Volume 17 (1868) (428 pages)

The Mining and Scientific Press. fa anda cnrse, tending to blight future attempts to discover new mining localities. July llth: A quartz lode has heen discovered within about 30 miles of this place. Tho indications aro that itis a positive lead, rich enough to work. Owyhee Aralanche, July 18th: The Oro Tino steam hoisting works reecntly pnt in operation on the mine, works splendidly. The shofts ond drifts were all filled with water, which would be got rid of last evening. Joe. Low, an able and experienced mining superintondent from Virginia, Nevada, has taken charge of the mine. A eorrespondent of the Walla Walla Statesman writing from Warren’s Diggings, says: The proper limits of this eamp is abont 13 miles in length, by about five in Drealth; besides Miller’s Camp and the mives of South and East Salmon Rivers, all draw their snpplies from this place. We havo now in operation one 5-stamp mill, crushing quartz, and ono 10-stamp mill nearly completed. The mills here have reduced the prico of ernshing to $20 per ton for gold, and $50 per ton for silvcr., In fact, we have but one mill where they have any furnace for reducing silver ore. Sneha mill, properly condneted, with good, experienced amalgamators, would prove a richly paying business to the owners, besides being of great benetit to the quartz miners, Jor instance, aleal named the Alaska, was discovered here last weck, which prospects $600 per tou in gold, and $1,500 in silver. <A largo proportion of this silver it is impossible to save with our present machinery process. The gold will pay well for the miller and miner. The Winfield Scott has yielded from $80 to $290 per ton. The W. B. Knott ahont $100, and the Capitol will probably yield about the same. ‘Theso are tho principal ledges being worked at present, hut there aro several compauies on each. Preparations are now being made for opening several other veins, which the high prico of reducing has caused to lie dormant until now. Tho same paper says: Ex-Mayor Whitman, just down from Warren’s Diggings, has left with us specimens of quartz taken from leads in that vicinity, which certainly give indicatious of being very rich. f MIONTANA. Helena Post, July 17th: From Rochester district we learn that everything is prospervus in that vicinity, new and rich discoverics being made almost daily. The Watseka Millis kept ahundantly supplied with rock, and is running regularly. James and Irviu aro running an arastra on ore from the Dunderherg lead, and clean up, on an average, $33 to the ton. Among the richest of the late discoveries is that of the Income lead, the decomposed quartz from which has prospected as high as $2 to the pan. The C. F. Sisson lode, recently discovered by Mr. Matthews, has a crevice two feet in width. The ledge consists principally of decomposed rock, which yields 50 cents to pan. Mulvy & Co. have been running 2 drain ditch iu Rochester Gulch with good prospects of heing amply rewarded for theirenterprise. They are now sinking a vertical shaft for the purpose of ascertaining the depth of the hedrock. The new discovery at Cascade Gulch, 15 miles from Jefferson City, gave rise to quite a brisk stampede from this city on Wednesday, and some 30 claims were staked. Prospects of from three to ten cents to the pan are obtained. The pay streak lies some four feet from the surface, and it is from eight to 14 feet to bedrock. Timber and water in abnudance can be easily procured. The miners’ meetiug for the organization of the district is to be held on Sunday. Huhhard & Co’s bedrock drain, at Emi-. grant Gulch, commenced last spriug, has been constructed o distance of 350 ft., and . has reached a point 30 ft. below the surface, and probably not more than ten feet above bedrock. ‘Lhe gravel through which it is now being run, prospects 224 ceuts to the pan. Ahout eight miles above the niouth of tho gulch, several companies are strippiug and’sluicing, and making $18 per day to the man, iu coarse gold, resembling that of Trinity Gulch. Tho correspoudeut from German Gulch says: Germau Gulch is now priucipally worked by ground-sluicing and piping, 14 compauies owuing nearly tho whole gulch above lower town. The Califoruia Flume Co. have a splendid flume, and get rich pay, an experimental clean up yielding over $800, to only three rifflesin a week’s run. A steam derrick will soon take the placo of the oue now worked by hand in this claim. F. Brown & Co. avo averaging #15 to the hand, with their flume. Alfield «& Co., and Julius Pohl & Co., are making preparations for a big bedrock clean up, in ground sluicing off acres of ground. Capt. J. P. Hillis & Go, cleaned up $1,272, ten days ago, the result of a two! Toult & Stetefeldt received to-day 2,236 weeks’ run upon top dirt, from Last Chance . ounces of crude hullion for smelting and Barat Diamond City. . Big bonlders and beaver dam begs seriously interfere with the practical working of the Wilson Creck mines.Kiog & Gillette’s bedrock flume, below Diamond City, being supplied with an abundance of water, is rapidly increasing in length, but has not yet reached hedreck. Benton Guleb, scven miles from Diamond, in tho direetien of the Deep Creek ceuntry, is crcating some excitement in the vicinity of Coufederate.Good diggings are reported to bave been strnck over heyond Georgetown, on Tenderfoot Gulch, at its junction with Cation Creek. .Murley’s ditch, from Catou Creek to Howe’s Gulch, opposite Georgetown, was completed and the water turned iu day before yesterday.The mill of A. Hanauer, on the Thompson lode, at Cable, commenced operations yesterday.The Plymouth G. &S. M. Co., of Montana, contemplates putting upa 10-stamp mill iv Greenhorn Gulch, for the purpose of crushing rock from the Wild Pilgrim, War Eagle, or Gem lodes. The machinery of the millis adapted to 20 stamps, and this number will eventually be used if the enterprise proves a success. The Owyhee Avalanche says: The report is that Phillipsburgh, lint Creek District, Montana, is a failure. The St. Louis and Mentana Miuing Co’s mill at that place had ceased work, $41,000 in arrears. Wabus, Parks, Pucket, Bradley, Dagenhart, aud many others, aro flat hroke. It is now very certain that there is no positive ledge there. NEVADA. Ikumboldat. Winnemucca Argent, Inly 23d: There are some 16 mining districts in this county, all of which are known to be coursed with many kiuds of mineral vcius—tho chief being those of silver. The impetus which tho railroad will impart to the development of the nativo resources of Humboldt County can scarcely be cyer-estimated. Gold, silver, copper, lead and salt will be the leading mineral exports, though a variety of others’ will swell the list, as they are known to exist. The Golconda mine, in Gold Run district, is one of the remarkable deposits of silver ore in Nevada. The veinis from five to teu ft. wide and easily mined, very little blasting being required. The company’s 8-stamp water mill, at Fairview, is far more thau supplied with ore, and the last cleanup was shipped from hero on the 15th inst. There were 2,3760zs. crude bullion, from a run of five days, and is estimated worth ahout $1 per oz. It is shipped in a crude state, therefore its valuo is only approximated by returns of previons lots forwarded. The cost of mining, hauliug and milling does not reach an average of $15 per ton. The Winnemucea correspondent of the Virginia Enterprise of July 24th, says: The Montezuma works, at Oreana, J. C. Pall & Co’s two mills at Uuiouville, and the Golconda mill at Fairview, are all constautly at work with large profits; while Holt’s mill at this place, and the Etna at Dun Glen, are at work, mostly with some success. Gold Run and Battle Mouutain districts are among the most promising of silver districts. The ledges are largo, easily nined at small expense, and ore from different ledges pays well by mill process, as shown by repeated crushing at the Golconda mill. ‘The Union Scries Co. are making a mine of a large and rich vein in Winnemucca Mouutain, three miles from town. RPabranagat. Virginia Enterprise, July 28th: Judge Burns, of this city, left last night by the overland route for White Pine. As asad duty before taking his departure he exhibited to us a letter from a friend, informing him that they have got the “‘ big thing” out there. Their first class rock pays $8,000 per ton—secoud class $1,000. Wehave not heard the yield of the third eclsss, but it is doubtless immeuso, and the bedrock rich for miles around. Reese River. Austin Reveille, July 18th: This morning Gen. Page brought into our office a chunk of ore from the Keystone claim iu the district of White Pino, which is the finest sample of horn silver ore we have seen from the district. Tho pieco weighed 33 Ibs., and was estimated to he worth $10 a pouud. As large a sum as $200 had heen offered for the lump, but the offer was rejected hy the owners. ‘There are spots in the piece of almost purehorn silver, into which holes had been bored with a common brace and bit. Ahandsome ledge of sulphuret ore was cut this morning in the shatt of the Toiyabe Co. at the depth of 210 feet. Atthe point whero it was cut the ledge is eight inches thick and of promisiug appearance. An assay of a samplo of the oro wade by Boalt & Steteteldt gave a yield of $202.62 per ton. assaying. The Manhettan mill prodnecd for the week ending this date 27,172 ozs. of crude . bullion. The 53 tens of ere frem the Garrison mine in the Cortez district, yielded 23 bars of bullion of the valne of $19,474.62, ‘The bullion is of very low grade. Yesterday afternoon sonie 2,300 ozs. of erndo bullion were brought into tbis city from Righy’s mill in the district of San Antonio. July 20th: The mill of the Combination Co. in Silver Bend district, is running its whole battery of 40 stamps, and is preducing daily bullion of the value of $2,200, For somo causo the mill of tbe Silver Peak and Red Mountain Co. has been delayed beyond the time anticipated for its opening, hut tbe latest repert fixes the time of its oponing two or three wecks hence. There is a large amount of gold bearing ore ready for the mill. July 22d: The Combination Co’s mill is now turning out some fine bullion, and the yicld is qnite prolific. On Sunday five bars wero melted, and yesterduy four. Some 20 bars have already been turned out during the past eight or nine days. The company’s hoisting works are now fully repaired, and steam was get up for the first lime on Monday. Tuesdaythe engine was set to work drawing out the vast qnantity of water which has accumulated in tho shaft. July 23d: Tho 4-stamp will of Dr. Young recently erected in Columbus district, has heen set to workcrushing oro. We learned thi8 morning from a miner from Jone district that several mines were producing excellent ore for the Knickerbocker mill, which had been repaired and commenced running this week. The mill company owns the Indianapolis ledge, whicliis yielding a fair amont ot fine ore, and the Victory and Storm King, owned by other parties, are also producing regularly lots of excelleut ore. Besides these ledges the owners of several others were working them with advantage, and were adding to the stock of ore for the Knickerhocker mill. We were informed by Gen. Page, who returned to this city from White Pine district on Saturday morning, that prospecting aud mining were carried on in the liveliest spirit. Treasure Hill, on which the claims are located, isseveral miles long, aud it contained nearly as many locations as Lander Hill. A considerablo number of the claims showed good ore. The Eherhardt South, the Keystoue, and the Aurora had produced masses ot rich ore; the amouut taken out of the former claim was estimated at upwards of 100 tons. It was opened to the depth of 20 feet, and deyveloped a great face of remarkable looking ore. Nevada Zauscript, July 27th: <A ctushing of 53 tons of ore from the Garrison mine in Cortez district, Nevada, produced bullion of the value of $19,474, This shows a yield of $370 per ton. Washoe. i [In the Stock Circular, in another portion of this paper, will be found late miuing uews from this district. . Virginia Haterprise, July 20th: A waterwheel for Birdsall & Carpenter’s mill, at Dayton, 30 tect in diameter, 5 inches thick in the rim, 14 inches wide, and weighing 5 tons and 500 pounds, has just been cast at the Gold Hill Foundry. The Twin mine, at Silver City, is furnishing suflicient ore to keep the Sherman Mill, five stamps, and the Eagle Arastra Mill in constant operation. The rock is principally gold-bearing and pays very well by being screened and judiciously assorted. July 25th : The Overman Co. are taking out a large amount of ore in their 361-foot level which assays over $30 per tou. The Vivian mill is now crusbing for them, and they will shortly set the Excelsior mill to crushing the same quality of ore. The Lonner on the Gould & Curry shaft has attained a depth of 1,000 feet. At this depth they find the rock tolerably soft with favorable indicatious of ore. They aro still extractiug a large quautity of very fair ore from their old surface workings, Tho Confidence Mining Co. shipped $3,350 worth of hulliou to Sau Francisco on the 18th inst. The new drift at the 900-foot level of the Crown Point mine is over 60 feet, and running in soft rock. Evans’ & Co’s mill, situated at the foot of Cedar Hill, has been in operation some three days on ore from the Sacrameuto mine. It works satisfactorily in every respect. Wells, Fargo & Co., shipped duriug the past week from their offices in this city and Gold Hill, 13,818 pounds of assayed bullion, valued at $353,195 04, Trespass, nly 25th: The 5-stamp Shorman mill is kept constantly at work on rock from the Twin ine, sitnated at Silver, as is also the Eagle Arastra mill, beth under the management of Milton Mygatt, Esq. ‘The large mill ef Joseph Trench has been idle for seme time, owing to the searcity ef ore, but the Sherman ond Eagle have their own ore near at hand and are pot . likely soon to shut dewn fer want of reck, Gold Hill News, July 24th: There was shipped from Wells, Fargo & Co’s Gold Hill office this morning, 43 bars of bullion, weigbing 3,690 pounds, and of the assayed value of $85,716 26, The July receipts of the Savago Mining Co., from tbe Ist to the 2ist, aggregate $114,509. About 1,480 tens of ore per week is now extracted, averaging $38 47 per ten. The ney (shaft ef tbe Ophir Co. is now down to the depth of about 350 feet. They have comparatively littlo water to conteud with, but find the reck very hard. Geld Hill Branch Assay Office of FE. Ruhliug & Co., received this morning for melting and assay, 4,659 ounces crude buljen. July 25th: There was shipped from Wells, Fargo & Co’s Gold Hill office this merning 7 sacks of bullion, weighing 512 pounds, and,of the assayed value of $16, 862 32. Gold Hill Branch Assay office of E. Ruhling & Co., received this morning for ee and assay, 8,045 ounces erudo hulion. ORECON. Dalles Mountaineer, July 17th: Mr. Judy reports that gold has been found in tho vicinity of the new settlement in Ochoco Valley. Near Cafiou City, Mr. Wolfinger employs 40 men, and bis claims are paying better than ever before. The hydraulic diggings at Marysville are yielding well. Eugene Journal: Some prospectors in Jackson Couuty, sunk several prospect holes on Cayote Creek, and found a prospect sufficient to warrant them in tho belief that their claims would pay from $8 to $10 per day to the hand, when worked proporly. Portland Oregonian, July 18tb: Tho party of miners who left this city some months ago, on a prospecting expedition to the Stickeen River and other streams to the north, returned here by the steamer Active, having made no discoveries of gold anywhere. ‘They report the country barren and thestrcams altogether destitute of deposits of earth or gravel. Africnd just from the mines of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, represents the mines of that county to he extremely dull, the miners being mostly without water to carry on operations with. There has been no water of consequence since early in the spring. Great numbers are leaviug, some going to other mines, others returning to Oregon and California, while many are going overland to the States. Those who haye had water, have been doing uearly as well as usual. In the regions of Shasta and Willow Creek, few men are staying with their claims, waiting for fall rains. NEW MEXICO. Santa Fe New Mexican, July 7th: The ditch for carrying water to the mines near Fort Garland is almost completed. The news from the Moreno mines continues favorahle. Work upon the claims is progressing, and gold in large quantities taken out daily. When the ditch is completed from Red River, there will be employment for thousands who are now idle for want of water. In the meantime, the country surrounding is being thoroughly prospected, and many new diggings discovered. z The Pinos Altos mines are doing well. Several large shipments of gold have been lately made, aud tho mills are poundiug away day and night. Several furnaces have recently been erected forthe purpose of testing the silver ore so plentiful in that locality, and large results are anticipated. Inpra Rupser is a wonderfully elastic material, and can be stretched to an infinito variety of shapesand uses. It is singular that no cuthusiast has attempted to make a collection of the different articles mannfactured from this gum: they would stock a tolorably large cabinet. ‘The latest adaptation of this accommodating substance 1s ahout to be made by » firm in Bridgeport, Conn., who propose to build coaches and carriages with india ruhher bodies. This isa capital idea, and might with still greater advantage be applied to city stages and horse-cars. There would then, perhaps, bo really always ‘‘room for one more. ie 2+ Tru profits of the London Times for the last year are reported to have reached the . large sum of $500,000.

The Mining and Scientific Press. fa anda cnrse, tending to blight future attempts to discover new mining localities. July llth: A quartz lode has heen discovered within about 30 miles of this place. Tho indications aro that itis a positive lead, rich enough to work. Owyhee Aralanche, July 18th: The Oro Tino steam hoisting works reecntly pnt in operation on the mine, works splendidly. The shofts ond drifts were all filled with water, which would be got rid of last evening. Joe. Low, an able and experienced mining superintondent from Virginia, Nevada, has taken charge of the mine. A eorrespondent of the Walla Walla Statesman writing from Warren’s Diggings, says: The proper limits of this eamp is abont 13 miles in length, by about five in Drealth; besides Miller’s Camp and the mives of South and East Salmon Rivers, all draw their snpplies from this place. We havo now in operation one 5-stamp mill, crushing quartz, and ono 10-stamp mill nearly completed. The mills here have reduced the prico of ernshing to $20 per ton for gold, and $50 per ton for silvcr., In fact, we have but one mill where they have any furnace for reducing silver ore. Sneha mill, properly condneted, with good, experienced amalgamators, would prove a richly paying business to the owners, besides being of great benetit to the quartz miners, Jor instance, aleal named the Alaska, was discovered here last weck, which prospects $600 per tou in gold, and $1,500 in silver. <A largo proportion of this silver it is impossible to save with our present machinery process. The gold will pay well for the miller and miner. The Winfield Scott has yielded from $80 to $290 per ton. The W. B. Knott ahont $100, and the Capitol will probably yield about the same. ‘Theso are tho principal ledges being worked at present, hut there aro several compauies on each. Preparations are now being made for opening several other veins, which the high prico of reducing has caused to lie dormant until now. Tho same paper says: Ex-Mayor Whitman, just down from Warren’s Diggings, has left with us specimens of quartz taken from leads in that vicinity, which certainly give indicatious of being very rich. f MIONTANA. Helena Post, July 17th: From Rochester district we learn that everything is prospervus in that vicinity, new and rich discoverics being made almost daily. The Watseka Millis kept ahundantly supplied with rock, and is running regularly. James and Irviu aro running an arastra on ore from the Dunderherg lead, and clean up, on an average, $33 to the ton. Among the richest of the late discoveries is that of the Income lead, the decomposed quartz from which has prospected as high as $2 to the pan. The C. F. Sisson lode, recently discovered by Mr. Matthews, has a crevice two feet in width. The ledge consists principally of decomposed rock, which yields 50 cents to pan. Mulvy & Co. have been running 2 drain ditch iu Rochester Gulch with good prospects of heing amply rewarded for theirenterprise. They are now sinking a vertical shaft for the purpose of ascertaining the depth of the hedrock. The new discovery at Cascade Gulch, 15 miles from Jefferson City, gave rise to quite a brisk stampede from this city on Wednesday, and some 30 claims were staked. Prospects of from three to ten cents to the pan are obtained. The pay streak lies some four feet from the surface, and it is from eight to 14 feet to bedrock. Timber and water in abnudance can be easily procured. The miners’ meetiug for the organization of the district is to be held on Sunday. Huhhard & Co’s bedrock drain, at Emi-. grant Gulch, commenced last spriug, has been constructed o distance of 350 ft., and . has reached a point 30 ft. below the surface, and probably not more than ten feet above bedrock. ‘Lhe gravel through which it is now being run, prospects 224 ceuts to the pan. Ahout eight miles above the niouth of tho gulch, several companies are strippiug and’sluicing, and making $18 per day to the man, iu coarse gold, resembling that of Trinity Gulch. Tho correspoudeut from German Gulch says: Germau Gulch is now priucipally worked by ground-sluicing and piping, 14 compauies owuing nearly tho whole gulch above lower town. The Califoruia Flume Co. have a splendid flume, and get rich pay, an experimental clean up yielding over $800, to only three rifflesin a week’s run. A steam derrick will soon take the placo of the oue now worked by hand in this claim. F. Brown & Co. avo averaging #15 to the hand, with their flume. Alfield «& Co., and Julius Pohl & Co., are making preparations for a big bedrock clean up, in ground sluicing off acres of ground. Capt. J. P. Hillis & Go, cleaned up $1,272, ten days ago, the result of a two! Toult & Stetefeldt received to-day 2,236 weeks’ run upon top dirt, from Last Chance . ounces of crude hullion for smelting and Barat Diamond City. .. Big bonlders and beaver dam begs seriously interfere with the practical working of the Wilson Creck mines..Kiog & Gillette’s bedrock flume, below Diamond City, being supplied with an abundance of water, is rapidly increasing in length, but has not yet reached hedreck.. Benton Guleb, scven miles from Diamond, in tho direetien of the Deep Creek ceuntry, is crcating some excitement in the vicinity of Coufederate..Good diggings are reported to bave been strnck over heyond Georgetown, on Tenderfoot Gulch, at its junction with Cation Creek.. .Murley’s ditch, from Catou Creek to Howe’s Gulch, opposite Georgetown, was completed and the water turned iu day before yesterday..The mill of A. Hanauer, on the Thompson lode, at Cable, commenced operations yesterday..The Plymouth G. &S. M. Co., of Montana, contemplates putting upa 10-stamp mill iv Greenhorn Gulch, for the purpose of crushing rock from the Wild Pilgrim, War Eagle, or Gem lodes. The machinery of the millis adapted to 20 stamps, and this number will eventually be used if the enterprise proves a success. The Owyhee Avalanche says: The report is that Phillipsburgh, lint Creek District, Montana, is a failure. The St. Louis and Mentana Miuing Co’s mill at that place had ceased work, $41,000 in arrears. Wabus, Parks, Pucket, Bradley, Dagenhart, aud many others, aro flat hroke. It is now very certain that there is no positive ledge there. NEVADA. Ikumboldat. Winnemucca Argent, Inly 23d: There are some 16 mining districts in this county, all of which are known to be coursed with many kiuds of mineral vcius—tho chief being those of silver. The impetus which tho railroad will impart to the development of the nativo resources of Humboldt County can scarcely be cyer-estimated. Gold, silver, copper, lead and salt will be the leading mineral exports, though a variety of others’ will swell the list, as they are known to exist. The Golconda mine, in Gold Run district, is one of the remarkable deposits of silver ore in Nevada. The veinis from five to teu ft. wide and easily mined, very little blasting being required. The company’s 8-stamp water mill, at Fairview, is far more thau supplied with ore, and the last cleanup was shipped from hero on the 15th inst. There were 2,3760zs. crude bullion, from a run of five days, and is estimated worth ahout $1 per oz. It is shipped in a crude state, therefore its valuo is only approximated by returns of previons lots forwarded. The cost of mining, hauliug and milling does not reach an average of $15 per ton. The Winnemucea correspondent of the Virginia Enterprise of July 24th, says: The Montezuma works, at Oreana, J. C. Pall & Co’s two mills at Uuiouville, and the Golconda mill at Fairview, are all constautly at work with large profits; while Holt’s mill at this place, and the Etna at Dun Glen, are at work, mostly with some success. Gold Run and Battle Mouutain districts are among the most promising of silver districts. The ledges are largo, easily nined at small expense, and ore from different ledges pays well by mill process, as shown by repeated crushing at the Golconda mill. ‘The Union Scries Co. are making a mine of a large and rich vein in Winnemucca Mouutain, three miles from town. RPabranagat. Virginia Enterprise, July 28th: Judge Burns, of this city, left last night by the overland route for White Pine. As asad duty before taking his departure he exhibited to us a letter from a friend, informing him that they have got the “‘ big thing” out there. Their first class rock pays $8,000 per ton—secoud class $1,000. Wehave not heard the yield of the third eclsss, but it is doubtless immeuso, and the bedrock rich for miles around. Reese River. Austin Reveille, July 18th: This morning Gen. Page brought into our office a chunk of ore from the Keystone claim iu the district of White Pino, which is the finest sample of horn silver ore we have seen from the district. Tho pieco weighed 33 Ibs., and was estimated to he worth $10 a pouud. As large a sum as $200 had heen offered for the lump, but the offer was rejected hy the owners. ‘There are spots in the piece of almost purehorn silver, into which holes had been bored with a common brace and bit. Ahandsome ledge of sulphuret ore was cut this morning in the shatt of the Toiyabe Co. at the depth of 210 feet. Atthe point whero it was cut the ledge is eight inches thick and of promisiug appearance. An assay of a samplo of the oro wade by Boalt & Steteteldt gave a yield of $202.62 per ton. assaying. The Manhettan mill prodnecd for the

week ending this date 27,172 ozs. of crude . bullion. The 53 tens of ere frem the Garrison mine in the Cortez district, yielded 23 bars of bullion of the valne of $19,474.62, ‘The bullion is of very low grade. Yesterday afternoon sonie 2,300 ozs. of erndo bullion were brought into tbis city from Righy’s mill in the district of San Antonio. July 20th: The mill of the Combination Co. in Silver Bend district, is running its whole battery of 40 stamps, and is preducing daily bullion of the value of $2,200, For somo causo the mill of tbe Silver Peak and Red Mountain Co. has been delayed beyond the time anticipated for its opening, hut tbe latest repert fixes the time of its oponing two or three wecks hence. There is a large amount of gold bearing ore ready for the mill. July 22d: The Combination Co’s mill is now turning out some fine bullion, and the yicld is qnite prolific. On Sunday five bars wero melted, and yesterduy four. Some 20 bars have already been turned out during the past eight or nine days. The company’s hoisting works are now fully repaired, and steam was get up for the first lime on Monday. Tuesdaythe engine was set to work drawing out the vast qnantity of water which has accumulated in tho shaft. July 23d: Tho 4-stamp will of Dr. Young recently erected in Columbus district, has heen set to workcrushing oro. We learned thi8 morning from a miner from Jone district that several mines were producing excellent ore for the Knickerbocker mill, which had been repaired and commenced running this week. The mill company owns the Indianapolis ledge, whicliis yielding a fair amont ot fine ore, and the Victory and Storm King, owned by other parties, are also producing regularly lots of excelleut ore. Besides these ledges the owners of several others were working them with advantage, and were adding to the stock of ore for the Knickerhocker mill. We were informed by Gen. Page, who returned to this city from White Pine district on Saturday morning, that prospecting aud mining were carried on in the liveliest spirit. Treasure Hill, on which the claims are located, isseveral miles long, aud it contained nearly as many locations as Lander Hill. A considerablo number of the claims showed good ore. The Eherhardt South, the Keystoue, and the Aurora had produced masses ot rich ore; the amouut taken out of the former claim was estimated at upwards of 100 tons. It was opened to the depth of 20 feet, and deyveloped a great face of remarkable looking ore. Nevada Zauscript, July 27th: <A ctushing of 53 tons of ore from the Garrison mine in Cortez district, Nevada, produced bullion of the value of $19,474, This shows a yield of $370 per ton. Washoe. i [In the Stock Circular, in another portion of this paper, will be found late miuing uews from this district. . Virginia Haterprise, July 20th: A waterwheel for Birdsall & Carpenter’s mill, at Dayton, 30 tect in diameter, 5 inches thick in the rim, 14 inches wide, and weighing 5 tons and 500 pounds, has just been cast at the Gold Hill Foundry. The Twin mine, at Silver City, is furnishing suflicient ore to keep the Sherman Mill, five stamps, and the Eagle Arastra Mill in constant operation. The rock is principally gold-bearing and pays very well by being screened and judiciously assorted. July 25th : The Overman Co. are taking out a large amount of ore in their 361-foot level which assays over $30 per tou. The Vivian mill is now crusbing for them, and they will shortly set the Excelsior mill to crushing the same quality of ore. The Lonner on the Gould & Curry shaft has attained a depth of 1,000 feet. At this depth they find the rock tolerably soft with favorable indicatious of ore. They aro still extractiug a large quautity of very fair ore from their old surface workings, Tho Confidence Mining Co. shipped $3,350 worth of hulliou to Sau Francisco on the 18th inst. The new drift at the 900-foot level of the Crown Point mine is over 60 feet, and running in soft rock. Evans’ & Co’s mill, situated at the foot of Cedar Hill, has been in operation some three days on ore from the Sacrameuto mine. It works satisfactorily in every respect. Wells, Fargo & Co., shipped duriug the past week from their offices in this city and Gold Hill, 13,818 pounds of assayed bullion, valued at $353,195 04, Trespass, nly 25th: The 5-stamp Shorman mill is kept constantly at work on rock from the Twin ine, sitnated at Silver, as is also the Eagle Arastra mill, beth under the management of Milton Mygatt, Esq. ‘The large mill ef Joseph Trench has been idle for seme time, owing to the searcity ef ore, but the Sherman ond Eagle have their own ore near at hand and are pot . likely soon to shut dewn fer want of reck, Gold Hill News, July 24th: There was shipped from Wells, Fargo & Co’s Gold Hill office this morning, 43 bars of bullion, weigbing 3,690 pounds, and of the assayed value of $85,716 26, The July receipts of the Savago Mining Co., from tbe Ist to the 2ist, aggregate $114,509. About 1,480 tens of ore per week is now extracted, averaging $38 47 per ten. The ney (shaft ef tbe Ophir Co. is now down to the depth of about 350 feet. They have comparatively littlo water to conteud with, but find the reck very hard. Geld Hill Branch Assay Office of FE. Ruhliug & Co., received this morning for melting and assay, 4,659 ounces crude buljen. July 25th: There was shipped from Wells, Fargo & Co’s Gold Hill office this merning 7 sacks of bullion, weighing 512 pounds, and,of the assayed value of $16, 862 32. Gold Hill Branch Assay office of E. Ruhling & Co., received this morning for ee and assay, 8,045 ounces erudo hulion. ORECON. Dalles Mountaineer, July 17th: Mr. Judy reports that gold has been found in tho vicinity of the new settlement in Ochoco Valley. Near Cafiou City, Mr. Wolfinger employs 40 men, and bis claims are paying better than ever before. The hydraulic diggings at Marysville are yielding well. Eugene Journal: Some prospectors in Jackson Couuty, sunk several prospect holes on Cayote Creek, and found a prospect sufficient to warrant them in tho belief that their claims would pay from $8 to $10 per day to the hand, when worked proporly. Portland Oregonian, July 18tb: Tho party of miners who left this city some months ago, on a prospecting expedition to the Stickeen River and other streams to the north, returned here by the steamer Active, having made no discoveries of gold anywhere. ‘They report the country barren and thestrcams altogether destitute of deposits of earth or gravel. Africnd just from the mines of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, represents the mines of that county to he extremely dull, the miners being mostly without water to carry on operations with. There has been no water of consequence since early in the spring. Great numbers are leaviug, some going to other mines, others returning to Oregon and California, while many are going overland to the States. Those who haye had water, have been doing uearly as well as usual. In the regions of Shasta and Willow Creek, few men are staying with their claims, waiting for fall rains. NEW MEXICO. Santa Fe New Mexican, July 7th: The ditch for carrying water to the mines near Fort Garland is almost completed. The news from the Moreno mines continues favorahle. Work upon the claims is progressing, and gold in large quantities taken out daily. When the ditch is completed from Red River, there will be employment for thousands who are now idle for want of water. In the meantime, the country surrounding is being thoroughly prospected, and many new diggings discovered. z The Pinos Altos mines are doing well. Several large shipments of gold have been lately made, aud tho mills are poundiug away day and night. Several furnaces have recently been erected forthe purpose of testing the silver ore so plentiful in that locality, and large results are anticipated. Inpra Rupser is a wonderfully elastic material, and can be stretched to an infinito variety of shapesand uses. It is singular that no cuthusiast has attempted to make a collection of the different articles mannfactured from this gum: they would stock a tolorably large cabinet. ‘The latest adaptation of this accommodating substance 1s ahout to be made by » firm in Bridgeport, Conn., who propose to build coaches and carriages with india ruhher bodies. This isa capital idea, and might with still greater advantage be applied to city stages and horse-cars. There would then, perhaps, bo really always ‘‘room for one more. ie 2+ Tru profits of the London Times for the last year are reported to have reached the . large sum of $500,000.