Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

326 Dining Summary. : , CALIFORNIA. Alpine County— The Monitor Gazette of 19th inst., has the following items + _ Ths Active S.M & T. Co., will soon commence operations. ‘The Morning Star eompony are drifting on their ledge, intending to . énen another chimney nhout 250 feet from the . Oe first strnck. They have less than 100 feet lig tolbe,pabup at once to make now to reach thatchimney, and ars finding good ore all the way. Work on ths American is prosecuted night and day. A flume bas been built to earry the creek water past the shaft, and the pumps now keep all clear. The workmen on ths Eastern Slope tunnel, strock a body of water which caused a cave, and they have tbis week been busy timbering up preparatory to cutting through into tbe ledgs. ‘ ‘The hig cave in the casing of the Winchester ledge bas been cleared out. The Mullan G. & S. M. Co., broke ground’ ot Thursday for a shaft tobe sunk to a deptb. of oue hundred feet below the level of the tuanel at the potnt where the ledgs was cut. At this point, only thirty feet below the surface, . ore is found of good quality. ' . From ths Silver Mountain Bulletin of May 12th, ws condense the following : + Work is progressing rapidly iu tbe. tnnnel of the Calitornia & Illinois company, in Raymond district. Ventilating pipes have. been introduced. ih eaiincanetice> Doct. Pilkington, as agent for an Hastern company, is about ‘eommencing a double track tunnel, tor the purpose of eutting the Desperado and Atlantic ledges: i The ledgs in the Pennsylvania company’s claim is uow ten feet in thickness, and has a splendid gouge—indicating a perfect ledge. They are nowrunning in the easing on the east side, and parallel with the ledge, and will cut it after running some thirty-five leet further. Tbs, Washington company’s mine is still closed to the public. The editor of the Bui letin says, however, “we are informed that a short time only will elapse before tbe world will know all.” 4 _One thousand feet in the Honsst John-lode, situated in Senndinavian Cajon, Silvsr Mountain district, was.sold a few days ago to a company of New York capitalists. Tbe claim is named the Atlantic. Work has already been commenced. Several well known ledges will be crossed by, the projected tinnel of. 2,500 feet. Specimens from each of these will he sent to.New York. The editor augura the commencement of a new era in mining operations in Silver Monutain district. ‘ Amador County— The Dispaich of 19th inst., says: Coney & Co. on last Friday evening started their anill with sixteen stamps with four of Prater’s coucentrators. Ths parties reported to have purchased this company’s interest, several weeks ago, failed to comply with the terms of their agreenient, From the Ledger we learn that the Oak Hill copper niining conipany—first sonth extension of the Newton—have resumed work with good prospects. The rock taken from the Kennedy lode, near town, is now heing crushed at the Coney will, and"pays bandsomely. The same paper says: The anriferous tale mines of Amador are likely to prove a valuahle investment. The north extensions ‘of the original loeations, the Mount Echo and Mohawk, bave been sunk to a depth of twentytwo Iset'and show a lode of pay rock of an average width of ten feet. ‘I'be last six or eight Iset sbowing a decided improvement iu the quality of the ore,nnd much free gold is vistble—not unfrequently being found in pieces of from one to several dollars in yalue. Butte County— It is said that a San Francisco company is negotiating with parties owning extensive “claims on the Smartsville road,nearly opposite the Empire Ranch. ‘T'o obtain a fall they propose to construct a tunnel scventeeu hundred feet in length, at an estimated cost of one hundred thousaud dollars; and before the claim can he properly opened, an expenditure of at least $700,000 will be necessary. ‘be parties now owning ask $550,000. Galaveras County-The Copperopolis Courter of 12th inst., says: The quartz mill of Mr MeGlyon, near San Andreas, is completed, and is now engaged on cement ground and tailings, which pay about ten dollars to the ton. William Irvine is about to erect a mill on bis claim at El Dorado. Tbe Kentuck company have resumed operations in their new shaft, with excellsnt prospects. At » depth of only twenty feet the lead is three feet wide and appsars to be rapidly consolidating, the indications are eonsidered most flattering.” ‘Union. ‘fraction of ten dollars a ton. ‘The two ledges under that nams are between ‘other $2.000 ; another $2,300, and others less, ‘witb a glorious prospect ahead. yet on the Blue Lead. Give Winkng and Scientitic Press. Colusa County-5.43 The Sun says: ‘“ Mr. Hardenhorg sent out this week a steam engine, to he used in horing for oil on bis claim on Bear creek. He has heen boring for several montbs by hand and Fresno County— ’ A diseovery of a rich quartz vein was lotely made on the head of Coarse Gold gulch, about six miles southeast of MeKeamer’s ‘store, in Fresno cnunty, by Colonel Jolin Moss and William Sherer, ol San Francisco. Maehivery Lake County— = It is said that the company owning tbe borax mines in Lake county, have made -extensive preparations for taking out large quantities of borax this season. This mineral is dug in erystalized masses from the bottom of Clear Lake, where it is deposited by springs. A large movnble coffer dam is sank in eertain parts of the Lake, whieh, on beiug pumped dry, allows the workmen to seareh the muddy bottom for borax erystals.— Grass Valley Monterey County— The Gazelle says that, einnabar from n new mine recently discovered in the San Bonito mining district,on whatis called tbe Clear Creek ledge, located about sixty-five miles from San Juan, is as rieh as any that was ever excavated at the New Almaden mines in Santa Clara county. The ledge is ahout eight feet wide. Operations will hs immediately put on’ foot for the erectiou of suitable smelting works, etc. Nevada County— Lhe Gazelle says: A crushing of ten tons of rock from the Mammoth ledge, situated a short distance abovs tbe Oriental mill, was eleaned up last Friday, and yielded within a The free gold ouly was saved. The rock can be taken oat, hauled and crushed in an ordinary mill, at an expense not excesdiug five dollars a ton. We visited ths Camanche“ mine, yesterday, and were favorahly impressed, not only with the locntion of ths ledge but the appearance of the rock, and the prospeet Pate therefrom. the Sneath & Clay ledge and the Mohawk, aud parallel with them. The Transcript says : The mills in Little York township are driving ahead night and day. The cenient that is taken out is exceedingly rich. One of the companies clenned up last week $6,380; dnMallory & Co., at You Bet, struck rich cement in their claims—richer than any found It extends the entire length nnd depth of the lead as far as could be examined. ‘Thousands of dollars of gold can be seen. The Grass Valley Union bas the following items : It is ramored that the celebrated Star Spangled Banner mine, situated at Nevada, has been sold to San Francisco parties for $100,000. This mine is one of the recent discoveries and is among the most promising in the county. We yesterday saw some very fine looking rock, taken from the Utah mine, It was hrilliant with particles of fine gold and sulphurets, The ledge shows a, thickness of between eight and twelve inches. -It is ove of the most promising mines in this section. A rich deposit of gold was struck on Saturday last in the Yellow Diamond ledge. This lead, says the Transcript, is located about three-quarters of a mile heyond Chapman’s ranch, on Rock ravine, near Rush creek. It was first located in 1858, and a pocket was found from which $6,000 was takeu. A Nevadan invested some $40u in-alead a few weeks ago, and paid as much more for assessments. On Saturday last he was offered the suin of $13,000 for his interest. He refused to sell, helieving if he held on awhils he could get $20,000 or $30,000. The Eureka Company at Grass Valley, clenned up 2,300 ounces of gold, worth about $36,800. This was after a run of two weeks. The mine wasrecently sold for $400,000. The mill will be stopped for a time for the introduction of new and improved maebinery. The plocer claims in Nevada county are not worked out yet. The Manzanita Hrll claim turned ont $1,200 last week, and the Lost Hill claim yielded at the first clean up $7,000. Many claims at Gold Flat are paying rich. Excristor.—The Dutch Flat Hrquirer of. May 17th, closes an article on, this district thus : No douht seems now to exist in tbe minds of any,as to the extent, stability, and fabulous richness of the mines iu this section. Noue of the quartz mills are running ut present, but will start.up ahout the first of next month. The Marysville Appeal of the 19th, says: The rush of gold-honters will he unpuralleled in this county. The city can bo built in a ‘fourth of a century. day, but the mines eannot be developed ina ‘bere will then he a eity of eopsumers, and how long will capital and enterprise withstand the pressure? hers will be a permanent and flourishing city at ths Summit, but not this year. Ninety-nineof the one hnndred of people who go thers will come away disappointed. A. correspondent of the Slars and Stripes says “ths first of June will be early enough to go.” ‘There was four feet of snow at Meadow .Laks on May Lith. A Mr. Harrison, of San Franciseo, was daily besieged at bis hotel witb applications for the erection upon this or that mine, of his 20-stamp mill, now on the way. Placer County— The Herald bas theas items : ' The ledge of the Good Friday Compony, owned by Mr. Wahlgren and his partner, is only about two inches thick, hut very rich. One day last week, they took out $1,400 in one hour’s labor. The Wells’ quartz claim, four miles north of Auburn, has recently turned out some splendid roek. Although not rieh in speeimens, gold bearing sulphursts and fine gold ore liberally disseminated through it. We are pleased to learn that there is a prospect of a mill going up on thisledge during the summer. One ton of rock from the Taylor lead has been sent to San Francisco for trial. he shaft is now down between thirty and forty feet. ; A. sluice-robbing Indian was killed a few days ago, at Gold Run, by n torpedo, placed to prevent such depredations. Due notice had been published in the Enquirer that ths ininers were resorting to this expedient. ‘This had been effective ns regards “ white” robbsrs. Sacramento County— The Union has seen some fine specimens of ore Irom the Jersey Gold mine at White Roek. A shaft bas been put into the mine to the depth of two hundred feet, and the ore taken from it has averaged $50 to the ton. tion of the owners to erecta mill at once, Santa Clara County-New Artwapen.—There are now about thirteen hundred men engaged in mining. reducing ore, sorting, and other work, at the quicksilver mines. Tbe company have recently erected new and very extensive reduction works on an approved plan. Sierra County— A correspondent of the Union, writing from Downieville May 13th, says : Numerons gald bearing ledges have heen taken np and recorded, and ‘some prospected proved good. A New. York capitnlist has invested in oueou Mount Pindus. * * A ledge of sppposed vast richness, containing gold, silver and copper,.has been located half way on the line between here and Meadow Lake. It assays, iu gold and silver, $48 to the ton of 2,000 pounds, and the copper isa big item. The gold is contained in a yellow sul. phuret of copper. The miners in Star Valley District had a meeting on May 10th, for the purpase of altsring the By-Laws. Tulare County— The Times of May 18th, says: We receive from all parts of the neighboriug mining regions the most encouraging accounts. Nearly all the mills at Clear Creek ars at work witb profitahle results, and tbe mines continne to improve as they are developed. Bigler & Co.’s mill is nearly completed. The Joe Walker lead is proving extremely rich. The shaft is down 64 feet, and the rock improves continually. The new district known as the Piuteis attracting much attention. .A sale of one lead, unopeped, is reported lor $50,000. ‘Tbe old Mammoth lead, near Kernville, famous some years ago for its extent and richness, bas been purchased by a San Francisco company, who are prosecuting the work with energy and system. Kelso cafion is heginning to attract cap: ital and work. One mill is already up, and another under way, if not already latd down. The Long ‘Tom is reported to exceed anything yet discovered, as to the size of the lead and the richness of the rock. ‘The vein is six feet thick, and permeated with free gold, plain to the naked eye, throughout. The Inyo correspondent of the Visalia Delta says + Prospects brighten daily, and our miners and mill owners ure in high spirits. Captain Paul's mill will ran next week. The New York Silver Lead company are getting out wonderfully rich rock. Mr. Dort’s New York company’s mill has just passed here from Log Angeles, and another large mill is on the way for the same locality. ‘The Oro Fino company will soon have a fine 20-stamp mill in operation. The Fish Spring district is coming ont, some of their rock recently worked giving $178 per ton. . an average of over $200 to the ton. It is the inten-' Tuolumne County-A, correspondent of the Courier, writing from Uniontown, Sugar Pine Disirict, May 15th, says that Comstock's mill will eommence work again in a day ortwo. The Waterhouse placer elaim cleaned up 29 ounces last week. The Excelsior commenced work yesterday; tbey are down 380 feet, and will go 200 deeper, The last clean-up of the Mount Vernon sbowed The sbaft is 200 feet eeep. ‘Thirty men are at work. The town of Sonorn is “ looking up.” Dayton NEVADA. The Lyon county Sentinel of 19th instant says— Ybe prospects for the ensning summer in Dayton ars very good. Onr mills are all in operation, aud every ons desiring it ean procure remunerative employment. Mr. Henley vee about to visit the Hust for the pnrpose of dige posing of his’ mineralogical eabinet, spoken of by the Sentinel as being the most valnahle and eomplete in the State, containing over fifteen thousand specimens. Reese River— A correspondent of ths Revet/le, writing from a new district in Nye County, ealled Silver Bend, says: . Timber is very nbundant, but wnter rather scarce. The mines are very nccessible ; teams can drive to the ore. The veins, tor richness and size surpass anything yet disecvered’ I have had on assay trom one of them whieh yielded $1,100 and over. I havo had rock worked from another which yielded by mill working $2,600, The same paper of 16th inst., says : We learn that the Providential vein isimproving in appearance and character as depth is attained. An assay of a portion of its basest ore, just made by J. R. Murphy, of the National Bunk assay offics, yielded $49 of silver. The fins new 20-stap mill of the Manhattan Company was set in motion yesterday. It is not yet completed, but lacks its improved furnacss and new amulgnmating room, which are in course of construetion. We learn that the bonds obtained hy means of the mortgage on the property of the Kaystone S. M. Co., had been converted into lunds to meet all liahilities here, as well as to proseente work on the mines belonging to the company. Ws nre informed that richer ore than ever before found in the vein is being exlnbited in the Metacom, and the eplendid devel-" opments in the Yankee Blade lust week, ull eombine to insure.a prosperous future for that section. Some,.of 19th, speaks of a communication received from ths Superintendent of the Sterling Company's Mill, at Kingston, and says : The writer gives the result of the working nt that mill of eigbt tons of ore from the Brown ledge in that district, as follows: Silver, $334.76 ; gold, $57.64; total, $392.40; or au average yield in gold and silver per ton of the value of $49.04. * * And he concludes by stating on the authority of one of the owners of the Brown ledge,that there are over 300 tons of the same quality of ore on hand, and an extensive quantity in sight. From the Nye County (ews, of the 12th inst., ws condense the following : Assays sbown to us tron the croppings of three ledges in Crescent City Canyon, are, respsctively, perton: Flershiem, $178.47; Belvidere, $154.79; Galena, $18.95. These ledges average over five feet in widtb, and were located by M. T. Joice, for himself, Hyman, and others, The Mt. Vernon Co., Mammoth district, are sinking a shaft seven by nine feet in the clear. Some four hundred odd feet east of the shaft, a tunnel is bsing run, which will intersect it at a preat depth. ‘The tunnel is already in over one hundred feet, and.it is prohnble that it will be used chiefly for drainage. Gen. Rosecrans is the general agent for tbe Co, and is expected to arrive ina few days. The Succor mill is ruuping steadily, and gives good satisfaction. Correspondence of same paper, from Weston, in Mammoth district, says of the Branch Mint lode: It isa hlind lode, two feet wide, with eight or ten inches of.as rich ore as any yet. found in Mammoth,Jt was acoidentally discovered in working the Krie,a few days since, and has heen opened to a depth of only three feet hy eight Icet in length, from which small space several tons of as rich looking ore as Nevada can produce, has been extracted. Ot.tbe Erie, in the same series, (Ontario) : It. is of great power, heing over six feet from wall to wall, with three and a half feet of very tich ore. Correspondence of same, from Washington, Nye county, May 10th, says : Business is beginning to look up with us. I

326 Dining Summary. : , CALIFORNIA. Alpine County— The Monitor Gazette of 19th inst., has the following items + _ Ths Active S.M & T. Co., will soon commence operations. ‘The Morning Star eompony are drifting on their ledge, intending to . énen another chimney nhout 250 feet from the . Oe first strnck. They have less than 100 feet lig tolbe,pabup at once to make now to reach thatchimney, and ars finding good ore all the way. Work on ths American is prosecuted night and day. A flume bas been built to earry the creek water past the shaft, and the pumps now keep all clear. The workmen on ths Eastern Slope tunnel, strock a body of water which caused a cave, and they have tbis week been busy timbering up preparatory to cutting through into tbe ledgs. ‘ ‘The hig cave in the casing of the Winchester ledge bas been cleared out. The Mullan G. & S. M. Co., broke ground’ ot Thursday for a shaft tobe sunk to a deptb. of oue hundred feet below the level of the tuanel at the potnt where the ledgs was cut. At this point, only thirty feet below the surface, . ore is found of good quality. ' . From ths Silver Mountain Bulletin of May 12th, ws condense the following : + Work is progressing rapidly iu tbe. tnnnel of the Calitornia & Illinois company, in Raymond district. Ventilating pipes have. been introduced. ih eaiincanetice> Doct. Pilkington, as agent for an Hastern company, is about ‘eommencing a double track tunnel, tor the purpose of eutting the Desperado and Atlantic ledges: i The ledgs in the Pennsylvania company’s claim is uow ten feet in thickness, and has a splendid gouge—indicating a perfect ledge. They are nowrunning in the easing on the east side, and parallel with the ledge, and will cut it after running some thirty-five leet further. Tbs, Washington company’s mine is still closed to the public. The editor of the Bui letin says, however, “we are informed that a short time only will elapse before tbe world will know all.” 4 _One thousand feet in the Honsst John-lode, situated in Senndinavian Cajon, Silvsr Mountain district, was.sold a few days ago to a company of New York capitalists. Tbe claim is named the Atlantic. Work has already been commenced. Several well known ledges will be crossed by, the projected tinnel of. 2,500 feet. Specimens from each of these will he sent to.New York. The editor augura the commencement of a new era in mining operations in Silver Monutain district. ‘ Amador County— The Dispaich of 19th inst., says: Coney & Co. on last Friday evening started their anill with sixteen stamps with four of Prater’s coucentrators. Ths parties reported to have purchased this company’s interest, several weeks ago, failed to comply with the terms of their agreenient, From the Ledger we learn that the Oak Hill copper niining conipany—first sonth extension of the Newton—have resumed work with good prospects. The rock taken from the Kennedy lode, near town, is now heing crushed at the Coney will, and"pays bandsomely. The same paper says: The anriferous tale mines of Amador are likely to prove a valuahle investment. The north extensions ‘of the original loeations, the Mount Echo and Mohawk, bave been sunk to a depth of twentytwo Iset'and show a lode of pay rock of an average width of ten feet. ‘I'be last six or eight Iset sbowing a decided improvement iu the quality of the ore,nnd much free gold is vistble—not unfrequently being found in pieces of from one to several dollars in yalue. Butte County— It is said that a San Francisco company is negotiating with parties owning extensive “claims on the Smartsville road,nearly opposite the Empire Ranch. ‘T'o obtain a fall they propose to construct a tunnel scventeeu hundred feet in length, at an estimated cost of one hundred thousaud dollars; and before the claim can he properly opened, an expenditure of at least $700,000 will be necessary. ‘be parties now owning ask $550,000. Galaveras County-The Copperopolis Courter of 12th inst., says: The quartz mill of Mr MeGlyon, near San Andreas, is completed, and is now engaged on cement ground and tailings, which pay about ten dollars to the ton. William Irvine is about to erect a mill on bis claim at El Dorado. Tbe Kentuck company have resumed operations in their new shaft, with excellsnt prospects. At » depth of only twenty feet the lead is three feet wide and appsars to be rapidly consolidating, the indications are eonsidered most flattering.” ‘Union. ‘fraction of ten dollars a ton. ‘The two ledges under that nams are between ‘other $2.000 ; another $2,300, and others less, ‘witb a glorious prospect ahead. yet on the Blue Lead. Give Winkng and Scientitic Press. Colusa County-5.43 The Sun says: ‘“ Mr. Hardenhorg sent out this week a steam engine, to he used in horing for oil on bis claim on Bear creek. He has heen boring for several montbs by hand and Fresno County— ’ A diseovery of a rich quartz vein was lotely made on the head of Coarse Gold gulch, about six miles southeast of MeKeamer’s ‘store, in Fresno cnunty, by Colonel Jolin Moss and William Sherer, ol San Francisco. Maehivery Lake County— = It is said that the company owning tbe borax mines in Lake county, have made -extensive preparations for taking out large quantities of borax this season. This mineral is dug in erystalized masses from the bottom of Clear Lake, where it is deposited by springs. A large movnble coffer dam is sank in eertain parts of the Lake, whieh, on beiug pumped dry, allows the workmen to seareh the muddy bottom for borax erystals.— Grass Valley Monterey County— The Gazelle says that, einnabar from n new mine recently discovered in the San Bonito mining district,on whatis called tbe Clear Creek ledge, located about sixty-five miles from San Juan, is as rieh as any that was ever excavated at the New Almaden mines in Santa Clara county. The ledge is ahout eight feet wide. Operations will hs immediately put on’ foot for the erectiou of suitable smelting works, etc. Nevada County— Lhe Gazelle says: A crushing of ten tons of rock from the Mammoth ledge, situated a short distance abovs tbe Oriental mill, was eleaned up last Friday, and yielded within a The free gold ouly was saved. The rock can be taken oat, hauled and crushed in an ordinary mill, at an expense not excesdiug five dollars a ton. We visited ths Camanche“ mine, yesterday, and were favorahly impressed, not only with the locntion of ths ledge but the appearance of the rock, and the prospeet Pate therefrom. the Sneath & Clay ledge and the Mohawk, aud parallel with them. The Transcript says : The mills in Little York township are driving ahead night and day. The cenient that is taken out is exceedingly rich. One of the companies clenned up last week $6,380; dnMallory & Co., at You Bet, struck rich cement in their claims—richer than any found It extends the entire length nnd depth of the lead as far as could be examined. ‘Thousands of dollars of gold can be seen. The Grass Valley Union bas the following items : It is ramored that the celebrated Star Spangled Banner mine, situated at Nevada, has been sold to San Francisco parties for $100,000. This mine is one of the recent discoveries and is among the most promising in the county. We yesterday saw some very fine looking rock, taken from the Utah mine, It was hrilliant with particles of fine gold and sulphurets, The ledge shows a, thickness of between eight and twelve inches. -It is ove of the most promising mines in this section. A rich deposit of gold was struck on Saturday last in the Yellow Diamond ledge. This lead, says the Transcript, is located about three-quarters of a mile heyond Chapman’s ranch, on Rock ravine, near Rush creek. It was first located in 1858, and a pocket was found from which $6,000 was takeu. A Nevadan invested some $40u in-alead a few weeks ago, and paid as much more for assessments. On Saturday last he was offered the suin of $13,000 for his interest. He refused to sell, helieving if he held on awhils he could get $20,000 or $30,000. The Eureka Company at Grass Valley, clenned up 2,300 ounces of gold, worth about $36,800. This was after a run of two weeks. The mine wasrecently sold for $400,000. The mill will be stopped for a time for the introduction of new and improved maebinery. The plocer claims in Nevada county are not worked out yet. The Manzanita Hrll claim turned ont $1,200 last week, and the Lost Hill claim yielded at the first clean up $7,000. Many claims at Gold Flat are paying rich. Excristor.—The Dutch Flat Hrquirer of. May 17th, closes an article on, this district thus : No douht seems now to exist in tbe minds of any,as to the extent, stability, and fabulous richness of the mines iu this section. Noue of the quartz mills are running ut present, but will start.up ahout the first of next month.

The Marysville Appeal of the 19th, says: The rush of gold-honters will he unpuralleled in this county. The city can bo built in a ‘fourth of a century. day, but the mines eannot be developed ina ‘bere will then he a eity of eopsumers, and how long will capital and enterprise withstand the pressure? hers will be a permanent and flourishing city at ths Summit, but not this year. Ninety-nineof the one hnndred of people who go thers will come away disappointed. A. correspondent of the Slars and Stripes says “ths first of June will be early enough to go.” ‘There was four feet of snow at Meadow .Laks on May Lith. A Mr. Harrison, of San Franciseo, was daily besieged at bis hotel witb applications for the erection upon this or that mine, of his 20-stamp mill, now on the way. Placer County— The Herald bas theas items : ' The ledge of the Good Friday Compony, owned by Mr. Wahlgren and his partner, is only about two inches thick, hut very rich. One day last week, they took out $1,400 in one hour’s labor. The Wells’ quartz claim, four miles north of Auburn, has recently turned out some splendid roek. Although not rieh in speeimens, gold bearing sulphursts and fine gold ore liberally disseminated through it. We are pleased to learn that there is a prospect of a mill going up on thisledge during the summer. One ton of rock from the Taylor lead has been sent to San Francisco for trial. he shaft is now down between thirty and forty feet. ; A. sluice-robbing Indian was killed a few days ago, at Gold Run, by n torpedo, placed to prevent such depredations. Due notice had been published in the Enquirer that ths ininers were resorting to this expedient. ‘This had been effective ns regards “ white” robbsrs. Sacramento County— The Union has seen some fine specimens of ore Irom the Jersey Gold mine at White Roek. A shaft bas been put into the mine to the depth of two hundred feet, and the ore taken from it has averaged $50 to the ton. tion of the owners to erecta mill at once, Santa Clara County-New Artwapen.—There are now about thirteen hundred men engaged in mining. reducing ore, sorting, and other work, at the quicksilver mines. Tbe company have recently erected new and very extensive reduction works on an approved plan. Sierra County— A correspondent of the Union, writing from Downieville May 13th, says : Numerons gald bearing ledges have heen taken np and recorded, and ‘some prospected proved good. A New. York capitnlist has invested in oueou Mount Pindus. * * A ledge of sppposed vast richness, containing gold, silver and copper,.has been located half way on the line between here and Meadow Lake. It assays, iu gold and silver, $48 to the ton of 2,000 pounds, and the copper isa big item. The gold is contained in a yellow sul. phuret of copper. The miners in Star Valley District had a meeting on May 10th, for the purpase of altsring the By-Laws. Tulare County— The Times of May 18th, says: We receive from all parts of the neighboriug mining regions the most encouraging accounts. Nearly all the mills at Clear Creek ars at work witb profitahle results, and tbe mines continne to improve as they are developed. Bigler & Co.’s mill is nearly completed. The Joe Walker lead is proving extremely rich. The shaft is down 64 feet, and the rock improves continually. The new district known as the Piuteis attracting much attention. .A sale of one lead, unopeped, is reported lor $50,000. ‘Tbe old Mammoth lead, near Kernville, famous some years ago for its extent and richness, bas been purchased by a San Francisco company, who are prosecuting the work with energy and system. Kelso cafion is heginning to attract cap: ital and work. One mill is already up, and another under way, if not already latd down. The Long ‘Tom is reported to exceed anything yet discovered, as to the size of the lead and the richness of the rock. ‘The vein is six feet thick, and permeated with free gold, plain to the naked eye, throughout. The Inyo correspondent of the Visalia Delta says + Prospects brighten daily, and our miners and mill owners ure in high spirits. Captain Paul's mill will ran next week. The New York Silver Lead company are getting out wonderfully rich rock. Mr. Dort’s New York company’s mill has just passed here from Log Angeles, and another large mill is on the way for the same locality. ‘The Oro Fino company will soon have a fine 20-stamp mill in operation. The Fish Spring district is coming ont, some of their rock recently worked giving $178 per ton. . an average of over $200 to the ton. It is the inten-' Tuolumne County-A, correspondent of the Courier, writing from Uniontown, Sugar Pine Disirict, May 15th, says that Comstock's mill will eommence work again in a day ortwo. The Waterhouse placer elaim cleaned up 29 ounces last week. The Excelsior commenced work yesterday; tbey are down 380 feet, and will go 200 deeper, The last clean-up of the Mount Vernon sbowed The sbaft is 200 feet eeep. ‘Thirty men are at work. The town of Sonorn is “ looking up.” Dayton NEVADA. The Lyon county Sentinel of 19th instant says— Ybe prospects for the ensning summer in Dayton ars very good. Onr mills are all in operation, aud every ons desiring it ean procure remunerative employment. Mr. Henley vee about to visit the Hust for the pnrpose of dige posing of his’ mineralogical eabinet, spoken of by the Sentinel as being the most valnahle and eomplete in the State, containing over fifteen thousand specimens. Reese River— A correspondent of ths Revet/le, writing from a new district in Nye County, ealled Silver Bend, says: . Timber is very nbundant, but wnter rather scarce. The mines are very nccessible ; teams can drive to the ore. The veins, tor richness and size surpass anything yet disecvered’ I have had on assay trom one of them whieh yielded $1,100 and over. I havo had rock worked from another which yielded by mill working $2,600, The same paper of 16th inst., says : We learn that the Providential vein isimproving in appearance and character as depth is attained. An assay of a portion of its basest ore, just made by J. R. Murphy, of the National Bunk assay offics, yielded $49 of silver. The fins new 20-stap mill of the Manhattan Company was set in motion yesterday. It is not yet completed, but lacks its improved furnacss and new amulgnmating room, which are in course of construetion. We learn that the bonds obtained hy means of the mortgage on the property of the Kaystone S. M. Co., had been converted into lunds to meet all liahilities here, as well as to proseente work on the mines belonging to the company. Ws nre informed that richer ore than ever before found in the vein is being exlnbited in the Metacom, and the eplendid devel-" opments in the Yankee Blade lust week, ull eombine to insure.a prosperous future for that section. Some,.of 19th, speaks of a communication received from ths Superintendent of the Sterling Company's Mill, at Kingston, and says : The writer gives the result of the working nt that mill of eigbt tons of ore from the Brown ledge in that district, as follows: Silver, $334.76 ; gold, $57.64; total, $392.40; or au average yield in gold and silver per ton of the value of $49.04. * * And he concludes by stating on the authority of one of the owners of the Brown ledge,that there are over 300 tons of the same quality of ore on hand, and an extensive quantity in sight. From the Nye County (ews, of the 12th inst., ws condense the following : Assays sbown to us tron the croppings of three ledges in Crescent City Canyon, are, respsctively, perton: Flershiem, $178.47; Belvidere, $154.79; Galena, $18.95. These ledges average over five feet in widtb, and were located by M. T. Joice, for himself, Hyman, and others, The Mt. Vernon Co., Mammoth district, are sinking a shaft seven by nine feet in the clear. Some four hundred odd feet east of the shaft, a tunnel is bsing run, which will intersect it at a preat depth. ‘The tunnel is already in over one hundred feet, and.it is prohnble that it will be used chiefly for drainage. Gen. Rosecrans is the general agent for tbe Co, and is expected to arrive ina few days. The Succor mill is ruuping steadily, and gives good satisfaction. Correspondence of same paper, from Weston, in Mammoth district, says of the Branch Mint lode: It isa hlind lode, two feet wide, with eight or ten inches of.as rich ore as any yet. found in Mammoth,Jt was acoidentally discovered in working the Krie,a few days since, and has heen opened to a depth of only three feet hy eight Icet in length, from which small space several tons of as rich looking ore as Nevada can produce, has been extracted. Ot.tbe Erie, in the same series, (Ontario) : It. is of great power, heing over six feet from wall to wall, with three and a half feet of very tich ore. Correspondence of same, from Washington, Nye county, May 10th, says : Business is beginning to look up with us. I