Volume 24 (1872) (424 pages)

116 SCIENTIFIC PRESS} [February 24, 1872. ‘Maninc Summary. THE following information is condensed mostly from journals published in the interior, in close proximity to the mines mentioned. California. ALPINE COUNTY. Mr. Burazion.—Monitor Afiner, Feh. 10: This tunnel, upon which work has for some time suspended, has heen cleaned out, and work will he resumed so soon as the air will permit. Tae furnace for chloridizing ores at the Monitor mill, after several unsuccessful trials, has again started up and is a perfect success. Ricu One is said to have heen already struck in the Acacia tunnel up Scandinavian canon. Guopr Mrnz.—Alpine Chronicle, Feh. 10: Fifty-four ft. were run last month, hy one shift, and last week some good ore, resembling that of the Tarshish, was struck. The hoisting works will he started up and work resumed on the shaft so soon as funds now on the way arrive. ExoHEeQuer.—Last week another body of good ore was struck. Rosy Sruver has at several times heen found in the different mines upon the Tarshish lode and yesterday we were shown some from the deepest point and one farthest west of any reached therein. ANIADOR.COUNTY. Enoovunacine. — Amador Ledger, Feh. 17: From preparations being made to commence work in the spring on a numher of partially prospected quartz ledges, we may expect not only an increase of business hut the employment of large additional capital. From our mines throughout the county ws hear the most encouraging accounts. Our developed quartz lodes never looked more promising, or yielded fairer returns on capital invested, and eyverything hids fair to stamp 1872 as a prosperous yesr to the quartz interests of the county. State or Marne Miyz.—This mine is) near the Mokelumne river, ahout four miles southeast of Jackson. The main shaft is down 50 ft. with a contract for sinking 100 ft. further. The company intend to erect a substantial mill and maehinéry necessary for workingths mine, to he driven hy water power. The ledge in the shaft is full 3 ft. and increases in width, the deeper it is sunk upon; the quartz taken out in sinking has been thoroughly tested hy arasta and mill process, and the entire rock hetween the walls without grading, has averaged $16 per ton. The mill will he erected near the main shaft. Marsrer Mrye.—This mine is about4 miles northeast of Volcano. At 300 ft. the ledge was 4 ft. in thickness, with the rock well charged with gold and sulphurets. The shaft is down 400 ft. at which depth the ledge has increased to 10 it., and the entire body of rock will yield over $15 per ton by mill procsss. Amapor Crry.—Cor. same: The Keystone is pounding away, the rock heing as rich as ever. Last mouth their “‘clean up” amounted to over $60,000. Tus Original Amador Mill has not, as yet, started up, but the carpenters are busy, and the whole work is fast approaching completion. CALAVERAS COUNTY. Garnet Graven Cramt.—Calaveras Citizen, Feb. 10: Garnet claim in this place is a perfect success. They are working 18 men and cleaned up 45 oz. of gold in 11 daysrun. They netted $250 ovsr expenses. AncEns.—Cor. same: The Angels M. Co. are developing their lead by taking rock from the 50U-ft. level. Thsy are also taking pay rock from the winze in the 400-ft level. The main shaft is 617 ft. deep. The employés number 60 in all. The Stickles mine, which is supplied with steam hoisting works, will have their shaft timhered next week. This shaft is 225 ft. desp, and they contemplate sinking it down to the 300. ft lsvel immediatsly. This mine employs about 20 men. The California M. Co. are tunneling the hill sonth of Angel’s creek. This tunnel extends 150 ft. into the hill, with flattering prospects of ‘‘ striking the lead,” which is thought to he a continuation of the one in the Stickles mine. Mattison is taking out rich rock from the street, directly in front of his shop. Other Cos. are prospecting with good success. Goop Roox—Calaveras Chronicle, Teh. 17: Mine Bonpep.—Dr. Hepburn recently made an assay of some quartz from he mine of Sheriff Thoru, near San Andreas. The rock showed very rich, yielding at the rate of $133 per ton. A shaft has been sunk on the lead 150 ft., developing a well defined ledge 5 ft. in width. The prospects that the mine is a permanent and valuable one are very flattering. We learn that it has heen honded to some parties for 60 days, for $80,000. In the meantime a level will he run from the hottom of the shaft which will prohahly result in still more favorable developments. EL DORADO COUNTY. Diamonp Srrinas.—Placerville Republican, "eh. 15: A few days since we saw some specimens of quartz taken out of a ledge in Diamond Springs dist. The richest specimen was nearly one half gold, and the poorest would go ahont $50 to the ton. Grorcerown.—Cor. same: At Greenwood, Nagle and others have taken out over half a million from one claim. They mine the entire hill from summit to hase, it all heing equally rich. Whiteside, Stone, Watson, and others, have reaped an equally golden harvest. Capt. Blaisdell, and 2 other Cos. from San José, are opening some claims on the ridge, and have some very flattering prospects. The only serious drawhack is the scaroity of water, for prospecting purposes. There is but one ditch hringing water on this divide, and that carries hut a limited snpply. 7 The quartz minsrs are husy opening np new ledges, and working their claims. The owners of the St. Lawrence mine have lately put up a mill on their mine at an expense of over $50,000. The mine has: heen fully developed; they have a very deep shaft sunk on thsir ledge. Its width is from 4 to 6 ft, aud every pound of quartz contains gold. The Eureka mine has a very good mill upon it. Green VauLey.—Placerville Democrat, Feh. 17: The claim of Lutz, Chambers & Co., was robhed on Friday of last week. They had been ground-sluicing for ahont 3 months and had intended cleaning hedrock in a few days. The Co. put their loss at from $800 to $1,000. No clue. Loetown.—The Pocahontas mill closed, hut it will remain idle only a short time. The new shaft is to a depth of 340 ft. The drift north from this shaft is now 250 ft. and verging on a chimney of good ore. INYO COUNTY. Srrime.—Inyo Independent, Feh. 10: A magnificent hody of ore has heen struck on 2 cross lode in the Omega tunnel, 150 ft. below the level of the tunnel, and 450 ft. from the surface. This cross lode is about 20 ft. in width, mostly hard ore running near $200 per ton. The indications are very favorahle for a big strike in the main tunnel. MARIPOSA COUNTY. 2 Francis Minz.—Mariposa Gazetie, Feh. 16: The Co. intend erecting a 60-stamp mill during the season. The prospects of the mine are yery encouraging. In Lucx.—A Frenchman picked up 4 piece of gold at Mormon Bar, on Sunday last, which weighed 68 ozs, NEVADA COUNTY. Tue Gonp Yirup.—Grass Valley Republican, Feb. 16: From the best sources of information we can obtain, the yield of gold in Nevada county for the past 2 years has been $5,000,000 per annum. Brick.—We saw a hrick on the 10th inst. at A. Delano’s banking honse worth $6,500, the result of a recent clean up at the Empire mine. Siurozs Ropsep.—The gravel claims of P. Donovan, at Allison Ranch, or rather the sluice hoxes in his claims, were cleaned up and the boxes demolished on Wednesday night, the 14th inst. Location. —McCook, Sanford & Co. have located 2,100 ft. on a quartz ledge on Independence Hill, near Deadman’s Flat. BuroomrrexrD.—Nevada Transcript, Feh. 13: The North Bloomfield G. M. Co. is carrying on extensive operations. ‘The ditch from Big Caton Creek is running to its full capacity, 3,000 inches of water. The Co. employ 35 men and is running night and day. Brockmeyer & Hanner have just commenced washing in their claims at Colorado Hill. They have good prospects. Locatron.—The Sligo M. Co. has located 1,700 ft. on the Wasson ledge, commencing at the northwest end of the New EngJand Co.’s claim, in Nevada township. Nzevapa Quartz Minz.—The incline is down 125 ft. and is 12 to 14 ft. between the walls of the ledge. The rock is rich in sulphurets and gold. Provivencs Minu.—-National Gazette, Feh. 17; This mine is progressing finely. A contract for sinking the incline 80 ft., has heen let and sinking is going on night and day. The incline is down ahout 140 ft., and with the additional 80 that is heing sunk will make the depth 220 ft. The ledge is ahout 3 ft.in width and looks splendidly. Machinery for hoisting works are on the ground, and the works are being erected rapidly. Bonxer Hitt Mine.—A ledge of 15 ft. in width has shown itsslf, and the further they sink the wider the ledge hecomes. On Thursday the mill started up again. Bho 50 msn are employed in mine and mill. Home Co.’s Minze—The Home Co.’s mine, atthe mouth of Woods Ravine, lying idle for some time, will start up on the first of March. Tremont Mivnz.—The Tremont is on Deer Cresk, ahout a mile and a half from Nevada City. There are 3 tunnels run on the ledge, the lower one being about 6 ft. ahove high water mark of Deer Creek. This tuunel is heing opened hy contract, and will he completed in ahout two weeks. PLACER COUNTY. Riou Srrre.—Auhurn Herald, Feb. 17: On Monday, T. P. Harrison opened a quartz ledge some 2 miles west of here, which is astonishingly rich in free coarse gold. The ledge is on a high, hold, rogky ridge—the first ridge north of the old Union quartz mill. On Tuesday Mr. Harrison showed us 4 or 5 pounds of the quartz, which was full of coarse, hright, pure gold, amounting to fully $8 or $10 to the tb. He had out then about one ton, all showing very rich in free gold. Goov.—J. Barron has taken out during the past month from the old Barron & Co.’s claims, $421 in gold. This was done by one man, from rock near the surfacs and only a hand mortsr to crush the rock in, The Co. have 1,000 ft. of the ledge, which is from 2 to 3 ft. thick, with slate formation on the east and granite on the west, and is well and clearly defined. Riou Crean Up—The Bellevue mine has commencsd crushing ore from the dump, at the St. Patrick mill. The first 3 day’s run, 15-stamp mill, cleaned up 800 ozs. of amalgam, worth $6 per oz., or $4,800 in gold. There were not to exceed 60 tons of ore crushed, which would bring the yield up to $80 per ton. The Co, have on their dump pile some 500 tons of ore, which it is claimed, will not on an average yield less than 60 per ton, or $30,000 for the lot. Eourpss Minzs.—The ownsrs of this mine are doing good work and getting good pay. The Co. have out some 90 tons of quartz, from the 90 ft. levsl, which will yield well. Mr. Patterson has leased the old St. Lawrence mill, and has commenced hauling this rock to it to he crushed, intending to save the sulphurets, which are abundant and rich. Prerer Wauter Minz.—This mine has opened into an extremely rich body of ore on the east drift of the bottom level. Durox Frar.—Cor. same: All the mining Cos. commenced washing ahout one week ago, and some have cleand up, with very favorable results. The Summit Co.,on Plug Ugly Hill, cleaned up hetween $4,000 and $5,000, the result of 25 days’ washing. Columbus Co., on Grass Hill, also had a very good clean up—hetween $2,000 and $3,000—after a run of 24 days. The Wahkeegan Hydraulic Co. had a clean np hut I cannot say with what suecess. Palentag Co. cleaned up from $1,000 to $1,200, and have a good prospect to do hetter next rnn. The True Blue Co., on Elmore hill, near Alta, have had 2clesn ups this season, with good results. The D. F. B. G. Co. are hard at work laying the pipes from the Yuha ditch to their diggings. PLUMAS COUNTY. Roumor.— Quincy National, Feb. 10: We are informed that the Crescent mills property has passed into the hands of an English Co., and that an agent is expected soon, to commence work on the mine, SIERRA COUNTY. Cuanarn. — Downieville Messenger, Feh. 10: Wm. Manson has been elected Sup’t. of the Highland & Masonic M. Co., at Alleghany. TRINITY COUNTY. Douauas Crry,—Cor. Weaverville Journal, Feh. 10: Marsh & Green, at Point Bar, cleaned up $171.50 for 12 days’ run, two men working. Marcus Bennett made a partial clean up in his claim on Red Point, above Point Bar, and took out 11 ounces for 10 days’ run, no hed-rock heing cleaned. Parties who have visited this claim say the ed Oar is literally covered with gold ust. Nevada. ELKO COUNTY. Luem.—Cor. Elko Independent, Feh. 17: During the past 2 weeks a new impetus has been given to mining operations in this dist. Several Cos. who had suspended operations have again resumed, and a numher of new Cos. have commeiiced work with flattering prospects. Work ou the Lucy Emma mine was resumed a few days since, and it is yielding very rich ore. From the Hamhurg mine good paying ore is being hoisted. The shaft isdown ahout 40 ft. hut at that depth it shows well. The Overland is heing prospected in a thorough manner with every indication of soon developing a rich hody of ore. The Big Emma, after changing hands several times, has fallen into the possession of Mr. Banfield, and he is prosscuting work upon the same with energy. Yesterday the keys of the Tecoma mine were delivered to the original owners, the Independent Co. EUREKA DISTRICT. Eureka Con.—Eureka Sentinel, Feh. 11: The hullion flows freely from 4 furnaces, the 5th one remaining idle as a reserve; 20 tons of hullion per day is the average yield. ELY DISTRICT. Buuuton,—Ely Record, Feh. 11: W. F. has shipped since Feb. 8th hullion valued at $60,098.92. Bowsrry Minu.—The grading is all done and the rock work fiuished in fiue style. The machinery has all arrived and work has commenced. Mr. Heyck the huilder, thinks that the mill will he ready to run hy the 1st of March. Mocxtya Brrp.—This claim is on the side of the mountain about 1,000 ft. east of the Silver Peak shaft. The ledge is large and well defined on the surface, and can be traced for several hundred feet. Emperor is the name of a recent location on the west side of the Meadow Valley road, about midway between the Bowery and Alps mines. The shaft is down 35 ft. showing walls of a fair character, and ledge matter containing oxides of lead, and traces of silver. Page anp Pansaoa.—The whim is completed at the main shaft. Work has heen commenced—timhering the shaft in a substantial manner from top to bottom. As soon as the shsft and works are timhered throughout, the main shaft will he sunk 100 ft. deeper, and cross drifts run from the 200-ft. level to the lsdges. The ledge in the shsft at the 152-ft. levelis 5 ft. wide, and shows hunches of good ore. The south drift, at a point 140 ft. south of the main shaft, cuts a ledge that is 11 ft. wide and well defined, with psrfect walls, and carrying good ore. Pea Vine.—This claim is on the Bowery ledge, just west of the Lehigh mine. The ledge was struck in this claim last fall. A shaft was sunk 40 ft., showing all the way down a well defined vein over 18 inches wide that will assay $215 to the ton. The ledge has heen opensd at 3 or 4 points for a distance of 300 ft. in length, showing it to he genuine. Vanpaui1a.—aA large ledge of fair ore was struck in the cross cut on the 9th inst. The claim is northwest of the Silver Peak and on the eastern slope of Bowery Point. Hann anp Hunt Co.—The Supt. has gone below to make arrangements for putting up the necessary buildings and improvements to work the mine to advantage. A full foree of men will bs placed at work on the lst of March. The ledge is ahout 3 ft. wide, of solid ore of a high grade. Present developments show over 600 tons of fine ore, with every indication of an immense mass clear through the mine. Vurrure.—This is a recent location ahout 400 ft. northwest from the Bowery. Atadepth of 5 ft. a body of fine ore was struck, which promises well. HUMBOLDT. Untonvitte.—Cor. Humboldt Register, Feb. 10: The Arizoua Cons. is heing well developed and looks hetter every day. A few days since, a vein 51% ft. in thickness was found, and proved to be of rich black suphuret ore, 3% ft. of which contains good milling ore, and considerable of the remainder is high grade shipping ore. There is » drift at present heing run north from the shaft, at a point 120 ft. down, which also shows a rich vein of 5 ft. in thickness and equals anythiug ever taken out of this mine. The incline which is down 160 ft. also shows very promising. The Eclipse mine is not doing much work, in consequence of the late snow storm. In the course of 2 or 3 weeks they will again commence operations, and hy Aug. next, they will have their mill built. Forsometime past they have been driving ahead the wrong way in search of the ledge, and finally struck out in a northerly direc tion

116 SCIENTIFIC PRESS} [February 24, 1872. ‘Maninc Summary. THE following information is condensed mostly from journals published in the interior, in close proximity to the mines mentioned. California. ALPINE COUNTY. Mr. Burazion.—Monitor Afiner, Feh. 10: This tunnel, upon which work has for some time suspended, has heen cleaned out, and work will he resumed so soon as the air will permit. Tae furnace for chloridizing ores at the Monitor mill, after several unsuccessful trials, has again started up and is a perfect success. Ricu One is said to have heen already struck in the Acacia tunnel up Scandinavian canon. Guopr Mrnz.—Alpine Chronicle, Feh. 10: Fifty-four ft. were run last month, hy one shift, and last week some good ore, resembling that of the Tarshish, was struck. The hoisting works will he started up and work resumed on the shaft so soon as funds now on the way arrive. ExoHEeQuer.—Last week another body of good ore was struck. Rosy Sruver has at several times heen found in the different mines upon the Tarshish lode and yesterday we were shown some from the deepest point and one farthest west of any reached therein. ANIADOR.COUNTY. Enoovunacine. — Amador Ledger, Feh. 17: From preparations being made to commence work in the spring on a numher of partially prospected quartz ledges, we may expect not only an increase of business hut the employment of large additional capital. From our mines throughout the county ws hear the most encouraging accounts. Our developed quartz lodes never looked more promising, or yielded fairer returns on capital invested, and eyverything hids fair to stamp 1872 as a prosperous yesr to the quartz interests of the county. State or Marne Miyz.—This mine is) near the Mokelumne river, ahout four miles southeast of Jackson. The main shaft is down 50 ft. with a contract for sinking 100 ft. further. The company intend to erect a substantial mill and maehinéry necessary for workingths mine, to he driven hy water power. The ledge in the shaft is full 3 ft. and increases in width, the deeper it is sunk upon; the quartz taken out in sinking has been thoroughly tested hy arasta and mill process, and the entire rock hetween the walls without grading, has averaged $16 per ton. The mill will he erected near the main shaft. Marsrer Mrye.—This mine is about4 miles northeast of Volcano. At 300 ft. the ledge was 4 ft. in thickness, with the rock well charged with gold and sulphurets. The shaft is down 400 ft. at which depth the ledge has increased to 10 it., and the entire body of rock will yield over $15 per ton by mill procsss. Amapor Crry.—Cor. same: The Keystone is pounding away, the rock heing as rich as ever. Last mouth their “‘clean up” amounted to over $60,000. Tus Original Amador Mill has not, as yet, started up, but the carpenters are busy, and the whole work is fast approaching completion. CALAVERAS COUNTY. Garnet Graven Cramt.—Calaveras Citizen, Feb. 10: Garnet claim in this place is a perfect success. They are working 18 men and cleaned up 45 oz. of gold in 11 daysrun. They netted $250 ovsr expenses. AncEns.—Cor. same: The Angels M. Co. are developing their lead by taking rock from the 50U-ft. level. Thsy are also taking pay rock from the winze in the 400-ft level. The main shaft is 617 ft. deep. The employés number 60 in all. The Stickles mine, which is supplied with steam hoisting works, will have their shaft timhered next week. This shaft is 225 ft. desp, and they contemplate sinking it down to the 300. ft lsvel immediatsly. This mine employs about 20 men. The California M. Co. are tunneling the hill sonth of Angel’s creek. This tunnel extends 150 ft. into the hill, with flattering prospects of ‘‘ striking the lead,” which is thought to he a continuation of the one in the Stickles mine. Mattison is taking out rich rock from the street, directly in front of his shop. Other Cos. are prospecting with good success. Goop Roox—Calaveras Chronicle, Teh. 17: Mine Bonpep.—Dr. Hepburn recently made an assay of some quartz from he mine of Sheriff Thoru, near San Andreas. The rock showed very rich, yielding at the rate of $133 per ton. A shaft has been sunk on the lead 150 ft., developing a well defined ledge 5 ft. in width. The prospects that the mine is a permanent and valuable one are very flattering. We learn that it has heen honded to some parties for 60 days, for $80,000. In the meantime a level will he run from the hottom of the shaft which will prohahly result in still more favorable developments. EL DORADO COUNTY. Diamonp Srrinas.—Placerville Republican, "eh. 15: A few days since we saw some specimens of quartz taken out of a ledge in Diamond Springs dist. The richest specimen was nearly one half gold, and the poorest would go ahont $50 to the ton. Grorcerown.—Cor. same: At Greenwood, Nagle and others have taken out over half a million from one claim. They mine the entire hill from summit to hase, it all heing equally rich. Whiteside, Stone, Watson, and others, have reaped an equally golden harvest. Capt. Blaisdell, and 2 other Cos. from San José, are opening some claims on the ridge, and have some very flattering prospects. The only serious drawhack is the scaroity of water, for prospecting purposes. There is but one ditch hringing water on this divide, and that carries hut a limited snpply. 7 The quartz minsrs are husy opening np new ledges, and working their claims. The owners of the St. Lawrence mine have lately put up a mill on their mine at an expense of over $50,000. The mine has: heen fully developed; they have a very deep shaft sunk on thsir ledge. Its width is from 4 to 6 ft, aud every pound of quartz contains gold. The Eureka mine has a very good mill upon it. Green VauLey.—Placerville Democrat, Feh. 17: The claim of Lutz, Chambers & Co., was robhed on Friday of last week. They had been ground-sluicing for ahont 3 months and had intended cleaning hedrock in a few days. The Co. put their loss at from $800 to $1,000. No clue. Loetown.—The Pocahontas mill closed, hut it will remain idle only a short time. The new shaft is to a depth of 340 ft. The drift north from this shaft is now 250 ft. and verging on a chimney of good ore. INYO COUNTY. Srrime.—Inyo Independent, Feh. 10: A magnificent hody of ore has heen struck on 2 cross lode in the Omega tunnel, 150 ft. below the level of the tunnel, and 450 ft. from the surface. This cross lode is about 20 ft. in width, mostly hard ore running near $200 per ton. The indications are very favorahle for a big strike in the main tunnel. MARIPOSA COUNTY. 2 Francis Minz.—Mariposa Gazetie, Feh. 16: The Co. intend erecting a 60-stamp mill during the season. The prospects of the mine are yery encouraging. In Lucx.—A Frenchman picked up 4 piece of gold at Mormon Bar, on Sunday last, which weighed 68 ozs, NEVADA COUNTY. Tue Gonp Yirup.—Grass Valley Republican, Feb. 16: From the best sources of information we can obtain, the yield of gold in Nevada county for the past 2 years has been $5,000,000 per annum. Brick.—We saw a hrick on the 10th inst. at A. Delano’s banking honse worth $6,500, the result of a recent clean up at the Empire mine.. Siurozs Ropsep.—The gravel claims of P. Donovan, at Allison Ranch, or rather the sluice hoxes in his claims, were cleaned up and the boxes demolished on Wednesday night, the 14th inst. Location. —McCook, Sanford & Co. have located 2,100 ft. on a quartz ledge on Independence Hill, near Deadman’s Flat. BuroomrrexrD.—Nevada Transcript, Feh. 13: The North Bloomfield G. M. Co. is carrying on extensive operations. ‘The ditch from Big Caton Creek is running to its full capacity, 3,000 inches of water. The Co. employ 35 men and is running night and day. Brockmeyer & Hanner have just commenced washing in their claims at Colorado Hill. They have good prospects. Locatron.—The Sligo M. Co. has located 1,700 ft. on the Wasson ledge, commencing at the northwest end of the New EngJand Co.’s claim, in Nevada township. Nzevapa Quartz Minz.—The incline is down 125 ft. and is 12 to 14 ft. between the walls of the ledge. The rock is rich in sulphurets and gold. Provivencs Minu.—-National Gazette, Feh. 17; This mine is progressing finely. A contract for sinking the incline 80 ft., has heen let and sinking is going on night and day. The incline is down ahout 140 ft., and with the additional 80 that is heing sunk will make the depth 220 ft. The ledge is ahout 3 ft.in width and looks splendidly. Machinery for hoisting works are on the ground, and the works are being erected rapidly. Bonxer Hitt Mine.—A ledge of 15 ft. in width has shown itsslf, and the further

they sink the wider the ledge hecomes. On Thursday the mill started up again. Bho 50 msn are employed in mine and mill. Home Co.’s Minze—The Home Co.’s mine, atthe mouth of Woods Ravine, lying idle for some time, will start up on the first of March. Tremont Mivnz.—The Tremont is on Deer Cresk, ahout a mile and a half from Nevada City. There are 3 tunnels run on the ledge, the lower one being about 6 ft. ahove high water mark of Deer Creek. This tuunel is heing opened hy contract, and will he completed in ahout two weeks. PLACER COUNTY. Riou Srrre.—Auhurn Herald, Feb. 17: On Monday, T. P. Harrison opened a quartz ledge some 2 miles west of here, which is astonishingly rich in free coarse gold. The ledge is on a high, hold, rogky ridge—the first ridge north of the old Union quartz mill. On Tuesday Mr. Harrison showed us 4 or 5 pounds of the quartz, which was full of coarse, hright, pure gold, amounting to fully $8 or $10 to the tb. He had out then about one ton, all showing very rich in free gold. Goov.—J. Barron has taken out during the past month from the old Barron & Co.’s claims, $421 in gold. This was done by one man, from rock near the surfacs and only a hand mortsr to crush the rock in, The Co. have 1,000 ft. of the ledge, which is from 2 to 3 ft. thick, with slate formation on the east and granite on the west, and is well and clearly defined. Riou Crean Up—The Bellevue mine has commencsd crushing ore from the dump, at the St. Patrick mill. The first 3 day’s run, 15-stamp mill, cleaned up 800 ozs. of amalgam, worth $6 per oz., or $4,800 in gold. There were not to exceed 60 tons of ore crushed, which would bring the yield up to $80 per ton. The Co, have on their dump pile some 500 tons of ore, which it is claimed, will not on an average yield less than 60 per ton, or $30,000 for the lot. Eourpss Minzs.—The ownsrs of this mine are doing good work and getting good pay. The Co. have out some 90 tons of quartz, from the 90 ft. levsl, which will yield well. Mr. Patterson has leased the old St. Lawrence mill, and has commenced hauling this rock to it to he crushed, intending to save the sulphurets, which are abundant and rich. Prerer Wauter Minz.—This mine has opened into an extremely rich body of ore on the east drift of the bottom level. Durox Frar.—Cor. same: All the mining Cos. commenced washing ahout one week ago, and some have cleand up, with very favorable results. The Summit Co.,on Plug Ugly Hill, cleaned up hetween $4,000 and $5,000, the result of 25 days’ washing. Columbus Co., on Grass Hill, also had a very good clean up—hetween $2,000 and $3,000—after a run of 24 days. The Wahkeegan Hydraulic Co. had a clean np hut I cannot say with what suecess. Palentag Co. cleaned up from $1,000 to $1,200, and have a good prospect to do hetter next rnn. The True Blue Co., on Elmore hill, near Alta, have had 2clesn ups this season, with good results. The D. F. B. G. Co. are hard at work laying the pipes from the Yuha ditch to their diggings. PLUMAS COUNTY. Roumor.— Quincy National, Feb. 10: We are informed that the Crescent mills property has passed into the hands of an English Co., and that an agent is expected soon, to commence work on the mine, SIERRA COUNTY. Cuanarn. — Downieville Messenger, Feh. 10: Wm. Manson has been elected Sup’t. of the Highland & Masonic M. Co., at Alleghany. TRINITY COUNTY. Douauas Crry,—Cor. Weaverville Journal, Feh. 10: Marsh & Green, at Point Bar, cleaned up $171.50 for 12 days’ run, two men working. Marcus Bennett made a partial clean up in his claim on Red Point, above Point Bar, and took out 11 ounces for 10 days’ run, no hed-rock heing cleaned. Parties who have visited this claim say the ed Oar is literally covered with gold ust. Nevada. ELKO COUNTY. Luem.—Cor. Elko Independent, Feh. 17: During the past 2 weeks a new impetus has been given to mining operations in this dist. Several Cos. who had suspended operations have again resumed, and a numher of new Cos. have commeiiced work with flattering prospects. Work ou the Lucy Emma mine was resumed a few days since, and it is yielding very rich ore. From the Hamhurg mine good paying ore is being hoisted. The shaft isdown ahout 40 ft. hut at that depth it shows well. The Overland is heing prospected in a thorough manner with every indication of soon developing a rich hody of ore. The Big Emma, after changing hands several times, has fallen into the possession of Mr. Banfield, and he is prosscuting work upon the same with energy. Yesterday the keys of the Tecoma mine were delivered to the original owners, the Independent Co. EUREKA DISTRICT. Eureka Con.—Eureka Sentinel, Feh. 11: The hullion flows freely from 4 furnaces, the 5th one remaining idle as a reserve; 20 tons of hullion per day is the average yield. ELY DISTRICT. Buuuton,—Ely Record, Feh. 11: W. F. has shipped since Feb. 8th hullion valued at $60,098.92. Bowsrry Minu.—The grading is all done and the rock work fiuished in fiue style. The machinery has all arrived and work has commenced. Mr. Heyck the huilder, thinks that the mill will he ready to run hy the 1st of March. Mocxtya Brrp.—This claim is on the side of the mountain about 1,000 ft. east of the Silver Peak shaft. The ledge is large and well defined on the surface, and can be traced for several hundred feet. Emperor is the name of a recent location on the west side of the Meadow Valley road, about midway between the Bowery and Alps mines. The shaft is down 35 ft. showing walls of a fair character, and ledge matter containing oxides of lead, and traces of silver. Page anp Pansaoa.—The whim is completed at the main shaft. Work has heen commenced—timhering the shaft in a substantial manner from top to bottom. As soon as the shsft and works are timhered throughout, the main shaft will he sunk 100 ft. deeper, and cross drifts run from the 200-ft. level to the lsdges. The ledge in the shsft at the 152-ft. levelis 5 ft. wide, and shows hunches of good ore. The south drift, at a point 140 ft. south of the main shaft, cuts a ledge that is 11 ft. wide and well defined, with psrfect walls, and carrying good ore. Pea Vine.—This claim is on the Bowery ledge, just west of the Lehigh mine. The ledge was struck in this claim last fall. A shaft was sunk 40 ft., showing all the way down a well defined vein over 18 inches wide that will assay $215 to the ton. The ledge has heen opensd at 3 or 4 points for a distance of 300 ft. in length, showing it to he genuine. Vanpaui1a.—aA large ledge of fair ore was struck in the cross cut on the 9th inst. The claim is northwest of the Silver Peak and on the eastern slope of Bowery Point. Hann anp Hunt Co.—The Supt. has gone below to make arrangements for putting up the necessary buildings and improvements to work the mine to advantage. A full foree of men will bs placed at work on the lst of March. The ledge is ahout 3 ft. wide, of solid ore of a high grade. Present developments show over 600 tons of fine ore, with every indication of an immense mass clear through the mine. Vurrure.—This is a recent location ahout 400 ft. northwest from the Bowery. Atadepth of 5 ft. a body of fine ore was struck, which promises well. HUMBOLDT. Untonvitte.—Cor. Humboldt Register, Feb. 10: The Arizoua Cons. is heing well developed and looks hetter every day. A few days since, a vein 51% ft. in thickness was found, and proved to be of rich black suphuret ore, 3% ft. of which contains good milling ore, and considerable of the remainder is high grade shipping ore. There is » drift at present heing run north from the shaft, at a point 120 ft. down, which also shows a rich vein of 5 ft. in thickness and equals anythiug ever taken out of this mine. The incline which is down 160 ft. also shows very promising. The Eclipse mine is not doing much work, in consequence of the late snow storm. In the course of 2 or 3 weeks they will again commence operations, and hy Aug. next, they will have their mill built. Forsometime past they have been driving ahead the wrong way in search of the ledge, and finally struck out in a northerly direc tion