Volume 11 (1865) (424 pages)

70 Ghe Mining and Scientific: Press. Riining Simmary. WASHOE. It appears from ths Gold Hill News, that quite a number of mills in Gold Canon, which would otherwiss have to remain idle, are now engaged in haling away from the Gold Hill mines rock that has heretofore been considered waste, and are doing a very good business ia crashing the same. It is said that thousands of tons of such rock have heretofore been hauled ‘away to. fll up old exeavations; which, had it beea snffered to remaia at the miae, wonld now be worth much money, and have af-. forded employment to many mills aud seores of idle hands. ‘’be suggestion is very properly made, that such roek should hereafter be earefully saved. Even if it could aot be erushed during the present time of stagnatioa in ths nilling husiness, tbe time will soon come whea, by the building of railroads, ete., milling expeases will be so much redneed as to render roek, now absolutely valueless, worth considerable money. ‘Lh® cost of assorting and piling away by itself such roek eannot be . mueb, as it has to be disposed of in-some maaner, and ia most eases ean be as easily and cheaply stored by itself, as to be thrown iu confusioa with worthless dirt aad barzea rock, in places not easy of access. The Yellow Jacket is said to be taking ont very exeellent rock, The report that an assessment of $200 per foot was about to be levied by this company, to pay its liabilities, is coatradicted. It is now stated that the mine will easily pay off its debt from its ineome ia a fesy months. : The Rock Island Company, throagh the aid of Senator Stewart, has seeured tbe assistance of Kastern capital for its vigorous and tborongh developnient. The Eastern eompany develop the elaim for half its stock, the halauce being assessible. The Cole Company, after the persevering lahors of five years, mueb of the time making but two or three inches a day, are now in with their tunnel a distance of 1,050 feet, and have reeeatly come itito good working ground, and struck a flow of some twenty-five or thirty inches of water. the’sale of which is aow paying the entire expense of driving the tunael. They are aow about 250 feet from the lead, whicb they will strike at a great depth, aad, we hope, proportionally rich. The Globe Company have struek some excellent rock in their claim on American Flat. They not long since struck pay rock in their sbalt, hnt owing to a large influx of water, were npable to go to any great depth on the deposit. By au arrangement witb the Kentneky company, however, tbey have driven in the tunnel of the latter, aad have at last strack their lead at a depth much below the bottom of their shalt, fiudiag ore of au excellent quality. ‘Phe company will soon send a qnaatity of ove to tbe mills for rednetioa, when its exact value will be determiued. The Sierra Nevada Company, it.is reported, have strnek a deposit of fiue looking ore in their mine. ‘This company has been laboring assiduously for years in tbe development of their ground, and the publie has been fora long tims looking to this claim as the one des tined to define the main paying ledge, on tbe north. If reports are currect, they bave now accomplished that purpose. The Overmaa Company are now taking out considerable qnantities of ore. They have a number of tons of good pay rock on their dump, and have also hauled away to mills a number of tons besides. ‘This is the first pay rock whieh the company have taken out since their new hoisting works were erected, about a year ago. The Jura Compaay, on American Flat, have comineuesd operations on their eluim, and heacelorth will vigorously prosecute its development. Several other companies in tbe same vicinity are iadnstriously at work upoa their clainis. Flattering reports are given of the snecess of Dall’s Mill at Franktown, under tbe. snperintendence of Mr. ‘. B, Schamp, a gentlenian who has had au extensive experience in working silver ores. All the ores received at this mill that will work move than one hundred dollars are'crushed by: the dry process, roasted, amalgamated in the barrels, and the large amount of eighty per cent. of tbe fire assay is . quararieed to be returned to the assigaors. ‘The poorer grades of ore are worked by tbe paa process with average results. G Nye County.—The Nye Connty Wews gives favorable reports of the inines in that scetion of Nevada. Work appears to be prosecuted vigorously on the miaes ia that district, and all are Sanguine of success. ‘I'he ledges are represented as large, rich, and well defiued. The chance for litigation is net so great as ia some other districts where the ledges are more nnmerous, but smaller than here. ‘lhe attention of capitalists is called to the advantages of that district, when it is conbdently expected the retnras will be both speedy aad large. The machinery for the Atlantic and Pacific Co.’s mill has arrived at Union. §. B. Martin and Co., are building a [0-stamp mill at Silver Peak, whieh will be running in September, for which the proprictors receive u one-half interest in the Vanderbilt ledge. A 3-stamp mill ig being erected in Red Monntain Distriet, by Phelps & Co., on the Hughes & Co.’s claim. ‘here are aow being added to the amalgamating machinery of the Sanphire quartz mill sixteen more pans. The mill will have fiftysix amulgamating paus in all, when those now being put up are ready for use. 8 CALIFORNIA. Trinity.—The Journal remarks as follows on guartz mininy in its eounty: There is yet considerable excitement relative to the late qnirtz discoveries iu this county. ‘The “ Scorpion” company, mostly residents of this county, are making preparations for thoronghly prospecting their ledge this season, and work is beiug pushed vigorously in the West Weaver neighborhood. At ‘Trinity Center the Copner ereek and Whiskytowo companies are busily at work, and we learn have lately taken oat some fine prospeets. Srerra.—<According to the Messenger, the . mining season in Alturas is about elosed ; most of the companies are througb cleaning ap, bnt it is rather hard to find out the exact sums taken out by the several claims. 8. Kingdon & Co., have taken ont $150,000, and are not quite through yet, and it is supposed they will reacb the fizure of $170,000. Other eompanies have done well. ‘I'he Laporte companies ennnot boast of snch heavy returns of the preejons ore as at the Secret Diggings, but they are willing to foot up at the end, und expect that the large ageregate made by the small sums saved, will form a base that is not easily shaken or scattered. ‘The La Porte compaay will reach. when fully cleaued up, about $15000; the Kagine eompany abont $20,000 ; the Govwell company about $57,000, and other eompanies ranging lrom $10,000 to $15,000, though many have not realized their expectations in full. The Messenger’s correspondent "from Howland Flat, writes that the tunnel mines there resent a more ehevriag prospect than indicated by the sluiciny. At Pine Grove the two pronuuent ones are the Lone Star and Sugar Loaf conipanies. The former nre taking ont larger pay than ever, running aa high as eleven hundred dollars per week for eight men, aud sinall expenses other than labor. ‘The Down Kast and Mouataineer companies seem just at the present to be taking the lead. The Down East holds out and gives out, and the owners are happy ina certainty. ‘Vhe Mountaineer is inakivg bigelean-ups. The St. Lows, Wabash, Shirley, and other companies, ace all realiziag pay for labor at least, aad extra pay at times. ~ Nevapa.—The National reports that Seadden, Trenberth & Co., on Boston Ravine Flat, have struck some extraordivary rich rock within a few days past. Nearly $3,000 in specimens were taken out in a tew honrs, with a plenty more of the same sort lett in siybt. ‘These claizas ure on the same lead with those of Messrs. Watt & Uv.,on Massaehusetts Hill, which have long been celebrnted fur their extraurdivary richness. Large quautities of exceedingly ricb rock have recently been taken out of the Badger claims. Small lots have beeu obtained which will pay thousands of dollars to tbe tun. The incline is now down 180 fect. The latest reported “ciean up” of the Lucky company wasa five thousand dollar brick, tlre result of one week's erushiug with eight stainps. It is reported that Capt. S. W. Lee has suid out to Mr. Samuei Curtis, late superintendent of the Savage miae, at Virgima, the lone claim, two miles south of Ophir Hill, on the Anburn road, for the consideration of $10,000. The Star Spangled Banner mine, in Nevada, promises to become oae of the most valuable 1n that portion of the county. teams are now constautly employed ia hanliag its roek to tbe mill, where it is payiug about $50 to the ton. Messrs. Kidd & ‘Tisdale recently purchased tbis miae for $15,000. ‘the Vranscript says that the nll of the Sinith Brothers, at Rough & Ready, is aow kept iu eonstaat operation upon rock takea from a ledge agar that place. ‘The quarts gives promiss of heing qnite ricb. : R. C. Blaek, ‘at North Bloomfield, receatly . purchased what is known as the Beck claims, Six or eigbt . Suasta.—We learn from the Courier that an eight stamp millis now on the way to the French Gulch mining district for the Houeycomb company. The prospects of this company are exceedingly fluttering. Mr. S. B. Grover puts np the mill at his own expense, and rons it until the receipts shall have paid him for his ontlay, when the mill and lode will become the joint property of bye. It will be run by hydraulie pressure on a hurdy-gurdy wheel. ‘he fall to the wheel is abont 15ft feet, and the proprietor thinks twenty-five inches of water will furnish a superabundanee of power for twelve stamps. ‘I'he rock in this lode is very much honey-combed, hence the. name of the company. ‘The mill will be in operation by the middle of September, The Honeyeomb is the third millin French Guleh; the Seorpion will make fonr—a fair beginning for poor folks. A few years, and the number may be multiplied by ten, says the Courier. REESE RIVER. We would eall the attentioa of readers to the lettsr of our Reese River correspondent, whieh will be fonnd in another eolumn; also, to another article on the “Quartz Mills of Reese River.” Aside from the matter contained in those articles, we have but little new from that direction this week. We leara from the Reveille, that a rich body of ore has been struck in the Providential mine, on Lander Bill, which assays as high as $450 to the ton. The Quertera mine, in Marshall Cafion, owned chiefly by Antonio Borques, is yielding npwards of $400 a week from ore miucd and worked in a arastra, by six men onlp. Mr. George Hart bas entered into a contraet with the proprietors of eertain well known mines in the San Antonio District, for the erection of a ten stamp mill, with the barrel process. These mines are the Lee, Springfield, and La Libertad, and the owners have agreed to supply the mill with sufficient ore to keep it iv coustant operation. The mill is now being constructed in San Francisco, and will probably be completed and ereeted in ninety days. HUMBOLDT, The Hnmboldt Register says that a dividend of twenty-five cents to the share was declared by tbe operators of the Montezuma mine. This is the first regular dividend ever regularly made by any claim in tbe eonnty. Individual owners have received product of ore worked—and companiss lave made expenses; but this was a net profit to all owners. It is to be hoped that this is the begivuing of a bright future for Humboldt. Mr. A. Stevenson. snperintendent of the Ziew York Company—the .4itna—who has reeently bought for that company the Montana ledge, in ‘I'rinity District, is now eugaged in putting up a teu-stamp mill on the mine, the inachinery for which has recently arrived on the ground. He will use Varney’s pans, and Settler & Hungerford's separator. The Kvening Star Company, vear by, diseontinned work upon their claim just as they got the ledge fairly below water. Webber’s mill was lately running on a small lot of ore Irom .the Savaunah. Mr. W. was depending for ore mainly npon ths Evening Star. and thinks he will nuw have to remove to the neighborhood of the Arabia mines, in the sontheast eorner of tbe district. The. Montezuma mine is located thers, and is considered rieh. Good results have been obtained by mill process from the ore, although it is diffienlt to work, and they have aot yet beeu able to extract near all the silver. In this neighborhood are located the “ Dunderburg.” “ Savannah,” * Ne plus Ultra,” “ Snltana,” Glorviana,” “Galena,” “Butte,” and "Tontine” scries, “ Bartlett,’ “ Hagle,’ and “ Pacific” ledges. All tbese are rich, and apparently well defined, ledges. ‘The utineval in these ledges is described as containing much galena, with large quantities of arsenie, and extremely difficult to work. ‘The impression appears to be that it must be worked by a fire process, instead of the mill process usually employed. We condense the above froi a correspondent of the Regisier. SILVER MOUNTAIN. Coasiderable activity appears to be manifested, at this time, ia the Silver Mountain distriet. According to the Bulletin, publisbed there, aa arrangement has reeeatly beea made,’ or is about being consuinmated, for running 2 tnnael to prospect several parallel ledges, among which are the Wisconsia, which will be ent at 250 feet from the surfaee; the Napa at’ 844; tbe El Eorado at 475, and the Sierra Nevada at 850. ' The total length of the tnaL._ These claims will all be tapped at depths sufficient to determine their yalne, gaining. as they du, nearly a foot in depth tor one in distunce as they enter the monntain. : The Monitor Gazette says that the saw-mill of Mr. Davidson, on Silver Creek, is about to be converted into a quartz mill; cight stamps and three Wheeler pans will be put into the mill, which will be in operation by September. The reports from the Morning Star are still favorable. The agents in this city of a Swansea (Eng. company, offered advances of $75 per ton on ores from this mine. ESMERALDA. The Esmeralda Union thiaks the crisis for Esmeralda has now fairly passed, and looks evnfidently forward for better times. ‘The Del Monte has eommeaced ronning witb half her stumps. The eompaay has ten hands employed in sorting over upon rock at the old dump. 150 tone have already been selected out for erush‘og. It is thought they will be able to gather in this way at least 300 tons of $40 ore. Somme twelve or fourteen hands are also employed at the mine, who are aow takiag ont, some very fine ore. he Antelope is also belag worked by a few hands through ths Young America tunnel with good snecess. ‘Ihe Cortez company are now taking ont some first. class roek through the Hamlet tunnel. Ths Golden Age and Empire prospecting sbaft, has been. under headway lor some time, and is being pushed forward with all the energy that time and noney will permit. Vhe Wide West company’s new prospecting shaft is in full blast, under the superintendence of Mr. Pupe, who is sinking a shaft which will go down 500 feet below the tunnel, making 650 feet from the surface. ‘The ecompary is also erecting a steam engine with new hoisting works over the shaft, which will be ready for use in a few days, at whieh time the contractors will push the work forward night and day with threc sets of hands. Besides the above mentioned work, there is a large number of small parties of wen working ou the Last Chance. Middle and Silver Hills are taking ont eonsiderable pay ore. The Independent, Union and Bodie mills are now ruaning with plenty of roek on hand. OUR MINERAL EXHIBITION. The-proprietors of the Mrnine anp SerrnTiric Press have mude arrangements with the nianagers of the Mechanics’ Institnte to take charge of all mineral speciinens and curiosities whieh our friends ia this city and in the interior may see fit to place iu our care for exhibition at the coming Fair. By this arrangement, parties sending: colleetions lroin abroad, with full descriptions, will have the benefit of having.the same properly eared for and displayed, and their peculiarities explained by a faithful and eompetent attendant, who will be present during the Fair to sxchange views and information by free diseussion with various practical niiners and scientifie mineralogists. This, we believe, wilt be produelive of mucb mutual good. We shill also publish a description of all articles furnished to our care and placed in the collections, to be circnlated gratuitously to visitors. Models of asw machinery, inventions, and new discoveries, may also be sent to our care for display and illustration. Those wishing special cases made for para new metal. ticular articles, or other extra arranzements for display, will have their orders filled by paying whatever extra cost may accrue. ‘ ‘All the steam transpoltation companies have liberally conseated to forward, free, all urtieles intended exelusively for exhuibitioa, gonsequently onr friends will only need to prepay charges to the nearest point of railroad or steamboat connection, at which place Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express will receive them in charge and deliver to ourselves. Address, For Mechanics’ Fair, care of Dewey & Co., Miniug and Scientific Press Office, Sun Frunciseo, per Wells Fargo & Co. = Tus Duteb Flat Enquirer says that the newly diseoversd mining region at Meadow Lake, will at no distant day beeome the most famons for wealtb of auy yet discovered on tbis coast. S A Vienna professor thinks lis has discovered He ealls it idium. Hiram Young, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was killed lately by tbe explosion of a soda . fonotain which be was charging, and charged too much, -. -* Azour 15,000 eareless people in the United and has been working them with excellent suc-. ne) will bs 826 feet; the total cost, $40,479, a) States, every week, neglect to put stamps on cess. Alter paying all the expenses ofa rn} of five weeks, he has $3,645 elear. The diggiugs are expensive ones, and the amount trifle below $13 per foot, which will be prop erly apportioned among the parties beaefited. . From accurate surveys heretofore made, ove their envelopes. ss The Patent Office has issued one hnadred , cleared proves them to be among the best. . of the ledges is the continuation of the I--X. and sixty patents, in one day, lately.

70 Ghe Mining and Scientific: Press. Riining Simmary. WASHOE. It appears from ths Gold Hill News, that quite a number of mills in Gold Canon, which would otherwiss have to remain idle, are now engaged in haling away from the Gold Hill mines rock that has heretofore been considered waste, and are doing a very good business ia crashing the same. It is said that thousands of tons of such rock have heretofore been hauled ‘away to. fll up old exeavations; which, had it beea snffered to remaia at the miae, wonld now be worth much money, and have af-. forded employment to many mills aud seores of idle hands. ‘’be suggestion is very properly made, that such roek should hereafter be earefully saved. Even if it could aot be erushed during the present time of stagnatioa in ths nilling husiness, tbe time will soon come whea, by the building of railroads, ete., milling expeases will be so much redneed as to render roek, now absolutely valueless, worth considerable money. ‘Lh® cost of assorting and piling away by itself such roek eannot be . mueb, as it has to be disposed of in-some maaner, and ia most eases ean be as easily and cheaply stored by itself, as to be thrown iu confusioa with worthless dirt aad barzea rock, in places not easy of access. The Yellow Jacket is said to be taking ont very exeellent rock, The report that an assessment of $200 per foot was about to be levied by this company, to pay its liabilities, is coatradicted. It is now stated that the mine will easily pay off its debt from its ineome ia a fesy months. : The Rock Island Company, throagh the aid of Senator Stewart, has seeured tbe assistance of Kastern capital for its vigorous and tborongh developnient. The Eastern eompany develop the elaim for half its stock, the halauce being assessible. The Cole Company, after the persevering lahors of five years, mueb of the time making but two or three inches a day, are now in with their tunnel a distance of 1,050 feet, and have reeeatly come itito good working ground, and struck a flow of some twenty-five or thirty inches of water. the’sale of which is aow paying the entire expense of driving the tunael. They are aow about 250 feet from the lead, whicb they will strike at a great depth, aad, we hope, proportionally rich. The Globe Company have struek some excellent rock in their claim on American Flat. They not long since struck pay rock in their sbalt, hnt owing to a large influx of water, were npable to go to any great depth on the deposit. By au arrangement witb the Kentneky company, however, tbey have driven in the tunnel of the latter, aad have at last strack their lead at a depth much below the bottom of their shalt, fiudiag ore of au excellent quality. ‘Phe company will soon send a qnaatity of ove to tbe mills for rednetioa, when its exact value will be determiued. The Sierra Nevada Company, it.is reported, have strnek a deposit of fiue looking ore in their mine. ‘This company has been laboring assiduously for years in tbe development of their ground, and the publie has been fora long tims looking to this claim as the one des tined to define the main paying ledge, on tbe north. If reports are currect, they bave now accomplished that purpose. The Overmaa Company are now taking out considerable qnantities of ore. They have a number of tons of good pay rock on their dump, and have also hauled away to mills a number of tons besides. ‘This is the first pay rock whieh the company have taken out since their new hoisting works were erected, about a year ago. The Jura Compaay, on American Flat, have comineuesd operations on their eluim, and heacelorth will vigorously prosecute its development. Several other companies in tbe same vicinity are iadnstriously at work upoa their clainis. Flattering reports are given of the snecess of Dall’s Mill at Franktown, under tbe. snperintendence of Mr. ‘. B, Schamp, a gentlenian who has had au extensive experience in working silver ores. All the ores received at this mill that will work move than one hundred dollars are'crushed by: the dry process, roasted, amalgamated in the barrels, and the large amount of eighty per cent. of tbe fire assay is . quararieed to be returned to the assigaors. ‘The poorer grades of ore are worked by tbe paa process with average results. G Nye County.—The Nye Connty Wews gives favorable reports of the inines in that scetion of Nevada. Work appears to be prosecuted vigorously on the miaes ia that district, and all are Sanguine of success. ‘I'he ledges are represented as large, rich, and well defiued. The chance for litigation is net so great as ia some other districts where the ledges are more nnmerous, but smaller than here. ‘lhe attention of capitalists is called to the advantages of that district, when it is conbdently expected the retnras will be both speedy aad large. The machinery for the Atlantic and Pacific Co.’s mill has arrived at Union. §. B. Martin and Co., are building a [0-stamp mill at Silver Peak, whieh will be running in September, for which the proprictors receive u one-half interest in the Vanderbilt ledge. A 3-stamp mill ig being erected in Red Monntain Distriet, by Phelps & Co., on the Hughes & Co.’s claim. ‘here are aow being added to the amalgamating machinery of the Sanphire quartz mill sixteen more pans. The mill will have fiftysix amulgamating paus in all, when those now being put up are ready for use. 8 CALIFORNIA. Trinity.—The Journal remarks as follows on guartz mininy in its eounty: There is yet considerable excitement relative to the late qnirtz discoveries iu this county. ‘The “ Scorpion” company, mostly residents of this county, are making preparations for thoronghly prospecting their ledge this season, and work is beiug pushed vigorously in the West Weaver neighborhood. At ‘Trinity Center the Copner ereek and Whiskytowo companies are busily at work, and we learn have lately taken oat some fine prospeets. Srerra.—<According to the Messenger, the . mining season in Alturas is about elosed ; most of the companies are througb cleaning ap, bnt it is rather hard to find out the exact sums taken out by the several claims. 8. Kingdon & Co., have taken ont $150,000, and are not quite through yet, and it is supposed they will reacb the fizure of $170,000. Other eompanies have done well. ‘I'he Laporte companies ennnot boast of snch heavy returns of the preejons ore as at the Secret Diggings, but they are willing to foot up at the end, und expect that the large ageregate made by the small sums saved, will form a base that is not easily shaken or scattered. ‘The La Porte compaay will reach. when fully cleaued up, about $15000; the Kagine eompany abont $20,000 ; the Govwell company about $57,000, and other eompanies ranging lrom $10,000 to $15,000, though many have not realized their expectations in full. The Messenger’s correspondent "from Howland Flat, writes that the tunnel mines there resent a more ehevriag prospect than indicated by the sluiciny. At Pine Grove the two pronuuent ones are the Lone Star and Sugar Loaf conipanies. The former nre taking ont larger pay than ever, running aa high as eleven hundred dollars per week for eight men, aud sinall expenses other than labor. ‘The Down Kast and Mouataineer companies seem just at the present to be taking the lead. The Down East holds out and gives out, and the owners are happy ina certainty. ‘Vhe Mountaineer is inakivg bigelean-ups. The St. Lows, Wabash, Shirley, and other companies, ace all realiziag pay for labor at least, aad extra pay at times. ~ Nevapa.—The National reports that Seadden, Trenberth & Co., on Boston Ravine Flat, have struck some extraordivary rich rock within a few days past. Nearly $3,000 in specimens were taken out in a tew honrs, with a plenty more of the same sort lett in siybt. ‘These claizas ure on the same lead with those of Messrs. Watt & Uv.,on Massaehusetts Hill, which have long been celebrnted fur their extraurdivary richness. Large quautities of exceedingly ricb rock have recently been taken out of the Badger claims. Small lots have beeu obtained which will pay thousands of dollars to tbe tun. The incline is now down 180 fect. The latest reported “ciean up” of the Lucky company wasa five thousand dollar brick, tlre result of one week's erushiug with eight stainps. It is reported that Capt. S. W. Lee has suid out to Mr. Samuei Curtis, late superintendent of the Savage miae, at Virgima, the lone claim, two miles south of Ophir Hill, on the Anburn road, for the consideration of $10,000. The Star Spangled Banner mine, in Nevada, promises to become oae of the most valuable 1n that portion of the county. teams are now constautly employed ia hanliag its roek to tbe mill, where it is payiug about $50 to the ton. Messrs. Kidd & ‘Tisdale recently purchased tbis miae for $15,000. ‘the Vranscript says that the nll of the Sinith Brothers, at Rough & Ready, is aow kept iu eonstaat operation upon rock takea from a ledge agar that place. ‘The quarts gives promiss of heing qnite ricb. : R. C. Blaek, ‘at North Bloomfield, receatly .

purchased what is known as the Beck claims, Six or eigbt . Suasta.—We learn from the Courier that an eight stamp millis now on the way to the French Gulch mining district for the Houeycomb company. The prospects of this company are exceedingly fluttering. Mr. S. B. Grover puts np the mill at his own expense, and rons it until the receipts shall have paid him for his ontlay, when the mill and lode will become the joint property of bye. It will be run by hydraulie pressure on a hurdy-gurdy wheel. ‘he fall to the wheel is abont 15ft feet, and the proprietor thinks twenty-five inches of water will furnish a superabundanee of power for twelve stamps. ‘I'he rock in this lode is very much honey-combed, hence the. name of the company. ‘The mill will be in operation by the middle of September, The Honeyeomb is the third millin French Guleh; the Seorpion will make fonr—a fair beginning for poor folks. A few years, and the number may be multiplied by ten, says the Courier. REESE RIVER. We would eall the attentioa of readers to the lettsr of our Reese River correspondent, whieh will be fonnd in another eolumn; also, to another article on the “Quartz Mills of Reese River.” Aside from the matter contained in those articles, we have but little new from that direction this week. We leara from the Reveille, that a rich body of ore has been struck in the Providential mine, on Lander Bill, which assays as high as $450 to the ton. The Quertera mine, in Marshall Cafion, owned chiefly by Antonio Borques, is yielding npwards of $400 a week from ore miucd and worked in a arastra, by six men onlp. Mr. George Hart bas entered into a contraet with the proprietors of eertain well known mines in the San Antonio District, for the erection of a ten stamp mill, with the barrel process. These mines are the Lee, Springfield, and La Libertad, and the owners have agreed to supply the mill with sufficient ore to keep it iv coustant operation. The mill is now being constructed in San Francisco, and will probably be completed and ereeted in ninety days. HUMBOLDT, The Hnmboldt Register says that a dividend of twenty-five cents to the share was declared by tbe operators of the Montezuma mine. This is the first regular dividend ever regularly made by any claim in tbe eonnty. Individual owners have received product of ore worked—and companiss lave made expenses; but this was a net profit to all owners. It is to be hoped that this is the begivuing of a bright future for Humboldt. Mr. A. Stevenson. snperintendent of the Ziew York Company—the .4itna—who has reeently bought for that company the Montana ledge, in ‘I'rinity District, is now eugaged in putting up a teu-stamp mill on the mine, the inachinery for which has recently arrived on the ground. He will use Varney’s pans, and Settler & Hungerford's separator. The Kvening Star Company, vear by, diseontinned work upon their claim just as they got the ledge fairly below water. Webber’s mill was lately running on a small lot of ore Irom .the Savaunah. Mr. W. was depending for ore mainly npon ths Evening Star. and thinks he will nuw have to remove to the neighborhood of the Arabia mines, in the sontheast eorner of tbe district. The. Montezuma mine is located thers, and is considered rieh. Good results have been obtained by mill process from the ore, although it is diffienlt to work, and they have aot yet beeu able to extract near all the silver. In this neighborhood are located the “ Dunderburg.” “ Savannah,” * Ne plus Ultra,” “ Snltana,” Glorviana,” “Galena,” “Butte,” and "Tontine” scries, “ Bartlett,’ “ Hagle,’ and “ Pacific” ledges. All tbese are rich, and apparently well defined, ledges. ‘The utineval in these ledges is described as containing much galena, with large quantities of arsenie, and extremely difficult to work. ‘The impression appears to be that it must be worked by a fire process, instead of the mill process usually employed. We condense the above froi a correspondent of the Regisier. SILVER MOUNTAIN. Coasiderable activity appears to be manifested, at this time, ia the Silver Mountain distriet. According to the Bulletin, publisbed there, aa arrangement has reeeatly beea made,’ or is about being consuinmated, for running 2 tnnael to prospect several parallel ledges, among which are the Wisconsia, which will be ent at 250 feet from the surfaee; the Napa at’ 844; tbe El Eorado at 475, and the Sierra Nevada at 850. ' The total length of the tnaL._ These claims will all be tapped at depths sufficient to determine their yalne, gaining. as they du, nearly a foot in depth tor one in distunce as they enter the monntain. : The Monitor Gazette says that the saw-mill of Mr. Davidson, on Silver Creek, is about to be converted into a quartz mill; cight stamps and three Wheeler pans will be put into the mill, which will be in operation by September. The reports from the Morning Star are still favorable. The agents in this city of a Swansea (Eng. company, offered advances of $75 per ton on ores from this mine. ESMERALDA. The Esmeralda Union thiaks the crisis for Esmeralda has now fairly passed, and looks evnfidently forward for better times. ‘The Del Monte has eommeaced ronning witb half her stumps. The eompaay has ten hands employed in sorting over upon rock at the old dump. 150 tone have already been selected out for erush‘og.. It is thought they will be able to gather in this way at least 300 tons of $40 ore. Somme twelve or fourteen hands are also employed at the mine, who are aow takiag ont, some very fine ore. he Antelope is also belag worked by a few hands through ths Young America tunnel with good snecess. ‘Ihe Cortez company are now taking ont some first. class roek through the Hamlet tunnel. Ths Golden Age and Empire prospecting sbaft, has been. under headway lor some time, and is being pushed forward with all the energy that time and noney will permit. Vhe Wide West company’s new prospecting shaft is in full blast, under the superintendence of Mr. Pupe, who is sinking a shaft which will go down 500 feet below the tunnel, making 650 feet from the surface. ‘The ecompary is also erecting a steam engine with new hoisting works over the shaft, which will be ready for use in a few days, at whieh time the contractors will push the work forward night and day with threc sets of hands. Besides the above mentioned work, there is a large number of small parties of wen working ou the Last Chance. Middle and Silver Hills are taking ont eonsiderable pay ore. The Independent, Union and Bodie mills are now ruaning with plenty of roek on hand. OUR MINERAL EXHIBITION. The-proprietors of the Mrnine anp SerrnTiric Press have mude arrangements with the nianagers of the Mechanics’ Institnte to take charge of all mineral speciinens and curiosities whieh our friends ia this city and in the interior may see fit to place iu our care for exhibition at the coming Fair. By this arrangement, parties sending: colleetions lroin abroad, with full descriptions, will have the benefit of having.the same properly eared for and displayed, and their peculiarities explained by a faithful and eompetent attendant, who will be present during the Fair to sxchange views and information by free diseussion with various practical niiners and scientifie mineralogists. This, we believe, wilt be produelive of mucb mutual good. We shill also publish a description of all articles furnished to our care and placed in the collections, to be circnlated gratuitously to visitors. Models of asw machinery, inventions, and new discoveries, may also be sent to our care for display and illustration. Those wishing special cases made for para new metal. ticular articles, or other extra arranzements for display, will have their orders filled by paying whatever extra cost may accrue. ‘ ‘All the steam transpoltation companies have liberally conseated to forward, free, all urtieles intended exelusively for exhuibitioa, gonsequently onr friends will only need to prepay charges to the nearest point of railroad or steamboat connection, at which place Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express will receive them in charge and deliver to ourselves. Address, For Mechanics’ Fair, care of Dewey & Co., Miniug and Scientific Press Office, Sun Frunciseo, per Wells Fargo & Co. = Tus Duteb Flat Enquirer says that the newly diseoversd mining region at Meadow Lake, will at no distant day beeome the most famons for wealtb of auy yet discovered on tbis coast. S A Vienna professor thinks lis has discovered He ealls it idium. Hiram Young, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was killed lately by tbe explosion of a soda . fonotain which be was charging, and charged too much, -. -* Azour 15,000 eareless people in the United and has been working them with excellent suc-. ne) will bs 826 feet; the total cost, $40,479, a) States, every week, neglect to put stamps on cess. Alter paying all the expenses ofa rn} of five weeks, he has $3,645 elear. The diggiugs are expensive ones, and the amount trifle below $13 per foot, which will be prop erly apportioned among the parties beaefited. . From accurate surveys heretofore made, ove their envelopes. ss The Patent Office has issued one hnadred , cleared proves them to be among the best. . of the ledges is the continuation of the I--X. and sixty patents, in one day, lately.