Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

38 Mining Summary. CALIFORNIA. Sasta.—A correspondent of the Sacramento Union spsake as follows of the quartz wining prospects of Shasta county: With a thorough acquaintance and experience in placer mining for fifteen years, in all its vrrious branches, and backed generally with success, and with as full experience in prospecting, not working, quartz as any one, having had more} nor less to do with quartz in most nf the southern and some of ths middie connties, having been north, long in Washoe, and now here, and I} believe further developments, not long distant, will bear me ont in the assertion that nowhere have I seen any locality nffering more flattering inducements than this vicinity for the investment of capital, whether yon look to the character, extent and richness of the surface placer mines ; to the result of mills now io operation here, above’ all other places, are the majority of ledges heavily charged with the different characters of gold-bearing sulphates, and wherein iron is a principal ingredient, in ali imaginable combinations; to such an ex~ tent do sulphates prevail, in many instances as to be the predominant material in weight and bulk ; thus, at the very outset requiring a character of machinery and process lor working, with corresponding means and experience, far above the capacity of miners hereabouts, and will continue an insuperable barrier to the development of mines that, with proper appliances and judicious management, would annually yield millions. si “ Thenld Jollie lode, now nwned and worked by a poupany nf practical English miners, at Maletowh, with an old worn-out, rickety 4stamp mill, with overshot water-wheel, —a vein from eight to fifteen inches thick, with very hard wall rock at the depth nf fortyfive or fifty feet, costing $12 to $15 per ton for quarrying—is, with no way of working sulphates at all, and noly copper plates for saving free gold (whilst the sulphates, which are very tich, constitute three-fourths of the body of the lode,) yielding from $60 to $80 per ton, and has yielded for all work done, over $50 per ton, free gold, np to this time, and is imprnviog as developed. The Hightand Company’s mill, near the head of Dutch Gulch, two miles from French Gulch, runniug eight stamps, is steadily yielding from $30 to $200 per ton. The Washington Company’s mill, on French Gulch, old and favorably known, is taking out very rich nre again. ‘The Baker Company, on the east fork of Clear Creek, is taking out fabulously rich ore, and crushing, with hand mortar, $100 to the ponnd. The Honeycomb Company’s mill, hydraulic power, on Hurdy-Gurdyville, is crashing, near the head of French Gulch, fine looking rock, Result not yet heard. Near Old Diggings, for two years past a Mexican has been constantly engaged pounding rock, has just erected an arastra, has been and ig supporting thereby a large family trom a large and well developed vein. Kelly & Co., just completing a mill at Lower Springs, a few days since obtained from scrapings in the bottom of the shaft in their lode, four dollars to the pan, while in every directiou daily new discoveries of rich croppings are being made by miners who are without means to test them by either work nr machinery, Where there is one sn called mill there should be fifty.” The Courier says that Mr. Rudolph Diotz is building a mill on Mill Creek, which, when completed, will be a source of profit to the nwners and citizens of the county, as well as something to be proud of. ‘The building is AO by 125 feet, one story high. Promas.—A correspondent nf the Quincy Union gives the following detail of mining uperations at Sawpit Flat : : Tae Comer Company.—This company has probably expended $15,000 in running a tunnel along the sonth line of the claims, and suspended operations nearly a year ago. The claims, of course, are not prospected, and, what is still worse, probably never will be while owned by the present company. Haote Company.—The Eagle Company has a fine largedump shed, and is nicely situated for work. About $12,000 has been expended in a tunnel and other improvements, and this is its first year in the channel. The company is working sixteen hands. The gravel prospects well, and next spring we may expect to hear good tidings from the Hagle. Fraxkuin Company.—This company took out last year $35,000 and it is expected to do as well, if not better, this year. ‘The company employs thirteen hands—four of these are employed in driving the niain tunnel back to see what old dame natnre has hidden away in the back part of this old banking house. ‘wo chaunels have been found in every claim at Sawpit Flat—the first or outside channel ie unprospected ; the second is good, and the Franklin is driving back in search of a third : fall below the figures of last year. The tunnel. Ghe Mining aul Scientific Breas. channel with many reasons to hope for snecess. Union Comrany.—This company took ont last’ year nearly $40,000—and it is expected the proceeds of theSe claims this year, will not and improvemeuts have not been made probably for less than $15,000. Sixteen hands are émployed in the claims. New Yorx Company.—-The tunnel and improvements have cost about $12,000. The tunnel was commenced ahont eighteen months ago, and isnow inthe channel. The claims will he opened and in a fair way for taking out gravel, prohably in two months from now. There is no doubt but these claims will give.a good account of themselves next spring. With the New York ends our catalogue of Sawpit Flat mining claims. Cataveras.-—The Copperopolis Cozrier of alate date speaks as follows of the mining interests of this connty : Within the past few months nnmerous quartz leads have been discovered in different parts of this couuty, and.the work of prospecting has been carried ou in the most lively manner. At Murphy’s, Angels, Freuch Camp, San Domingo, San Andreas, Vallecito, West Point, Campo Seco, Copperopolis, and other places, teads of promise have been discovered and are now being prospected with vigor. At Angels an unusual interest is being felt in the miues. Several companies are extracting rock for the mills now in operation (four in number), while numerous private partiesin that place and vicinity are quietly working their respective claims. At Carson Hill rich developments have recently heen made. Also in Salt Spring Valley. Itis said that the new mill at Augels is a paying institution, the rock from the claim on which it is situated averaging abont eighty dollars to the ton. Many of the claims in the vicinity of French Gulch seem to possess more than ordinary merit. They are small, hut make np in richness what they lack in size. Moreover, the cost of developing them is comparatively small, the formation through which they run beiug soft slate. The Hardy lead is one foot in thickness at a depth of twenty-five feet,and is becoming wider as the shalt descends; but if the lead isno wider at a greater depth, it is to be hoped it will be equally as rich as it is known to be nearer the surlace. A foot lead in soft slate, yielding from fifty to one hundred dollars to the ton,is valuable property. In afew years Calaveras county will be numbered among the first quartz mining counticsin the State. Indeed, we shall oot be surprised if it take the lead. Tuotunxe.—The following quartz mills are reported for the First Assessment District of Tnolumne county : Soulsby Mill; run by steam or water; 20 stamps, 4 pans; 40 horse power. Independence Mill; steam; 10 stamps; 25 horse power. . Confidence Mill; steam ; 10 stamps, 3 arastras ; 20 horse power. Bay State Mill; steam ; 5 stamps; 25 horse power. Green’s Mill; steam ;5 stamps and amalgamator ; 8 horse power. Wheeler & Thayer's Mill; 10 stamps, 2 pans; 20 horse power. Laurel Hill Mill; 10 stamps,2 pans; 20 horse power. . Lareo Mill; 10 stamps, 2 pans; 20 horse owe;r. Pirate Mill; 10 stamps, 2 arastras; 25 horse power. Grizzly Mill; 10 stamps, 2 pans; 25 horse power. Eureka Mining Company's Mill; 20 stamps, 3 pans; 40 horse power. Gilson Mill; 10 stamps, 1 arastra ; 20 horse power. Exeelsior Mill; 10 stamps ; 20 horse power. Monitor Mill; 10 stamps, 8 paus; 20 horse power. . Tuolumne Mouutain Gold and Silver Mining Company, (Buchanan Mill); 10 stainps, 20 horse power, Dr. Walker's Mill; 2 stamps ; 5 horse power. Robert Cash, smelting works for extracting gold, foven, battery, etc). Martrosa. —The Mariposa Free Press says: Reports from the Hamilton district coucerning copper prospects still continue to be favorable. Several thousand pounds of the metal have been smelted during the last two weeks at the works ready for shipment. Quite a little town is springing up in the locality of these works at James’ Ranch, which may eventually rival Copperopolis. HUMBOLDT. We learn from the Register that the Montezuma mine is looking as well as ever, and the deep work will soon be resumed. Meantime, the drifters are taking out ore which yields remarkably well under mill process. Sterling isgetting material together for the cement furnaces. The Webher mill, which has been removed . from Arabia, Trinity District, and erected on the Humboldt river, lately turned out sixty pounds of bullion. The old mill built by John C. Fall is being run by M. Torrey, and is now . workiug rock from the Manitewoe mine. Holt’s mill, in Winnemuck District, abont twenty-five miles north of Duan Glenn, is completed, and will start up ina few days. The Jersey, Montezuma and Dasey claims, in Trinity District, are taking out rock. The Jersey mine is now ‘second to none in . the connty. The Atchisons are putting shafts down at an unprecedented rate: ‘Twelve men constantly at work. Iu the perpendicular shaft, above the line of the Dunderberg incline, at a depth of sixty-five feet, they have struck the ledge,and have at that point a hody of fine ore three feet iu width. ‘he tunnel (taking the ledge endwise) is ninety feet in; the inclines (following the ledge down at different points) are kept on with—onebeing now 108 feet and the other 120 feet down. ‘his may be called prospecting a ledge to some purpose. NEVADA, The following figures are taken from the teports of the several Assessors of the counties indicated in the State of Nevada : : The Assessér of Humboldt says his connty has produced $100,000 of ballion during the year ending September 30th. The total yield of the Sheha mine is reported at $70,000, the ore averaging $140 per ton, The Assessor of Lander county, which includes the Reese River region, says that dnring the last six months 36,000 tons of ore have been reduced in his county, at an average cost of $75 per ton, and 10,000 tons have been taken out and laid by, to be reduced when the expense will not exceed $50. ‘Ihe number of miners is estimated at $1,000. ‘The county has three water-power quartz mills with thirty stamps in all; and sixteen steam quartz mills with 133 stamps. “The Surveyor and Assessor of Nye county, make a joint report in which they state that there are four qnartz mills in operatiou in the county, and four are being bnilt, one at the Murphy mine, T'win River District, to have forty stamps, and to cost $150,000. The number of miners is estimated at 500; the total product of buliion at $100,000. The cash working capital introduced within a year, is reported at $1,000,000. Justis Mine.—The Justis miue is said to be yielding a large amount of excellent ore at the present time. It is stated that 800 tons per nionth, that will work from $40 to $50 per ton, cau be extracted. ESMERALDA. John S. Mayhugh, Esq., furnishes the Virginia Enierprise with the following facts with regard to the mines of Bodie District : The Isahel shalt has uow reached to the depth of 176 feet, al which point the vein is lound to be five feet wide. The Osceola is now down to the distance of 216 feet, commencing on the surface with a ledge only ten inches thick, hut at the bottom of the shaft the veiu has increased to from five and a half to six feet in thickness. The New Mexico is 104 feet deep from the surface, with a splendid lode in view of sonie four feet thick. I will here remark that all the ledges in this district are decomposed, and these outcroppings do not show more than six or eight iuches of a ledge. They have struck rich ore in the Mary Ellen Ledge, at a depth of 200 feet. Bunker Hillis down upon the ledge 130 feet. The Magnet 120 fect, with a vein of pay ore at least three feet thick. Rockaway, fifty feet deep, has just struck good ore. 1n the New Mexico npper shaft, known as No. 2, the depth of 180 feet has been reached, from which point there is now being taken some of the richest ore that I have ever seeu in this seetion of the country. Osceola No. 2 is now excavated to the depth of 123 feet, in the bottom of which is fouuda very fine ledge of pay ore some four feet in thickness. The Tioga is down about 100 feet and opens out a splendid ledge. The New Mexico Tunnel has now reached the distance of 356 feet to the sonthwest through the main body of the hill, the end of which is 256 feet perpendicular from the surface. The Tioga Tunnel is 265 teet into the hluff, and from the surface 22% feet. The Isabel Tunnelis located on the north side of the bluff, and has now penetrated to the distance of 386 feet, and in its course through the hill has passed through some four fine-looking ledges of two anda half to four leet thick. When this tunnel shall have reached to the distance of 700 fect it will have cut through the lodes of several of the most important companies at nearly right angles, and at an average depth from the surface of 500 feet. The minesin this district have several advantages not usually fonnd connected with the working of silverores on the eastern slope. First, plenty of clear aud pure water. Second, the ore is all, or nearly so, decomposed, and thirty tons can be crushed with more ease, and in less time, and with less wear and tear to a mill than twenty or twenty-five tons of: ths average rock of Virginia or Esmeralda, which .is, to some extent, hard and flinty—at least it has been the experience of our smeralda mill men, who have crushed from both districts, Bodie and Esmeralda. : “Third and last and most important, is the easy accese to an inexhaustible amount of the finest timber for both building and {nel purposes at the foot of the Sierra Nevada monntains; at a distance of about eighteen or twenty miles. The immense amount of ore that can be taken from these mines will requirs at least stwo additional mills, of thirty stamps each. The Empire Company's inill, that has been ‘erected during the past summer, is situated at the northeast base of the bluff, in the valley lesdiug from Bodie 'té Aurora, and ahout 700 feet below their mines. The inside machinery of the millare sixteen heavy stamps, eight Wheeler pans, three separators, four copper Shaking-tahles (one to each hattery of four stainps), four copper concentrators, twelve vats for pulp—capacity of seven tons each. The mill crushes teu tons per day, which is all that the’ pans'can amalgamate, but with an increased number of pans:(which itis the intention of the company to put in), the capacity of the mill will be thirty tons per day. The millis now yieldinz fron: $12,000 to $15,000 per mouth, and the miping and milling of the ore costs $10 per ton, and is supplied from one ledge only—the Osceola; the ore from this ledge costsabout $1 75 per ton for mining,and there is euough of ore, by cubic measurement, in sight, above the 100-foot level, to run the present mill one yenr without any further ‘developments. Thirteen men are employed in the mill. x REESE RIVER. We condense from the Reese River Reveille as follows: We learn that new and important discoveries of inineral gronud have recently been made south ol Silver Peak District. The character of the ledges— whieh ramor pronounces very rich—and‘ their precise locality have not yet transpired, but we hope to be able to furnish the particulars in a few days. An instance of successful work is recorded, in the case of a lot of very rebellious ore taken from the Stephen A. Douglas mine aud worked at the Midas mill. he bullion was 960 fine, and exceeded 80 per cent. of the assay value of the ore. The Douglas ore bas long been é¢onsidered as among the most rebellious in the district and is nearly similar to the ore of the Providential. It is gratifying to know that our imost refractory ores can be mude to yield snch fine bullion, and that they only require to he treated in a proper and skillful manner. The Providential is situated on Lander Hill, and is being furnished with powerful hoisting apparatus. The Providential exhihits one of the largest and most promising ‘veins on the hill, and has suffered severely for lack of this mechanical force to develop its character. The Tesoro mine has lately been worked with great energy, and is now nearly 100 feet deep. The vein hes been penetrated lour feet without cutting through it. he ore seems to be of good character. The Drummond Ledge is located 200 yards north of the Empire will huilding in Yankee Blade Ravine. [tis a very large clhim, embracing 2,000 feet. An incline follows the course of the vein to the depth of thirty-two feet, exhibiting a handsome ledge fifteen inches thick, holding several strata of very rich chloride ore. For the amount of lator expended on the claim the owners are warranted in believing it one of the most promising mines iu the Yankee Blade hasin. The Winchell mine is situated about 400 yards north of Yankee Blade Ravine, and about half a mile from the Metacomet ledge in the adjoining district of Amador. It is believed to be an extension of the Metacomet. A shaft has heen sunk on the ledge to the depth of twenty-three feet, developing a ledge fully five feet thick. Although the ore obtained from the vein does not yield high assays of silver, nor would it pay the present cost of reduction in a custom mill, it is believed that when greater depth has been attained, it will prove a valuahle property. The Winchell belongs to the Austin Silver Mining Company, and is attached to the Colfax mill. Some rich ore has recently been taken out of the Girard, under charge of Mr. Joseph O'Neil. The old good repute of this claim is well borne out by the recent developmeuts. At adepth of eighty leet the vein is found to be near two feet in thickuess and hearing a fine quality of ore. It will probably require a depth of 200 feet to reach the sulphuret ore, but from the evidences shown by the richness aud size of the vein, the sulphurets will prove abundant and yaluahle when fonnd.

38 Mining Summary. CALIFORNIA. Sasta.—A correspondent of the Sacramento Union spsake as follows of the quartz wining prospects of Shasta county: With a thorough acquaintance and experience in placer mining for fifteen years, in all its vrrious branches, and backed generally with success, and with as full experience in prospecting, not working, quartz as any one, having had more} nor less to do with quartz in most nf the southern and some of ths middie connties, having been north, long in Washoe, and now here, and I} believe further developments, not long distant, will bear me ont in the assertion that nowhere have I seen any locality nffering more flattering inducements than this vicinity for the investment of capital, whether yon look to the character, extent and richness of the surface placer mines ; to the result of mills now io operation here, above’ all other places, are the majority of ledges heavily charged with the different characters of gold-bearing sulphates, and wherein iron is a principal ingredient, in ali imaginable combinations; to such an ex~ tent do sulphates prevail, in many instances as to be the predominant material in weight and bulk ; thus, at the very outset requiring a character of machinery and process lor working, with corresponding means and experience, far above the capacity of miners hereabouts, and will continue an insuperable barrier to the development of mines that, with proper appliances and judicious management, would annually yield millions. si “ Thenld Jollie lode, now nwned and worked by a poupany nf practical English miners, at Maletowh, with an old worn-out, rickety 4stamp mill, with overshot water-wheel, —a vein from eight to fifteen inches thick, with very hard wall rock at the depth nf fortyfive or fifty feet, costing $12 to $15 per ton for quarrying—is, with no way of working sulphates at all, and noly copper plates for saving free gold (whilst the sulphates, which are very tich, constitute three-fourths of the body of the lode,) yielding from $60 to $80 per ton, and has yielded for all work done, over $50 per ton, free gold, np to this time, and is imprnviog as developed. The Hightand Company’s mill, near the head of Dutch Gulch, two miles from French Gulch, runniug eight stamps, is steadily yielding from $30 to $200 per ton. The Washington Company’s mill, on French Gulch, old and favorably known, is taking out very rich nre again. ‘The Baker Company, on the east fork of Clear Creek, is taking out fabulously rich ore, and crushing, with hand mortar, $100 to the ponnd. The Honeycomb Company’s mill, hydraulic power, on Hurdy-Gurdyville, is crashing, near the head of French Gulch, fine looking rock, Result not yet heard. Near Old Diggings, for two years past a Mexican has been constantly engaged pounding rock, has just erected an arastra, has been and ig supporting thereby a large family trom a large and well developed vein. Kelly & Co., just completing a mill at Lower Springs, a few days since obtained from scrapings in the bottom of the shaft in their lode, four dollars to the pan, while in every directiou daily new discoveries of rich croppings are being made by miners who are without means to test them by either work nr machinery, Where there is one sn called mill there should be fifty.” The Courier says that Mr. Rudolph Diotz is building a mill on Mill Creek, which, when completed, will be a source of profit to the nwners and citizens of the county, as well as something to be proud of. ‘The building is AO by 125 feet, one story high. Promas.—A correspondent nf the Quincy Union gives the following detail of mining uperations at Sawpit Flat : : Tae Comer Company.—This company has probably expended $15,000 in running a tunnel along the sonth line of the claims, and suspended operations nearly a year ago. The claims, of course, are not prospected, and, what is still worse, probably never will be while owned by the present company. Haote Company.—The Eagle Company has a fine largedump shed, and is nicely situated for work. About $12,000 has been expended in a tunnel and other improvements, and this is its first year in the channel. The company is working sixteen hands. The gravel prospects well, and next spring we may expect to hear good tidings from the Hagle. Fraxkuin Company.—This company took out last year $35,000 and it is expected to do as well, if not better, this year. ‘The company employs thirteen hands—four of these are employed in driving the niain tunnel back to see what old dame natnre has hidden away in the back part of this old banking house. ‘wo chaunels have been found in every claim at Sawpit Flat—the first or outside channel ie unprospected ; the second is good, and the Franklin is driving back in search of a third : fall below the figures of last year. The tunnel. Ghe Mining aul Scientific Breas. channel with many reasons to hope for snecess. Union Comrany.—This company took ont last’ year nearly $40,000—and it is expected the proceeds of theSe claims this year, will not and improvemeuts have not been made probably for less than $15,000. Sixteen hands are émployed in the claims. New Yorx Company.—-The tunnel and improvements have cost about $12,000. The tunnel was commenced ahont eighteen months ago, and isnow inthe channel. The claims will he opened and in a fair way for taking out gravel, prohably in two months from now. There is no doubt but these claims will give.a good account of themselves next spring. With the New York ends our catalogue of Sawpit Flat mining claims. Cataveras.-—The Copperopolis Cozrier of alate date speaks as follows of the mining interests of this connty : Within the past few months nnmerous quartz leads have been discovered in different parts of this couuty, and.the work of prospecting has been carried ou in the most lively manner. At Murphy’s, Angels, Freuch Camp, San Domingo, San Andreas, Vallecito, West Point, Campo Seco, Copperopolis, and other places, teads of promise have been discovered and are now being prospected with vigor. At Angels an unusual interest is being felt in the miues. Several companies are extracting rock for the mills now in operation (four in number), while numerous private partiesin that place and vicinity are quietly working their respective claims. At Carson Hill rich developments have recently heen made. Also in Salt Spring Valley. Itis said that the new mill at Augels is a paying institution, the rock from the claim on which it is situated averaging abont eighty dollars to the ton. Many of the claims in the vicinity of French Gulch seem to possess more than ordinary merit. They are small, hut make np in richness what they lack in size. Moreover, the cost of developing them is comparatively small, the formation through which they run beiug soft slate. The Hardy lead is one foot in thickness at a depth of twenty-five feet,and is becoming wider as the shalt descends; but if the lead isno wider at a greater depth, it is to be hoped it will be equally as rich as it is known to be nearer the surlace. A foot lead in soft slate, yielding from fifty to one hundred dollars to the ton,is valuable property. In afew years Calaveras county will be numbered among the first quartz mining counticsin the State. Indeed, we shall oot be surprised if it take the lead. Tuotunxe.—The following quartz mills are reported for the First Assessment District of Tnolumne county : Soulsby Mill; run by steam or water; 20 stamps, 4 pans; 40 horse power. Independence Mill; steam; 10 stamps; 25 horse power. . Confidence Mill; steam ; 10 stamps, 3 arastras ; 20 horse power. Bay State Mill; steam ; 5 stamps; 25 horse power. Green’s Mill; steam ;5 stamps and amalgamator ; 8 horse power. Wheeler & Thayer's Mill; 10 stamps, 2 pans; 20 horse power. Laurel Hill Mill; 10 stamps,2 pans; 20 horse power. . Lareo Mill; 10 stamps, 2 pans; 20 horse owe;r. Pirate Mill; 10 stamps, 2 arastras; 25 horse power. Grizzly Mill; 10 stamps, 2 pans; 25 horse power. Eureka Mining Company's Mill; 20 stamps, 3 pans; 40 horse power. Gilson Mill; 10 stamps, 1 arastra ; 20 horse power. Exeelsior Mill; 10 stamps ; 20 horse power. Monitor Mill; 10 stamps, 8 paus; 20 horse power. . Tuolumne Mouutain Gold and Silver Mining Company, (Buchanan Mill); 10 stainps, 20 horse power, Dr. Walker's Mill; 2 stamps ; 5 horse power. Robert Cash, smelting works for extracting gold, foven, battery, etc). Martrosa. —The Mariposa Free Press says: Reports from the Hamilton district coucerning copper prospects still continue to be favorable. Several thousand pounds of the metal have been smelted during the last two weeks at the works ready for shipment. Quite a little town is springing up in the locality of these works at James’ Ranch, which may eventually rival Copperopolis. HUMBOLDT. We learn from the Register that the Montezuma mine is looking as well as ever, and the deep work will soon be resumed. Meantime, the drifters are taking out ore which yields remarkably well under mill process. Sterling isgetting material together for the cement furnaces. The Webher mill, which has been removed . from Arabia, Trinity District, and erected on the Humboldt river, lately turned out sixty pounds of bullion. The old mill built by John C. Fall is being run by M. Torrey, and is now . workiug rock from the Manitewoe mine. Holt’s mill, in Winnemuck District, abont twenty-five miles north of Duan Glenn, is completed, and will start up ina few days. The

Jersey, Montezuma and Dasey claims, in Trinity District, are taking out rock. The Jersey mine is now ‘second to none in . the connty. The Atchisons are putting shafts down at an unprecedented rate: ‘Twelve men constantly at work. Iu the perpendicular shaft, above the line of the Dunderberg incline, at a depth of sixty-five feet, they have struck the ledge,and have at that point a hody of fine ore three feet iu width. ‘he tunnel (taking the ledge endwise) is ninety feet in; the inclines (following the ledge down at different points) are kept on with—onebeing now 108 feet and the other 120 feet down. ‘his may be called prospecting a ledge to some purpose. NEVADA, The following figures are taken from the teports of the several Assessors of the counties indicated in the State of Nevada : : The Assessér of Humboldt says his connty has produced $100,000 of ballion during the year ending September 30th. The total yield of the Sheha mine is reported at $70,000, the ore averaging $140 per ton, The Assessor of Lander county, which includes the Reese River region, says that dnring the last six months 36,000 tons of ore have been reduced in his county, at an average cost of $75 per ton, and 10,000 tons have been taken out and laid by, to be reduced when the expense will not exceed $50. ‘Ihe number of miners is estimated at $1,000. ‘The county has three water-power quartz mills with thirty stamps in all; and sixteen steam quartz mills with 133 stamps. “The Surveyor and Assessor of Nye county, make a joint report in which they state that there are four qnartz mills in operatiou in the county, and four are being bnilt, one at the Murphy mine, T'win River District, to have forty stamps, and to cost $150,000. The number of miners is estimated at 500; the total product of buliion at $100,000. The cash working capital introduced within a year, is reported at $1,000,000. Justis Mine.—The Justis miue is said to be yielding a large amount of excellent ore at the present time. It is stated that 800 tons per nionth, that will work from $40 to $50 per ton, cau be extracted. ESMERALDA. John S. Mayhugh, Esq., furnishes the Virginia Enierprise with the following facts with regard to the mines of Bodie District : The Isahel shalt has uow reached to the depth of 176 feet, al which point the vein is lound to be five feet wide. The Osceola is now down to the distance of 216 feet, commencing on the surface with a ledge only ten inches thick, hut at the bottom of the shaft the veiu has increased to from five and a half to six feet in thickness. The New Mexico is 104 feet deep from the surface, with a splendid lode in view of sonie four feet thick. I will here remark that all the ledges in this district are decomposed, and these outcroppings do not show more than six or eight iuches of a ledge. They have struck rich ore in the Mary Ellen Ledge, at a depth of 200 feet. Bunker Hillis down upon the ledge 130 feet. The Magnet 120 fect, with a vein of pay ore at least three feet thick. Rockaway, fifty feet deep, has just struck good ore. 1n the New Mexico npper shaft, known as No. 2, the depth of 180 feet has been reached, from which point there is now being taken some of the richest ore that I have ever seeu in this seetion of the country. Osceola No. 2 is now excavated to the depth of 123 feet, in the bottom of which is fouuda very fine ledge of pay ore some four feet in thickness. The Tioga is down about 100 feet and opens out a splendid ledge. The New Mexico Tunnel has now reached the distance of 356 feet to the sonthwest through the main body of the hill, the end of which is 256 feet perpendicular from the surface. The Tioga Tunnel is 265 teet into the hluff, and from the surface 22% feet. The Isabel Tunnelis located on the north side of the bluff, and has now penetrated to the distance of 386 feet, and in its course through the hill has passed through some four fine-looking ledges of two anda half to four leet thick. When this tunnel shall have reached to the distance of 700 fect it will have cut through the lodes of several of the most important companies at nearly right angles, and at an average depth from the surface of 500 feet. The minesin this district have several advantages not usually fonnd connected with the working of silverores on the eastern slope. First, plenty of clear aud pure water. Second, the ore is all, or nearly so, decomposed, and thirty tons can be crushed with more ease, and in less time, and with less wear and tear to a mill than twenty or twenty-five tons of: ths average rock of Virginia or Esmeralda, which .is, to some extent, hard and flinty—at least it has been the experience of our smeralda mill men, who have crushed from both districts, Bodie and Esmeralda. : “Third and last and most important, is the easy accese to an inexhaustible amount of the finest timber for both building and {nel purposes at the foot of the Sierra Nevada monntains; at a distance of about eighteen or twenty miles. The immense amount of ore that can be taken from these mines will requirs at least stwo additional mills, of thirty stamps each. The Empire Company's inill, that has been ‘erected during the past summer, is situated at the northeast base of the bluff, in the valley lesdiug from Bodie 'té Aurora, and ahout 700 feet below their mines. The inside machinery of the millare sixteen heavy stamps, eight Wheeler pans, three separators, four copper Shaking-tahles (one to each hattery of four stainps), four copper concentrators, twelve vats for pulp—capacity of seven tons each. The mill crushes teu tons per day, which is all that the’ pans'can amalgamate, but with an increased number of pans:(which itis the intention of the company to put in), the capacity of the mill will be thirty tons per day. The millis now yieldinz fron: $12,000 to $15,000 per mouth, and the miping and milling of the ore costs $10 per ton, and is supplied from one ledge only—the Osceola; the ore from this ledge costsabout $1 75 per ton for mining,and there is euough of ore, by cubic measurement, in sight, above the 100-foot level, to run the present mill one yenr without any further ‘developments. Thirteen men are employed in the mill. x REESE RIVER. We condense from the Reese River Reveille as follows: We learn that new and important discoveries of inineral gronud have recently been made south ol Silver Peak District. The character of the ledges— whieh ramor pronounces very rich—and‘ their precise locality have not yet transpired, but we hope to be able to furnish the particulars in a few days. An instance of successful work is recorded, in the case of a lot of very rebellious ore taken from the Stephen A. Douglas mine aud worked at the Midas mill. he bullion was 960 fine, and exceeded 80 per cent. of the assay value of the ore. The Douglas ore bas long been é¢onsidered as among the most rebellious in the district and is nearly similar to the ore of the Providential. It is gratifying to know that our imost refractory ores can be mude to yield snch fine bullion, and that they only require to he treated in a proper and skillful manner. The Providential is situated on Lander Hill, and is being furnished with powerful hoisting apparatus. The Providential exhihits one of the largest and most promising ‘veins on the hill, and has suffered severely for lack of this mechanical force to develop its character. The Tesoro mine has lately been worked with great energy, and is now nearly 100 feet deep. The vein hes been penetrated lour feet without cutting through it. he ore seems to be of good character. The Drummond Ledge is located 200 yards north of the Empire will huilding in Yankee Blade Ravine. [tis a very large clhim, embracing 2,000 feet. An incline follows the course of the vein to the depth of thirty-two feet, exhibiting a handsome ledge fifteen inches thick, holding several strata of very rich chloride ore. For the amount of lator expended on the claim the owners are warranted in believing it one of the most promising mines iu the Yankee Blade hasin. The Winchell mine is situated about 400 yards north of Yankee Blade Ravine, and about half a mile from the Metacomet ledge in the adjoining district of Amador. It is believed to be an extension of the Metacomet. A shaft has heen sunk on the ledge to the depth of twenty-three feet, developing a ledge fully five feet thick. Although the ore obtained from the vein does not yield high assays of silver, nor would it pay the present cost of reduction in a custom mill, it is believed that when greater depth has been attained, it will prove a valuahle property. The Winchell belongs to the Austin Silver Mining Company, and is attached to the Colfax mill. Some rich ore has recently been taken out of the Girard, under charge of Mr. Joseph O'Neil. The old good repute of this claim is well borne out by the recent developmeuts. At adepth of eighty leet the vein is found to be near two feet in thickuess and hearing a fine quality of ore. It will probably require a depth of 200 feet to reach the sulphuret ore, but from the evidences shown by the richness aud size of the vein, the sulphurets will prove abundant and yaluahle when fonnd.