Volume 11 (1865) (424 pages)

326 The Mining and Scieutifie Dees, “ Mining Simmeary. CALIFORNIA. Burre.—The Oroville Record of November lth, says: ‘here are several parties pruspecting for gold-beariig quarta at Mountain Spring, and some rich lodes have been discoyered. No less than five quartz mills will he erected in this township the next spring. A lead recently discovered near Lumpkins, ussays, the best to $800, und the poorest to $90 per ton. Men have been at work on the Carltou Creek ledge for ‘several years, getting out quartz and washing it in sluices, making good wages and saving the quartz. We understand that they contemplate erecting a mill on their lead in the spring. We may expect a lively time in quartz next summer. . Promas.—l'xE Quincy Union of Nov. i1th, eays that considerable excitement hus existed among the quartz men in that county dunng the past week, oceasion:d by the discovery of some very rich quartz in Mohawk Valley, uear Fred. King’s rench. The ledge, or what is supposed to be the ledge, wus accidentally discovered by a little boy named Wiseman, who, while playing, picked up some quartz containing gold, which he carried home, when Messrs. Wiseman and King went ont and commenced prospecting near the spot where the specimen was lound. They sank a shalt to the depth of ten feet, and took out some very fine specimens of gold-bearing quartz. They then located two thousand feet ou the ledge. They intend crushing a few tons of the rock in an arastra. fhe placer nines in this county are generally . doing well. Messrs. Culp & Turner, on Indian ill, are taking out a large amount of gold. At Sawpit, work is progressing finely. Somme of the companies are taking out the richest kind of pay. ©n Twelve-Mile Bar and Rush Creek Flat, the miners are in good spirits— their claime are paying well. The Spunich Peak company is pusbing its tunnel ahead, and is takiug out sume gravel which prospects very well, Ou the North Fork, the Cariboo is paying a half ounce per day to the hand. ‘lhe Shamrock is doing eqdally as well. Bourre.—The Jefferson, of Browns’ Valley, after another two-weeks’ run, have cleaned up $12,000. The quartz at the bottom of their shaft still continues exceedingly rich. 2 Nevana—The Oohir mine, says the Grass Valley Union, is becoming fabulously rich. On Saturday last half a ton of rock was taken out, which, at the lowest estimate, will yield . $10,000 to the ton. * The Union Hill company have just crushed eighty tons of rock, which yielded $1,800— ‘$22 to the ton—an excellent yield for a vein seven feet in thickness. . The North Star is steadily sending in its weekly returns. ‘They have recently worked into very rich rock. The Norambagua minc, located at Forest Spring, has juet crushed sixty-five tons of rock which yielded seveuty dollars a tou. ‘Whe last . -erushing of the Heuston Hill mine paid $58.50 to the per ton. Messrs. Scudder & Co. have recently refused $45,000 for their claim, offered by parties in this city, It is also said that Pratt. & Co. have refused $50,000 for their claim. The Nevada Transcript _says, rock from the Eddy ledge, which is located a short distance north of Cayoteville, was recently crushed at Palmer's mill, and paid about $76 to the ton. ‘the ledge is large and easily worked, The product of the blue cement claims of Little York is continually increasing. New mills are heing constructed, and new clains opened; and this inerease will continue fora number of years. All that lahor can do is being done in every kiud of mining in this county. Capitalists are also becoming interested in this class of inining. Excelsion.—'Vhe California mill, at the Excelsior mines, was started on the 15th instant. This is the first mill that has as yet got to work in the new mines. Inashort time we may expect to hear good news from Hxceleior. Pracnr.—The Stars and Stripes speaks of avery rich discovery at Doty’s Flat. Mr. Walter, at the depth of thirty feet, has a twelve or fourteen-inch vein, which shows a large amount of free gold. He has, at several different times, taken a candle-box full of the rock to hie cabin and pounded it in a hand mortar, with hut slightly yarying results—the yield having been, in every instange, from seyen and a hall to nine dollars to the box-ful]. Silver in Placer—My. W. H. Ault has recently taken some specimens of quartz from the Pacifie Silver Miding Company claim, near Yeweastle, with which he experimented by . placing it for afew minutes ina blacksmith’s, Smelting works for reducing ore containing . is located about 200 yards eoutheast of the lurnace. be exceedingly rich in silver, which was brought to the surlace in innumerable globules. Portions of the rock also show an encouraging prospect of free gold. ‘the tead of this com-. pany is located two and «a half niles northwest . of Neweastle, atid near by another claim pre. viously noticed by us, and also located far sil. ver. These silver discoveries are creating quite an interest in that locality, and much prospeeting is going on there. Er Dorapo.—tThe Placerville Mirror states that a very rich and extensive discovery of gold-bearing quartz has been made near Ialling Leaf Lake, some seven or eight miles from Yank’s Station, 1u the northeastern portion of that county. ‘he lead is said to be twenty feet wide in places, aud will pay 535 per ton. The lead is a geological curiosity, being situaled exactly iu the “ gup,” where the two formations of rock” come together, so that the casing on the one side is grauite and the other slate. Sneh a location denotes it to be a true vein, and warrants its thorough development. ‘LvoLumxe.— A correspondent of the Sooora Democrat says the following isa list of the quartz mills in Tuolumne county :Excelsior mill, 10 stumps; Daeguer’s, 10 stamps ; Soulsby, 10 stumps; Conlidence, 10 stamps; Hureka, 20 stamps; Summers, 10 stamps; Lambardo'’s, 10 slamps; Wheeler's, 10 stamps; Raymond's, 10 stamps; Summit Pass, 10 stumps; Shanghae, 10 stamps; Labetoure’s, 10 stamps ; Patterson's, 10 stamps ; Rawhide, 10 stumps; leesc, 5 stamps; Preston’s 10 stamps; Golden Rule, 10 stamps; Heslip’s, 10 stamps; App’s, listamps; Blue Gulch, 10 stamps; Snyder & Co.’s. 5 stamps ; Bay State, 5 stumps; Jones & Wovodiman’s, 10 stamps; River Side, 20 stamps; Monitor, 10 stamps; Pirate, 10 stamps; Buchanan, 10 stamps; Jiunter, 10 stamps; Grizzly, 20 stamps—38L mills in all, with an aggregate of 325 stumps. in addition to the above, there are also in process of construction the Zucarman mill, on Bald Mountain, 10 stamps; Rawhide inill, on the Rawhide ranch, 2() stumps ; Consuelo and Bonita, on the north fork of the Tuolumne, 20 stamps each. Catavueras.—The Chronicle says that, recent developm nts show that in the Blue Mouotain region we have silver-bearing lodes which will yet prove rich and inexhaustible ; along the lower part of the county, running from Campo Seco to Copperopolis, are veins of .copper which will build railroads and give employment to thousands of industrious miners; through the interior of the county are also gold hearing quartz leads, only waiting for the prospector and capitalist. Itis said that some Chilanos have discovered an immensely rich quartz ledge oear Donallun’s bridge, in this county. ‘fhe total shipments of copper ore from the Union mine lor the week ending November 16th, was 53134 tone. Owing to the late rain teams have been scarce during the past six days, and the shipments, are therelore lighter than they otherwise would bave been. Amanor—The Jackson Ledger says that the “My Mary Ann” lode is prospecting remarkably well, and that the Anaconda continues to turn out ore as rich as ever. ‘The . owuers have a large amonnt on hand that will average from filty to sixty dollars to the ton. A large pack-train passed through Jackson a few days ugo, en route for Stockton. Each animal was laden with 300 pounds of quartz from the Pioneer mine, near Volcano, lately purchused hy C.’l’. Meader & Co. TuLare.—.\ccounts of a highly favorable nature still contirue to come in from the Clear Creek mines. ‘I'he town of Havilah is rapidly growing in importance. ‘here are four quurtz mills now in operation there, running twenty. nine stamps, and twelve niore in process of construetion, which will aggregate 122 additional stamps, VIRGINIA CITY AND VICINITY. Nine hundred tons of Yellow Jacket rock were crushed at Birdsall & Carpenter's mill in 25 working days of last month, yielding $33.40 perton. Vhe Dayton Sentinel asks if any 20-stamp water mill ever heat. this. Nye County.—The mines of this county seem to be in active progress of development. There are fonr quartz inills in actual operation—one of 5-stamps at Washington ; ove of 10 ut Tone; one of 10 at Silver Peak and one of 3 at Red Mountain. ‘There are also several small prospecting mills done by horse-power. The mills in process of construction are four in namber, All the ore of this district yields much better for heiug roasted. ‘The expense of crushing and raastiog is now about $75 per . ton for custom work, i now being erected about six miles sonthwest of Washington at the St. Helena mine. ‘The aggregate ol the metalliferous lands of this county are set down as equalto one-fifth its entire area. It is estimat d that ubout $100, OUU-in bullion has been extracted during the past year, about eight per cent. of which is gold. ‘I’here are numerons ledges of argentiferous palena in this county; also copper lodes. We gather the above items Irom the annual renort of the county surveyor, as published in the Zervilorial Linterprise. ' HUMBOLDT. There appears to be an unusual degree of activity mianilested by the tiuers of this district at the preseut time. Wecoudeuse from the Register: Black & Brother have seut for a small prospecting inill to oe putup on Zavala ledge ; the ruck they ure taking out lully justilying such au investmeut. ‘ Fall's mill is still crushing ; but is unable to amulvumate by reason of a delay in receiving a lot of dies for the pans. ‘The Montezuma inine, by latest explorations, is lully up to ull hopes. ‘he ledge was curried for some distance down in the shaft, with nothing but harren quartz; but the iniueral ‘has come in again, us rich as ever, und about six feet wide. ' The Chrysopolis mill at the upper eud of the Mitna is neurly ready tu crush. Srar District.—Much activity appears tv prevail in this district; large companies are employed exploring the mines, each with sufficient capital to fully develop and put in sticcessful operation the several mines in which they are interested. The American Basin Coinpany is building and thoroughly refitting the vld Sheba Mall, tor the purpose of reducing their ores. ‘The Sheba Company, owning the mine and mill of that name, is working its ores at present by legal process. Truntty ‘any Sacramento District.—YThe mines in Sacramento District and the. Arabia nines in Trinity District, are the great diseoyeries of the duy in this region. ‘lhe miues are described as of extrdordinary development, so much so that the beholuer can scarcely 1ealize the fact that they are immense musses ol silver bearing rock. Arabia District is in a voleanie region. Granite crops out in many places in the vicinity ot the ledves, but none ol them, that we can remember, are cased in it—they being ull iu porphyry. ‘fhe adjacent country shows evidence of recent and violent volcaime action, the hills to the north and northwest being . coinposed of luva and igneous rocks. A correspondent of the Register thinks it would he diflicult anywhere in the world to fiud in the same compass so many ledges coutaining such immeuse quantities of paying ore. ESMERALDA. The Blind Springs district appears to he calling uway much interest from Aurora and vicinity. ‘I'hie new locality is situated about fifty miles below Aurora and is pronounced one of the richest districts in the State. The ledges ure numerous, of moderate size, well defined, und very rich. ‘I'he Diana is the principal claim of the district. ‘I'he rock contuins no base metals, silverand copper alone being found, aud is easily worked. ‘They have a 4stamp mill running on their secoud class rock, which pays $900 perton. About 1,500 pounds of ore is worked per day, and twenty pounds of amalgam are daily retorted. he first class rock is sacked aud shipped to Kugland, $800 per ton being advauced at the mine. ‘lhe lecges, generally in this district exhibit characteristics similur to the Diuua, and mostly pay from the surlace. Wood aud water are abundant. REESE RIVER. We learw from the Reveille that 1,600 pounds of rock from the Pierre iniue recently crushed, yielded $770. itty tons from the -Whitlateh Yankee Blade cleaned up $11,775—equal to $230 per ton. ‘Vhe yield was withiu eight per cent. of the assay. : The Jicho ledge situated in the Yankee Blade ravine, about five hundred yards west of the Whitlutch:Yarkee Blade nune, shows a good sizéd vein in regular walls, and yields an excellent quality of ore. ‘he compauy hzs had several workings at the inill of the ore from this ledge, which in every instance, gave haudsome returns. The Cast Steel ledge, of the celehrated Vineyard group, lies about five hundred’ yards south of the Vineyard claim. An incline has beeu Sunk on this to the depth of thirty feet, exhibiting uv two fuot vein. An amount of the . ore has been worked at mill, yielding over $300 per ton. The Emma Seymore, also regarded aa one of ‘ye cxperimietit proved the rock to . q large proportion of argentiferous galena,are. Vineyard, and 300 west of the Midas mill. Ore lrom the vein has teen assayed yielding over $450, and by mill process it bas been worked as high as $250. Fourteen tons of the Chase ledge, in N. Y. Canon, tuken ont by two men in ten days yielled $2,751. ‘he Josephine, near by is opeuing remarkably well. The Granite State, Wall Street, Kotskill and Newbury is a line group of ledges near hy, in the Yankee Blude ravine. ‘lhe vein matter of these ledges cousists of superior chloride and sulphuret ores. here are » large nomber of other promising ledges in this vicinity. ~'fhe Twin River Company (New York) are putting up a 20-stamp imill. The resident agent of the compauy is Mr. R. B. Canfield, aud the working of the mines bas been placed under the mauagement ol Cuptain Shears, an experienced miner, who was lor several years comected with the copper mines of Lake Superior in the capacity of Superintendent. Tue New lora Qcicksinver Mainys—-Tle Company owning this vatbable nine have not been working it sfur two years pust in consequenee of a protracted lawsnit. “This having been at last decided, the Company have resumed operations, At the snspetision of work the company were extensively in arrears with their workmen, Last month they paid an installment of 45 cents on the dollar on all such indebteduess, and will pay the balance next month. At the reeent anunal election of ’I'rustees, the following persons were elected : Albert Dibblee, William Neely Thompson, C. O. Wardwell, W. Ll. L. Barnes and James Paterson. ‘lhe 'I'rustees subsequently elected, W. H.L. Barnes President of the Board of Trustevs and of the Company, and C. O. Wardwell Vice President. ‘rhe affairs of the Company are ina better condition than they haye been for years. Tuneyxse Size or rue Pyramins.—A United States naval chaplain who hus recently visited the great pyramid of Cheops, in Egypt, gives she following graphic idea of the immense size of these woudertul remains of antiquity. He says: ‘lake a hundred of the New York churches of the ordinary width, and arranging them iu a hollow square twenty-five on a side, and you would have scarcely the basement of this pyrainid ; take another hun¢red and throw in their material iuto the hollow square and it would uot be full. Pile on all the stone and brick of Philadelphia ‘and Boston, and the structure would not be as high and solidas thie great work of man, One-layer of block was long since removed to Cairo lor building prrposes, and enough remaine to supply the demands of a city of halfa million of people for acentury,if they were perinitted freely to use it. Tun Miners anp Mines.— At the recent Colorado State Convention, the following resolution was adopted as part of the Union platform. It contains a just principle, and ehould be adopted by the Government : Resolved, What the pioneer miuer who explores the country, and finds the native deposits of precions wetuls, is entitled to the same, as the reward of his enterprise and daring, and that the General Government should give to the discoverer a title in fee to the same, at the miuinuni cost of survey. 2 Tra Couture in Grorcia.—aA man who has heen raising tea,as un experiment, since 1840, writes to the Savannah Herald thut the inost of his plants grow finely, that his tea is of good quality, and that the plants will do quite as well in Georgia asiu their native country. The plants requife no culture after the third year. If well taken care of, by that time they will be large enough to commence the nianulacture of tea fromthem. ‘The yicld to the acre is Irom three to four hundred pounds, and the plants produce good erojs lor eighteen to twenty years. ‘I'he growth of tea is not affected by dry or wet weather, or hy storms, and insects. will not molest the plants. Ore Swipments yrom San Francisco.— The British ship Surat, cleared from this port. for Swansea, on Friday last, with 1,146 tons of copper ore, 5534 tons of silver ore, 1414 tons ot gold ore, and 1714 tons mixed ores; total values $60,380, all hut $13,350 of which was from California mines. ‘This makes the elev~ enth vessel which has cleared from San Francisco for Swansea with ores during the last eight months ° New Yor is to have another magnificent hotel, for which the site has been purchased neay.Central Park, consisting of a whole plat of ground. Tbe building, with the grounds the most valuable of the Vineyard group, and . will cost $2,000,000.

326 The Mining and Scieutifie Dees, “ Mining Simmeary. CALIFORNIA. Burre.—The Oroville Record of November lth, says: ‘here are several parties pruspecting for gold-beariig quarta at Mountain Spring, and some rich lodes have been discoyered. No less than five quartz mills will he erected in this township the next spring. A lead recently discovered near Lumpkins, ussays, the best to $800, und the poorest to $90 per ton. Men have been at work on the Carltou Creek ledge for ‘several years, getting out quartz and washing it in sluices, making good wages and saving the quartz. We understand that they contemplate erecting a mill on their lead in the spring. We may expect a lively time in quartz next summer. . Promas.—l'xE Quincy Union of Nov. i1th, eays that considerable excitement hus existed among the quartz men in that county dunng the past week, oceasion:d by the discovery of some very rich quartz in Mohawk Valley, uear Fred. King’s rench. The ledge, or what is supposed to be the ledge, wus accidentally discovered by a little boy named Wiseman, who, while playing, picked up some quartz containing gold, which he carried home, when Messrs. Wiseman and King went ont and commenced prospecting near the spot where the specimen was lound. They sank a shalt to the depth of ten feet, and took out some very fine specimens of gold-bearing quartz. They then located two thousand feet ou the ledge. They intend crushing a few tons of the rock in an arastra. fhe placer nines in this county are generally . doing well. Messrs. Culp & Turner, on Indian ill, are taking out a large amount of gold. At Sawpit, work is progressing finely. Somme of the companies are taking out the richest kind of pay. ©n Twelve-Mile Bar and Rush Creek Flat, the miners are in good spirits— their claime are paying well. The Spunich Peak company is pusbing its tunnel ahead, and is takiug out sume gravel which prospects very well, Ou the North Fork, the Cariboo is paying a half ounce per day to the hand. ‘lhe Shamrock is doing eqdally as well. Bourre.—The Jefferson, of Browns’ Valley, after another two-weeks’ run, have cleaned up $12,000. The quartz at the bottom of their shaft still continues exceedingly rich. 2 Nevana—The Oohir mine, says the Grass Valley Union, is becoming fabulously rich. On Saturday last half a ton of rock was taken out, which, at the lowest estimate, will yield . $10,000 to the ton. * The Union Hill company have just crushed eighty tons of rock, which yielded $1,800— ‘$22 to the ton—an excellent yield for a vein seven feet in thickness. . The North Star is steadily sending in its weekly returns. ‘They have recently worked into very rich rock. The Norambagua minc, located at Forest Spring, has juet crushed sixty-five tons of rock which yielded seveuty dollars a tou. ‘Whe last . -erushing of the Heuston Hill mine paid $58.50 to the per ton. Messrs. Scudder & Co. have recently refused $45,000 for their claim, offered by parties in this city, It is also said that Pratt. & Co. have refused $50,000 for their claim. The Nevada Transcript _says, rock from the Eddy ledge, which is located a short distance north of Cayoteville, was recently crushed at Palmer's mill, and paid about $76 to the ton. ‘the ledge is large and easily worked, The product of the blue cement claims of Little York is continually increasing. New mills are heing constructed, and new clains opened; and this inerease will continue fora number of years. All that lahor can do is being done in every kiud of mining in this county. Capitalists are also becoming interested in this class of inining. Excelsion.—'Vhe California mill, at the Excelsior mines, was started on the 15th instant. This is the first mill that has as yet got to work in the new mines. Inashort time we may expect to hear good news from Hxceleior. Pracnr.—The Stars and Stripes speaks of avery rich discovery at Doty’s Flat. Mr. Walter, at the depth of thirty feet, has a twelve or fourteen-inch vein, which shows a large amount of free gold. He has, at several different times, taken a candle-box full of the rock to hie cabin and pounded it in a hand mortar, with hut slightly yarying results—the yield having been, in every instange, from seyen and a hall to nine dollars to the box-ful]. Silver in Placer—My. W. H. Ault has recently taken some specimens of quartz from the Pacifie Silver Miding Company claim, near Yeweastle, with which he experimented by . placing it for afew minutes ina blacksmith’s, Smelting works for reducing ore containing . is located about 200 yards eoutheast of the lurnace. be exceedingly rich in silver, which was brought to the surlace in innumerable globules. Portions of the rock also show an encouraging prospect of free gold. ‘the tead of this com-. pany is located two and «a half niles northwest . of Neweastle, atid near by another claim pre. viously noticed by us, and also located far sil. ver. These silver discoveries are creating quite an interest in that locality, and much prospeeting is going on there. Er Dorapo.—tThe Placerville Mirror states that a very rich and extensive discovery of gold-bearing quartz has been made near Ialling Leaf Lake, some seven or eight miles from Yank’s Station, 1u the northeastern portion of that county. ‘he lead is said to be twenty feet wide in places, aud will pay 535 per ton. The lead is a geological curiosity, being situaled exactly iu the “ gup,” where the two formations of rock” come together, so that the casing on the one side is grauite and the other slate. Sneh a location denotes it to be a true vein, and warrants its thorough development. ‘LvoLumxe.— A correspondent of the Sooora Democrat says the following isa list of the quartz mills in Tuolumne county :Excelsior mill, 10 stumps; Daeguer’s, 10 stamps ; Soulsby, 10 stumps; Conlidence, 10 stamps; Hureka, 20 stamps; Summers, 10 stamps; Lambardo'’s, 10 slamps; Wheeler's, 10 stamps; Raymond's, 10 stamps; Summit Pass, 10 stumps; Shanghae, 10 stamps; Labetoure’s, 10 stamps ; Patterson's, 10 stamps ; Rawhide, 10 stumps; leesc, 5 stamps; Preston’s 10 stamps; Golden Rule, 10 stamps; Heslip’s, 10 stamps; App’s, listamps; Blue Gulch, 10 stamps; Snyder & Co.’s. 5 stamps ; Bay State, 5 stumps; Jones & Wovodiman’s, 10 stamps; River Side, 20 stamps; Monitor, 10 stamps; Pirate, 10 stamps; Buchanan, 10 stamps; Jiunter, 10 stamps; Grizzly, 20 stamps—38L mills in all, with an aggregate of 325 stumps. in addition to the above, there are also in process of construction the Zucarman mill, on Bald Mountain, 10 stamps; Rawhide inill, on the Rawhide ranch, 2() stumps ; Consuelo and Bonita, on the north fork of the Tuolumne, 20 stamps each. Catavueras.—The Chronicle says that, recent developm nts show that in the Blue Mouotain region we have silver-bearing lodes which will yet prove rich and inexhaustible ; along the lower part of the county, running from Campo Seco to Copperopolis, are veins of .copper which will build railroads and give employment to thousands of industrious miners; through the interior of the county are also gold hearing quartz leads, only waiting for the prospector and capitalist. Itis said that some Chilanos have discovered an immensely rich quartz ledge oear Donallun’s bridge, in this county. ‘fhe total shipments of copper ore from the Union mine lor the week ending November 16th, was 53134 tone. Owing to the late rain teams have been scarce during the past six days, and the shipments, are therelore lighter than they otherwise would bave been. Amanor—The Jackson Ledger says that the “My Mary Ann” lode is prospecting remarkably well, and that the Anaconda continues to turn out ore as rich as ever. ‘The . owuers have a large amonnt on hand that will average from filty to sixty dollars to the ton. A large pack-train passed through Jackson a few days ugo, en route for Stockton. Each animal was laden with 300 pounds of quartz from the Pioneer mine, near Volcano, lately purchused hy C.’l’. Meader & Co. TuLare.—.\ccounts of a highly favorable nature still contirue to come in from the Clear Creek mines. ‘I'he town of Havilah is rapidly growing in importance. ‘here are four quurtz mills now in operation there, running twenty. nine stamps, and twelve niore in process of construetion, which will aggregate 122 additional stamps, VIRGINIA CITY AND VICINITY. Nine hundred tons of Yellow Jacket rock were crushed at Birdsall & Carpenter's mill in 25 working days of last month, yielding $33.40 perton. Vhe Dayton Sentinel asks if any 20-stamp water mill ever heat. this. Nye County.—The mines of this county seem to be in active progress of development. There are fonr quartz inills in actual operation—one of 5-stamps at Washington ; ove of 10 ut Tone; one of 10 at Silver Peak and one of 3 at Red Mountain. ‘There are also several small prospecting mills done by horse-power. The mills in process of construction are four in namber, All the ore of this district yields

much better for heiug roasted. ‘The expense of crushing and raastiog is now about $75 per . ton for custom work, i now being erected about six miles sonthwest of Washington at the St. Helena mine. ‘The aggregate ol the metalliferous lands of this county are set down as equalto one-fifth its entire area. It is estimat d that ubout $100, OUU-in bullion has been extracted during the past year, about eight per cent. of which is gold. ‘I’here are numerons ledges of argentiferous palena in this county; also copper lodes. We gather the above items Irom the annual renort of the county surveyor, as published in the Zervilorial Linterprise. ' HUMBOLDT. There appears to be an unusual degree of activity mianilested by the tiuers of this district at the preseut time. Wecoudeuse from the Register: Black & Brother have seut for a small prospecting inill to oe putup on Zavala ledge ; the ruck they ure taking out lully justilying such au investmeut. ‘ Fall's mill is still crushing ; but is unable to amulvumate by reason of a delay in receiving a lot of dies for the pans. ‘The Montezuma inine, by latest explorations, is lully up to ull hopes. ‘he ledge was curried for some distance down in the shaft, with nothing but harren quartz; but the iniueral ‘has come in again, us rich as ever, und about six feet wide. ' The Chrysopolis mill at the upper eud of the Mitna is neurly ready tu crush. Srar District.—Much activity appears tv prevail in this district; large companies are employed exploring the mines, each with sufficient capital to fully develop and put in sticcessful operation the several mines in which they are interested. The American Basin Coinpany is building and thoroughly refitting the vld Sheba Mall, tor the purpose of reducing their ores. ‘The Sheba Company, owning the mine and mill of that name, is working its ores at present by legal process. Truntty ‘any Sacramento District.—YThe mines in Sacramento District and the. Arabia nines in Trinity District, are the great diseoyeries of the duy in this region. ‘lhe miues are described as of extrdordinary development, so much so that the beholuer can scarcely 1ealize the fact that they are immense musses ol silver bearing rock. Arabia District is in a voleanie region. Granite crops out in many places in the vicinity ot the ledves, but none ol them, that we can remember, are cased in it—they being ull iu porphyry. ‘fhe adjacent country shows evidence of recent and violent volcaime action, the hills to the north and northwest being . coinposed of luva and igneous rocks. A correspondent of the Register thinks it would he diflicult anywhere in the world to fiud in the same compass so many ledges coutaining such immeuse quantities of paying ore. ESMERALDA. The Blind Springs district appears to he calling uway much interest from Aurora and vicinity. ‘I'hie new locality is situated about fifty miles below Aurora and is pronounced one of the richest districts in the State. The ledges ure numerous, of moderate size, well defined, und very rich. ‘I'he Diana is the principal claim of the district. ‘I'he rock contuins no base metals, silverand copper alone being found, aud is easily worked. ‘They have a 4stamp mill running on their secoud class rock, which pays $900 perton. About 1,500 pounds of ore is worked per day, and twenty pounds of amalgam are daily retorted. he first class rock is sacked aud shipped to Kugland, $800 per ton being advauced at the mine. ‘lhe lecges, generally in this district exhibit characteristics similur to the Diuua, and mostly pay from the surlace. Wood aud water are abundant. REESE RIVER. We learw from the Reveille that 1,600 pounds of rock from the Pierre iniue recently crushed, yielded $770. itty tons from the -Whitlateh Yankee Blade cleaned up $11,775—equal to $230 per ton. ‘Vhe yield was withiu eight per cent. of the assay. : The Jicho ledge situated in the Yankee Blade ravine, about five hundred yards west of the Whitlutch:Yarkee Blade nune, shows a good sizéd vein in regular walls, and yields an excellent quality of ore. ‘he compauy hzs had several workings at the inill of the ore from this ledge, which in every instance, gave haudsome returns. The Cast Steel ledge, of the celehrated Vineyard group, lies about five hundred’ yards south of the Vineyard claim. An incline has beeu Sunk on this to the depth of thirty feet, exhibiting uv two fuot vein. An amount of the . ore has been worked at mill, yielding over $300 per ton. The Emma Seymore, also regarded aa one of ‘ye cxperimietit proved the rock to . q large proportion of argentiferous galena,are. Vineyard, and 300 west of the Midas mill. Ore lrom the vein has teen assayed yielding over $450, and by mill process it bas been worked as high as $250. Fourteen tons of the Chase ledge, in N. Y. Canon, tuken ont by two men in ten days yielled $2,751. ‘he Josephine, near by is opeuing remarkably well. The Granite State, Wall Street, Kotskill and Newbury is a line group of ledges near hy, in the Yankee Blude ravine. ‘lhe vein matter of these ledges cousists of superior chloride and sulphuret ores. here are » large nomber of other promising ledges in this vicinity. ~'fhe Twin River Company (New York) are putting up a 20-stamp imill. The resident agent of the compauy is Mr. R. B. Canfield, aud the working of the mines bas been placed under the mauagement ol Cuptain Shears, an experienced miner, who was lor several years comected with the copper mines of Lake Superior in the capacity of Superintendent. Tue New lora Qcicksinver Mainys—-Tle Company owning this vatbable nine have not been working it sfur two years pust in consequenee of a protracted lawsnit. “This having been at last decided, the Company have resumed operations, At the snspetision of work the company were extensively in arrears with their workmen, Last month they paid an installment of 45 cents on the dollar on all such indebteduess, and will pay the balance next month. At the reeent anunal election of ’I'rustees, the following persons were elected : Albert Dibblee, William Neely Thompson, C. O. Wardwell, W. Ll. L. Barnes and James Paterson. ‘lhe 'I'rustees subsequently elected, W. H.L. Barnes President of the Board of Trustevs and of the Company, and C. O. Wardwell Vice President. ‘rhe affairs of the Company are ina better condition than they haye been for years. Tuneyxse Size or rue Pyramins.—A United States naval chaplain who hus recently visited the great pyramid of Cheops, in Egypt, gives she following graphic idea of the immense size of these woudertul remains of antiquity. He says: ‘lake a hundred of the New York churches of the ordinary width, and arranging them iu a hollow square twenty-five on a side, and you would have scarcely the basement of this pyrainid ; take another hun¢red and throw in their material iuto the hollow square and it would uot be full. Pile on all the stone and brick of Philadelphia ‘and Boston, and the structure would not be as high and solidas thie great work of man, One-layer of block was long since removed to Cairo lor building prrposes, and enough remaine to supply the demands of a city of halfa million of people for acentury,if they were perinitted freely to use it. Tun Miners anp Mines.— At the recent Colorado State Convention, the following resolution was adopted as part of the Union platform. It contains a just principle, and ehould be adopted by the Government : Resolved, What the pioneer miuer who explores the country, and finds the native deposits of precions wetuls, is entitled to the same, as the reward of his enterprise and daring, and that the General Government should give to the discoverer a title in fee to the same, at the miuinuni cost of survey. 2 Tra Couture in Grorcia.—aA man who has heen raising tea,as un experiment, since 1840, writes to the Savannah Herald thut the inost of his plants grow finely, that his tea is of good quality, and that the plants will do quite as well in Georgia asiu their native country. The plants requife no culture after the third year. If well taken care of, by that time they will be large enough to commence the nianulacture of tea fromthem. ‘The yicld to the acre is Irom three to four hundred pounds, and the plants produce good erojs lor eighteen to twenty years. ‘I'he growth of tea is not affected by dry or wet weather, or hy storms, and insects. will not molest the plants. Ore Swipments yrom San Francisco.— The British ship Surat, cleared from this port. for Swansea, on Friday last, with 1,146 tons of copper ore, 5534 tons of silver ore, 1414 tons ot gold ore, and 1714 tons mixed ores; total values $60,380, all hut $13,350 of which was from California mines. ‘This makes the elev~ enth vessel which has cleared from San Francisco for Swansea with ores during the last eight months ° New Yor is to have another magnificent hotel, for which the site has been purchased neay.Central Park, consisting of a whole plat of ground. Tbe building, with the grounds the most valuable of the Vineyard group, and . will cost $2,000,000.