuit between the companies, but does uot deeide the great “ one ledge ” theory, Jt is said that there ia not at present a single elaim worked in Palmyra distriet, nnd that the town of * Como” is dead, and pretty much deserted. Hopes are entertained by many of a revival at some future day—perbaps wher the great Overland Railroad gets aeross the m untains—who knows what that may not do jn the development of what are now worthless cluiins? he Frankfort elaim, situated just north of Palmyra, in Indian Springs distriet, is in active process of developmeat under the superin:end. ence of J. B. Dillierd, with fair prospects of suecess. ‘Vhis claim is locnted abont half a inile down a ravine from the fumous Whitmore ledge. : Accerding to the Nye County News, 1.450 onnces of bullion were receotly shipped from the Pioneer mull (five stamps) in ono week. ‘the News promises to publish a weekly report ef shipments Irom this mill, the only oue in operation in the distriet. ‘The editor of the Monitor Gazetfe has seen the deed of eonveyanee of the Am. Con. Mining Ce. to the American Mining Co. of New York, for the consideration of $10000. The Superintendent of this lust numed compuny has reeently uirived, and taken charge of the works. Work will be storted iinmedintely on the shuft of the Morning Star Co., fur the purpose of opening another level from which to tuke ont ore before thut on the present level is , exhausted. The work ef putting in the dam and exesvoting for the raee upon the mill site of the Monitor Consolidated Ceumpany, hus eomnienecd. The affairs of the Santa Eulalia Company ure assuming sliape and eomeliness ngain. The Backeye Ceinpany have cnmmeneed a large workiug shaft, to be eontiuued down to good paying ore. The Gazette says that the mining prospects of Alpine grow daily brighter and _brigbter. Paying miues are demonstrated to the satisfaclion ol the most seeptical, and iuvestigation and attention is beiny attraeted to others not yet open, but presenting all the indieations to Justily hope and induce the expenditure of capital. Cupital is actually eeming in aud taking hold, and we expeet te see one or two new mills taking out bullion Irem Monitor befere the first of January wext, and that sueh a number of eluims will be worked and prospeeted dnring the winter as to demand several first eluss mills early next spring. Both our present wills have been running duriug the week, but we are unable to give the returns ef bullion, as they each teok Saturday fer their clean-up, aud as we go to press no retert has been made. HUMBOLDT. We have before us, in the eolumns of the Humboldt Register and Gold Hill News, very full reports of the progress of the miuiag iaterest iu Humboldt eounty. From a eorrespondent of the News, we learn thut the work on the Montezuma mine is progressiag most energetieally and satisfaetorily. The vein is improving in width and quality as the workmnu godown. The amount of ore is apparently without limit. That whieh is being takeu out is being erushed at Webber's mill. Fifteen bars of bullion were the result of the first erushing of three toas—value not known, but perfectly satisfuetory at sight. The Montana elaim is also beiug eaergetieally worked. ‘I'he ore from the start was of such a quality that the proprietors determined upon the erection of a will, whieh is now eompleted aad running, aud known as the Stevenson mill. It is furnished with teu of Varney’s pans. The mill has just beea started, and although no elean-up had been at the latest dates, the result was entirely satisfaetory, The Register says that mueh reserve is maintained with regard to the working of the De Seto; but inlors that everything is perfeetly sntisfaetory to those who have the iuside track. The Manitowoe ledge, 80 mneh prospeeted for, seeins at last tobe hunted down. ‘I'hree drifts have been run, at differeut altitudes, into the mountain; und they have the regular Manitowoc rock in eaeh ; aud are getting it out in quantity to keep the mill eonstautly employed. The American Basin Company are pushing work vigorously. ‘lhe eompuny has purchased the inill at the upper end of Star Canon, and intends to remodel and put it iu good working order. One new feature will be a Yurbine wheel, whieh will be propelled by a fall of uearly two hundred feet of all the water in Star ereek. ‘I'he wheel is to be twelve feet in diameter, whieh will give an abnundauee of power for all-the machinery. Work on the Yankee is progressing finely. Messrs! Mathews and Canning are rushing things ; assisted by J. B, Allebaugh iu the blacksmith shop. Resse Rivgr.—We bave numerous “ clippings” from the Reveille ; but our“ summary” has already quite filled the fullest space allotted to it; and we must reserve further mention of this district until next week. Our Reese River eorrespondent "J. M.” will soon . be at his post again, when we hope to hear more direct from this interesting and importaat locality, ii BSG