Volume 13 (1866) (424 pages)

Ghe Rlining and Scientific Press, 87 other wines. In Philadelphia District there are near two huudred mun, all busily engaged upon the ledges. A large forco is at work upon Buel’s will, which will be rearly fur uperatiuns in about two weeks. In San Antonio District the pruspecta of the miners are tnst encouraging. Messrs. Courter aud Righy exect svou tn bave a large furce ot work. oe Suben, who left here sonie three weeks ago on a prospecting trip in the castern part of the county, has discovered three immetise ledges, which liu reports na a perfect mountain of silver,.An agsuy of ore from the Great Eusturn gave $810) to the ton. Belinont is to be thu great place in Vhiladelphin District. All look forwaid with imputience to the result of ore crushing by Buel’a mill, soon to bo sturted. If tbo yivld is good thers will be a rush to this placs.,.,We hava been shown a letter, received by Mr. Davis from George Ayers, in which he says they discovered a linu gold benring leilge, nbout sixty miles helow Silver Peak, but owing to the Indians becoming tronblesome, were obliged te abaudon it, though they wero at the ledge four days, and think they havo n goad prospect..‘fhe Mount Vurnon company, in Mammoth District, are pushing work an their claims, und Mr. Toward informs us that a short tine before he left,u fins ledge, showing splendid ore, was struck in the largo shalt.. The Koickerhocker mill is a splendid affair. [t ruts so qaietly tnt conversution can be carried on in any part of the building with euss. Hutnboldt— The Register of July 28th has thesu items : Thu worknien on the Gem ure inking vut quartz for the Pioneer mill. Were working, a few duys ago, in u vein ef richest chloride—from which we expect to learn of a big return. Work was commeueced ou the North Star—by shaft tellowing the ledge. Ws saw samples of the ore having threuds of pure silver. Esmeralida— The Union of August 4th speaks of a new qnurtz discovery which created u great excitenent ia Aurora. ‘he stampeds commenced the very night the news was received. The mnst extravagnnt rumors were afleat. The locality is abeut three miles east of tho summit of the hign range nf inountains between the Sweet Water Creek ond tlie Kast Walker. The editor made the trip of fifty or sixty mniles to satisfy himself of the truth in regard to the mntter, and thus states it :— We think it qnits safe to say it is not less than seven nud a half leet thick. It is ustonishingly rich, and does not scem to contain a pound of waste rock, bat shows ths pure gold in every part from one side to ths other. Ia some pliees it is sn decomposed that itcan bs shoveled like gravel, and in these placea the gold is very abundant, and can be collected by washing in a pan as in placer mining, each pauful of dirt and gravel yielding alinost a small spoonful of puro gold. Most persons whio lave seen the rock say it will pay $1,000 per tou, aud very few estimate it as low as $500. It is unquestionubly one of the richest mines ever diseovered in the State, and tho only doubtful question affecting its value now is its extent and periaancucy. Pahranagut— The Reese River Reveille of August 2d, says: This district scems to be emerging from the clouds which have long obscured it. Work is heiny vigorously prosecuted by a number of companies. About one hundred and filty men are constantly employed. A consolidation of several cuinpanies has projected a tunnel to pierces Silver Hill, upon which the best ledges yet discovered in the district ars located. It iz estimated that the tunuel will cut a oumber of veins, includiug ths Hlinvis, in a distaucs of three hundred feet. ‘I'he Illiuois is a splendid ledge nf fourteen feetin thickness. Befors nur informant lelt the district, information had been received that two 10-stamp mills were on tho Colorado river detained by high water. They are designed for the Globe and Internationul companies. A 5-stamp mill is also being brought from Los Angeles. A private letter from New York, says: The Dahlgreu company nf New York, have commenced putting up furnaces and opening their mines, and Mr. Raymond, who represents annther New York company, is or the road here witht machinery. Black Rock— We copy ths following from the Sage Brush, showing still richer workings of the Black Rock ore: “ Messrs. Whiting, Nicoles and others have just retarned from Washoe. They give a most flattering account of the recent working ol Black Rock ore at Dall’s mill. The Black Wux, worked up to the astonishingly high figure of $700 to the ton; another lot nf 500 pounds of Soow Storm ore, yielded at the rate of $171 to the ton —Jfurysvilie Express, Aug, 4th. Owen’s River— Kearsarge district is beginning to make a good show of silver bullion. The first rua of Paul's will produced between three and four huodred pounds. Some of the lodesin tbe vicinity are selling at $100 per foot cash. COLORADO. The Deuver News uf July 25th, has these items :—Mr. J. W. Sinith, the President ol the Bohemiun Mining and Smelting Cumpany, has shown usa letter from Mr. Henry Crow, supcriutendent of the company's works at (seurgetown, duted the 15th, 19 which hu saya : “Thu furnace and smelting uf the ures hus proven a perfect success. ‘Is second cliargs, orrun, we obtaincd thirty-three per cent., or one pound of metal from each three pounds of ere.” Wu bavu seen the certificatn of a see oud nasay nf o prece of the metal of the first ron from this furnucc, which slows u yield of $3,302.29 per ten of 2,000 pounds. The mino now worked is called ths HE. W. Bevelicr lode, has a erevicn of five feet in width, with o streak nf eighteen inches solid gulenn, which yiells 40 per cent. of metal. ‘This metal, by assay at the U.S Miut, gives u return of 82,978.09 per teu of 2,000 pounds, in silver. Nn trace ot gold. ‘fhe capital stuck of the company is $50,000. The entire cost ot the works, now nearly in running order, is $8,000. We havo reliablo intelligence from tho Bear Iiivsr conntry, dated July 15th. Our correspendent snys: “There lns heen some prospecting done here. Parties who huve como prepured to work have got their sluices about nbont ready to ran, but they have none of them struck pay that will justify working. There ara some six or eight gold-bearing gulches discovered nud cltimed, that prospeet well on the surface, hut oo going dowu the dirt fuils to yield w color. The Register suya:—J. 'V. Lyneh is just in from Snaks River. The mines are ina very encouraging stage of progress, much valuable ore hcing corded up at the sevarai shalts. Thero are now ut the Montezama and Pera about ninety peopls at work. Mr. Lynch is sinking on the Suky lode. Ilo has it opened for fifty feet along the surface, and has heavy compact galena throughout. ‘he crevice is ono of remarkabls width. He has his furnace commenced, but it will not be completed before the 1st of August, he furnace recently erected by A. M. Cassidy is at work. Reiehienecker informa us that ke has made seventysix assuya, from as tnany different lodes, in the Snake River district. Two of thsse assays favs no silver. Ons gavo tliree thousand five lundred dollurs per ton. One, one thousand three hundred and seventy-nine dollars, and another eight hundred and one dollars per ton. The average yistd was one huodred aad twenty-tivo dollars per ton, IDAHO. The Owyhee Avalanche of 21st July, has these items; ‘The Ainsworth mill basa been thoroughly overhauled and uew machinery added. It was to commence ruuning to a wesk. The N. Y¥. & Q. Oo. are enlarging . ths settling capacity of their mill. hero will he eight oiore settlers added, and the building enlarged to make nmpls room. Fer a tins to come, the mill will ran on Poorman rock ; also the Grenzeback. We hear that it is rented to Moore & Fogus, for the summor .The Morse & Vass mill is engaged in crushing Wlusky Gulch ore. This ledge contains some romarkably rich rock. A force of men have for some time been sinking on it, and they believe it will prove to be valuabls..The Dardanelles mine is being worked from near the center of the Iedge, by a shaft which is now forty feet deep, und is being sunk deeper every day. The ore looks richer as it is found deepar. That now tuken out is being crushed at the Cosmos mill. They will test one hundred and twenty tons, and if the yield is satisfactory, u nearer and better road will be constructed via Long Gulch.‘Ths Varney & Carrico ledge, sitnated on Florida Mountain, was discovered July 10th. Nine ounces of the float quartz gave two dollars in gold hy hand process. Rock from the ledge does even better than that. The shaftis pow down ten feet, anda ledge of thirty inches quartz developed. .We understand that the noted cass of Hass & Ray vs. Poormaa—properly, Wm. M. Willis vs. P. F. Bradford et al.—bas been arranged between ths principal parties so the mine will be temporarily worked and proved up. It has been a very exciting one among all classes and conditions of our citizens, in consequence of its fnulous richness.Messrs. Bell & McCann have taken gold dust enough out of their elaims in Jacobs’ Guich this summer to inake the eyes of au old lorty-niner bug out. We saw, oa Wednesday, a partial clean up of one week'a run, and there nrust have bean $2,000. As inuch remained in the quicksilver, as we only saw the brigbt gold from tbe upper sluices. ‘There is considerable coarse gold in it—many pieces weighing Irom two to twenty-five dollors. Snine paper of 28th, says : At no poriod in tbe history of Owyhee, has there been so much real labor done on ledges, as at tbis time. The Cosmos company must have fully one hundred men engaged in mining; the New York and Owyhee, half as many—probably more ; the New York and Astor nearly filty ; tho Lincoln forty to filty; the Surplus Oro Fino, o8 many; and Moore & Fagus ubout one hundred and fifty. ‘lhe Wor Englu company have tet n contract and men are sinking a sbult on their purchase—the Revenuu. ‘There are thirty or more inen engaged in tuking uut Moorman ore. We got an inside view on Wednesday. Wo call the nttention of tho ownurs tu St. Luke XVIEE Chopter, 24 and 25 verses. We know several persons who talk as thougli they would be willing to risk their chances of salvation for fifty feet in this mine. We get did two feet in it—hut weru obliged to get them out again. ‘Thosu who think the L’oorman n “ pocket” may o3 well dismiss their feurs.'‘Vhe Richman is on the north side of War Bugle. A tuunelis being driven in the discovery und a sliaft on the first extension north. A ledge of decomposed nad solid quartz intermingled with granite can now be seen. At the further end of the cut the granitu is givifg way and more solid quurtz is showing itself. ‘‘he decomposed quartz is full of free gold which is ensily obtaimed by punning. le New York nud Astor company aru now giving the Truck aud Jeuuings ledgu a, thoruugh and systematic courss of progpectiug. Ths old shaft fs being cleaned ont, straightened, timbered and sunk deeper ; also, a uw shalt is being sunk about seventy-five leet north of the old one. ‘The latter is alreudy down fifty feet und the ledgu is one foot wide. ‘lle gainu company ure prospecting the Morning Star, 2d South exteusiou. ‘The ledge is narrow, but widening. The World of 14th July, has theso items : ‘The water in all the ditehvs about Idaho City is rapidly drying up, Alturas (county) proapects have brightened much of lute. The newly discovered ledge—the Leonora—is attracting general attention. We were shown, last Saturday, by one of ths owners, several pounds of tle rock from this ledge. ‘The specimens can be described ns stieets of gold with a little quartz holding them together. They wers tuken out at the depth of twentyeight feet. ‘I'he portion of the ledge at the sutfuce was not wider than tls back of o butcher's knife ; it is now about two inches. ‘The owners estimate the value of rock thrown out in a flew hours, onc day last wsek, at fully ten thousand dellars. ‘he ledge is in the Yuha district,and is near ths Atlanta. It has caused a great excitenient among the quartz men of the district, and extensions huve beco located all over the country. The Union of same date, says: S.G. Rosenhaum, of this city, has purchased the 10-stamp quartz till lately placed on the eastern exten‘sion of the Gambrinus ledge, by Lambing and Baily. Ue is now the sole owner of the mill, and intends to keep the stamps at work steadily triturntiug ores from the Gambrinus and Junietta leads, as he owns three-fourths of each of those leads. ° MONTANA. . From the Post of July 21st ws gather the following :--In Alder Gulch, Mamma & Co., last week, employed fourteen hands. and the product of their luhor ainounted to $2,870. Childs & Co., with threo hands, took out $600. .Myers & Co.,,last week, with four hands took out frum $500 to $600.Bay & Co., with seven hands, cleaned up $900. .Other parties on claims in the vicinity of those abovs named, state the result of their lahor at about the same relutive amount for tho ferce cinployed.In Nevada District prohably one hundred ond fifty men were at work last week, the pay averaging from five to eight dollars per day to ths hand.The bnilding is ready for the Excelsior’s machinery, which witl arrive next week. Letter to sams paper from Prickly Pear City. July 6th, says :— “The water has been very high, rendering the sinking of shafts in the gulchss a matter of impossibility. One company backed down, but the other, Mr. William Alexander’s, are still at work, and are much encouraged from the prospects obtained. Good prospects have been obtained on the bars, on whicb the city is bnilt, and a company of enterprising Germans have taken up the ground and have commenced the building of a large flume across the creek, through which the water from tha ditch on the east side will be bronght on to the bars. Bannock letter says: Times begin to improve. Jivery low days some are returning from other camps to their old camping ground. The Seneca Falls mill of 15 stamps run forty-seven days atan average of $263 per day. The mill was unsupplied with any other than the old process of saving gold on the plates. The quartz was taken from ihe Kearsarge, Cavarone and Keokuk lodes. WASHINCTON. The Vancouver Register says :—Every test of rock trom any of the ledges thus far has disclosed the preseuce of gold and silver, and that too in paying gunntities. Work is progressing on several of the ledges. An arastra is ruaning on the MceConnel ledge, the Rising Sun and Morning Star Compauy is pushing forward its work, the Colombia ledge is being sunk upon, and Mr. S. D. Maxon is manifestIngcommenduble enterpriss in opening anotlier lvdge which is thought to bo rich, We have repeatedly said wo would not hu accessory to raising au unfounded excitement, and shall only state fucts as they ure nade kuown. We bslieve iu the Vancouver niines. —_—_—_—_ San Fraxcisco.—Perhaps no better idoa nf it can hs nitained of the rapid gmwth and present importanen of San Francisco, than hy considering ths luct that itis the fourth Collection district in the United States, and that an inercase cf only fifteen per cent. would be required to make it the second.‘ Trades and Manufactures. WM. 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Ghe Rlining and Scientific Press, 87 other wines. In Philadelphia District there are near two huudred mun, all busily engaged upon the ledges. A large forco is at work upon Buel’s will, which will be rearly fur uperatiuns in about two weeks. In San Antonio District the pruspecta of the miners are tnst encouraging. Messrs. Courter aud Righy exect svou tn bave a large furce ot work.. oe Suben, who left here sonie three weeks ago on a prospecting trip in the castern part of the county, has discovered three immetise ledges, which liu reports na a perfect mountain of silver,..An agsuy of ore from the Great Eusturn gave $810) to the ton.. Belinont is to be thu great place in Vhiladelphin District. All look forwaid with imputience to the result of ore crushing by Buel’a mill, soon to bo sturted. If tbo yivld is good thers will be a rush to this placs.,.,We hava been shown a letter, received by Mr. Davis from George Ayers, in which he says they discovered a linu gold benring leilge, nbout sixty miles helow Silver Peak, but owing to the Indians becoming tronblesome, were obliged te abaudon it, though they wero at the ledge four days, and think they havo n goad prospect...‘fhe Mount Vurnon company, in Mammoth District, are pushing work an their claims, und Mr. Toward informs us that a short tine before he left,u fins ledge, showing splendid ore, was struck in the largo shalt... The Koickerhocker mill is a splendid affair. [t ruts so qaietly tnt conversution can be carried on in any part of the building with euss. Hutnboldt— The Register of July 28th has thesu items : Thu worknien on the Gem ure inking vut quartz for the Pioneer mill. Were working, a few duys ago, in u vein ef richest chloride—from which we expect to learn of a big return.. Work was commeueced ou the North Star—by shaft tellowing the ledge. Ws saw samples of the ore having threuds of pure silver. Esmeralida— The Union of August 4th speaks of a new qnurtz discovery which created u great excitenent ia Aurora. ‘he stampeds commenced the very night the news was received. The mnst extravagnnt rumors were afleat. The locality is abeut three miles east of tho summit of the hign range nf inountains between the Sweet Water Creek ond tlie Kast Walker. The editor made the trip of fifty or sixty mniles to satisfy himself of the truth in regard to the mntter, and thus states it :— We think it qnits safe to say it is not less than seven nud a half leet thick. It is ustonishingly rich, and does not scem to contain a pound of waste rock, bat shows ths pure gold in every part from one side to ths other. Ia some pliees it is sn decomposed that itcan bs shoveled like gravel, and in these placea the gold is very abundant, and can be collected by washing in a pan as in placer mining, each pauful of dirt and gravel yielding alinost a small spoonful of puro gold. Most persons whio lave seen the rock say it will pay $1,000 per tou, aud very few estimate it as low as $500. It is unquestionubly one of the richest mines ever diseovered in the State, and tho only doubtful question affecting its value now is its extent and periaancucy. Pahranagut— The Reese River Reveille of August 2d, says: This district scems to be emerging from the clouds which have long obscured it. Work is heiny vigorously prosecuted by a number of companies. About one hundred and filty men are constantly employed. A consolidation of several cuinpanies has projected a tunnel to pierces Silver Hill, upon which the best ledges yet discovered in the district ars located. It iz estimated that the tunuel will cut a oumber of veins, includiug ths Hlinvis, in a distaucs of three hundred feet. ‘I'he Illiuois is a splendid ledge nf fourteen feetin thickness. Befors nur informant lelt the district, information had been received that two 10-stamp mills were on tho Colorado river detained by high water. They are designed for the Globe and Internationul companies. A 5-stamp mill is also being brought from Los Angeles. A private letter from New York, says: The Dahlgreu company nf New York, have commenced putting up furnaces and opening their mines, and Mr. Raymond, who represents annther New York company, is or the road here witht machinery. Black Rock— We copy ths following from the Sage Brush, showing still richer workings of the Black Rock ore: “ Messrs. Whiting, Nicoles and others have just retarned from Washoe. They give a most flattering account of the recent working ol Black Rock ore at Dall’s mill. The Black Wux, worked up to the astonishingly high figure of $700 to the ton; another lot nf 500 pounds of Soow Storm ore, yielded at the rate of $171 to the ton —Jfurysvilie Express, Aug, 4th. Owen’s River— Kearsarge district is beginning to make a good show of silver bullion. The first rua of Paul's will produced between three and four huodred pounds. Some of the lodesin tbe vicinity are selling at $100 per foot cash. COLORADO. The Deuver News uf July 25th, has these items :—Mr. J. W. Sinith, the President ol the Bohemiun Mining and Smelting Cumpany, has shown usa letter from Mr. Henry Crow, supcriutendent of the company's works at (seurgetown, duted the 15th, 19 which hu saya : “Thu furnace and smelting uf the ures hus proven a perfect success. ‘Is second cliargs, orrun, we obtaincd thirty-three per cent., or one pound of metal from each three pounds of ere.” Wu bavu seen the certificatn of a see oud nasay nf o prece of the metal of the first ron from this furnucc, which slows u yield of $3,302.29 per ten of 2,000 pounds. The mino now worked is called ths HE. W. Bevelicr lode, has a erevicn of five feet in width, with o streak nf eighteen inches solid gulenn, which yiells 40 per cent. of metal. ‘This metal, by assay at the U.S Miut, gives u return of 82,978.09 per teu of 2,000 pounds, in silver. Nn trace ot gold. ‘fhe capital stuck of the company is $50,000. The entire cost ot the works, now nearly in running order, is $8,000. We havo reliablo intelligence from tho Bear Iiivsr conntry, dated July 15th. Our correspendent snys: “There lns heen some prospecting done here. Parties who huve como prepured to work have got their sluices about nbont ready to ran, but they have none of them struck pay that will justify working. There ara some six or eight gold-bearing gulches discovered nud cltimed, that prospeet well on the surface, hut oo going dowu the dirt fuils to yield w color. The Register suya:—J. 'V. Lyneh is just in from Snaks River. The mines are ina very encouraging stage of progress, much valuable ore hcing corded up at the sevarai shalts. Thero are now ut the Montezama and Pera about ninety peopls at work. Mr. Lynch is sinking on the Suky lode. Ilo has it opened for fifty feet along the surface, and has heavy compact galena throughout. ‘he crevice is ono of remarkabls width. He has his furnace commenced, but it will not be completed before the 1st of August, he furnace recently erected by A. M. Cassidy is at work. Reiehienecker informa us that ke has made seventysix assuya, from as tnany different lodes, in the Snake River district. Two of thsse assays favs no silver. Ons gavo tliree thousand five lundred dollurs per ton. One, one thousand three hundred and seventy-nine dollars, and another eight hundred and one dollars per ton. The average yistd was one huodred aad twenty-tivo dollars per ton, IDAHO. The Owyhee Avalanche of 21st July, has these items; ‘The Ainsworth mill basa been thoroughly overhauled and uew machinery added. It was to commence ruuning to a wesk.. The N. Y¥. & Q. Oo. are enlarging . ths settling capacity of their mill. hero will he eight oiore settlers added, and the building enlarged to make nmpls room. Fer a tins to come, the mill will ran on Poorman rock ; also the Grenzeback. We hear that it is rented to Moore & Fogus, for the summor .The Morse & Vass mill is engaged in crushing Wlusky Gulch ore. This ledge contains some romarkably rich rock. A force of men have for some time been sinking on it, and they believe it will prove to be valuabls...The Dardanelles mine is being worked from near the center of the Iedge, by a shaft which is now forty feet deep, und is being sunk deeper every day. The ore looks richer as it is found deepar. That now tuken out is being crushed at the Cosmos mill. They will test one hundred and twenty tons, and if the yield is satisfactory, u nearer and better road will be constructed via Long Gulch..‘Ths Varney & Carrico ledge, sitnated on Florida Mountain, was discovered July 10th. Nine ounces of the float quartz gave two dollars in gold hy hand process. Rock from the ledge does even better than that. The shaftis pow down ten feet, anda ledge of thirty inches quartz developed.. .We understand that the noted cass of Hass & Ray vs. Poormaa—properly, Wm. M. Willis vs. P. F. Bradford et al.—bas been arranged between ths principal parties so the mine will be temporarily worked and proved up. It has been a very exciting one among all classes and conditions of our citizens, in consequence of its fnulous richness..Messrs. Bell & McCann have taken gold dust enough out of their elaims in Jacobs’ Guich this summer to inake the eyes of au old lorty-niner bug out. We saw, oa Wednesday, a partial clean up of one week'a run, and there nrust have bean $2,000. As inuch remained in the quicksilver, as we only saw the brigbt gold from tbe upper sluices. ‘There is considerable coarse gold in it—many pieces weighing Irom two to twenty-five dollors. Snine paper of 28th, says : At no poriod in tbe history of Owyhee, has there been so much real labor done on ledges, as at tbis time. The Cosmos company must have fully one hundred men engaged in mining; the New York and Owyhee, half as many—probably

more ; the New York and Astor nearly filty ; tho Lincoln forty to filty; the Surplus Oro Fino, o8 many; and Moore & Fagus ubout one hundred and fifty. ‘lhe Wor Englu company have tet n contract and men are sinking a sbult on their purchase—the Revenuu. ‘There are thirty or more inen engaged in tuking uut Moorman ore. We got an inside view on Wednesday. Wo call the nttention of tho ownurs tu St. Luke XVIEE Chopter, 24 and 25 verses. We know several persons who talk as thougli they would be willing to risk their chances of salvation for fifty feet in this mine. We get did two feet in it—hut weru obliged to get them out again. ‘Thosu who think the L’oorman n “ pocket” may o3 well dismiss their feurs..'‘Vhe Richman is on the north side of War Bugle. A tuunelis being driven in the discovery und a sliaft on the first extension north. A ledge of decomposed nad solid quartz intermingled with granite can now be seen. At the further end of the cut the granitu is givifg way and more solid quurtz is showing itself. ‘‘he decomposed quartz is full of free gold which is ensily obtaimed by punning.. le New York nud Astor company aru now giving the Truck aud Jeuuings ledgu a, thoruugh and systematic courss of progpectiug. Ths old shaft fs being cleaned ont, straightened, timbered and sunk deeper ; also, a uw shalt is being sunk about seventy-five leet north of the old one. ‘The latter is alreudy down fifty feet und the ledgu is one foot wide.. ‘lle gainu company ure prospecting the Morning Star, 2d South exteusiou. ‘The ledge is narrow, but widening. The World of 14th July, has theso items : ‘The water in all the ditehvs about Idaho City is rapidly drying up, Alturas (county) proapects have brightened much of lute. The newly discovered ledge—the Leonora—is attracting general attention. We were shown, last Saturday, by one of ths owners, several pounds of tle rock from this ledge. ‘The specimens can be described ns stieets of gold with a little quartz holding them together. They wers tuken out at the depth of twentyeight feet. ‘I'he portion of the ledge at the sutfuce was not wider than tls back of o butcher's knife ; it is now about two inches. ‘The owners estimate the value of rock thrown out in a flew hours, onc day last wsek, at fully ten thousand dellars. ‘he ledge is in the Yuha district,and is near ths Atlanta. It has caused a great excitenient among the quartz men of the district, and extensions huve beco located all over the country. The Union of same date, says: S.G. Rosenhaum, of this city, has purchased the 10-stamp quartz till lately placed on the eastern exten‘sion of the Gambrinus ledge, by Lambing and Baily. Ue is now the sole owner of the mill, and intends to keep the stamps at work steadily triturntiug ores from the Gambrinus and Junietta leads, as he owns three-fourths of each of those leads. ° MONTANA. . From the Post of July 21st ws gather the following :--In Alder Gulch, Mamma & Co., last week, employed fourteen hands. and the product of their luhor ainounted to $2,870.. Childs & Co., with threo hands, took out $600. ..Myers & Co.,,last week, with four hands took out frum $500 to $600..Bay & Co., with seven hands, cleaned up $900.. .Other parties on claims in the vicinity of those abovs named, state the result of their lahor at about the same relutive amount for tho ferce cinployed..In Nevada District prohably one hundred ond fifty men were at work last week, the pay averaging from five to eight dollars per day to ths hand..The bnilding is ready for the Excelsior’s machinery, which witl arrive next week. Letter to sams paper from Prickly Pear City. July 6th, says :— “The water has been very high, rendering the sinking of shafts in the gulchss a matter of impossibility. One company backed down, but the other, Mr. William Alexander’s, are still at work, and are much encouraged from the prospects obtained. Good prospects have been obtained on the bars, on whicb the city is bnilt, and a company of enterprising Germans have taken up the ground and have commenced the building of a large flume across the creek, through which the water from tha ditch on the east side will be bronght on to the bars. Bannock letter says: Times begin to improve. Jivery low days some are returning from other camps to their old camping ground. The Seneca Falls mill of 15 stamps run forty-seven days atan average of $263 per day. The mill was unsupplied with any other than the old process of saving gold on the plates. The quartz was taken from ihe Kearsarge, Cavarone and Keokuk lodes. WASHINCTON. The Vancouver Register says :—Every test of rock trom any of the ledges thus far has disclosed the preseuce of gold and silver, and that too in paying gunntities. Work is progressing on several of the ledges. An arastra is ruaning on the MceConnel ledge, the Rising Sun and Morning Star Compauy is pushing forward its work, the Colombia ledge is being sunk upon, and Mr. S. D. Maxon is manifestIngcommenduble enterpriss in opening anotlier lvdge which is thought to bo rich, We have repeatedly said wo would not hu accessory to raising au unfounded excitement, and shall only state fucts as they ure nade kuown. We bslieve iu the Vancouver niines. —_—_—_—_ San Fraxcisco.—Perhaps no better idoa nf it can hs nitained of the rapid gmwth and present importanen of San Francisco, than hy considering ths luct that itis the fourth Collection district in the United States, and that an inercase cf only fifteen per cent. would be required to make it the second.‘ Trades and Manufactures. WM. 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Guark, Eeq., Sacramenio—eonstantly on hand and for sale, iu quantities to sull, by J. M. PAOE, 20v123m No. 42 Clay streot, between Drumini and East. ~ FIRE, HYDRAULIC & SUCTION HOSE, And Leather Gelting.} M. M. COOK & SON, 8&1 Battery Street, San Franelsco, Are now manufacturing as above, Flre, Hydraulle and Suetlon Hose, and Leather Belitng, of any dimensicn and In any quantify which may bo desired. Fire Hoso and Bolling constantly on hand or manufactured lo order. Also Saddles and Horse Collars. The subserlbers would tespectially ask en re tocall and examine thelr stock—also testimonials of the efficlency of thelr work from such ay havo used thelr hose both for firo and nilning purposes <A diploma was awarded to us last year, by the Mechanles’ Iustituce, of thiaclly, and a silver medal this vear. lzvli-ly J.-E. & H. H. 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