Volume 18 (1869) (430 pages)

The Mining and Scienti fic Press. 167 an important addition to our gold yield from this souree. During the past three or fonr years there bas heen also a San Prancisco compiny cperatiug ou the Middle Fork. In 1565 tuey erected an arastra, driven by water-power, and havo prospected their ledge very thoroughly, and are, we uiderstaud, perfeetly satistied with the result. More than a year ago they bought a mill to be erected on the claim, but owing to some want of harniony among the members of the company, the mill has never heen shipped from San Francisco, and no work has been done on the Icdy: since. During the past few years still other parties have prospected considerahly with more or less satisfactory results. A. M. Jones has erected an arastra at the Forks, with which he has been erushing rcek obtiined fron. up near the base of ‘' Old Cragey.” How mueh per ton his rock yiekls wo have not been able to learn. TCOLUMNE COUNTY. Sonora Democrat, March 6th: Ryland & Parsons, of Kineaid’s Flat, are doing well in tho old Dobhinspeck ranch, mining it np. The claim is 15 feet deep, and will lust 20 years. It pays from $5 to $6 per day to the hand. Tive men are employed. Knox & Boyle are huilding a fine 10stamp mill at the foot of their claim, in Quartz Mountain. It will be completed ahout the 15th of April. They have two tunnels running into the mountain; one in ahout £00 feet, the other about 200, and are being pushed forward as fast as possible. This tunnel is 50 feet lower than the upper one. The rock averayes $40 per ton. Lacy lave out now some 30 tons, and are still getting out more. When they get their mill in operatiou they will take ont large sums of gold. Heslep’s claim, adjoining, is paying very well. Mr. H. wantsto purchase a larger inill, his old rickety 8-stamp mill dou’t suit hint. App’s claim, adjoining Heslep’s, is also paying remarkably well, ‘This claim has always been considered the best in the connty. The mill, a 10-stamp one, is located on Wool’s Creek, one mile from the cliim. Mr. App intends to build a new mill upon the claim next fall, He has two engines in his mine hoistiug rock and water. A tunnel pierces the monntain some 600 feet. The shaft from surface, is 350 feet deep, and from level of the tuunel 250 feet. The rock averages $14 per ton. Hight tons per day is crushed, : D. Kelly, of this city, has half a ton of rock from his vein on Fox Gulch, that is very rich. Streaks of gold run throngh every inch of the rock; it will pay $2,000 per ton. He has sunk ashaft some 60 feet deep. Mr, K. will send this half ton of rich rock to San lrancisco, to have crushed. Mr. Stage, Superintendent of the U. S. Grant vein, near American Camp, is pushiug forward the completiou of the mili and and hoisting works. Some 20 men are employed at present in the mine and huilding the mill. J. B. Hiskey, of the Star mine, near the U.S. Grant, says that his eompany will eoon start inagain and getout rock, They have been running a tunnel for the past eight inonths, which will s‘rike the vein some 400 feet lower than the old tunnel. A party of gentlemeu went down to La Grange, Stauislaus County, last Friday, to make arrangements uhout cuttiug a ditch to take water from their Columbia ditch into that place. Wu. COUNTY. Marysville Appeal, March 4th: We understand thet the Pennsylvania mine is erushing fair rock, and that its futu-e prospeets were never more flattering. Owing to the depth of the main shatt the claim is trouovled with water, and we understand that the Trustees have ordered a 12-inch pump, at an expense of $3,000, E. Halphen, an old resident of Brown’s Valley, called npou us yesterday and exhibited speciinons of very rich quartz from the doward Hill Mining Co, a mine located on Uuion Hill, two and a balf miles south of Grass Valley. There is a 15-stamp mill erushing on this claim, and judging by the rock showa us the proprietors haye a bright prospect for a fortune. ARIZONA. Prescott Miner, Feb. 20th: The White Picacho mine, near Wickenburg, in this county, is looming into importance. According to tests recently made of the ore, by Reese & Krause, of Wickenburg, for B. Hussey and P, Richardson, who design workiug the mine, it yields as follows to the ton: By Fire Assay—gold, $87.20; silver, $18.95; total, $106.23. When smelted, it produced, lead 25 per cent.; silver, $16.90; gold, $78.28. _Prof. Hodges, of Boston, recently paid a visit to the Sacramento miuing district, and was well pleased with the prospects. BRITISH COLUMBIA. The total export of coal from Nanaimo, British Columbia, during the months of Jannary aud JFebrnary last, amonuted to 3, S34 tous. IDAHO. Boise Democrat, Feb. 20th: The Rising Star Mining Co’s property, in Ilint District, has heen attached at the instauce of Thomas Cole Jr. & Co., for about $54,000, This is but the result of mismanagement, as the mine has been paying very tuirly. The news from tbe Golden Chariot mine eontinues favorable, For the last eleven days they have run ont an average of 15 tons per day, making an aggregate of 165 tons, A correspondent of the Helona Gazetfe writes from Leesburg that the snow is about 18 inches deop in tho basin, and from threo to four fect on the divide hetween Leesburg and Salmon City. The citizens bave quartz on the brain, growing ont of the discovery of two ledges on Arnet’s Creek, sevcnmiles from Leeshurg. James G. Viar discovered the Eureka, which is rich in fine gold. The other is called the Musgrove lodge, half a mile below the Kureka, and is also very rich in gold. Work is going on vigorously on these ledges. MONTANA. Helena Post, Feb. 19th: J. T. Harvey who has just roturned from the Missoula mills, informs us that he is at work running a drift into the White Cloud lode, 16 miles from Fort Owen, and taking from ita species of decomposed quartz, which, rnn through arastras, yields very ricbly. Tie Whitlatch Co. which suspended work last summer, have again resumed most active operations upon that mine at Unionville. A large forco of miners have commenced cleaning out the shafts on the lead and getting everything in readiness for taking ont roek in large quantities. It is the purpose of the company to have a mill at work upon this lead as soou as one ean be erected. We learn that the prospects of the Lindsey Mining Co. improve as the work progresses. For the last week two shifts of miners have been constantly at work on the shaft, which Las been suuk to the depth of ahont 29 ft. It is calculated from the indications of the gravel in which they are now working, that they will strike bedrock in about six more feet, which will consume the greater part of this week. The water which accumulates iu theshaft has decreased in volume, and at the prosent time, during stoppage of the pumps, the water reaches a point a foot below former water marks. The splendid tuunel which has been in progress during the past winter, for the purpose of striking the McClellan lode, bas at last struck it after running 200 ft., aud is being run through the qnartz comprising the ledge. There is no douht but that this is one of the richest lodes in the country. Amill is all ready to be put up upon this lead, and will be erected the moment the season will permit. The Virginia Democrat says: Morris’ Creek, situated a few miles from Rochester, in Deer Lodge County, is being rapidly developed. ‘The lodes vi the district are silver producing, and are said to he very rich. It is said that a large number of the owners ot lodes are at work upon their property with the greatest hopes of success, A new lead has been disvovered at Sterling which is stid to be richer than anything ever before discovered in that sevtion. NEVADA. MUMBOLDT, Unionville Register, Feb. 27th: The Alpha miue, situated in Bntte caiion, on the west side of the Humboldt range, ahout six miles from Unionville and three trom the Central Pacific Railroad, ranks high among the first-class mines of this State. The vein is at present 12 feet wide in the shaft, now 130 feet deep. A tunnel is being ruu on the vein, followiug its course, and will interseet the shaft at a depth from the surface of 220 feet. ‘The vein in the tunnel is 13 feet wide and tho ore of a snperior quality. Arrangements are being made by the owners to ship the ore by rail. road to the Desert mill, at the lower or west side of Humboldt Lake. A graded road to facilitate hauling ore is almost eompleted to the railroad switch. Mr. Smart, who returned from Elkoa few days ago, informs us that Frank Dorman is shipping ore, by railroad, to the ‘Trnckee, from a mine in Panther cafion, The wines in Gold Run district continne to ‘*pan out” regularly. T. G. Negus sbipped from the Golconda mine in that distriet, on the 21st instant, by the Pacific Union Express, two bars of bullion, valued at $1,500 ; aud Holt & Elzy one bar valued at $800. REESE RIVER, Austin Mereille, Mareh 4th: Arrangements are now in progress, and there is every reason to believe will soon be completed, by which the fine and extensive property of the United Reese River Mining Co., will be work systematically and extensively. The company own n large number of veins in this distriet, whieh they have allowed to remain idlo up to the present tine, Belmont Champion, Feb. 27th: A correspondent, writiug from Hot Creek, after alInding to the White Pine exodns, says: But the most of us are remaining on the merits of the district as a mining camp, knowing as we old residents well do, that we have many a ledge in the foothills, as well as immeusely rich chimneys or pockets on our limestone mountains, many of which, I baye no donbt, will prove permaneut veins. We have one positive mine in particular, the locators of which, owing to financial difficulties, have been obliged to suspend work for the last two or three months—a fine chance for capital to step in and geta valuable piece-ot mining property at a comparatively low figure. There aro many claims partly developed which could be bought cheap for cash, that would return to capital the fattest of dividends. Van Gillet has located and opened a new vein of some 20 inches in thickness, whieh bids fair to rival the best. This district, so far, bas been unfortunate. Capital has done nothing for us; the companies that have been represented here, it is well known, bave kept their money at home— apparently expecting to open mines without dishursemeuts. Whenever we have live capital invested, with efficicut management then will onr section render up its hidden treasures to the satisfaction of all parties interested. The Montezuma mill, better known as Dean’s mill, situated in the lower part of Belmont Cation, is daily hammering away on ore from the Galvin mine, situated on Arizona Hill, with fine results, This mill, with a capacity of four stamps of 180 tbs. each, is doing bravely for one of its size, During the past week there was shipped by the Belmont Silver Mining Co. to the First National Bank of Austis five bars of bullion, weighing 355 tbs., valued at $4,214.85. W SILO. [In the Stock Circular, in another portion of this paper will be found late mining news from this district. ] Virginia Hnierprise, March 2d: Yesterday moring the lower tunnel of the Occidental tapped a vein of ahout 15 inches of water. The tunnel is being run on the west side of the lead and the water comes in at the hottom and from the east side of the tunnel. ‘The striking of this water is cousidered a very favorable indication. The Bacon Mill, Silver City, started up last eveuing on Hale & Norcross ore. The mill contains 20 stamps, eight Wheeler, eight Knox and two Hepburn paus, and is capahle of working 40 tons of ore per day. The A3pha Co. yesterday struck a small vein of very fine ore in drifting toward their ledgo, ‘The vein found is ou the west side ofthe main lead, Itis expected that the main vein and good ore will be reached in about six days. The Ione mill, Lower Gold Hill, has recently been purchased by the proprietors ofthe Twin mive, Silver City, who will sturt the same into operation to-day or tomorrow on ore {row their mine. The experts are looking for ore in the Imperial in ahout ten days. March 3d: Wells, Fargo & Co. shipped from their Gold Hill office during the month of Fehruary, bullion amounting to $229,251 55, March 4th: Some excellent ore hasbeen found in the west vein of the Justice and Independent mine at the 260-foot level. Assays running as hizh as $300 have been obtamed from it. The old caved drift at the 350-foot level has been cleared out and retimbered. It was found to run northward from the shatt a distance of 150 feet. At the north end some very promising ore has been found. ‘The lead at this poiut is said to very much resemble the Comstock in the lower level of the Hale & Norcross. The Sierra Nevada mill is running to its full capacity (20 stamps) on ore from the company’s mine. Of late they have found a deposit of ore much superior to that which they have been crushing during the time tbis mill has been iu operation. A dispatch dated Virginia City, March . 4th, says Wells, Fargo & Co. shipped, last night, 39 bars of bullion, weighing 2,760 . pounds, and valued at $73,233. 59. Mnch anxiety is felt over the result of . operations in the Hale & Noreross, and . strong hopes are entertained that a good body of ore will be struck soon, in the lower level, ’ WItITE PINK, Our exchanges from this district have hot come to hand this weok, yet we believe that nothing of a startling character, further than has already been published, has heen developed, and indeed we cannot expect any new and reliable information until tho ground has been cleared of snow anda chanee has been given to more thoroughly prospect and develop the mines, which, aceording to some, will be within a month, but others postpone the bright day until the month of June. Virginia Huterprise, Mareh 3d: Many persons are still leaviug this part of the State for White Pine. The pleasant weather which has of late prevailed, has kept the fever raging, when it would otherwise have subsided till spring. Most of those leaving at present, are going ont on “‘general principles,” Having neither mines or town lots in the new region—they expect to make fortunes in some way at preseut lee to themsolyes and everybody else ‘he Robinson district, some 30 miles east of White Pine, is said to contain some very large and valuable lesds, A party of gentlemen interested in the district leave this city to-day to look after locations made for them there. The assays of: the prineipal leads discovered run from $80 to $275. Thero is said to be plenty of wood and water in the district, and the country rock 1s similar to that at White Pine, being limestone and granite. Austin Reveille, Feb. 27th: Wewere informed to-day that hullion amounting to $30,421 99, was shipped by the agency of the First National Bank of Nevada, at Treasure City, White Pine, to Elko and thence overland to New York city, on the 24th and 25th instant March 1st: The stage from White Pine, which arrived here this moruing, brought eight bars of bullion, weighing 678 pounds, which were consigned to tho Bank of California and forwarded by Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express. UTAH. Salt Lake Reporter, March 3d: We havo been shown by a geutleman an assay of ore from a mine within 40 miles of Salt Lake City, which has heretofore been worked merely for lead and silver. The assay was made at the office of Rein, Heunire & Co., San Francisco, with the following results : 18.20 oz. of silver, at $1.30 per oz., $23.69; 48.60 oz. of gold at $20.67 per oz., $1,004.51 66.82 oz. per ton of 2,000 ponnds, rating at $1,026.25. Japan.—The editor of the Virginia HZnterprise has been shown a letter from Yokohama, Japan, from which the following extracts are taken: I am convinced that these islands contain as rich gold and silver mines as any in the world. ‘The heretofore exclusive policy of the Government has prevented the proper dovelopment of the mines—besides, the peeple until now entertained the opinion that it was criminal to extract more ore than was required for immediate aud necesaary use, and that a great sin would be committed in case no ore was left for future geuerations, Oh, for a dozen or so Washoe prospectors ! Yet there are some Japanese, uot having the fear of their gods before tnem, who have smuggled to this place enough gold and silver oro to fill 13 large warehouses. Different and more liheral ideas are now prevailing with the party at present in power. The rebellion between the Northern and Soutbern parties still continues. The party now in power is entitled to the ownership of the mines, and being iu need of money to carry on the war, has for the first time invited foreign miners to act as superiutendents, on large salaries, in order to extract as much bullion as possible in a short space of time. THIRTEEN AND A HALF CENTURIES AGO.— A curious discovery, kept secret for fourteen years, has just come to light at Ravenna. The workmen engaged in digging a canal near the preseut railroad station, in 1854, found a skeleton with a breastplate of fine gold buried face downward. ‘The precious piece of armor, which weighed six pounds, was brokeu up and the pieces secretly sold to jewelers. ‘Two larger pioces, which appear to have been the shoulder bands, and are covered with chasing and enamel, have heen given up hy a jeweler in Faenza, but the remainders are prolhably lost. 1tisknown that Theodoric bnried the body of Odoacer, after his murder at Ravenna, face downward; and the Italian antiquariaus suppose that this golden harness is really that of the first King of Italy. The eonquest ot Italy by ‘heodoric, the Goth, took place about the year 500.

The Mining and Scienti fic Press. 167 an important addition to our gold yield from this souree. During the past three or fonr years there bas heen also a San Prancisco compiny cperatiug ou the Middle Fork. In 1565 tuey erected an arastra, driven by water-power, and havo prospected their ledge very thoroughly, and are, we uiderstaud, perfeetly satistied with the result. More than a year ago they bought a mill to be erected on the claim, but owing to some want of harniony among the members of the company, the mill has never heen shipped from San Francisco, and no work has been done on the Icdy: since. During the past few years still other parties have prospected considerahly with more or less satisfactory results. A. M. Jones has erected an arastra at the Forks, with which he has been erushing rcek obtiined fron. up near the base of ‘' Old Cragey.” How mueh per ton his rock yiekls wo have not been able to learn. TCOLUMNE COUNTY. Sonora Democrat, March 6th: Ryland & Parsons, of Kineaid’s Flat, are doing well in tho old Dobhinspeck ranch, mining it np. The claim is 15 feet deep, and will lust 20 years. It pays from $5 to $6 per day to the hand. Tive men are employed. Knox & Boyle are huilding a fine 10stamp mill at the foot of their claim, in Quartz Mountain. It will be completed ahout the 15th of April. They have two tunnels running into the mountain; one in ahout £00 feet, the other about 200, and are being pushed forward as fast as possible. This tunnel is 50 feet lower than the upper one. The rock averayes $40 per ton. Lacy lave out now some 30 tons, and are still getting out more. When they get their mill in operatiou they will take ont large sums of gold. Heslep’s claim, adjoining, is paying very well. Mr. H. wantsto purchase a larger inill, his old rickety 8-stamp mill dou’t suit hint. App’s claim, adjoining Heslep’s, is also paying remarkably well, ‘This claim has always been considered the best in the connty. The mill, a 10-stamp one, is located on Wool’s Creek, one mile from the cliim. Mr. App intends to build a new mill upon the claim next fall, He has two engines in his mine hoistiug rock and water. A tunnel pierces the monntain some 600 feet. The shaft from surface, is 350 feet deep, and from level of the tuunel 250 feet. The rock averages $14 per ton. Hight tons per day is crushed, : D. Kelly, of this city, has half a ton of rock from his vein on Fox Gulch, that is very rich. Streaks of gold run throngh every inch of the rock; it will pay $2,000 per ton. He has sunk ashaft some 60 feet deep. Mr, K. will send this half ton of rich rock to San lrancisco, to have crushed. Mr. Stage, Superintendent of the U. S. Grant vein, near American Camp, is pushiug forward the completiou of the mili and and hoisting works. Some 20 men are employed at present in the mine and huilding the mill. J. B. Hiskey, of the Star mine, near the U.S. Grant, says that his eompany will eoon start inagain and getout rock, They have been running a tunnel for the past eight inonths, which will s‘rike the vein some 400 feet lower than the old tunnel. A party of gentlemeu went down to La Grange, Stauislaus County, last Friday, to make arrangements uhout cuttiug a ditch to take water from their Columbia ditch into that place. Wu. COUNTY. Marysville Appeal, March 4th: We understand thet the Pennsylvania mine is erushing fair rock, and that its futu-e prospeets were never more flattering. Owing to the depth of the main shatt the claim is trouovled with water, and we understand that the Trustees have ordered a 12-inch pump, at an expense of $3,000, E. Halphen, an old resident of Brown’s Valley, called npou us yesterday and exhibited speciinons of very rich quartz from the doward Hill Mining Co, a mine located on Uuion Hill, two and a balf miles south of Grass Valley. There is a 15-stamp mill erushing on this claim, and judging by the rock showa us the proprietors haye a bright prospect for a fortune. ARIZONA. Prescott Miner, Feb. 20th: The White Picacho mine, near Wickenburg, in this county, is looming into importance. According to tests recently made of the ore, by Reese & Krause, of Wickenburg, for B. Hussey and P, Richardson, who design workiug the mine, it yields as follows to the ton: By Fire Assay—gold, $87.20; silver, $18.95; total, $106.23. When smelted, it produced, lead 25 per cent.; silver, $16.90; gold, $78.28. _Prof. Hodges, of Boston, recently paid a visit to the Sacramento miuing district, and was well pleased with the prospects. BRITISH COLUMBIA. The total export of coal from Nanaimo, British Columbia, during the months of Jannary aud JFebrnary last, amonuted to 3, S34 tous. IDAHO. Boise Democrat, Feb. 20th: The Rising Star Mining Co’s property, in Ilint District, has heen attached at the instauce of Thomas Cole Jr. & Co., for about $54,000, This is but the result of mismanagement, as the mine has been paying very tuirly. The news from tbe Golden Chariot mine eontinues favorable, For the last eleven days they have run ont an average of 15 tons per day, making an aggregate of 165 tons, A correspondent of the Helona Gazetfe writes from Leesburg that the snow is about 18 inches deop in tho basin, and from threo to four fect on the divide hetween Leesburg and Salmon City. The citizens bave quartz on the brain, growing ont of the discovery of two ledges on Arnet’s Creek, sevcnmiles from Leeshurg. James G. Viar discovered the Eureka, which is rich in fine gold. The other is called the Musgrove lodge, half a mile below the Kureka, and is also very rich in gold. Work is going on vigorously on these ledges. MONTANA. Helena Post, Feb. 19th: J. T. Harvey who has just roturned from the Missoula mills, informs us that he is at work running a drift into the White Cloud lode, 16 miles from Fort Owen, and taking from ita species of decomposed quartz, which, rnn through arastras, yields very ricbly. Tie Whitlatch Co. which suspended work last summer, have again resumed most active operations upon that mine at Unionville. A large forco of miners have commenced cleaning out the shafts on the lead and getting everything in readiness for taking ont roek in large quantities. It is the purpose of the company to have a mill at work upon this lead as soou as one ean be erected. We learn that the prospects of the Lindsey Mining Co. improve as the work progresses. For the last week two shifts of miners have been constantly at work on the shaft, which Las been suuk to the depth of ahont 29 ft. It is calculated from the indications of the gravel in which they are now working, that they will strike bedrock in about six more feet, which will consume the greater part of this week. The water which accumulates iu theshaft has decreased in volume, and at the prosent time, during stoppage of the pumps, the water reaches a point a foot below former water marks. The splendid tuunel which has been in progress during the past winter, for the purpose of striking the McClellan lode, bas at last struck it after running 200 ft., aud is being run through the qnartz comprising the ledge. There is no douht but that this is one of the richest lodes in the country. Amill is all ready to be put up upon this lead, and will be erected the moment the season will permit. The Virginia Democrat says: Morris’ Creek, situated a few miles from Rochester, in Deer Lodge County, is being rapidly developed. ‘The lodes vi the district are silver producing, and are said to he very rich. It is said that a large number of the owners ot lodes are at work upon their property with the greatest hopes of success, A new lead has been disvovered at Sterling which is stid to be richer than anything ever before discovered in that sevtion. NEVADA. MUMBOLDT, Unionville Register, Feb. 27th: The Alpha miue, situated in Bntte caiion, on the west side of the Humboldt range, ahout six miles from Unionville and three trom the Central Pacific Railroad, ranks high among the first-class mines of this State. The vein is at present 12 feet wide in the shaft, now 130 feet deep. A tunnel is being ruu on the vein, followiug its course, and will interseet the shaft at a depth from the surface of 220 feet. ‘The vein in the tunnel is 13 feet wide and tho ore of a snperior quality. Arrangements are being made by the owners to ship the ore by rail. road to the Desert mill, at the lower or west side of Humboldt Lake. A graded road to facilitate hauling ore is almost eompleted to the railroad switch. Mr. Smart, who returned from Elkoa few days ago, informs us that Frank Dorman is shipping ore, by railroad, to the ‘Trnckee, from a mine in Panther cafion, The wines in Gold Run district continne to ‘*pan out” regularly. T. G. Negus

sbipped from the Golconda mine in that distriet, on the 21st instant, by the Pacific Union Express, two bars of bullion, valued at $1,500 ; aud Holt & Elzy one bar valued at $800. REESE RIVER, Austin Mereille, Mareh 4th: Arrangements are now in progress, and there is every reason to believe will soon be completed, by which the fine and extensive property of the United Reese River Mining Co., will be work systematically and extensively. The company own n large number of veins in this distriet, whieh they have allowed to remain idlo up to the present tine, Belmont Champion, Feb. 27th: A correspondent, writiug from Hot Creek, after alInding to the White Pine exodns, says: But the most of us are remaining on the merits of the district as a mining camp, knowing as we old residents well do, that we have many a ledge in the foothills, as well as immeusely rich chimneys or pockets on our limestone mountains, many of which, I baye no donbt, will prove permaneut veins. We have one positive mine in particular, the locators of which, owing to financial difficulties, have been obliged to suspend work for the last two or three months—a fine chance for capital to step in and geta valuable piece-ot mining property at a comparatively low figure. There aro many claims partly developed which could be bought cheap for cash, that would return to capital the fattest of dividends. Van Gillet has located and opened a new vein of some 20 inches in thickness, whieh bids fair to rival the best. This district, so far, bas been unfortunate. Capital has done nothing for us; the companies that have been represented here, it is well known, bave kept their money at home— apparently expecting to open mines without dishursemeuts. Whenever we have live capital invested, with efficicut management then will onr section render up its hidden treasures to the satisfaction of all parties interested. The Montezuma mill, better known as Dean’s mill, situated in the lower part of Belmont Cation, is daily hammering away on ore from the Galvin mine, situated on Arizona Hill, with fine results, This mill, with a capacity of four stamps of 180 tbs. each, is doing bravely for one of its size, During the past week there was shipped by the Belmont Silver Mining Co. to the First National Bank of Austis five bars of bullion, weighing 355 tbs., valued at $4,214.85. W SILO. [In the Stock Circular, in another portion of this paper will be found late mining news from this district. ] Virginia Hnierprise, March 2d: Yesterday moring the lower tunnel of the Occidental tapped a vein of ahout 15 inches of water. The tunnel is being run on the west side of the lead and the water comes in at the hottom and from the east side of the tunnel. ‘The striking of this water is cousidered a very favorable indication. The Bacon Mill, Silver City, started up last eveuing on Hale & Norcross ore. The mill contains 20 stamps, eight Wheeler, eight Knox and two Hepburn paus, and is capahle of working 40 tons of ore per day. The A3pha Co. yesterday struck a small vein of very fine ore in drifting toward their ledgo, ‘The vein found is ou the west side ofthe main lead, Itis expected that the main vein and good ore will be reached in about six days. The Ione mill, Lower Gold Hill, has recently been purchased by the proprietors ofthe Twin mive, Silver City, who will sturt the same into operation to-day or tomorrow on ore {row their mine. The experts are looking for ore in the Imperial in ahout ten days. March 3d: Wells, Fargo & Co. shipped from their Gold Hill office during the month of Fehruary, bullion amounting to $229,251 55, March 4th: Some excellent ore hasbeen found in the west vein of the Justice and Independent mine at the 260-foot level. Assays running as hizh as $300 have been obtamed from it. The old caved drift at the 350-foot level has been cleared out and retimbered. It was found to run northward from the shatt a distance of 150 feet. At the north end some very promising ore has been found. ‘The lead at this poiut is said to very much resemble the Comstock in the lower level of the Hale & Norcross. The Sierra Nevada mill is running to its full capacity (20 stamps) on ore from the company’s mine. Of late they have found a deposit of ore much superior to that which they have been crushing during the time tbis mill has been iu operation. A dispatch dated Virginia City, March . 4th, says Wells, Fargo & Co. shipped, last night, 39 bars of bullion, weighing 2,760 . pounds, and valued at $73,233. 59. Mnch anxiety is felt over the result of . operations in the Hale & Noreross, and . strong hopes are entertained that a good body of ore will be struck soon, in the lower level, ’ WItITE PINK, Our exchanges from this district have hot come to hand this weok, yet we believe that nothing of a startling character, further than has already been published, has heen developed, and indeed we cannot expect any new and reliable information until tho ground has been cleared of snow anda chanee has been given to more thoroughly prospect and develop the mines, which, aceording to some, will be within a month, but others postpone the bright day until the month of June. Virginia Huterprise, Mareh 3d: Many persons are still leaviug this part of the State for White Pine. The pleasant weather which has of late prevailed, has kept the fever raging, when it would otherwise have subsided till spring. Most of those leaving at present, are going ont on “‘general principles,” Having neither mines or town lots in the new region—they expect to make fortunes in some way at preseut lee to themsolyes and everybody else ‘he Robinson district, some 30 miles east of White Pine, is said to contain some very large and valuable lesds, A party of gentlemen interested in the district leave this city to-day to look after locations made for them there. The assays of: the prineipal leads discovered run from $80 to $275. Thero is said to be plenty of wood and water in the district, and the country rock 1s similar to that at White Pine, being limestone and granite. Austin Reveille, Feb. 27th: Wewere informed to-day that hullion amounting to $30,421 99, was shipped by the agency of the First National Bank of Nevada, at Treasure City, White Pine, to Elko and thence overland to New York city, on the 24th and 25th instant March 1st: The stage from White Pine, which arrived here this moruing, brought eight bars of bullion, weighing 678 pounds, which were consigned to tho Bank of California and forwarded by Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express. UTAH. Salt Lake Reporter, March 3d: We havo been shown by a geutleman an assay of ore from a mine within 40 miles of Salt Lake City, which has heretofore been worked merely for lead and silver. The assay was made at the office of Rein, Heunire & Co., San Francisco, with the following results : 18.20 oz. of silver, at $1.30 per oz., $23.69; 48.60 oz. of gold at $20.67 per oz., $1,004.51 66.82 oz. per ton of 2,000 ponnds, rating at $1,026.25. Japan.—The editor of the Virginia HZnterprise has been shown a letter from Yokohama, Japan, from which the following extracts are taken: I am convinced that these islands contain as rich gold and silver mines as any in the world. ‘The heretofore exclusive policy of the Government has prevented the proper dovelopment of the mines—besides, the peeple until now entertained the opinion that it was criminal to extract more ore than was required for immediate aud necesaary use, and that a great sin would be committed in case no ore was left for future geuerations, Oh, for a dozen or so Washoe prospectors ! Yet there are some Japanese, uot having the fear of their gods before tnem, who have smuggled to this place enough gold and silver oro to fill 13 large warehouses. Different and more liheral ideas are now prevailing with the party at present in power. The rebellion between the Northern and Soutbern parties still continues. The party now in power is entitled to the ownership of the mines, and being iu need of money to carry on the war, has for the first time invited foreign miners to act as superiutendents, on large salaries, in order to extract as much bullion as possible in a short space of time. THIRTEEN AND A HALF CENTURIES AGO.— A curious discovery, kept secret for fourteen years, has just come to light at Ravenna. The workmen engaged in digging a canal near the preseut railroad station, in 1854, found a skeleton with a breastplate of fine gold buried face downward. ‘The precious piece of armor, which weighed six pounds, was brokeu up and the pieces secretly sold to jewelers. ‘Two larger pioces, which appear to have been the shoulder bands, and are covered with chasing and enamel, have heen given up hy a jeweler in Faenza, but the remainders are prolhably lost. 1tisknown that Theodoric bnried the body of Odoacer, after his murder at Ravenna, face downward; and the Italian antiquariaus suppose that this golden harness is really that of the first King of Italy. The eonquest ot Italy by ‘heodoric, the Goth, took place about the year 500.