Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

The Mining and Scientific Press. ol now reuehed a depth of 240 feet, aod levels have been opened, one of whieh we explored, finling the vein strong and well defined thronzhoat. . cannot dren tis subject with. vut dropping just here a hint to future travelers, Whose interest and inelination lead them to desire the aequaintance of the miners of . Nevada eity,”"—1¢ is, just eer at the Union Hotel, Messrs. Faron and Williamson aro botb deeply interested in oining themselves, wud generally manage to keep round them sotne, at least, of the best practical miners in the countey. Por my own part, 1 shall never forget the evenings spent here, i company with Measra. Katon, Ilagadoru, Loeds, Peoton und others, wud never before did 1 xo fully renlize the sterling worth of elarueter and soci. . nbility of the trae California miner. Ou Wednesday morning 1 took leavo of thin very ayreeable company ut the Union, and returned to Grass Villey. Of my lurther expertence, more next week, Yours wauderingly, /D, oe Ee (Weltten for the Mining amt Scicntifle Pres] Blind Spring District, Mono County. hauxp Srring Diseaicr, i Partawies, December 29, 1865. t Messrs. Mvrrors :—Dut little has heen mentioned in tle public joarmls eoneerning the mines here. ‘his silen¢e has been eansed prineipnlly by the desire of those interested, to be first eertuin of the permanency und wealth of tho ledges before giving mueli publicity to the operatiuus going an, The Sierra Blanea Silver Mining eompany, an iucorporntinn formed in New York, and consisting of eomo of tho wealthiest merchauts there, the Fresident of which is 5. Ki. Low, Esq., dispatched Dr, A. F, W. Partz, a practical und well-exporienced mineralogist and ussayer, to this seetion of the country, to exuutine its mineral resources and Tteport thereon. After a thorongh investiga. tion, und testing tho rock by every known process, hig report was favoroble. ‘I'he President of the company visited it personally, aud tbe result was tho purclisonf x number of the best ledges at remunerative prices to the prospector. Among these, the Elmira, Cherokee, Jupiter, and Vulean are considered the best. From the first-mentioncd, a sbipmeut of ore sent to Naw York has created the liveliest excitement there, and has drawn the attention of capitalists to this portion of the lund of sage brusb and silver. In addition to their investment io the mines, the eompany also banght the entire Ifot Spring Vulley, u truct of land embracing about six hundred acres, situated in the immediate vicinity of their leads, At the bead of tho volley is the epring trom wheneo it takes its namie. With a capacity sullicient for any nuinber of mille, its value is almost incalenlable. In the immediato neighborhood are large tracts of wood-land, several of which ure owned by the company, and building material, in tbe shape of beautiful and easily-dressed etone, exists in large quantities; with these, ond many other udvantages, the purc.ase was a most judicious ooe, Already the site for a town bas been selected, and building is going on rapidly. An excellent hotel, stable, ealoons, and a store have been completed, besides the company’s offices aud the superinteudent’s residence, bey have their reduction works uearly finished, und are fnlly developing their many ledges, In additiou to tbesc operations, many others ore hard at work. ‘I'he: Diana lead, owned by Williams, Wickland, LaRue and others, is, without exaggeration, one of the richest on the Pacific slope. Witb ulittle 4-stamp mill, capable of crushing only about 1,500 pounds per twenty-four bours, they tako out on an average sixteen pounds of bullion a day,wvorth about eizht dollars 2 pound, Their tailings sbow from assay very uearly as . mueh, so impertect is the mauner of working the yock. ‘I'bo Merrimac, Mary Ann, Everett, Camanehe, I X L, Juuo, Chieftain, and a host of others, are proving very rieh as they are gone down on, ‘The best proof of the snccess of this distriet, is tho fact that tbere is not 2 man who desires work that is out of employment—either . working lor himself or for wages, which are of He laes tuling rates, and promptly paid in gold. ___ A. company, ineorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, havo purcbased the Cornueopia lode. ‘I'bis company consists of eome of the largest bankers und merchants in Philadelphia. Witb a capital of $1 ! glad tidings. supervision of their present eompetent officers, it will not be long before their mine will rank as high as any on the Comstoek ledge. They have just commenced operations, und will proeeed in a ghort timo to urect their works. It wos from this mino that the rock was taken whieli reeeived the first premium at the late State Fnir. The ore here from the various ledges exhibits a streng resemblance, eontaining enrbonate of copper ond lend, argentilerons gulenn, native silver, and hematite, From Silver Peak, whieli is sitpated some thirty miles from this pluee, we hear the same Murtin’s amill, of ten stamps, is taking out from $1,500 to $2,000 per day, ond when the uew one of forty stamps is eompleted, of eourse the yield will be imueuse, Montgomery, laying about seven miles aff, ig not doing so well. ‘This is owing to the fact of the mines, ns a general thing, being in the houds of purties who hnve not tho nocessary capital to work them. ‘hat it contains some reinarkably rich ledges there ean he no doubt, Hure is located the Oseeola, 1,100 pounds of the roek from which yielded in San ranciseo 34.200. Tho Bowman & Mitclicll, which has heen cnnstantly worked, eliowe a ledgo four feet in width—neurly two feet of it will pay aver $150 per ton. ‘fle Philadelphia, Mountain Qneen, and Brewster have also hoen sulliciently developed to prove their value, while of the Winneimucea, Unuelo Abu, Rhode Islund, aud a seore of others, there is no doubt. Several small mills huve been erected, but as tho rock is of a peenliur ebaracter, they do not succeed in saving niore than a stall proportiou of tbe preeions metals. All this district needs is eapital, and men who understand how to work tho ruck, to make it rank among tle best in the conntry. My letter is nlreudy growing too loag. Sbonld you desire it, at eome future timo, 1 will send you an necount of the distriets helow this place, as well ns keeping your renders posted on any new diseoveries here. xX. PWrltien for the Mining and Sclenttfie Pross.} Markleeville Correspondence, Markuevitie, Jan. lst, 1866. Messrs Entrorns: Ihave been waiting for some timo past for the spirit to move me, betore writing for the Press; but as the spirit /is not very active just now, owing, ina great mensure, to the extreme cold weather. I have concluded to write any way, and let the spirit move at some otber time, We have had some very cold weather in this part of the conntry, for several weeks past. The thermometer bas several tintes heeu as low as 10° below zero. We have had several enow storms,nnd the mountains are all covered over, and look as if they had pat on their winter robes, and crusted over, as if to guard against the fieree winds of winter. ‘The valleys and lowlands have heen eovered several times, but a few warm days have melted off the snow, and now it bas nearly all disappeared from off the level grouud. The old year hns passed away, but never to be forgotteu. Some of the most wonderful events that have ever transpired since the existence of our Government, ate conaccted with the past year, and will be hauded down in history to the latest time. Tbe New Year has made its appearanee, and the cbeering rays of Old Sol bespeak a brighter future. ‘I'he weather has beeome settled and clear, and the prospeets are that we ehall have au opeu wiuter and an carly spriug. OUR MINING INTERESTS Are looking up, and attracting considerable . . attention from ubroad, Several companies controlling Hastern capital, have. already eom-menced operations in our widst, aud many other astern companies are preparing to take hold early in the spring. From all appearances we shall bave good and lively times bere before the close of the present year, whether we shall have a change in the curreucy of our State or uot. \ THE ACTIVE.GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY Is ineorporated in New York, and have seut out mill machinery, under the cbarge of their Superintendent, ‘I. W. Collins, who is now making all the necessary arrangoments for ereeting a\mill at Mount Bullion, five miles above this plaee, early in the spring, This company are going to reduee ores on the desulphurizing and amalgamating process, aad are confident that they will have no troubléin present depth. 000,000, and under the . reducing and suecesstully working, the Morn-. 3,584 miles. : ing Stur rvek ; oud that too, at n very redueed priee,so that tho eopper contained in the rock will pay forall costs of mining and milling. Itis estimated thut by this process, it will only require one cord of wood to desulpburize one hundred tons of ore. If this com. pany is succossful with their new patent, thoro is no doubt but that many claims in this region ean be made to pay which nre pow looked upon as alinost worthless, und that tbe compnny will be sueeessful, seems to be almost ao foregone couclusion. Sucvessfol tests have been made, and the company doubtless know best whut they are ubout ; und certainly would not go to sueh att enermons expense merely to experitient. Mr. Collins, the Superintendeut, is now below and intonis getting bis machinery over the monntains this winter, THE PACIFIC MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY Js incorporated in London, and having interests in Alpine eonnty, sent their ugent, Captnin Jumes Barratt, ull tlo way from Knglaud to sve these mines; und ho huving brst visited the Virginin, Reese River uud Iumboldt nines, madv his appeuranee among us lust week ; aud wos much pleased with our prospeets, He has sinee gone uway to moke arruugéments for operating here next spring. THE ST. TIRLENA COMPANY’ . Aro operating in Alpino District, ond have eapital froin Lilinois, to back them up. ‘They have been sinking a shalt, and uow, after having sunk ubont ane hundred feet beside their ledge, ure at present drifting eo as to eut tho ledge. The roek from this elaim Inoks well, and they are expectiug to get pay ore at the THK MORNING STAR COMPANY TIave been sinking a mammoth shaft, which is now down ond connects with the works below. The shaft is four by nine feet in the cfeur, and heavily planked. ‘I'bis ie Westined to be oue of the best mines on the Pueilic coast, aud when the Active company get under way next spring, tbere will be no trouble but whut this claim will pay a dividend from the word “ go.” THE LEVIATHAN COMPANY Js also in Mognl District, and have recently cut their ledge witb a tunuel about 250 feet below tbe surtuee. ‘They have not yet got through their ledge, bub the roek assays $270 per ton in gold and silver, und about twenty per cent. in copper. Up to the last news trom tbe claim, they had gone iuto the ledge only about ony feet, THE LUMBERING UUSINESS Continues to be au important business in Alpine county. It wos estimated that 14,000,000 of feet of luinber, inelnding eaw-logs, mining timbers, and fire-wood, were run down the Carson last season to supply the Virginia and Gold Hill market, und the “regions beyond,” and the lumberinen are going ahead this winter with tho same energy, preparatory to the drive next summer. About 7,000 cords of wood are being got ready just above this place, to be driven out of the Middle Fork of tbe Carson (which passes tlirough this town), and destined for Empire City, to supply, in part, the eame . market. AN ENTERPRISE Is now on foot to build flume from Cary's mills, a little town six miles below this plaee to take water from the Carson Canon, for the purpose of rudning fire-wood to Empire City. A preliminary sprvey has been made, and tlie distance is about thirty-one miles. ‘I'he flume will pass througb tbe farming region of Curson Valley, thereby proving a benefit to the farmers lor irrigating purposes, besides being a grand highway tor all persons living along the route of the flume, for conveying sawed lumber and fire-wood. ‘I'he estimated eost of tbis fluine 1s about $2,500 per mile, and when completed, is hound to be a paying institution. THE PLACERVILLE RAILROAD, If ever it crosses the Sierras, is bouud to come through Alpine county, as thero is uo pass to tbe north over whieh they can pass. So you see, with all our facilities, “ everythiug looks lovely, and the goose hangs bigh.” / Sirrom. pceeccar en asEroe Procress or Oaxtanp,—The Oakland News says tbat a largo nuinber of fiue residences will be erected there during the approaehiug epring aud summer; and in six mouths from this date that place is to be lighted by gas, and supplied witb water from reservoirs at the foot-hills. Proaress In Hoypt.— Aecording to the Phare de la Loire, the Viceroy of Kgypt has given to the Atnerican mission ot Cairo # bloek of houses worth 200,000f. His Higbness is also eaid to bave given tbe missionaries free pusses for the railways, aud to have decided that religious jouruals and hooks eball Oorrsn InteResta—Tar Suevting Works. We have frequently referred to the copper mines in tho southern part of this eounty ond Frezno, ‘I’bree years ayo, when they were discovered, there wns quite n miving excitement, and elaiins intumernble were locnted and recorded. Fora time there was eonsiderahlo work done, hut mony af those enlisted in the business were notin a condition to furnish the Means requisite to earrying it on, and out of seores of eumpanies not more than o dozen wele uble to collect ussessments, ond grudnally, for want of menus, most of them ceased nperations. Doring the past yenr the firm of Henry & Co., composed of citizens of this plnee, determined to muke a new elfort tawards developing these copper mines. Before commencing any work, they entered into cdnirncts with the ownors of some of the best veine, agreeing to do certain work, und beeome equal ownere. After this, the smelting works were ereeted near Jomes’ ranch, and the result of the enterprise, under the superintcndnnec of Mr. Uuskell, we have published. With but very littlo maehinery, labor and expense, Mr. II, smelted ‘out several tons of nearly pure copper, Shureg at once went up, and those that eost, a thousund dollars sold readily for twenty-five hundred. Since theu there has been considerable speeulation—many have visited tbnt region and prospected the veins. Some have invested—all liave been satisfied that it is a rich copper eountry. A eliange in the arrangemont of the affairs of Henry & Co., enused for a timo u delay in the business, ‘I'bey wero burnt out, in October, and their new wnehinery failed to work. Another ehange, eansed by tbe selling out of some, and tho coming in of new members, ond Mr, Desormeaux, an exporienced eopper ininer, took eharge of the business. ‘The lateet information Irom tle plaee ie, that he is sueceeding, to the satisfation of all, in smelting tbe ore, being able to rua out one hundred pounds per hour, ata cost trifling compared with the profits. ‘Tbe are is easily taken nut, there beiug thousands of tons oh the surface ond withiu bfty feet of it, and it is easily worked. It requires but one process to redpco it, while the ore at Copperopolis requires three, In tbe meantime, Mr. Haskell, at Buehanan Hollow, five miles soutb of the worke of Henry & Co., has put up new smeltiug works, and is doing a good business. We helieve that iu less than two yeurs from now this copper district will be one of tbe livelicat, as it is now richest in the State—DMariposa Gazelle, Popunation Movement.—The Cail says that during tbe year 1865, there arrived at the port of Sun Francisco, by way of the eea, 25,784 passengers, while for the same period 29,776 lelt by the same way. Tbe State lost during the year, by emigration, 3,992 of its popula‘tion, There were 3,864 more pcople weut ta tbe East, by steamer, than arrived from that region’; 1,825 more went to Victoria and Portland than came from those ports. Cbina sent 799 more of its popnlation to us than wo sent away. ‘Ihe white population bas fullon off over one per cent,, and the Cbinese populetiou iucreased two per cent. by immigration. Swe or tus West.—The La Crosse Demoerat eays: Illinois would make forty sucb Statee as Rhode Island, and Minnesota sixty. Missouri is larger than oll New Hngland. Qbio exceeds either Jreland or Scotland, or Portugal; and equals Belgium, Seotland and Switzerland, Missouri is more than half as large us Italy, and larger than Deumurk, Holland, Belgium ond Switzerland. Missvuri and Mlinois are larger thun Englood, Scotland, dreland.and Wales. Tue interminable divorce casa of Edwin Forrest, the actor, bas assunied a novel ebape. He appeals to the Snpreme Court of the Uniteu States toset onside tbe action of the New York Supreme Court, which granted his wile a divoree, his grounds being that the marriage occmred in Great Britian, and tbo courts of tbis country have no busiuess to nieddle witb it. Keer iv Goop Huxor.—It is not great calamities that embitter existeneo; it is the petty vexations, the small jealonsies, the little disappoiutments, the minor miseries, that make the heart heavy and the temper eour. Don’t let them. Anger is a pure waste of vitality ; it is always disgraceful, exeept in some very rare cuses, When it is kindled by seeing. wrong done to another, and even then ooble rage seldom mends tbe mutter, No tivo humau beings were ever alike in body or mind, In other words, Nature hae been engaged in making men and women six thousand years without ever making one that she thought it worth while to repeat. A recent ‘tornado ia Italy hlew a train of carsinto the Adriatic Sea, and drowned a number of passengers. not be subjeet to any tax. Tue whole distance, by the usually traveled . reads, from San IFrancisco to New York, ast Rica.—'the Hanseom Copper Mine, in Del Norte county, is eaid to be'one of the riebest copper-lodes ou this coast.—Sae. Union,

The Mining and Scientific Press. ol now reuehed a depth of 240 feet, aod levels have been opened, one of whieh we explored, finling the vein strong and well defined thronzhoat. . cannot dren tis subject with. vut dropping just here a hint to future travelers, Whose interest and inelination lead them to desire the aequaintance of the miners of . Nevada eity,”"—1¢ is, just eer at the Union Hotel, Messrs. Faron and Williamson aro botb deeply interested in oining themselves, wud generally manage to keep round them sotne, at least, of the best practical miners in the countey. Por my own part, 1 shall never forget the evenings spent here, i company with Measra. Katon, Ilagadoru, Loeds, Peoton und others, wud never before did 1 xo fully renlize the sterling worth of elarueter and soci. . nbility of the trae California miner. Ou Wednesday morning 1 took leavo of thin very ayreeable company ut the Union, and returned to Grass Villey. Of my lurther expertence, more next week, Yours wauderingly, /D, oe Ee (Weltten for the Mining amt Scicntifle Pres] Blind Spring District, Mono County. hauxp Srring Diseaicr, i Partawies, December 29, 1865. t Messrs. Mvrrors :—Dut little has heen mentioned in tle public joarmls eoneerning the mines here. ‘his silen¢e has been eansed prineipnlly by the desire of those interested, to be first eertuin of the permanency und wealth of tho ledges before giving mueli publicity to the operatiuus going an, The Sierra Blanea Silver Mining eompany, an iucorporntinn formed in New York, and consisting of eomo of tho wealthiest merchauts there, the Fresident of which is 5. Ki. Low, Esq., dispatched Dr, A. F, W. Partz, a practical und well-exporienced mineralogist and ussayer, to this seetion of the country, to exuutine its mineral resources and Tteport thereon. After a thorongh investiga. tion, und testing tho rock by every known process, hig report was favoroble. ‘I'he President of the company visited it personally, aud tbe result was tho purclisonf x number of the best ledges at remunerative prices to the prospector. Among these, the Elmira, Cherokee, Jupiter, and Vulean are considered the best. From the first-mentioncd, a sbipmeut of ore sent to Naw York has created the liveliest excitement there, and has drawn the attention of capitalists to this portion of the lund of sage brusb and silver. In addition to their investment io the mines, the eompany also banght the entire Ifot Spring Vulley, u truct of land embracing about six hundred acres, situated in the immediate vicinity of their leads, At the bead of tho volley is the epring trom wheneo it takes its namie. With a capacity sullicient for any nuinber of mille, its value is almost incalenlable. In the immediato neighborhood are large tracts of wood-land, several of which ure owned by the company, and building material, in tbe shape of beautiful and easily-dressed etone, exists in large quantities; with these, ond many other udvantages, the purc.ase was a most judicious ooe, Already the site for a town bas been selected, and building is going on rapidly. An excellent hotel, stable, ealoons, and a store have been completed, besides the company’s offices aud the superinteudent’s residence, bey have their reduction works uearly finished, und are fnlly developing their many ledges, In additiou to tbesc operations, many others ore hard at work. ‘I'he: Diana lead, owned by Williams, Wickland, LaRue and others, is, without exaggeration, one of the richest on the Pacific slope. Witb ulittle 4-stamp mill, capable of crushing only about 1,500 pounds per twenty-four bours, they tako out on an average sixteen pounds of bullion a day,wvorth about eizht dollars 2 pound, Their tailings sbow from assay very uearly as . mueh, so impertect is the mauner of working the yock. ‘I'bo Merrimac, Mary Ann, Everett, Camanehe, I X L, Juuo, Chieftain, and a host of others, are proving very rieh as they are gone down on, ‘The best proof of the snccess of this distriet, is tho fact that tbere is not 2 man who desires work that is out of employment—either . working lor himself or for wages, which are of He laes tuling rates, and promptly paid in gold. ___ A. company, ineorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, havo purcbased the Cornueopia lode. ‘I'bis company consists of eome of the largest bankers und merchants in Philadelphia. Witb a capital of $1 ! glad tidings. supervision of their present eompetent officers, it will not be long before their mine will rank as high as any on the Comstoek ledge. They have just commenced operations, und will proeeed in a ghort timo to urect their works. It wos from this mino that the rock was taken whieli reeeived the first premium at the late State Fnir. The ore here from the various ledges exhibits a streng resemblance, eontaining enrbonate of copper ond lend, argentilerons gulenn, native silver, and hematite, From Silver Peak, whieli is sitpated some thirty miles from this pluee, we hear the same Murtin’s amill, of ten stamps, is taking out from $1,500 to $2,000 per day, ond when the uew one of forty stamps is eompleted, of eourse the yield will be imueuse, Montgomery, laying about seven miles aff, ig not doing so well. ‘This is owing to the fact of the mines, ns a general thing, being in the houds of purties who hnve not tho nocessary capital to work them. ‘hat it contains some reinarkably rich ledges there ean he no doubt, Hure is located the Oseeola, 1,100 pounds of the roek from which yielded in San ranciseo 34.200. Tho Bowman & Mitclicll, which has heen cnnstantly worked, eliowe a ledgo four feet in width—neurly two feet of it will pay aver $150 per ton. ‘fle Philadelphia, Mountain Qneen, and Brewster have also hoen sulliciently developed to prove their value, while of the Winneimucea, Unuelo Abu, Rhode Islund, aud a seore of others, there is no doubt. Several small mills huve been erected, but as tho rock is of a peenliur ebaracter, they do not succeed in saving niore than a stall proportiou of tbe preeions metals. All this district needs is eapital, and men who understand how to work tho ruck, to make it rank among tle best in the conntry. My letter is nlreudy growing too loag. Sbonld you desire it, at eome future timo, 1 will send you an necount of the distriets helow this place, as well ns keeping your renders posted on any new diseoveries here. xX. PWrltien for the Mining and Sclenttfie Pross.} Markleeville Correspondence, Markuevitie, Jan. lst, 1866. Messrs Entrorns: Ihave been waiting for some timo past for the spirit to move me, betore writing for the Press; but as the spirit /is not very active just now, owing, ina great mensure, to the extreme cold weather. I have concluded to write any way, and let the spirit move at some otber time, We have had some very cold weather in this part of the conntry, for several weeks past. The thermometer bas several tintes heeu as low as 10° below zero. We have had several enow storms,nnd the mountains are all covered over, and look as if they had pat on their winter robes, and crusted over, as if to guard against the fieree winds of winter. ‘The valleys and lowlands have heen eovered several times, but a few warm days have melted off the snow, and now it bas nearly all disappeared from off the level grouud. The old year hns passed away, but never to be forgotteu. Some of the most wonderful events that have ever transpired since the existence of our Government, ate conaccted with the past year, and will be hauded down in history to the latest time. Tbe New Year has made its appearanee, and the cbeering rays of Old Sol bespeak a brighter future. ‘I'he weather has beeome settled and clear, and the prospeets are that we ehall have au opeu wiuter and an carly spriug. OUR MINING INTERESTS Are looking up, and attracting considerable . . attention from ubroad, Several companies controlling Hastern capital, have. already eom-menced operations in our widst, aud many other astern companies are preparing to take hold early in the spring. From all appearances we shall bave good and lively times bere before the close of the present year, whether we shall have a change in the curreucy of our State or uot. \ THE ACTIVE.GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY Is ineorporated in New York, and have seut out mill machinery, under the cbarge of their Superintendent, ‘I. W. Collins, who is now making all the necessary arrangoments for ereeting a\mill at Mount Bullion, five miles above this plaee, early in the spring, This company are going to reduee ores on the desulphurizing and amalgamating process, aad are confident that they will have no troubléin present depth. 000,000, and under the . reducing and suecesstully working, the Morn-. 3,584 miles. : ing Stur rvek ; oud that too, at n very redueed priee,so that tho eopper contained in the rock will pay forall costs of mining and milling. Itis estimated thut by this process, it

will only require one cord of wood to desulpburize one hundred tons of ore. If this com. pany is succossful with their new patent, thoro is no doubt but that many claims in this region ean be made to pay which nre pow looked upon as alinost worthless, und that tbe compnny will be sueeessful, seems to be almost ao foregone couclusion. Sucvessfol tests have been made, and the company doubtless know best whut they are ubout ; und certainly would not go to sueh att enermons expense merely to experitient. Mr. Collins, the Superintendeut, is now below and intonis getting bis machinery over the monntains this winter, THE PACIFIC MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY Js incorporated in London, and having interests in Alpine eonnty, sent their ugent, Captnin Jumes Barratt, ull tlo way from Knglaud to sve these mines; und ho huving brst visited the Virginin, Reese River uud Iumboldt nines, madv his appeuranee among us lust week ; aud wos much pleased with our prospeets, He has sinee gone uway to moke arruugéments for operating here next spring. THE ST. TIRLENA COMPANY’ . Aro operating in Alpino District, ond have eapital froin Lilinois, to back them up. ‘They have been sinking a shalt, and uow, after having sunk ubont ane hundred feet beside their ledge, ure at present drifting eo as to eut tho ledge. The roek from this elaim Inoks well, and they are expectiug to get pay ore at the THK MORNING STAR COMPANY TIave been sinking a mammoth shaft, which is now down ond connects with the works below. The shaft is four by nine feet in the cfeur, and heavily planked. ‘I'bis ie Westined to be oue of the best mines on the Pueilic coast, aud when the Active company get under way next spring, tbere will be no trouble but whut this claim will pay a dividend from the word “ go.” THE LEVIATHAN COMPANY Js also in Mognl District, and have recently cut their ledge witb a tunuel about 250 feet below tbe surtuee. ‘They have not yet got through their ledge, bub the roek assays $270 per ton in gold and silver, und about twenty per cent. in copper. Up to the last news trom tbe claim, they had gone iuto the ledge only about ony feet, THE LUMBERING UUSINESS Continues to be au important business in Alpine county. It wos estimated that 14,000,000 of feet of luinber, inelnding eaw-logs, mining timbers, and fire-wood, were run down the Carson last season to supply the Virginia and Gold Hill market, und the “regions beyond,” and the lumberinen are going ahead this winter with tho same energy, preparatory to the drive next summer. About 7,000 cords of wood are being got ready just above this place, to be driven out of the Middle Fork of tbe Carson (which passes tlirough this town), and destined for Empire City, to supply, in part, the eame . market. AN ENTERPRISE Is now on foot to build flume from Cary's mills, a little town six miles below this plaee to take water from the Carson Canon, for the purpose of rudning fire-wood to Empire City. A preliminary sprvey has been made, and tlie distance is about thirty-one miles. ‘I'he flume will pass througb tbe farming region of Curson Valley, thereby proving a benefit to the farmers lor irrigating purposes, besides being a grand highway tor all persons living along the route of the flume, for conveying sawed lumber and fire-wood. ‘I'he estimated eost of tbis fluine 1s about $2,500 per mile, and when completed, is hound to be a paying institution. THE PLACERVILLE RAILROAD, If ever it crosses the Sierras, is bouud to come through Alpine county, as thero is uo pass to tbe north over whieh they can pass. So you see, with all our facilities, “ everythiug looks lovely, and the goose hangs bigh.” / Sirrom. pceeccar en asEroe Procress or Oaxtanp,—The Oakland News says tbat a largo nuinber of fiue residences will be erected there during the approaehiug epring aud summer; and in six mouths from this date that place is to be lighted by gas, and supplied witb water from reservoirs at the foot-hills. Proaress In Hoypt.— Aecording to the Phare de la Loire, the Viceroy of Kgypt has given to the Atnerican mission ot Cairo # bloek of houses worth 200,000f. His Higbness is also eaid to bave given tbe missionaries free pusses for the railways, aud to have decided that religious jouruals and hooks eball Oorrsn InteResta—Tar Suevting Works. We have frequently referred to the copper mines in tho southern part of this eounty ond Frezno, ‘I’bree years ayo, when they were discovered, there wns quite n miving excitement, and elaiins intumernble were locnted and recorded. Fora time there was eonsiderahlo work done, hut mony af those enlisted in the business were notin a condition to furnish the Means requisite to earrying it on, and out of seores of eumpanies not more than o dozen wele uble to collect ussessments, ond grudnally, for want of menus, most of them ceased nperations. Doring the past yenr the firm of Henry & Co., composed of citizens of this plnee, determined to muke a new elfort tawards developing these copper mines. Before commencing any work, they entered into cdnirncts with the ownors of some of the best veine, agreeing to do certain work, und beeome equal ownere. After this, the smelting works were ereeted near Jomes’ ranch, and the result of the enterprise, under the superintcndnnec of Mr. Uuskell, we have published. With but very littlo maehinery, labor and expense, Mr. II, smelted ‘out several tons of nearly pure copper, Shureg at once went up, and those that eost, a thousund dollars sold readily for twenty-five hundred. Since theu there has been considerable speeulation—many have visited tbnt region and prospected the veins. Some have invested—all liave been satisfied that it is a rich copper eountry. A eliange in the arrangemont of the affairs of Henry & Co., enused for a timo u delay in the business, ‘I'bey wero burnt out, in October, and their new wnehinery failed to work. Another ehange, eansed by tbe selling out of some, and tho coming in of new members, ond Mr, Desormeaux, an exporienced eopper ininer, took eharge of the business. ‘The lateet information Irom tle plaee ie, that he is sueceeding, to the satisfation of all, in smelting tbe ore, being able to rua out one hundred pounds per hour, ata cost trifling compared with the profits. ‘Tbe are is easily taken nut, there beiug thousands of tons oh the surface ond withiu bfty feet of it, and it is easily worked. It requires but one process to redpco it, while the ore at Copperopolis requires three, In tbe meantime, Mr. Haskell, at Buehanan Hollow, five miles soutb of the worke of Henry & Co., has put up new smeltiug works, and is doing a good business. We helieve that iu less than two yeurs from now this copper district will be one of tbe livelicat, as it is now richest in the State—DMariposa Gazelle, Popunation Movement.—The Cail says that during tbe year 1865, there arrived at the port of Sun Francisco, by way of the eea, 25,784 passengers, while for the same period 29,776 lelt by the same way. Tbe State lost during the year, by emigration, 3,992 of its popula‘tion, There were 3,864 more pcople weut ta tbe East, by steamer, than arrived from that region’; 1,825 more went to Victoria and Portland than came from those ports. Cbina sent 799 more of its popnlation to us than wo sent away. ‘Ihe white population bas fullon off over one per cent,, and the Cbinese populetiou iucreased two per cent. by immigration. Swe or tus West.—The La Crosse Demoerat eays: Illinois would make forty sucb Statee as Rhode Island, and Minnesota sixty. Missouri is larger than oll New Hngland. Qbio exceeds either Jreland or Scotland, or Portugal; and equals Belgium, Seotland and Switzerland, Missouri is more than half as large us Italy, and larger than Deumurk, Holland, Belgium ond Switzerland. Missvuri and Mlinois are larger thun Englood, Scotland, dreland.and Wales. Tue interminable divorce casa of Edwin Forrest, the actor, bas assunied a novel ebape. He appeals to the Snpreme Court of the Uniteu States toset onside tbe action of the New York Supreme Court, which granted his wile a divoree, his grounds being that the marriage occmred in Great Britian, and tbo courts of tbis country have no busiuess to nieddle witb it. Keer iv Goop Huxor.—It is not great calamities that embitter existeneo; it is the petty vexations, the small jealonsies, the little disappoiutments, the minor miseries, that make the heart heavy and the temper eour. Don’t let them. Anger is a pure waste of vitality ; it is always disgraceful, exeept in some very rare cuses, When it is kindled by seeing. wrong done to another, and even then ooble rage seldom mends tbe mutter, No tivo humau beings were ever alike in body or mind, In other words, Nature hae been engaged in making men and women six thousand years without ever making one that she thought it worth while to repeat. A recent ‘tornado ia Italy hlew a train of carsinto the Adriatic Sea, and drowned a number of passengers. not be subjeet to any tax. Tue whole distance, by the usually traveled . reads, from San IFrancisco to New York, ast Rica.—'the Hanseom Copper Mine, in Del Norte county, is eaid to be'one of the riebest copper-lodes ou this coast.—Sae. Union,