Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

Dhe Wining val Scientific Press. erica oaeetcavi Mining Summary. CALIFORNIA. Trinrry Cousty.—The Trinity Journal says the most cheering reports come from all sections of the county. Junction City is speaking loudest just at present. Parsies who have lately visited Moore & Co.’s claim, just below Stordivant’s, say that they are working dirt which throws the surface digeings of early days entirely in the shade, and that with the present water prospect they inust take out a bushel of gold this year. We hnpeso. Field’s new claim, npposite Junction City, is yielding regularly from $12 to $20 a day each forfour workmen. Seasta.— Acenrding to the Courier, the . amount of shipments from Shasta of hars of gold dust, throngh Wells, Fargn & Co., during the month of January last, sums up the fair, ageregate of $79,070.92. January is a com-: paratively dull month for shipments, The present month nearly equals it now. These figures do not indicate any great falling-off in those mines. During tbe year ending 31st Decemher last, the Highland company at French Gulch took ont $67,249.13, and the Washington company $20,112.59. Both claims promise increased yields the present year. This company handed in to Lewin & Co., on the 26th nilt., the result of a ten-days’ ron. Amnunt after assay, $2,530.87, or $253 per day. This company is making dividends every month. Horsetown is dning pretty well for a place where the placers are said to be exhausted. A few days since, Weil & Co., at that place, in one day purchased of the miners there Dinety-six ounces. That was the amount for that day alone, ont inclnding the business in that line during the week. The new mill nu the Potosi lode will he in operation in the course of another week There are other lodes at or near Muletown that are being prospected, and it is believed, from the evideuce already had, that the Potosi is not the only rich lode in that immediate vicinity. The Honeycomb company has made no report, but from the best information we cau get it is doing well. The Washington company, after a thirteen days’ run, cleaned up on the 26th ult. $2,819— a little over $217 per day. ‘This mine is now thoroughly open, and there will be uo delay fur want of rock to feed the mill. On the last clean-up a dividend was made, and hereafter monthly dividends are expected. There are six thousand shares in the company, all owned by five persons. The last dividend amonnted to 3314 cents per share. ‘(he comiug monthly dividends will, of course, be larger, as the full force of the mill will run aninterruptedly. The Bunker Hill placer claim continues to wear the belt. A recent run of two days yielded $306.25. Very good placer diggings, if noly located in Idabo or Montana ; yet the above is far below the general yield of this clain. Nine days’ work, ending onthe 6th instant, resulted in $1,119. ‘The two subsequent days realized $837. The Independent says an assay has heen had from rock taken outof the Williams & Kellenger tonel, atid supposed to be near the lode for which they are driving, that assays $70 per ton. TooLusne.—The Sonora Democrat says that during the week we learned that gold-bearing quartz of great richness bas heen found in the neighborbood of Blanket Creek, some eight or ten miles from Sonora. Wm. Sutton, of Jamestown, is the lucky discoverer. Several others have located claims in the same district, and are gettiug ont splendid rock. From the Big Oak Flat section very encouraging reports are received in regard to quartz mining operatious. The claims geuerally are turning out well ou tbe uther side of the river. Abont Deer Flat and the two Garrotes are several excellent paying miues. The mills and arastras now running are doing very well. This section is much richer in quartz than is generally known. The Mount Vernon mine, on Friday, February 2d, cleaned up $6,000 as the product of eleven days’ work. Nevapa.—The TZhanscript says that the Union incline is now down abont 170 feet below the surface, and the company is drifting upon their ledge in a northerly direction. The ledge is now abont eighteen or twenty inches wide, and the rock is of excellent quality. The large Cornish pump worked hy a twenty-five borse-power engine, is sufficient to keep the mine free of water. Tbe Uuion ledge is among the best in this vicinity, and under the excelleut systeni of wmking adopted by the superintendent, is bound to pay large dividends to the stockholders. A fine lot of specimen rock was taken from the Mohawk ledge on the 16th instant. The lot was estimated to be worth about $1,500, and was contained in a small candle-box. A bundred tons or more of rock from the ledge is now being crushed at Palmer's mill. From the appearance of the amalgam in the batteries, the yield is likely to far exceed the anticipatinns of the owners. It is now thought it will come up toa huudred dollarsaton. Kidd & Tisdale are in luck. Some fifty or sixty tons of rock lately taken from the Wigham ledge has beeu bauled to Stiles’ mill, and is now being crushed. The Gazeile reports some fine looking qnartz from the Pennsylvania mine, wbich by working process prospects at the rate of $130 per ton. That portion of the ledge from which this rock was taken is but eight inches in thickness, whereas the average width of the ledge is from eighteen inches to two feet—but what it lacks in quantity on that portion of the mine where they are now at work, 1s more than made upin the quality of the ore. The company has no trouble nnw with water, the mine being kept free with the pump running less than half the time. The Grass Valley National has seen two gold bars, molten from gold of the Hnreka mine, of which Wm. Watt is part owner and superintendent, each one valued at $8,800. The melting was doue by Win. Watt, and as 2 sample of turning the metal into bars, it is beautifully done. The same paper speaks as follows of the placer mines in the upper portion of the county: During the past year a large amount of money has been taken froin the mines in the vicinity of Washington, says the Zranseripi. The cement claims of Woolsey & Co., and Knowlton, Maltman & Potter, have yielded some of the richest specimens ever taken out in the State. The two mills erected upon these claims at Brandy Flat have turned out excellent profits to their owners, and the proceeds will, in all probability, he greatly increased during the next year,as the mines will be thoroughly opened. At Rock Bar, a short distance nbove Washington, a nuinber of com panies are engaged in mining out au old chaunel of the Yuba river. The range of gravel which pays so well at Washington is supposed to extend Irom Fall Creek, thence through to Omega and Diamond Creek. Tue Grass Valley National of February 10th gives the annexed inining news: * Workmen have been engaged for three years past on the Stockton ledge, one mile west of the Glob» Ranch, nine miles below Grass Valley. On Saturday a ledge six inches thick was fouud, from which two men took out over one thousand dollars in a few hours. Where the gold was found the ledge was within four inches of the surface of tbe ground.” Rerorten Discovery or a Mammota Quarrz Lence.—The Nevada (Cal.) Transcript says: We recorded, a week or two ago, the finding of a quartz specimen by a man named Spayth, some ten or twelve miles above Nevada. which yielded $640 in gol. The specimen was found in a ravine just below a mammoth quartz ledge, from which it is supposed to have come. We have since learned some further particulars in regard to the ledge. It crosses Deer Creek at the Cascade Falls, about twelve miles above Nevada, aud which is supposed to exteud a hundred miles or more in nearly a north and soutb direction. It extends from Plumas through Sierra, Nevada, Placer and E] Dorado counties, cropping out in places, but is generally barreu. At Steep Hollow it is tbirty or forty feet in width, and for some distance crops out toa hight of fifteen or twenty feet above the surrouuding rock. We have frequently seen notices of this ledge in our exchanges, and we believe it is being worked successfully in some places in Plumas county. Locations were made on the ledge in this county as long ago as 1852, but the prospects not being favorable, the locations were abandoned. A number of locations have recently been made near where Spaytb found the specimen, and we understand one company purpose ronning 2 tunnel to strike the ledge at a considerable depth. There is reasou to believe tbat the ledge contains rich pockets, which, if found, -wonld amply reward prospectors. Ansnor.—We learn from the Ledger that ou Friday of last week, twenty additional stamps were put in motion at the Oneida mill, two miles from Jackson, making forty in all. Since the purchase of this mine by the present proprietors, many useful improvements have been made, and they uow have one of tbe best mills in the county. They are also sinking new shalts, which will materially facilitate the getting out of rock. The mill and mine are under the supervision of Mr. Pringle, und from the way he pushes forward the work, proves himselt a most competent superintendent. Wilson, Bailey & Co.,in sluicing off their claim near Hornitos last week, on Monday came onto a quartz boulder, weighing three hundred pounds, and containing over one thousand dollars of gold. Turare.—Capt. A. B. Paul is pnshing forward the work upon his mill in Kearsarge District, vigorously. ‘I'he Kearsarge company’s millis on the ground, and will be put up as soon as tbe weatber will admit. The unusual severity of the present winter has obstructed operations at Kearsarge to a very great extent. The higber portions of the district are covered with from five to ten feet of snow. The Kearsarge mine is the only one now beipg worked in the district The coming spring and sninmer will present quite a busy scene in this neigh borhood. A saw-mill will be put in operation iu the spring, to supply the wauts of the district for Inmber. . AuPine.—The Mullan claim, as work progresses, is yielding large quantities of ruby silver. Several tons are to he hauled to the Pioneer will for being worked. G. W. Probasen, Esq., one of the original proprietors of the Flora claim, bas recently arrived at Monitor, and commenced operations toward opening the claim. It is his intention to erect a mill as soon as the mine is snfhiciently opened to warraut the enterprise. The Buckeye, No. 1, has been placed in the hands of aa Eastern company of capitalists for development. The work of developmeut will be commenced forthwith, and pushed with elergy. The Scandinavian company. whose claim is located at the mouth of Scandinavian Cation, and we believe the first claim located in Alpine county, are about conimeucing operations. The company got iuto financial difficulties some time since, and the iucorporation was sold ont by some.of its creditors. Some fine quartz has been taken Irom the croppings, and the lode is esteemed highly by its locators. Some very fine specimens of silver-hearing ore from the Balaclava claim, have been exhibited at Silver Mountain, at the office of Wells, Fargo & Co. The company have just commenced operations, and as the face of the mountain. where they bave commenced their tunnel, stands nearly vertical, they will gain depth rapidly. REESE RIVER. ‘The amonnt of bullion shipped from Austin, Reese River, during the month of January, was $49,171. It is said that Mr. Henry A. Gaston, formerly 2 lawyer at Austiu, has sent to the office of the Connty Recorder a deed for miuing property to tbe amount of $334,000. The sale was made at the East, where Mr. G. now is. He is expected to arrive at Austin shortly. The Reveille is informed hy a person just arrived from Yankee Blade, that the Confidence mine has just been puinped free of water, and the work of extracting ore has been resumed under encouraging prospects. The mill was to bave commenced crushing last Monday. A very favorable report has been made npon the character of the Lizzie Adains ledge, by J. W. Varney, superintendent of the Ware mill. The ledge has been traced for the entire length of the claim. An incline has been run of a few feet only in depth, but ‘rom which assays as high as $500 to the ton have been taken. It lies in a direct line with the Whitlach Union. Claghorn District—This uew mining district is about fifty miles south of Anstin, between the districts of North and South Twin River. It has been selected by W.D. Chilson, superintendent of the Spanish G.and S. M. couipany, as a suitable puint for the erection of its mill. He claims to have there several snperior mines, which he is at present working. The mill is a Gardiner crusher—the first. of the pattern ever manufactured—and was warranted by the maker to crush fifty tons of ruck daily ; and Mr. Chilson estimates its practicable capacity—safely as he thiuks—at twenty-five tons. One economical featnre claimed for the crusher is, tbat it will require a motive power of only ten horses. It is said to pulverize the rock very thoroughly, and that the “ pulp ” will pass through asereen eighty to one hundred fine. Mr. Chilson frequently saw the Gardiner crusher in operation in New York, and he was altogether pleased with its work. In his opinion it will produce a revolution in the mill business, that will result in discarding tbe present battery of stamps. ‘be mill is now at Egan Canon, whence it will be brought in immediately to its destination, where it will be put in operation, it is hoped, by mid-summer, VIRGINIA CITY AND VICINITY. The mining prospects of this region are looking decidedly better than they have been at any previous time for the past twelve mout 3. In ali the mines of the Comstock ledge tbe prospeets of richer developments exist. The Gould & Curry is ouce niore alive. The Hale & Norcross is again jubilant, and the Yellow Jacket is beginning to fiud out that success consists in activity, labor and energy, more than in tbe speculations ot Boards of Stock Brokers in San Francisco. The Peavine district is also beginning to attract mnch attention. When the railroad is extended to that district of the State, it may count on rich freigbts of copper ore to be sent abroad for smeltiug. The Overman are busy with their 600-foot level, and with good hopes of soon finding ore. The Empire and {mperial are moving qnietly along, both preparing to sink for deeper levels. The Gould & Curry made a new and important strike on the 13th instant, in their lower level, in the drift which is being run to connect the Bonner with the old Engine shalt. They are said to have a 5 foot vein, the entire width of which will average $50 per foot. ‘This strike is abont on a level with that lately made in the Hale & Noreross, aud 170 leet north of the north line of the Savage. It appears to grow richer as the miners approach the line of the Savage; a fact of considerable interest and importance to that company. The Ophir is still producing fine ore in the fourth and sixth levels, and operations, generally, at this mine are progressing most favoraly. The Chollar-Potosi company have lately struck a deposit of good ore in their mine, four hnndred feet below the surface. The new strike is far east of the old works. Everything appears to he going east. We shall yet see all the hoisting works located beyond the eastern limits of the settled portions of the city. Mines in Churchill County—The Appeal has a letter from Churchill county. The Silver Wave Mill at La Plata is completed, and commenced work. It is a wet crushing mill of ten stumps, with capacity for ten more, and cost $1u0.000. It is said that there is no doubt but that there is plenty of ore to keep the mill running. ‘here are eighteen men at work in the different shafts of the mines. The new town of Averill,a few miles north of Lu Plata, is improving. A mill is building there which is expected to be ready for crushing by the first of March. New York companies are investing some in Churchill county. Just and True Economy The Proprietors of the Mintne ann Serentiric Press wonld call the especial atlention of Mining SECRETARIES, TRUSTRE and SHARENOLDEs, to afew substantial reasons for the pnblication of Mining Notices In their journal—the first and only imporlant newspaper of Its class published upon this coast. ist The Press cnjoys a large and permancnt subseriplion list, having a more universal circulation among sharehold ers and men intimately connected with mlning interests than any other publication. 2d. 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Dhe Wining val Scientific Press. erica oaeetcavi Mining Summary. CALIFORNIA. Trinrry Cousty.—The Trinity Journal says the most cheering reports come from all sections of the county. Junction City is speaking loudest just at present. Parsies who have lately visited Moore & Co.’s claim, just below Stordivant’s, say that they are working dirt which throws the surface digeings of early days entirely in the shade, and that with the present water prospect they inust take out a bushel of gold this year. We hnpeso. Field’s new claim, npposite Junction City, is yielding regularly from $12 to $20 a day each forfour workmen. Seasta.— Acenrding to the Courier, the . amount of shipments from Shasta of hars of gold dust, throngh Wells, Fargn & Co., during the month of January last, sums up the fair, ageregate of $79,070.92. January is a com-: paratively dull month for shipments, The present month nearly equals it now. These figures do not indicate any great falling-off in those mines. During tbe year ending 31st Decemher last, the Highland company at French Gulch took ont $67,249.13, and the Washington company $20,112.59. Both claims promise increased yields the present year. This company handed in to Lewin & Co., on the 26th nilt., the result of a ten-days’ ron. Amnunt after assay, $2,530.87, or $253 per day. This company is making dividends every month. Horsetown is dning pretty well for a place where the placers are said to be exhausted. A few days since, Weil & Co., at that place, in one day purchased of the miners there Dinety-six ounces. That was the amount for that day alone, ont inclnding the business in that line during the week. The new mill nu the Potosi lode will he in operation in the course of another week There are other lodes at or near Muletown that are being prospected, and it is believed, from the evideuce already had, that the Potosi is not the only rich lode in that immediate vicinity. The Honeycomb company has made no report, but from the best information we cau get it is doing well. The Washington company, after a thirteen days’ run, cleaned up on the 26th ult. $2,819— a little over $217 per day. ‘This mine is now thoroughly open, and there will be uo delay fur want of rock to feed the mill. On the last clean-up a dividend was made, and hereafter monthly dividends are expected. There are six thousand shares in the company, all owned by five persons. The last dividend amonnted to 3314 cents per share. ‘(he comiug monthly dividends will, of course, be larger, as the full force of the mill will run aninterruptedly. The Bunker Hill placer claim continues to wear the belt. A recent run of two days yielded $306.25. Very good placer diggings, if noly located in Idabo or Montana ; yet the above is far below the general yield of this clain. Nine days’ work, ending onthe 6th instant, resulted in $1,119. ‘The two subsequent days realized $837. The Independent says an assay has heen had from rock taken outof the Williams & Kellenger tonel, atid supposed to be near the lode for which they are driving, that assays $70 per ton. TooLusne.—The Sonora Democrat says that during the week we learned that gold-bearing quartz of great richness bas heen found in the neighborbood of Blanket Creek, some eight or ten miles from Sonora. Wm. Sutton, of Jamestown, is the lucky discoverer. Several others have located claims in the same district, and are gettiug ont splendid rock. From the Big Oak Flat section very encouraging reports are received in regard to quartz mining operatious. The claims geuerally are turning out well ou tbe uther side of the river. Abont Deer Flat and the two Garrotes are several excellent paying miues. The mills and arastras now running are doing very well. This section is much richer in quartz than is generally known. The Mount Vernon mine, on Friday, February 2d, cleaned up $6,000 as the product of eleven days’ work. Nevapa.—The TZhanscript says that the Union incline is now down abont 170 feet below the surface, and the company is drifting upon their ledge in a northerly direction. The ledge is now abont eighteen or twenty inches wide, and the rock is of excellent quality. The large Cornish pump worked hy a twenty-five borse-power engine, is sufficient to keep the mine free of water. Tbe Uuion ledge is among the best in this vicinity, and under the excelleut systeni of wmking adopted by the superintendent, is bound to pay large dividends to the stockholders. A fine lot of specimen rock was taken from the Mohawk ledge on the 16th instant. The lot was estimated to be worth about $1,500, and was contained in a small candle-box. A bundred tons or more of rock from the ledge is now being crushed at Palmer's mill. From the appearance of the amalgam in the batteries, the yield is likely to far exceed the anticipatinns of the owners. It is now thought it will come up toa huudred dollarsaton. Kidd & Tisdale are in luck. Some fifty or sixty tons of rock lately taken from the Wigham ledge has beeu bauled to Stiles’ mill, and is now being crushed. The Gazeile reports some fine looking qnartz from the Pennsylvania mine, wbich by working process prospects at the rate of $130 per ton. That portion of the ledge from which this rock was taken is but eight inches in thickness, whereas the average width of the ledge is from eighteen inches to two feet—but what it lacks in quantity on that portion of the mine where they are now at work, 1s more than made upin the quality of the ore. The company has no trouble nnw with water, the mine being kept free with the pump running less than half the time. The Grass Valley National has seen two gold bars, molten from gold of the Hnreka mine, of which Wm. Watt is part owner and superintendent, each one valued at $8,800. The melting was doue by Win. Watt, and as 2 sample of turning the metal into bars, it is beautifully done. The same paper speaks as follows of the placer mines in the upper portion of the county: During the past year a large amount of money has been taken froin the mines in the vicinity of Washington, says the Zranseripi. The cement claims of Woolsey & Co., and Knowlton, Maltman & Potter, have yielded some of the richest specimens ever taken out in the State. The two mills erected upon these claims at Brandy Flat have turned out excellent profits to their owners, and the proceeds will, in all probability, he greatly increased during the next year,as the mines will be thoroughly opened. At Rock Bar, a short distance nbove Washington, a nuinber of com panies are engaged in mining out au old chaunel of the Yuba river. The range of gravel which pays so well at Washington is supposed to extend Irom Fall Creek, thence through to Omega and Diamond Creek. Tue Grass Valley National of February 10th gives the annexed inining news: * Workmen have been engaged for three years past on the Stockton ledge, one mile west of the Glob» Ranch, nine miles below Grass Valley. On Saturday a ledge six inches thick was fouud, from which two men took out over one thousand dollars in a few hours. Where the gold was found the ledge was within four inches of the surface of tbe ground.” Rerorten Discovery or a Mammota Quarrz Lence.—The Nevada (Cal.) Transcript says: We recorded, a week or two ago, the finding of a quartz specimen by a man named Spayth, some ten or twelve miles above Nevada. which yielded $640 in gol. The specimen was found in a ravine just below a mammoth quartz ledge, from which it is supposed to have come. We have since learned some further particulars in regard to the ledge. It crosses Deer Creek at the Cascade Falls, about twelve miles above Nevada, aud which is supposed to exteud a hundred miles or more in nearly a north and soutb direction. It extends from Plumas through Sierra, Nevada, Placer and E] Dorado counties, cropping out in places, but is generally barreu. At Steep Hollow it is tbirty or forty feet in width, and for some distance crops out toa hight of fifteen or twenty feet above the surrouuding rock. We have frequently seen notices of this ledge in our exchanges, and we believe it is being worked successfully in some places in Plumas county. Locations were made on the ledge in this county as long ago as 1852, but the prospects not being favorable, the locations were abandoned. A number of locations have recently been made near where Spaytb found the specimen, and we understand one company purpose ronning 2 tunnel to strike the ledge at a considerable depth. There is reasou to believe tbat the ledge contains rich pockets, which, if found, -wonld amply reward prospectors. Ansnor.—We learn from the Ledger that ou Friday of last week, twenty additional stamps were put in motion at the Oneida mill, two miles from Jackson, making forty in all. Since the purchase of this mine by the present proprietors, many useful improvements have been made, and they uow have one of tbe best mills in the county. They are also sinking new shalts, which will materially facilitate the getting out of rock. The mill and mine are under the supervision of Mr. Pringle, und from the way he pushes forward the work, proves himselt a most competent superintendent. Wilson, Bailey & Co.,in sluicing off their

claim near Hornitos last week, on Monday came onto a quartz boulder, weighing three hundred pounds, and containing over one thousand dollars of gold. Turare.—Capt. A. B. Paul is pnshing forward the work upon his mill in Kearsarge District, vigorously. ‘I'he Kearsarge company’s millis on the ground, and will be put up as soon as tbe weatber will admit. The unusual severity of the present winter has obstructed operations at Kearsarge to a very great extent. The higber portions of the district are covered with from five to ten feet of snow. The Kearsarge mine is the only one now beipg worked in the district The coming spring and sninmer will present quite a busy scene in this neigh borhood. A saw-mill will be put in operation iu the spring, to supply the wauts of the district for Inmber. . AuPine.—The Mullan claim, as work progresses, is yielding large quantities of ruby silver. Several tons are to he hauled to the Pioneer will for being worked. G. W. Probasen, Esq., one of the original proprietors of the Flora claim, bas recently arrived at Monitor, and commenced operations toward opening the claim. It is his intention to erect a mill as soon as the mine is snfhiciently opened to warraut the enterprise. The Buckeye, No. 1, has been placed in the hands of aa Eastern company of capitalists for development. The work of developmeut will be commenced forthwith, and pushed with elergy. The Scandinavian company. whose claim is located at the mouth of Scandinavian Cation, and we believe the first claim located in Alpine county, are about conimeucing operations. The company got iuto financial difficulties some time since, and the iucorporation was sold ont by some.of its creditors. Some fine quartz has been taken Irom the croppings, and the lode is esteemed highly by its locators. Some very fine specimens of silver-hearing ore from the Balaclava claim, have been exhibited at Silver Mountain, at the office of Wells, Fargo & Co. The company have just commenced operations, and as the face of the mountain. where they bave commenced their tunnel, stands nearly vertical, they will gain depth rapidly. REESE RIVER. ‘The amonnt of bullion shipped from Austin, Reese River, during the month of January, was $49,171. It is said that Mr. Henry A. Gaston, formerly 2 lawyer at Austiu, has sent to the office of the Connty Recorder a deed for miuing property to tbe amount of $334,000. The sale was made at the East, where Mr. G. now is. He is expected to arrive at Austin shortly. The Reveille is informed hy a person just arrived from Yankee Blade, that the Confidence mine has just been puinped free of water, and the work of extracting ore has been resumed under encouraging prospects. The mill was to bave commenced crushing last Monday. A very favorable report has been made npon the character of the Lizzie Adains ledge, by J. W. Varney, superintendent of the Ware mill. The ledge has been traced for the entire length of the claim. An incline has been run of a few feet only in depth, but ‘rom which assays as high as $500 to the ton have been taken. It lies in a direct line with the Whitlach Union. Claghorn District—This uew mining district is about fifty miles south of Anstin, between the districts of North and South Twin River. It has been selected by W.D. Chilson, superintendent of the Spanish G.and S. M. couipany, as a suitable puint for the erection of its mill. He claims to have there several snperior mines, which he is at present working. The mill is a Gardiner crusher—the first. of the pattern ever manufactured—and was warranted by the maker to crush fifty tons of ruck daily ; and Mr. Chilson estimates its practicable capacity—safely as he thiuks—at twenty-five tons. One economical featnre claimed for the crusher is, tbat it will require a motive power of only ten horses. It is said to pulverize the rock very thoroughly, and that the “ pulp ” will pass through asereen eighty to one hundred fine. Mr. Chilson frequently saw the Gardiner crusher in operation in New York, and he was altogether pleased with its work. In his opinion it will produce a revolution in the mill business, that will result in discarding tbe present battery of stamps. ‘be mill is now at Egan Canon, whence it will be brought in immediately to its destination, where it will be put in operation, it is hoped, by mid-summer, VIRGINIA CITY AND VICINITY. The mining prospects of this region are looking decidedly better than they have been at any previous time for the past twelve mout 3. In ali the mines of the Comstock ledge tbe prospeets of richer developments exist. The Gould & Curry is ouce niore alive. The Hale & Norcross is again jubilant, and the Yellow Jacket is beginning to fiud out that success consists in activity, labor and energy, more than in tbe speculations ot Boards of Stock Brokers in San Francisco. The Peavine district is also beginning to attract mnch attention. When the railroad is extended to that district of the State, it may count on rich freigbts of copper ore to be sent abroad for smeltiug. The Overman are busy with their 600-foot level, and with good hopes of soon finding ore. The Empire and {mperial are moving qnietly along, both preparing to sink for deeper levels. The Gould & Curry made a new and important strike on the 13th instant, in their lower level, in the drift which is being run to connect the Bonner with the old Engine shalt. They are said to have a 5 foot vein, the entire width of which will average $50 per foot. ‘This strike is abont on a level with that lately made in the Hale & Noreross, aud 170 leet north of the north line of the Savage. It appears to grow richer as the miners approach the line of the Savage; a fact of considerable interest and importance to that company. The Ophir is still producing fine ore in the fourth and sixth levels, and operations, generally, at this mine are progressing most favoraly. The Chollar-Potosi company have lately struck a deposit of good ore in their mine, four hnndred feet below the surface. The new strike is far east of the old works. Everything appears to he going east. We shall yet see all the hoisting works located beyond the eastern limits of the settled portions of the city. Mines in Churchill County—The Appeal has a letter from Churchill county. The Silver Wave Mill at La Plata is completed, and commenced work. It is a wet crushing mill of ten stumps, with capacity for ten more, and cost $1u0.000. It is said that there is no doubt but that there is plenty of ore to keep the mill running. ‘here are eighteen men at work in the different shafts of the mines. The new town of Averill,a few miles north of Lu Plata, is improving. A mill is building there which is expected to be ready for crushing by the first of March. New York companies are investing some in Churchill county. Just and True Economy The Proprietors of the Mintne ann Serentiric Press wonld call the especial atlention of Mining SECRETARIES, TRUSTRE and SHARENOLDEs, to afew substantial reasons for the pnblication of Mining Notices In their journal—the first and only imporlant newspaper of Its class published upon this coast. ist The Press cnjoys a large and permancnt subseriplion list, having a more universal circulation among sharehold ers and men intimately connected with mlning interests than any other publication. 2d. 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