Volume 24 (1872) (424 pages)

308 SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [May 18, 1872. Nanina Summary. _TxeE following is mostly condensed from journals published in the interior,in proximity to the mines mentioned California. ALPINE COUNTY. Buuiion.—Monitor Miner, May 4th: This morning the Tarshish mill sent away 4 burs weighing 2,912 ounces, and there are 2 more bricks at the mill. Concentration hy the use of hlankets, is to be tried at the Tarshish mill. Nice Ore in good hody was struck yeeterday in the Monitor lower tunnel. AMADOR COUNTY. Marrnre.—Jdackson Ledger, May lith: This mine, after a run of 16 day’s with 12 stamps cleaned up a little over $18 000. This gives tothe amount of rock milled a value of from $75 to $100 per ton. BUTTE COUNTY. Spring VaLLEy.—Oroville Record, May 11th: On Monday Lathrop & Harris came down with hars of bullion valued at $40,000, the result of cleaning np the head branches of their flume, after less than a month’s run. CALAVERAS COUNTY. Wotverine.—Calaveras Chronicle, May llth: The 200 ft. level has struck the socalled “south chimney” at a point 160 ft. from the main shaft. The level has penetrated the chimney about 10ft. In the end of the drift the lead is 2 ft. wide. Tt is a heautiful ribbon quartz, containing lead and iron sulphurets, and showing gold to the naked eye. This level in passing through the north chimney developed an almost continuous hody of pay quartz foralength of 90 ft. In the bottom of the sump, 16 ft. helow the level, the lead of qnartz is wide and very rich. Jenny Linp.—The water ditch has recently changed hands and the new Co. intead enlarging the ditch and carrying it at such an elevation that all the gold bearing hill around Jenny Lind can be worked advantageously. Hupson.—Calaveras Citizen, May 11: We were shown this week the result of an assay of some rock from this claim, which reaches the working rate of $19.48 per ton. At 145 ft. the vein widens; in fact there is another vein with a partition wall between. Work will have to be suspended in a short time in order to drain the mine. Wuisky Hinu.—The Whisky T. Co. turns out 60 ibs. every clean up day. Collins & Co., last week washed up $5,000 The Bnnker Hill Hydraulic Co. have their flume re-set with u greater fall and are again husily at work. We hear that some new diggings will he opened up to the west of town during the coming week. The tunnel through the hill at South Gulch, between Milton and Whisky hill, is nearly completed. G. A. Conrad has sold his ditch to a Co. of capitalists from the Northern mines. On this side of the river Mr. Conrad has gono to work upon his hydraulic claim; also Galaga & Co. VauLeorro.—The Bonny placer claim has commenced work, and employs ahout 15 men. Bascigaloupi & Co., are taking ont coneiderahle gold. Tue claims of Miller & Co., Largo & Co., and Sanguinetti & Co., are all doing well. NEVADA COUNTY. Ente.—Nevada Transcript, May 11: The Erie quartz mine at Eureka, is paying large dividends. The Co. give employment toa large number of men, and the mine looks better than ever. They clean up once a month, hut the exact amount is not known. Frence Corrau.—Receutly some excellent quartz prospects bave heen obtaiued, and a ledge has been opened which indicates great ricbness. In running the tunnel into the ledge, owned by Eddy & Co., rock was obtained which yielded $25 or $30 per ton. The Co. has 200 tons of rock out at the mill. Moore’s Frar.—The Co’s. are all at work doing first rate. In the Eagle Co’s claims, recently, they have obtained some excellent specimens of coarse gold. A few days ago abont 3 ozs. was creviced out in a few minutes. The specimens were very large and the gold of fine quality; 2 of them weighed 1%4 ozs. Grass VALLEY.—Cor. National Gazetie, May 4: At the Idaho, quartz looks as well asit ever did. Work is heing prosecuted vigorously at the new mill, PLUMAS COUNTY. New Dirce.—Quincy National, May 4: A Co, has recently commenced work on a large ditch and flume, to take water from Indian Creek, above Shoo Fly, and will work some claims near the river, above Soda Bar. SAN DIEGO COUNTY. Buniion.—San Diego Bulletin, April 27: W. F. & Co. shipped by the Senator, $10,450 from the Julian mines. Tae Mines.—The Owen mill crushed, last week, 2234 tons of rock from the Washington, which cleaned up $780. The mill is now crushing rock from the Bush Boys mine, which yields $100 per ton. The Antelope mill is at work. The first 3 tons cleaned np $480. The Golden Chariot is heing vigorously worked. So far 160 tons have heen crushed, yielding $17,000. The Stonewall mill is ruuning night and day on the rock from the upper level. It is decomposed quartz and works easily, yields from $20 to $25 per ton. The owners of the Big Blue are taking out rock that pays from $15 to $150 per fon. Pierce and Reynolds’ mill is at work on rock from the Hayden. San Diego Union, April 27: The proprietors of the Wilson Mill are re-setting their hattery. The Stonewall Co. intend adding 5 more stamps to their mill. The ore is improving. Work in the mines goes on with continued vigor and the Helvetia, Hayden, Excelsior, Hagle, Big Blue, Washington and many others are being worked quite extensively. The Helvetia is now again under its old management. De Frees & Co.’e mill and mine employs 25 men at present. The Count is actively developing the Excelsior. News from the mines are very favorable. SIERRA COUNTY: Procressinc.—Downieville Messenger, May 4: The work of getting water to ruu a mill for crushing Good Hope ore is progressing rapidly. The mill will he ready to run hy the first of July. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. Rion Quartz Tureap.—Sonora Jndependent, May 11; Some time since, asJ. T. Ryan was prospecting near Sugar Pine, he came across athread of rose quartz, richly studded with gold, which be began sinking upon. The thread is now about 3 inches wide, and is increasing in richness as he sinks. Srrize.—Selby Teeters, M. B. Harriman and Ben. Crosby, have struck 2 lode of quartz on Chili Gulch, which is exceedingly rich. The piece shown ns, about half a pound, was literaily covered with fine gold. QuaRrz anp Tauc.—Hon. W. G. Long, in his ledge on Woods’ Creek, has at a depth of 20 ft. struck rock which will mill $150 per ton. The tale paysfrom 50 cents to over $1 per pan, On Monday 3 pans of talc, 60 ths., yielded $3.20. Parrerson Quartz Minz.—This mine is near Tuttletown. The hoisting works are nearly completed, and the Co. will commence taking out rock next week. The vein will average from 4 to 30 ft., and from all indications will pay upward of $12 per ton. Five stamps of their 10stamp mill are at work. Nevada. ELKO COUNTY. Diamonp Dist.—Elko Independent, May lith: B.¥F. Bivins has favored us with some fine specimens of ore from the Champion. The ore is carbonate, averaging in silver $150 per ton, and about 84 per cent. lead. At 100 ft, the ledge varies from 3 to 5 ft. in width. The Co. have on the dump 300 tons, ELY DISTRICT. Locau Recorp—Ely Record, May 5th: Buuuion.—The shipments for the past week, aggregate $124,332,70. Von Movrse & Estick.—Situated immediately next tothe Ivanhoe. Main shaft down 103 ft., but not working in at present. A cousolidation has been formed between the Moltke and Estick, aud work commenced in the Estick, on a new shaft ahout fifty ft. below the original Moltke shaft. Although but 12 or 15 ft. has been attained, the ledge shows well. Newton Boorp.—Main shaft down 183 ft. Drift No.1in 130 ft., through ledge matter all the way. Drift No. 2 cuts the ledge at 60 ft. from the shaft, anda winze has been eunk onthe same 66 ft. Assays from the ledge show from $3to $12in mineral. Drift No. 3 cutsa Gift. ledge 34 ft. from the shaft. The shaft is being cut out and squared for the reception of timhers. Wasuineron & Creonn.—Still working on the raising from the 342 ft. level west, to connect with the winze from No. 3 of the Meadow Valley for air. The ore body spoken of in our last, onthe 334 ft. level continues to widen, and has opened out to 234 ft. After connection for air is made stoping will commence and the ore hrought on top with dispatch. Serine Mounp.—The shaft has reached 150 ft. Work has been suspended to cut and timher it. ALPINE WeEst Ex. AnD Mapassa Cons.— The shaft is down 95 ft. and still sinking. Ledge matter is coming in on the hottom, and shows a trace of mineral throughout. Two Broraere.—The incline is down 120 ft. and still einking. The ledge shows in shaft, and carries some very good mineral throughout. Cuapman.—tThe shaft is down ahout 270 ft. and they are raising ahout 8 tons of ore per day.Newanx.—Sinking, with 3 shifts of men. Ledge matter ie coming in, hut as yet is rather broken. Hoisting works will be erected over the shaft at once. VANDERBILT.—This claim is immediately east of the Alps. Shaft is down. 110 ft., and sinking through quartz on ledge. They will sink 40 ft. more and then drift. IvanHor.—The old shaft is down 120 ft. and a new shaft is heing sunk ahout 60 ft. from the old one. A drift is being run on ore to connect the two shafts, from the 60 ft. station. The ledge shows wellin the hottom of the new shaft, which is still sinking, hut the rock is very hard. Serrine Suy.—This mine lays east of the Silver Peak. The shaft is down 40 ft., and the ledge shows good ore, which averages an assay of $200. The ledge matterisabout 4ft. in width, and carries about 23% ft. of mineral. Nonrouz.—Situate abont 2 miles from Pioche, on a ledge supposed to be @ continuation of the main ledge of this camp. The shaft is down 100 ft., and a new contract has heen let for sinking it 100 ft. deeper. San Jose Con.—It consists of 2 locations, viz.: the San José and the Justice, each containing 1,200 ft. and is about a mile and a quarter east of the Pioche. The Justice only is heing worked. The shaft has heen sunk through vein matter vertically to 28 ft., when a large and well-defined vein was struck, showing 3% to 4 ft. between walls. On the Justice a depth of 50 ft. has been sunk, the entire ledge carrying assays averaging from $10 to $75 aton. The whole ehaft isinafine character of quartz; 6 men are at work. Cornucopia.—Shaft has been sunk 40 ft. through ledge matter all the way. On Thursday mineral was etruck iu ihe hottom of the shaft assaying from $25 to $40. Crown Pornt-—Shaft down 40 ft, and still sinking. Piocur.—Is looking well. Quantity and quality of ore raised is increasing all the time. About 300 tons of good ore are on the dump. . Simver Prax.—The mine has temporarily suspended work. Pace & Panaca.—Sinking of shaft still continues, with good headway. The engine will be here in place hefore the end of the month. Rep Crovp.—Shaft down 140 ft. and still sinking on contract work. Mineral is coming in through the ledge matter on the bottom, Aups.—Sinking of the new working shaft still continues and is going ahead rapidly. Conpor.—Improving daily and looking well throughout. Assays from the ledge in shaft, taken on Thursday showed $197.20) Macorr.—A new contract for sinking the shaft 50 ft, more has heen let. Raymonp.—Shaft down 180 ft., while work is pushing ahead with all possible speed. PravinE.—Sinking from the 82 ft. level; ledge continues good onthe bottom; 3 shifts are at work, and the mine looks well throughout. Mazeppa.— Work was suspended about the middle of last week, but it will shortly be resumed again. About 25 tons of good ore on dump. Huan & Hunr.—Shows a large quantity of fine ore on dump. Work going ahea rapidly, with a full force. Srertine.—Shaft down 70 ft, and work going on steadily. Excensior.—Still running connections for air. HUMBOLDT. Bur1ri0on.—Unionville Silver State, May lith: Amount shipped from the Arizona, since our last issue, was $8,599. Goxnconpa.—The mine opened and being worked by W. C. Gregg, is, as work progresses, becoming richer and richer. Crentrat Dist.—Prospects are brighter and more encouraging than ever before, the mines giving good yields of rich chloride and sulphuret ores, ranging from $50 to $1000 per ton. The Marietta Co. recently made a etrike of 18 inches of chloride and sulphuret ores at 150 ft. from the surface, which continues to increase in size and richness as they go down. They have a4 ft. vein of splendid ore in their 30 ft. level. Ricu.—We were shown some very rich specimens of silver-bearing quartz, this week, taken from a new discovery, in Star Dist. Increasinc,—Gov. Fall is employing all the men that can be obtained in this loeality on the Arizona mine; and has found it necessary to send elsewhere for miners. Witt Commenczr.—Gen. L. A. Buckner, owner of the greater part of the Moutezuma, will commence work upon it ina few days. Srarrep.—The Pioneer Mill, idle for some time, is again at work. Vauvuanie.—Developments being made in the Eagle mine, Spring Valley Dist. are causing a good deal of excitement among mine owners in that vicinity. The ledge. where exposed, is said to he fully 8 it. wide and literally studded with gold from wall to wall. REESE RIVER.Drana.—Reese River Reveille, May 4: Lesees at the 300-ft. level are running a cross-cut for the ledge. Morean & Muncy.—The Manhattan Co. are taking out large quantities of splendid ore. YANKEE BuapE.—A number of tons recently worked from Kane’s mine at the Mauhattan mill returned $800 per ton. Oputr Canon.—The Murphy main incline is down about 275 ft. A sufficient quautity of ore that will work $150 per ton is being taken out to keep 10 stamps running. : Betuont.—The El Dorado South is working 26 men, sinking the incline and runniug levels. The main incline is down 380 ft. A fine body of rich sulphurets has been strnek near the bottom; 200 ft, from the main incline in the south 240-ft. level, a rich body of chloride ore has been struck which runs up towards the surface. The ledge at this point is 6 ft. wide. In the old Canfield ground on the Transylvauia ledge, the Belmont Co, has struck a8ft. ledge of fine sulphuret ore in a level near the main incline ahout 150 ft. from the snrface. A shaftis being sunk on the Washingtou Heights which will strike the ledge at about 100 ft. from the surface. Arich strike of chloride ore has heen struck iu Bennett’s claim at Jefferson Caou about 25 ft. from the surface. The ledge is over 3 ft. wide at that depth. The Sailor Boy ledge is looking well and is yielding quite an amouut of $1,000 ore. WASHOE. Locan Summary.—Gold Hill News, May 1i: Brnoner.—Daily yield, 300 tons, from the 1,100-ft. level. The ore breasts all continue looking and yielding splendidly. ; Lyons & Lenanp.—The mine isin the big hill south of the old Trench mill, and a tunnel 230 ft. in length is jnst cutting through to the ledge. It has already passed through a front ledge containing good ore, aud the back ledge, 120 ft. further, is thought to be about 30 ft. wide. Smver Hinn.— The erection of the hoisting works is progressing rapidly. Yetnow Jaoxet.—Daily yield, 50 tons fair grade ore from the old portions of the mine. The deposits of ore found recent. in the 1,300-ft. level, near the Tantnek line has been cut through and is only 7 or 8 ft. wide, very low grade ore, not worth taking out. Sierra Nevapa.—Amount of ore extracted and worked during the past week, 385 tons.Crown Pornt.—Daily yield 440 tons. The yield for April was $319,549.67 from 11,478 tons of ore, being at the rate of $65.67 per ton. Cxo1uaR-Poros!.—Yielding nearly 200 tons of ore per day from the old ore producing sections. Bullion shipments for d. April $77,614. SavacE.—Daily yield 100 tons, the average assays of which are $38 per ton. WHITE PINE. TREASURE Hina Mines—Norte AURORA. White Pine News, May 2: Sixty to seventy tons of ore are extracted daily from the Ridsdale chamber. Brxouer Con.—The tunnel is iu 240 ft. At the end an incline is down 50 ft., with a fair quantity of ore in sight. Mammota.—Extracting ore from open cut and piling on dump. The dump will mill $50 to the ton. The ore hasimproved in grade this week. An assay made Tbursday, turned ont $91 silver and $5 gold. Warp Brroner.—The winze from the Phillpotts to connect with the east drift of Lady’e chamber has connected,

308 SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [May 18, 1872. Nanina Summary. _TxeE following is mostly condensed from journals published in the interior,in proximity to the mines mentioned California. ALPINE COUNTY. Buuiion.—Monitor Miner, May 4th: This morning the Tarshish mill sent away 4 burs weighing 2,912 ounces, and there are 2 more bricks at the mill. Concentration hy the use of hlankets, is to be tried at the Tarshish mill. Nice Ore in good hody was struck yeeterday in the Monitor lower tunnel. AMADOR COUNTY. Marrnre.—Jdackson Ledger, May lith: This mine, after a run of 16 day’s with 12 stamps cleaned up a little over $18 000. This gives tothe amount of rock milled a value of from $75 to $100 per ton. BUTTE COUNTY. Spring VaLLEy.—Oroville Record, May 11th: On Monday Lathrop & Harris came down with hars of bullion valued at $40,000, the result of cleaning np the head branches of their flume, after less than a month’s run. CALAVERAS COUNTY. Wotverine.—Calaveras Chronicle, May llth: The 200 ft. level has struck the socalled “south chimney” at a point 160 ft. from the main shaft. The level has penetrated the chimney about 10ft. In the end of the drift the lead is 2 ft. wide. Tt is a heautiful ribbon quartz, containing lead and iron sulphurets, and showing gold to the naked eye. This level in passing through the north chimney developed an almost continuous hody of pay quartz foralength of 90 ft. In the bottom of the sump, 16 ft. helow the level, the lead of qnartz is wide and very rich. Jenny Linp.—The water ditch has recently changed hands and the new Co. intead enlarging the ditch and carrying it at such an elevation that all the gold bearing hill around Jenny Lind can be worked advantageously. Hupson.—Calaveras Citizen, May 11: We were shown this week the result of an assay of some rock from this claim, which reaches the working rate of $19.48 per ton. At 145 ft. the vein widens; in fact there is another vein with a partition wall between. Work will have to be suspended in a short time in order to drain the mine. Wuisky Hinu.—The Whisky T. Co. turns out 60 ibs. every clean up day. Collins & Co., last week washed up $5,000 The Bnnker Hill Hydraulic Co. have their flume re-set with u greater fall and are again husily at work. We hear that some new diggings will he opened up to the west of town during the coming week. The tunnel through the hill at South Gulch, between Milton and Whisky hill, is nearly completed. G. A. Conrad has sold his ditch to a Co. of capitalists from the Northern mines. On this side of the river Mr. Conrad has gono to work upon his hydraulic claim; also Galaga & Co. VauLeorro.—The Bonny placer claim has commenced work, and employs ahout 15 men. Bascigaloupi & Co., are taking ont coneiderahle gold. Tue claims of Miller & Co., Largo & Co., and Sanguinetti & Co., are all doing well. NEVADA COUNTY. Ente.—Nevada Transcript, May 11: The Erie quartz mine at Eureka, is paying large dividends. The Co. give employment toa large number of men, and the mine looks better than ever. They clean up once a month, hut the exact amount is not known. Frence Corrau.—Receutly some excellent quartz prospects bave heen obtaiued, and a ledge has been opened which indicates great ricbness. In running the tunnel into the ledge, owned by Eddy & Co., rock was obtained which yielded $25 or $30 per ton. The Co. has 200 tons of rock out at the mill. Moore’s Frar.—The Co’s. are all at work doing first rate. In the Eagle Co’s claims, recently, they have obtained some excellent specimens of coarse gold. A few days ago abont 3 ozs. was creviced out in a few minutes. The specimens were very large and the gold of fine quality; 2 of them weighed 1%4 ozs. Grass VALLEY.—Cor. National Gazetie, May 4: At the Idaho, quartz looks as well asit ever did. Work is heing prosecuted vigorously at the new mill, PLUMAS COUNTY. New Dirce.—Quincy National, May 4: A Co, has recently commenced work on a large ditch and flume, to take water from Indian Creek, above Shoo Fly, and will work some claims near the river, above Soda Bar. SAN DIEGO COUNTY. Buniion.—San Diego Bulletin, April 27: W. F. & Co. shipped by the Senator, $10,450 from the Julian mines. Tae Mines.—The Owen mill crushed, last week, 2234 tons of rock from the Washington, which cleaned up $780. The mill is now crushing rock from the Bush Boys mine, which yields $100 per ton. The Antelope mill is at work. The first 3 tons cleaned np $480. The Golden Chariot is heing vigorously worked. So far 160 tons have heen crushed, yielding $17,000. The Stonewall mill is ruuning night and day on the rock from the upper level. It is decomposed quartz and works easily, yields from $20 to $25 per ton. The owners of the Big Blue are taking out rock that pays from $15 to $150 per fon. Pierce and Reynolds’ mill is at work on rock from the Hayden. San Diego Union, April 27: The proprietors of the Wilson Mill are re-setting their hattery. The Stonewall Co. intend adding 5 more stamps to their mill. The ore is improving. Work in the mines goes on with continued vigor and the Helvetia, Hayden, Excelsior, Hagle, Big Blue, Washington and many others are being worked quite extensively. The Helvetia is now again under its old management. De Frees & Co.’e mill and mine employs 25 men at present. The Count is actively developing the Excelsior. News from the mines are very favorable. SIERRA COUNTY: Procressinc.—Downieville Messenger, May 4: The work of getting water to ruu a mill for crushing Good Hope ore is progressing rapidly. The mill will he ready to run hy the first of July. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. Rion Quartz Tureap.—Sonora Jndependent, May 11; Some time since, asJ. T. Ryan was prospecting near Sugar Pine, he came across athread of rose quartz, richly studded with gold, which be began sinking upon. The thread is now about 3 inches wide, and is increasing in richness as he sinks. Srrize.—Selby Teeters, M. B. Harriman and Ben. Crosby, have struck 2 lode of quartz on Chili Gulch, which is exceedingly rich. The piece shown ns, about half a pound, was literaily covered with fine gold. QuaRrz anp Tauc.—Hon. W. G. Long, in his ledge on Woods’ Creek, has at a depth of 20 ft. struck rock which will mill $150 per ton. The tale paysfrom 50 cents to over $1 per pan, On Monday 3 pans of talc, 60 ths., yielded $3.20. Parrerson Quartz Minz.—This mine is near Tuttletown. The hoisting works are nearly completed, and the Co. will commence taking out rock next week. The vein will average from 4 to 30 ft., and from all indications will pay upward of $12 per ton. Five stamps of their 10stamp mill are at work. Nevada. ELKO COUNTY. Diamonp Dist.—Elko Independent, May lith: B.¥F. Bivins has favored us with some fine specimens of ore from the Champion. The ore is carbonate, averaging in silver $150 per ton, and about 84 per cent. lead. At 100 ft, the ledge varies from 3 to 5 ft. in width. The Co. have on the dump 300 tons, ELY DISTRICT. Locau Recorp—Ely Record, May 5th: Buuuion.—The shipments for the past week, aggregate $124,332,70. Von Movrse & Estick.—Situated immediately next tothe Ivanhoe. Main shaft down 103 ft., but not working in at present. A cousolidation has been formed between the Moltke and Estick, aud work commenced in the Estick, on a new shaft ahout fifty ft. below the original Moltke shaft. Although but 12 or 15 ft. has been attained, the ledge shows well. Newton Boorp.—Main shaft down 183 ft. Drift No.1in 130 ft., through ledge matter all the way. Drift No. 2 cuts the ledge at 60 ft. from the shaft, anda winze has been eunk onthe same 66 ft. Assays from the ledge show from $3to $12in mineral. Drift No. 3 cutsa Gift. ledge 34 ft. from the shaft. The shaft is being cut out and squared for the reception of timhers. Wasuineron & Creonn.—Still working on the raising from the 342 ft. level west, to connect with the winze from No. 3 of the Meadow Valley for air. The ore body spoken of in our last, onthe 334 ft. level continues to widen, and has opened out to 234 ft. After connection for air is made stoping will commence and the ore hrought

on top with dispatch. Serine Mounp.—The shaft has reached 150 ft. Work has been suspended to cut and timher it. ALPINE WeEst Ex. AnD Mapassa Cons.— The shaft is down 95 ft. and still sinking. Ledge matter is coming in on the hottom, and shows a trace of mineral throughout. Two Broraere.—The incline is down 120 ft. and still einking. The ledge shows in shaft, and carries some very good mineral throughout. Cuapman.—tThe shaft is down ahout 270 ft. and they are raising ahout 8 tons of ore per day.Newanx.—Sinking, with 3 shifts of men. Ledge matter ie coming in, hut as yet is rather broken. Hoisting works will be erected over the shaft at once. VANDERBILT.—This claim is immediately east of the Alps. Shaft is down. 110 ft., and sinking through quartz on ledge. They will sink 40 ft. more and then drift. IvanHor.—The old shaft is down 120 ft. and a new shaft is heing sunk ahout 60 ft. from the old one. A drift is being run on ore to connect the two shafts, from the 60 ft. station. The ledge shows wellin the hottom of the new shaft, which is still sinking, hut the rock is very hard. Serrine Suy.—This mine lays east of the Silver Peak. The shaft is down 40 ft., and the ledge shows good ore, which averages an assay of $200. The ledge matterisabout 4ft. in width, and carries about 23% ft. of mineral. Nonrouz.—Situate abont 2 miles from Pioche, on a ledge supposed to be @ continuation of the main ledge of this camp. The shaft is down 100 ft., and a new contract has heen let for sinking it 100 ft. deeper. San Jose Con.—It consists of 2 locations, viz.: the San José and the Justice, each containing 1,200 ft. and is about a mile and a quarter east of the Pioche. The Justice only is heing worked. The shaft has heen sunk through vein matter vertically to 28 ft., when a large and well-defined vein was struck, showing 3% to 4 ft. between walls. On the Justice a depth of 50 ft. has been sunk, the entire ledge carrying assays averaging from $10 to $75 aton. The whole ehaft isinafine character of quartz; 6 men are at work. Cornucopia.—Shaft has been sunk 40 ft. through ledge matter all the way. On Thursday mineral was etruck iu ihe hottom of the shaft assaying from $25 to $40. Crown Pornt-—Shaft down 40 ft, and still sinking. Piocur.—Is looking well. Quantity and quality of ore raised is increasing all the time. About 300 tons of good ore are on the dump. . Simver Prax.—The mine has temporarily suspended work. Pace & Panaca.—Sinking of shaft still continues, with good headway. The engine will be here in place hefore the end of the month. Rep Crovp.—Shaft down 140 ft. and still sinking on contract work. Mineral is coming in through the ledge matter on the bottom, Aups.—Sinking of the new working shaft still continues and is going ahead rapidly. Conpor.—Improving daily and looking well throughout. Assays from the ledge in shaft, taken on Thursday showed $197.20) Macorr.—A new contract for sinking the shaft 50 ft, more has heen let. Raymonp.—Shaft down 180 ft., while work is pushing ahead with all possible speed. PravinE.—Sinking from the 82 ft. level; ledge continues good onthe bottom; 3 shifts are at work, and the mine looks well throughout. Mazeppa.— Work was suspended about the middle of last week, but it will shortly be resumed again. About 25 tons of good ore on dump. Huan & Hunr.—Shows a large quantity of fine ore on dump. Work going ahea rapidly, with a full force. Srertine.—Shaft down 70 ft, and work going on steadily. Excensior.—Still running connections for air. HUMBOLDT. Bur1ri0on.—Unionville Silver State, May lith: Amount shipped from the Arizona, since our last issue, was $8,599. Goxnconpa.—The mine opened and being worked by W. C. Gregg, is, as work progresses, becoming richer and richer. Crentrat Dist.—Prospects are brighter and more encouraging than ever before, the mines giving good yields of rich chloride and sulphuret ores, ranging from $50 to $1000 per ton. The Marietta Co. recently made a etrike of 18 inches of chloride and sulphuret ores at 150 ft. from the surface, which continues to increase in size and richness as they go down. They have a4 ft. vein of splendid ore in their 30 ft. level. Ricu.—We were shown some very rich specimens of silver-bearing quartz, this week, taken from a new discovery, in Star Dist. Increasinc,—Gov. Fall is employing all the men that can be obtained in this loeality on the Arizona mine; and has found it necessary to send elsewhere for miners. Witt Commenczr.—Gen. L. A. Buckner, owner of the greater part of the Moutezuma, will commence work upon it ina few days. Srarrep.—The Pioneer Mill, idle for some time, is again at work. Vauvuanie.—Developments being made in the Eagle mine, Spring Valley Dist. are causing a good deal of excitement among mine owners in that vicinity. The ledge. where exposed, is said to he fully 8 it. wide and literally studded with gold from wall to wall. REESE RIVER.Drana.—Reese River Reveille, May 4: Lesees at the 300-ft. level are running a cross-cut for the ledge. Morean & Muncy.—The Manhattan Co. are taking out large quantities of splendid ore. YANKEE BuapE.—A number of tons recently worked from Kane’s mine at the Mauhattan mill returned $800 per ton. Oputr Canon.—The Murphy main incline is down about 275 ft. A sufficient quautity of ore that will work $150 per ton is being taken out to keep 10 stamps running. : Betuont.—The El Dorado South is working 26 men, sinking the incline and runniug levels. The main incline is down 380 ft. A fine body of rich sulphurets has been strnek near the bottom; 200 ft, from the main incline in the south 240-ft. level, a rich body of chloride ore has been struck which runs up towards the surface. The ledge at this point is 6 ft. wide. In the old Canfield ground on the Transylvauia ledge, the Belmont Co, has struck a8ft. ledge of fine sulphuret ore in a level near the main incline ahout 150 ft. from the snrface. A shaftis being sunk on the Washingtou Heights which will strike the ledge at about 100 ft. from the surface. Arich strike of chloride ore has heen struck iu Bennett’s claim at Jefferson Caou about 25 ft. from the surface. The ledge is over 3 ft. wide at that depth. The Sailor Boy ledge is looking well and is yielding quite an amouut of $1,000 ore. WASHOE. Locan Summary.—Gold Hill News, May 1i: Brnoner.—Daily yield, 300 tons, from the 1,100-ft. level. The ore breasts all continue looking and yielding splendidly. ; Lyons & Lenanp.—The mine isin the big hill south of the old Trench mill, and a tunnel 230 ft. in length is jnst cutting through to the ledge. It has already passed through a front ledge containing good ore, aud the back ledge, 120 ft. further, is thought to be about 30 ft. wide. Smver Hinn.— The erection of the hoisting works is progressing rapidly. Yetnow Jaoxet.—Daily yield, 50 tons fair grade ore from the old portions of the mine. The deposits of ore found recent. in the 1,300-ft. level, near the Tantnek line has been cut through and is only 7 or 8 ft. wide, very low grade ore, not worth taking out. Sierra Nevapa.—Amount of ore extracted and worked during the past week, 385 tons.Crown Pornt.—Daily yield 440 tons. The yield for April was $319,549.67 from 11,478 tons of ore, being at the rate of $65.67 per ton. Cxo1uaR-Poros!.—Yielding nearly 200 tons of ore per day from the old ore producing sections. Bullion shipments for d. April $77,614. SavacE.—Daily yield 100 tons, the average assays of which are $38 per ton. WHITE PINE. TREASURE Hina Mines—Norte AURORA. White Pine News, May 2: Sixty to seventy tons of ore are extracted daily from the Ridsdale chamber. Brxouer Con.—The tunnel is iu 240 ft. At the end an incline is down 50 ft., with a fair quantity of ore in sight. Mammota.—Extracting ore from open cut and piling on dump. The dump will mill $50 to the ton. The ore hasimproved in grade this week. An assay made Tbursday, turned ont $91 silver and $5 gold. Warp Brroner.—The winze from the Phillpotts to connect with the east drift of Lady’e chamber has connected,